| Important time |
ERA |
| Lake ___ (third-largest freshwater lake entirely in China) |
TAI |
| Material for a demolition crew |
TNT |
| Most secure |
SAFEST |
| Number of players needed for Go |
TWO |
| Nutty-flavored Japanese noodles |
SOBA |
| Pack away |
STOW |
| Parent company of Ghirardelli |
LINDT |
| Party with lomi-lomi salmon and poke |
LUAU |
| Pic on a bicep |
TAT |
| Polka ___ |
DOT |
| Prez sworn in on Air Force One |
LBJ |
| Prominent spot in a theater |
CENTERSTAGE |
| Pump surcharge |
GASTAX |
| Requested earnestly |
PLED |
| Roasting rod |
SPIT |
| Rower's stick |
OAR |
| Running behind |
LATE |
| Salary ceiling |
CAP |
| Scathing rebuke |
EARFUL |
| Send out |
EMIT |
| Sign after Virgo |
LIBRA |
| Slug-eating amphibian |
TOAD |
| Spread seeds |
SOW |
| Stopped sleeping |
WOKE |
| Suffix in many language names |
ESE |
| Swelled heads |
EGOS |
| Take a tumble |
TRIP |
| Tangy toast topping |
APRICOTJAM |
| Three ___ Men (biblical trio) |
WISE |
| Throat affliction |
STREP |
| Tourney exemptions |
BYES |
| Tries to track down |
HUNTS |
| Troubles |
WOES |
| Utterly detest |
LOATHE |
| Water barrier Anna destroyed in 'Frozen II' |
DAM |
| White part of an orange |
PITH |
| Wide tie |
ASCOT |
| ___-up energy |
PENT |