| 'Now We Are Six' poet |
AAMILNE |
| 'Sure, go ahead' ... and a literal hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 38- and 53-Across |
ITSOKWITHME |
| 'Yikes!' |
EEK |
| '___ on a Grecian Urn' |
ODE |
| 12' stick |
RULER |
| Angers, with 'up' |
RILES |
| Barbers' tools |
RAZORS |
| Captain of Jules Verne's Nautilus |
NEMO |
| Certain triathlete |
IRONMAN |
| Chasm |
ABYSS |
| Continental currency |
EURO |
| Cozy lodging |
INN |
| Cries of excitement |
OHS |
| Dead ducks |
GONERS |
| Declaration sometimes made with crossed fingers behind the back |
PROMISE |
| Deep hole |
PIT |
| Dine |
SUP |
| Dishes for doll parties |
TEASETS |
| Disney's 'little mermaid' |
ARIEL |
| Do surgery |
OPERATE |
| Entered via a keyboard |
TYPED |
| Facing the pitcher |
ATBAT |
| Fainthearted |
TIMID |
| Family divided by divorce |
BROKENHOME |
| Family rec facility |
YMCA |
| Fat used for tallow |
SUET |
| Fish often destined for cans |
TUNAS |
| Football scores, for short |
TDS |
| Forest |
WOODS |
| Formal decree |
EDICT |
| French 'a' |
UNE |
| Frolic |
ROMP |
| Gear for gondolas |
OARS |
| Gertrude who wrote 'Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose' |
STEIN |
| Give it a shot |
TRY |
| Golf peg |
TEE |
| Gradually slowing, in music: Abbr. |
RIT |
| Greek liqueur |
OUZO |
| High-stakes draw in Las Vegas |
POKERGAME |