| "Awright!" |
YEAH |
| "Baywatch" actress Bingham |
TRACI |
| "I Need to Know" singer — Anthony |
MARC |
| "Kate and —" (old sitcom) |
ALLIE |
| "Open this door!" |
LETMEIN |
| "Popeye" tot |
SWEEPEA |
| "Tomb raider" Croft |
LARA |
| "Yes —!" ("You bet!") |
SIRREE |
| "You are right about that" |
SOITIS |
| "— Jacques" (kids' song) |
FRERE |
| 2016 Best Director winner for "La La Land" |
DAMIENCHAZELLE |
| 35mm camera type |
SLR |
| Ancestor ... or what the first word of seven answers in this puzzle can have? |
FOREFATHER |
| Architect Saarinen |
EERO |
| Arctic bird |
TERN |
| Attaches, as a seat belt |
STRAPSON |
| Aura |
AMBIENCE |
| Australian territory in the Indian Ocean |
CHRISTMASISLAND |
| B-board overseers |
SYSOPS |
| Backless sofa |
DIVAN |
| Baseball great Mel |
OTT |
| Big tea holders |
URNS |
| Bird-built home |
NEST |
| Bouquet-bringing gp |
FTD |
| Built |
ERECTED |
| Cab ticker |
METER |
| Capital of Niger |
NIAMEY |
| Certain letter-shaped pattern, to Brits |
FIGUREOFEIGHT |
| Chaperone in "The Hunger Games" |
EFFIE |
| Chichi |
ARTSY |
| Cholesterol-lowering drugs |
STATINS |
| Christopher who played Superman |
REEVE |
| Circle section |
ARC |
| City in France |
ARLES |
| Color variations |
TONES |
| Compadre |
AMIGO |
| Compass |
SCOPE |
| Corn core |
COB |
| Defrost |
THAW |
| Did superbly on |
ACED |
| Diet drastically |
STARVE |
| Display of great daring |
BRAVURA |
| Distorts |
SKEWS |
| Dog tether |
LEASH |
| Drearily dull |
DRAB |
| Ell preceder |
KAY |
| Ending for project |
ILE |
| Ending for Siam |
ESE |
| Entrees with pastry crusts |
POTPIES |
| Fact falsifier |
LIAR |
| Finks |
RATS |
| Fireside drink |
COCOA |
| Forest array |
TREES |
| Fountain of Rome |
TREVI |
| Funnel-shaped flower |
AZALEA |
| God of Islam |
ALLAH |
| Graduation cap dangler |
TASSEL |
| Gravy-train job |
SINECURE |
| Greek deity of wisdom |
ATHENA |
| Grouchy type |
CRAB |
| Historical plaintiff — Scott |
DRED |
| Hit with an open hand |
SLAP |
| Hockey great Mikita |
STAN |
| Hoi — (the masses) |
POLLOI |
| Houston baseballers |
ASTROS |
| Ivy League school in Providence |
BROWNUNIVERSITY |
| Japanese city |
OSAKA |
| Killed, as a dragon |
SLAIN |
| Kimono-clad hostess |
GEISHA |
| Kin of -ette |
ESS |
