| Like a ram or tom |
MALE |
| Longhorn rival |
AGGIE |
| Lower Manhattan neighborhood |
SOHO |
| Major section of a world atlas |
ASIA |
| Make a 60 a passing score, say ... and what each indicated letter is, in relation to a hidden 3-letter word just below it? |
GRADEONTHECURVE |
| Maryland athlete, for short |
TERP |
| Natural magnet |
LODESTONE |
| Navy officer below a capt |
CDR |
| Nouveau ___ |
RICHE |
| Oui's opposite |
NON |
| Part of DJ |
DISC |
| Parties with ice cream, perhaps |
SOCIALS |
| Perfect or imperfect |
TENSE |
| Permanent pics |
TATS |
| Perrins' partner in sauce |
LEA |
| Person with renter's insurance |
TENANT |
| Photovoltaic device (... letter 5) |
SOLARCELL |
| Prize |
AWARD |
| Rejects |
SPURNS |
| Seize |
TAKE |
| Ski lodge vessel |
MUG |
| Sleek: Prefix |
AERO |
| Some diplomats |
CONSULS |
| Some primates |
APES |
| Start of a series |
PARTI |
| Step on the gas |
GUNIT |
| Straighten, as a ringlet |
UNCURL |
| Stretch of history |
ERA |
| Stud alternative (... letter 3) |
EARCLIP |
| Swimwear material |
LYCRA |
| They play in every Super Bowl broadcast |
ADS |
| TiVo ancestor |
VCR |
| TV exec's plan |
SKED |
| Where some commuters unwind (... letter 3) |
BARCARS |
| Without words |
TACITLY |
| Wood for a model plane |
BALSA |
| Word before "lion" or "otter" |
SEA |
| ___ Strauss & Co |
LEVI |