| Is plural? |
ARE |
| It's smaller than an ocean |
SEA |
| King, in Latin |
REX |
| Least messy |
TIDIEST |
| Like grave circumstances |
DIRE |
| Made inaudible, with "out" |
DROWNED |
| MBA program course |
ECON |
| Microwave setting |
THAW |
| Multicolored cat |
CALICO |
| Multicolored horses |
ROANS |
| Neighbor of Greenwich Village, in NYC |
SOHO |
| One shade of gray |
ASH |
| Org. fighting to end AIDS ... and a hint to what's hidden in reverse, and progressively higher, in 34-, 21-, 9- and 11-Down |
ACTUP |
| Peron played by Patti LuPone |
EVITA |
| Philosopher Immanuel |
KANT |
| Presidents' tenures, perhaps |
ERAS |
| Quickly look over |
SCAN |
| Racy message |
SEXT |
| Readily available material, as for a talk show host |
FODDER |
| Sat for a painter |
POSED |
| See 6-Across |
KNOX |
| Sharpened |
HONED |
| Simple shelter |
HUT |
| Soaks (up) |
SOPS |
| Soften in the heat |
MELT |
| Sped |
RACED |
| Spoken |
ORAL |
| Stage fright, say |
NERVES |
| Story from a "mill" |
RUMOR |
| Summer episode, often |
RERUN |
| Swiss ___ knife |
ARMY |
| Tasseled topper |
FEZ |
| Taxonomic groups below kingdoms |
PHYLA |
| They're always charged |
IONS |
| Thrown football's path |
ARC |
| Use a lot? |
PARK |
| Video game pioneer |
ATARI |
| With 60-Down, Kentucky's gold depository |
FORT |
| Word after "paper" or "video" |
CLIP |
