| Hydrocarbon involved in the ripening of fruits |
ETHENE |
| In the center of |
AMIDST |
| Irritate with insults |
TEASE |
| Issue addressed by a troubleshooting guide |
ERROR |
| James Brown song that would be apt for the 'Once' score? |
THEREWASATIME |
| John Wick, e.g., or an enemy of John Wick |
HITMAN |
| Jones with the album 'Feels Like Home' |
NORAH |
| Kacey Musgraves song that would be apt for the 'Carousel' score? |
MERRYGOROUND |
| Keep concealed, as a scandal |
HUSHUP |
| Lacking, with 'of' |
DEVOID |
| Ledger of 'The Dark Knight' |
HEATH |
| Like an alliance of seemingly antagonistic groups |
UNHOLY |
| Lindsay's character in 'Mean Girls' |
CADY |
| Loosefitting gown |
NIGHTIE |
| Luau instrument, briefly |
UKE |
| Major or minor, e.g |
NOUN |
| Man's name that rhymes with Seamus |
AMOS |
| Metal cup material |
TIN |
| Mike who coached the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title |
DITKA |
| Milky ___ |
WAY |
| NBA Hall of Famer Iverson or Ray |
ALLEN |
| Noble descendant |
SCION |
| Not showing nervousness |
CALM |
| Nude scene? |
ART |
| Nutella container |
JAR |
| Of Montreal or Berlin, e.g |
BANDNAME |
| Of the peninsula by the Persian Gulf |
ARABIAN |
| Org. assisted by the cat D.C. in 'Undercover Cat' books |
FBI |
| Pale brown shade |
ECRU |
| Palindromic sheep |
EWE |
| Part of a pop song that often contains the title |
REFRAIN |
| Pester, as a puppy does |
YAPAT |
| Pink song that would be apt for the 'Anything Goes' score? |
WHATEVERYOUWANT |
| Polynesian island resident |
SAMOAN |
| Practice boxing |
SPAR |
| Prez who received a Pulitzer for 'Profiles in Courage' |
JFK |
| Problematic guard of a henhouse, idiomatically |
FOX |
| Process for admitting patients |
INTAKE |
| Quench |
SATE |
| Rainforest snake |
BOA |
| Raised, as pigs |
BRED |
| Relaxing command |
ATEASE |
| Said ''Sup,' say |
GREETED |
| Sean who played Simon Tam in 'Serenity' |
MAHER |
| See 44 Down |
PUENTE |
| Showed the ropes to |
ORIENTED |
| Shucked bit of seafood |
OYSTER |
| Siberian ___ (tree) |
ELM |
| Sites of rites |
ALTARS |
| Sites of transported Christmas trees |
CARROOFS |
| Smidgen |
DAB |
| Smooth and elegant |
URBANE |
| Snow day warmer |
COCOA |
| Soccer analyst Holden |
STU |
| Sound sensed by a jockey |
NEIGH |
| Source of playlists |
ITUNES |
| Spectacular grade |
APLUS |
| Spying org |
NSA |
| Stage actress Carrie |
NYE |
| Stand-___ (subs) |
INS |
| That woman |
SHE |
| Those folks |
THEM |
| Ticker test, for short |
ECG |
| Treeless grassland |
STEPPE |
| Type of phone or social media account for one who wants to retain anonymity |
BURNER |
| Vividly colored gem mined in Mexico |
FIREOPAL |
| Waste area |
DUMP |
| With 38 Across, songwriter called the 'King of Latin Music' |
TITO |
| ___ Lauder |
ESTEE |
| ___ out (barely make) |
EKE |
| ___ Paulo |
SAO |
| ___ the Internet (go viral) |
BREAK |