| Letter holder: Abbr. |
ENV |
| Licorice flavoring |
ANISE |
| Like Santa's suit after going through the chimney |
SOOTY |
| Money on a poker table |
POT |
| More secure |
SAFER |
| Move into first place in a race |
TAKEOVERTHELEAD |
| N.B.A.'s ___ Abdul-Jabbar |
KAREEM |
| Night school subj. |
ESL |
| Passover meal |
SEDER |
| Period of advancing glaciers |
ICEAGE |
| Pillowcase accompanier |
SHEET |
| Pitcher Hershiser |
OREL |
| Prefix with skeleton |
ENDO |
| Rascal |
SCAMP |
| Recipe amt. |
TSP |
| Reverse, as an action |
UNDO |
| Rice field |
PADDY |
| Richard's partner in the Carpenters |
KAREN |
| River of Arles |
RHONE |
| Roil, as the waters |
MUDDY |
| Scattering of an ethnic group |
DIASPORA |
| Seaweed used as food |
KELP |
| Sense of self-importance |
EGO |
| Sinew |
TENDON |
| Sleepless princess' bane |
PEA |
| Spanish bulls |
TOROS |
| Stadium cheers |
RAHS |
| Started out (on), as a journey |
EMBARKED |
| Stow, as cargo ... or an anagram of the last word of 17-, 35- or 52-Across |
LADE |
| Street, in Paris |
RUE |
| Suffix with disk |
ETTE |
| Thesaurus creator |
ROGET |
| Tiniest drink |
SIP |
| Title before Rabbit or Fox |
BRER |
| TV show with many doors |
LETSMAKEADEAL |
| Walk a hole in the carpet, maybe |
PACE |
| Young and feminine |
GIRLIE |
| ___ Aviv |
TEL |
| ___ center (community facility) |
REC |