| It plays a role in arm-twisting |
ULNA |
| It was first won by the N.Y. Mets in 1969 |
NLCS |
| Its capital is Sydney: Abbr |
NSW |
| Ivy League city |
NEWHAVEN |
| Jam |
FIX |
| Jimmy ___ (luxury shoe brand) |
CHOO |
| Jumpy sorts, in brief |
ROOS |
| Keep from flying, maybe |
FOGIN |
| King James on a court |
LEBRON |
| Land between Togo and Nigeria |
BENIN |
| Letters on some foundations |
SPF |
| Like some orders |
TALL |
| Man's name that's 118-Down reversed |
IRA |
| Man's name that's 123-Down reversed |
ARI |
| Manual readers |
USERS |
| Most reliable |
SOLIDEST |
| New York's Mount ___ Hospital |
SINAI |
| New ___ (cap brand) |
ERA |
| Nothing special |
SOSO |
| Old salt |
SEADOG |
| One-named Nigerian Grammy winner |
SADE |
| Opposed (to) |
AVERSE |
| Org. with Fire and Sparks |
WNBA |
| Outstanding pitcher |
ACE |
| Pained sound |
GROAN |
| Pair of socks? |
ONETWO |
| Pampering place |
SPA |
| Paper route hour, maybe |
SIXAM |
| Part of a heartbeat |
SYSTOLE |
| Part of EGBDF |
EVERY |
| Places to play cards, often |
DENS |
| Pop artist who sings 'Satisfied' on 'The Hamilton Mixtape' |
SIA |
| Pre-bar challenge, briefly |
LSAT |
| Profession |
AVOWAL |
| Ratio of an angle's opposite side to the hypotenuse |
SINE |
| Repeated cry in 1931's 'Frankenstein' |
ITSALIVE |
| Run-D.M.C. and the Jonas Brothers, for example |
TRIOS |
| Runs out of juice |
DIES |
| Russian city on the Ural River |
ORSK |
| Scientist buried in Westminster Abbey |
DARWIN |
| Seller of Belgian waffles and French toast (fittingly, considering the 'I' in its name) |
IHOP |
| Sgt. and cpl., e.g |
NCOS |
| Singer/songwriter Parks with the 2021 album 'Collapsed in Sunbeams' |
ARLO |
| Snow blower brand |
TORO |
| Some fins |
DORSALS |
| Speed skater Johann ___ Koss, winner of four Olympic golds |
OLAV |
| Stand-in for Middle America |
PEORIA |
| Stanza contraction |
TIS |
| State where M.L.K. marched: Abbr |
ALA |
| Super Soaker Soakzooka brand |
NERF |
| Symbol on Captain America's shield |
STAR |
| Tag line? |
NOTIT |
| The Daily ___ (online news site) |
BEAST |
| Tilting |
ASLOPE |
| Tina Turner, voicewise |
ALTO |
| Trouble, metaphorically |
HOTWATER |
| Unruffled |
SMOOTH |
| Villainous English king in 'Braveheart' |
EDWARDI |
| What's heard at many a coffeehouse |
FOLKMUSIC |
| When doubled, a Nabokov protagonist |
HUMBERT |
| Where dreams are made |
BED |
| White coat? |
ENAMEL |
| Wistful sound |
SIGH |
| Word on some Oreo packages |
STUF |
| Word with mild or well |
MANNERED |
| Word with red or army |
ANT |
| ___ culpa |
MEA |
| ___ Domingo |
SANTO |
| ___ only |
ADULTS |
| ___ to go |
RARING |
