| Length of a 400-meter run |
LAP |
| Letters of 'good' cholesterol |
HDL |
| Linguist Chomsky |
NOAM |
| Look-see |
PEEP |
| Looks for gold |
PANS |
| Louis ___, 'My Dinner With Andre' director |
MALLE |
| Lump in the throat |
TONSIL |
| Major component of chili |
BEANS |
| Mexican revolutionary Zapata |
EMILIANO |
| Most likely to be picked, say |
RIPEST |
| Mountain seen in 'The Sound of Music' |
ALP |
| Omit, as a syllable |
ELIDE |
| Parts of a crossword that the constructor works on last |
CLUES |
| Pinnacle |
ACME |
| Place for final words |
DEATHBED |
| Prefix with friendly |
ECO |
| Push aside |
SHUNT |
| Responses of disappointment |
AWS |
| Saucer, perhaps |
UFO |
| School-supporting orgs |
PTAS |
| Shears |
CLIPSOFF |
| Something removed before signing |
PENCAP |
| Something that just might work |
CRAZYIDEA |
| Source of canvas and cannabis |
HEMP |
| Spice that comes in stars |
ANISE |
| Stab in the back |
BETRAY |
| Stereotypical dog name that isn't actually used much |
FIDO |
| Symbol of the golden ratio |
PHI |
| Terminal abbr |
DEP |
| The 'A' in A.D |
ANNO |
| The United States Bullion Depository, familiarly |
FORTKNOX |
| They take a look at fliers, for short |
TSA |
| Tree with oval-shaped saw-toothed leaves |
ELM |
| U.S.A.F. honor |
DFC |
| Upscale section of an airport |
LOUNGE |
| Washington's bill |
ONE |
| What fire poppies do after a wildfire |
BLOOM |
| When M.L.K. was born: Abbr |
JAN |
| ___ Equis (beer) |
DOS |
