| “Beloved” author Morrison |
TONI |
| “Don’t worry about me” |
IMOK |
| “Heavens!” |
OHNO |
| “Highway to Hell” band |
ACDC |
| “Piece of cake!” (and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 37- and 49-Across) |
ITSABREEZE |
| “Terrible” czar |
IVAN |
| Affirmative votes |
AYES |
| Annoys |
IRKS |
| Asia’s ___ Sea |
ARAL |
| Back, on boats |
AFT |
| Baton-passing squad |
RELAYTEAM |
| Beach bash |
LUAU |
| Being attacked critically |
UNDERFIRE |
| Big name in home security |
ADT |
| Big name in skin care products |
OLAY |
| Blueprint figure |
SPEC |
| Boxing venue |
ARENA |
| Boy, later |
MAN |
| Brewed beverage |
TEA |
| Burst of renewed energy |
SECONDWIND |
| Campaigned |
RAN |
| Cell phone signal measures |
BARS |
| Chow (down) |
SNARF |
| Chowed down |
ATE |
| Dagwood wears one |
BOWTIE |
| Daly of “Murphy Brown” |
TYNE |
| Defeat thoroughly |
DRUB |
| Donkey |
ASS |
| E.B. White’s “___ Little” |
STUART |
| Expert in CPR |
EMT |
| Fodder for sports analysts |
STATS |
| Frankie of the Four Seasons |
VALLI |
| Fully edited manuscript |
FINALDRAFT |
| Genetic copy |
CLONE |
| Good at gymnastics |
ACROBATIC |
| Hwys |
RDS |
| Items on end tables, often |
LAMPS |
| Khrushchev’s country: Abbr |
USSR |
| Kind of, informally |
SORTA |
