| "A Writer's Life" writer |
TALESE |
| "Chocolat" co-star |
OLIN |
| "Fire" crawlers |
ANTS |
| "Hungarian Rhapsodies" composer |
LISZT |
| "Take care!" |
BESAFE |
| "With ya so far" |
IDIG |
| 54-Across' land |
EGYPT |
| A+ for a struggling student? |
AMAZINGGRADE |
| Actress O'Hara |
MAUREEN |
| Adrien of cosmetics |
ARPEL |
| Afghans' neighbors |
TAJIKS |
| Aggravated, with "off" |
TEED |
| Alaskan native |
ALEUT |
| Allegro __: very fast, in scores |
ASSAI |
| Allergic reaction |
ACHOO |
| Alma mater of Clinton and Ford, briefly |
YALELAW |
| Ancient temple complex |
KARNAK |
| Animation letters |
CGI |
| Archaeologist's find |
TOMB |
| Arrogance, in slang |
TUDE |
| Authenticity on the street |
CRED |
| Bass et al |
ALES |
| Bellamy's sister on "The 100" |
OCTAVIA |
| Bier chiller |
EIS |
| Biological unit |
CELL |
| Buccaneers' home |
TAMPA |
| Came up |
AROSE |
| Camera initials |
SLR |
| Caps |
LIMITS |
| Cartoon explosion word |
BLAM |
| Casino, to gamblers |
HOUSE |
| Cause of a walk |
BALLFOUR |
| Challenge from an ex-president? |
OBAMADARE |
| City near Le Havre |
CAEN |
| Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers |
CDCHANGER |
| Company with a quacking mascot |
AFLAC |
| Country dance |
REEL |
| Cracked a bit |
AJAR |
| Crete peak: Abbr |
MTIDA |
| Dangerous companion? |
ARMED |
| Digger's find |
CLAM |
| Don Quixote's squire __ Panza |
SANCHO |
| Exposes |
REVEALS |
| Fictional navigator Phileas |
FOGG |
| Firing device |
KILN |
| Gamer's game face |
AVATAR |
| German camera |
LEICA |
| Good __: enjoyable books |
READS |
| Grab the tab |
TREAT |
| Grammatical separator |
COMMA |
| Greeting from Kermit |
HIHO |
| Grimm girl |
GRETEL |
| Ground cover plant also called periwinkle |
VINCA |
| Group in a loft |
CHOIR |
| Grumpy Muppet |
OSCAR |
| Hesitant sounds |
ERS |
| House Speaker before Pelosi |
HASTERT |
| How Albee's "The Zoo Story" is written |
INONEACT |
| Humongous |
VAST |
| In a trice |
SOON |
| Ineligible for kiddie rides |
TOOOLD |
| Inspected prior to a job |
CASED |
| Intensely supportive |
AVID |
| Investor's concern |
YIELD |
| Iranian dough |
RIAL |
| Kunta in "Roots" |
KINTE |
| Last Stuart queen |
ANNE |
| Least plausible |
LAMEST |
| Like a sudoku solution |
LOGICAL |
| Like some statues at night |
UPLIT |