| ''Deed I Do' singer Lena |
HORNE |
| 'A Sunday Kind of Love' singer James |
ETTA |
| 'Confound it!' |
DRAT |
| 'Dolemite Is My Name' hairstyle |
AFRO |
| 'Hard ___' ('Absolutely not') |
PASS |
| 'I could do both' |
EITHER |
| 'Invisible Cities' writer Calvino |
ITALO |
| 'Once and Again' actress Ward |
SELA |
| 'Quit stalling!' |
DOIT |
| 'Spider of the Evening' painter |
DALI |
| 'The 'Relativity' artist is my date this evening'? |
IMWITHESCHER |
| 'The Devil's Advocate' actor Keanu |
REEVES |
| 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' author Kondo |
MARIE |
| 'This is the focal point / Above a seismic source / Where an earthquake proceeds / With devastating force,' e.g.? |
EPICENTERPOEM |
| '___ the dirt!' |
HIT |
| '___ the Unknown' (song sung by Elsa in 'Frozen II') |
INTO |
| 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue office shape |
OVAL |
| 2020 thriller and title role for Jessica Chastain |
AVA |
| 5th-century ruler who sacked Philippopolis |
ATTILA |
| Adjusts the volume? |
EDITS |
| Apex |
ACME |
| Apollo who fought 53 Across in 'Rocky' |
CREED |
| Apoplectic |
IRATE |
| Apt rhyme of 'jaw' |
MAW |
| Attempts to tempt |
ENTICES |
| Automotive shaft |
AXLE |
| Avalanche's and Hurricanes' org |
NHL |
| Backspace neighbor for many PC users ... or, when interpreted as a command, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
INSERTKEY |
| Bale's makeup |
HAY |
| Barrel ___ (aerial maneuver) |
ROLL |
| Baseball catcher, at times |
FAN |
| Baseball legend Pete went deep? |
ROSEHOMERED |
| Battery consisting of the same three letters |
AAA |
| Beams of light |
RAYS |
| Blemish |
MAR |
| Braces (oneself) |
STEELS |
| Breadmaker's output |
LOAF |
| Breakfast treat baked by actor Fraser or Gleeson? |
BRENDANMUFFIN |
| Broker's business |
REALTY |
| Business patronized before a wedding, often |
SALON |
| Busy med. workplaces |
ERS |
| Byproduct of the carbonization of coal |
TAR |
| Collectors of badges |
SCOUTS |
| Comedian Richter |
ANDY |
| Command to TV detective Monk that he sing an Alpine song? |
YODELADRIAN |
| Comparatively pint-size |
TEENIER |
| Dangerous downloads |
MALWARE |
| Death ___ (venomous Australian snake) |
ADDER |
| Declare assuredly |
AVOW |
| Decreased in intensity |
ABATED |
| Design plans, briefly |
SPECS |
| Egg-frying vessel |
PAN |
| Elizabeth I et al |
TUDORS |
| Emulate a kangaroo |
LEAP |
| Encountered |
MET |
| Expression of doubt |
IBET |
| Feathery wrap worn by Hulk Hogan |
BOA |
| Fix, as a pet dog |
SPAY |
| Gives takes |
OPINES |
| Gnawing critter |
RAT |
| Go off without a ringtone |
VIBRATE |
| Gospel of Mark dancer |
SALOME |
| Greek symbol for the density parameter in cosmological physics |
OMEGA |
| Greta of 'Ninotchka' |
GARBO |
| Guy who's on deck |
SEAMAN |
| H |
ETA |
| Had some brunch |
ATE |
| Hairy character originally performed by Felix Silla |
ITT |
| Hella cool |
ALLTHAT |
| Hinged convenience for a bus rider |
DROPSEAT |
| Hushed 'Hey!' |
PSST |
| Immediately, in a hospital |
STAT |
