| Instrument played using circular breathing |
DIDGE |
| Italian god |
DIO |
| Key for Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' |
EFLAT |
| Language that gave us 'spunk' and 'slogan' |
ERSE |
| Letter-shaped part of a sink |
PTRAP |
| Little ones |
TOTS |
| Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
AUSTRALIA |
| Make a decision |
OPT |
| Malcolm Gladwell best seller that explores the 10,000-hour rule |
OUTLIERS |
| Nashville music mecca, informally |
OPRY |
| Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered |
DOWNUNDER |
| Noted example of corporate misconduct |
ENRON |
| Novelist Santha Rama ___ |
RAU |
| Ones coming for a ride? |
REPOMEN |
| Performers of the ceremonial haka dance |
MAORI |
| Piece of information |
DATUM |
| S.I. V.I.P.s |
EDS |
| Sardonic |
WRY |
| Select |
TAP |
| Spanish 23-Across: Abbr |
SRA |
| Statue of ___, figure atop the U.S. Capitol |
FREEDOM |
| Stone with curved bands |
AGATE |
| Strand at the airport, maybe |
FOGIN |
| Take five |
PAUSEFORAMOMENT |
| They can be treated with warm compresses |
STYES |
| Things with perks? |
COFFEEPOTS |
| Time it takes light to travel .3 mm: Abbr |
PSEC |
| Traditional gemstone for a seventh wedding anniversary |
ONYX |
| Violinist Zimbalist |
EFREM |
| Virginia Woolf's '___ Dalloway' |
MRS |
| Web-footed mammals |
PLATY |
| What it takes two to tie |
THEKNOT |
| Where Achilles took a dip? |
STYX |
| Whirled powers? |
TORNADOS |
| Wood rich in tannins |
OAK |
| ___ culpa |
MEA |
| ___ de sel |
FLEUR |
| ___ Gawande, author of the 2014 best seller 'Being Mortal' |
ATUL |
| ___ Rebellion, 1808 uprising in New South Wales |
RUM |
