| He's Santa in 'Elf' |
ASNER |
| Hendrix at Woodstock |
JIMI |
| High-__ image |
RES |
| Initial request for an answer? |
RSVP |
| Ioway relative |
OTO |
| Jungian inner self |
ANIMA |
| Larry __, former Phillies All-Star shortstop who was 2001 N.L. Manager of the Year |
BOWA |
| Leatherwork tool |
AWL |
| Long __ |
JOHNS |
| Meat-eating aids |
TINES |
| Memorable mission |
ALAMO |
| More squalid |
MANGIER |
| MS-__ |
DOS |
| Ones 'in distress' |
DAMSELS |
| Press in a gym, say |
REP |
| Red variety of this puzzle's circles |
MANHATTAN |
| Restricted road area |
BUSLANE |
| River to the Baltic |
ODER |
| Sailor's skill |
SEAMANSHIP |
| Sashimi selection |
AHI |
| Scene not meant to be seen |
OUTTAKE |
| Scrape (out) |
EKE |
| See 3-Down |
CRACKER |
| Simpson outburst |
DOH |
| Slightly cracked |
AJAR |
| Sonora flora |
CACTI |
| Spoonful, say |
DOLLOP |
| Stern's opposite |
STEM |
| Store whose first three letters come from its founder's name |
WALMART |
| They're often in hot water |
TEAS |
| Tolkien's Quickbeam et al |
ENTS |
| Two diamonds, possibly |
BID |
| Tyler who played Arwen in the 'Lord of the Rings' films |
LIV |
| Was in the cards |
LOOMED |
| Washboard __ |
ABS |
| White variety of this puzzle's circles |
NEWENGLAND |
| Wish list items, e.g |
DESIRES |
| With 9-Down, crispy go-with for this puzzle's circles |
SALTINE |