| Mob rule |
OMERTA |
| Most populous of six states, for short |
NSW |
| Near __ |
EAST |
| Newborn number innovator |
APGAR |
| One who's always up |
ETERNALOPTIMIST |
| Preparing for posting |
TAPINGUP |
| Random profusion |
RIOT |
| Ray above a bed |
MANTA |
| Regular port arrivals |
CONTAINERS |
| Restrict |
FETTER |
| Rumination stations |
ZENGARDENS |
| Scandal likened to Watergate |
TEAPOTDOME |
| See 48 Down |
COP |
| Slavic form of Elijah |
ILYA |
| Smooth talker's supply |
PATANSWERS |
| Smucker-filled lunch, perhaps |
PBJ |
| Source of seven La Scala premieres |
VERDI |
| Spanish social monitor |
DUENNA |
| Spirit |
ARDOR |
| Spring break mecca nickname |
PETE |
| Starter like auri- |
OTO |
| Storied sibling sobriquet |
BRER |
| Successes for some runners |
TDS |
| Supremely neighboring |
NEAREST |
| Tennyson turndown |
NEER |
| Three-time ''Time'' Person of the Year |
FDR |
| Today's straw handbags, e.g |
RETRO |
| Top grosser before ''Star Wars'' |
JAWS |
| Traditional 12/24 warmer in the South |
OYSTERSTEW |
| Uber Eats designation |
VEGAN |
| Very old-style ''Dig this!'' |
ECCE |
| Wharton figure |
ETHANFROME |
| When the dotcom bubble burst |
CLINTONERA |
| With 56 Down, red-carpet regular |
RENTA |
| __ dog |
SLED |