| Jazz pianist Jones |
HANK |
| Kvetches |
GRIPES |
| Lambda ___ Awards |
LITERARY |
| Metaphor for deep trouble |
HOTWATER |
| Nebraska's largest city |
OMAHA |
| Nevada city |
RENO |
| New Mexico city |
TAOS |
| North Pole boss |
SANTA |
| North Pole employees |
ELVES |
| Opponent |
RIVAL |
| Palindromic name |
OTTO |
| Part of a blind |
SLAT |
| Parts of operas |
ACTS |
| Per person |
EACH |
| Period when there were dinosaurs |
JURASSIC |
| Place for a book title |
SPINE |
| Poker payment |
ANTE |
| Possessive pronoun |
HERS |
| Profs' helpers |
TAS |
| Prominent features of sun hats |
BRIMS |
| Put two and two together, say |
ADD |
| Result of a current jumping a gap |
ELECTRICARC |
| Roof-sealing goo |
TAR |
| Scientist Pavlov |
IVAN |
| Sharp product, in more ways than one |
HDTV |
| Shout answered with 'Polo!' |
MARCO |
| Singer Simone |
NINA |
| Southeast Asian language |
LAO |
| Surname that sounds hard to see through |
HAYES |
| Swamp creature, for short |
GATOR |
| Sweetener source |
AGAVE |
| Tapenade ingredient |
OLIVE |
| The editors of Inkubator crosswords, e.g |
WOMEN |
| Throw away |
TRASH |
| Title TV doctor Meredith |
GREY |
| Unit equivalent to one cubic decimetre |
LITRE |
| Water pitcher brand |
BRITA |
| ___ rest (violinist's accessory) |
CHIN |
| ___ State University (Mississippi HBCU) |
ALCORN |
