| More than capable |
ADEPT |
| Most important |
MAIN |
| Moves towards |
NEARS |
| My, to monsieurs |
MES |
| Name on four acting Oscars |
KATHARINE |
| Naval fleet |
ARMADA |
| Ne'er-do-well |
ROGUE |
| Needing liniment |
SORE |
| Nettle |
PEEVE |
| Norman Rockwell's style |
REALISM |
| Occupational ending |
EER |
| One admired |
IDOL |
| Online lodging marketplace |
AIRBNB |
| Parts of tuxedos |
LAPELS |
| Pays for a hand |
ANTES |
| Piece of a book or branch |
LEAF |
| Pinnacle |
ACME |
| Pinnacle |
ZENITH |
| Plant pest |
APHID |
| Plywood layer |
VENEER |
| Poetic pugilist |
ALI |
| Polish-born composer |
FREDERICCHOPIN |
| Polish-born cosmetics queen |
HELENARUBINSTEIN |
| Polish-born movie moguls (all but Jack) |
WARNERBROTHERS |
| Polish-born novelist |
ISAACBASHEVISSINGER |
| Polish-born pianist/prime minister |
IGNACYPADEREWSKI |
| Polished off |
ATE |
| Pop artist Lichtenstein |
ROY |
| Prefix for metric |
ISO |
| Racer in goggles |
SKIER |
| Ready for harvesting |
RIPE |
| Real puzzle |
POSER |
| Rechargeable battery |
NICAD |
| Rite place |
ALTAR |
| Safe place |
HAVEN |
| Schedule array |
SLOTS |
| Scheduled hr. of leaving |
ETD |
| Scratches up |
MARS |
| See 20 Across |
NANO |
| See 4 Down |
RENT |
| Self-possession |
POISE |
| Seminarian's subj |
REL |
| Set as a price |
ASKED |
| Shy away from |
AVOID |
| Shy away from |
SHUN |
| Sicilia, per esempio |
ISOLA |
| Sidekick |
PAL |
| Small flies |
GNATS |
| Snaky shape |
ESS |
| Steven of action films |
SEAGAL |
| Tablet image |
ICON |
| Talked like |
APED |
| Tax-friendly set-up |
IRA |
| Tempe sch |
ASU |
| Thin in tone |
TINNY |
| Timeline start |
YEARONE |
| Tip of a plane |
NOSE |
| Tolstoy title subject |
WAR |
| Top bond rating |
AAA |
| Train line |
RAIL |
| Undue speed |
HASTE |
| Unruly group |
MOB |
| Urgent need |
EXIGENCY |
| Voice of Amazon |
ALEXA |
| Walk-on role |
BIT |
| Washday removal |
GRIME |
| Whodunit plot element |
ALIBI |
| With 14 Down, jogger's music player |
IPOD |
| With 5 Down, be behind, as a tenant |
OWE |
| With frosting |
ICED |
| World's biggest tire maker |
LEGO |
| Writer on the Gold Rush era |
BRETHARTE |
