| Long-necked pear |
BOSC |
| Longs (for) |
YENS |
| Make fun of mercilessly |
ROAST |
| Midwife's instruction |
PUSH |
| More gray in appearance |
ASHIER |
| Need for tug of war |
ROPE |
| Nog ingredient |
EGG |
| One half of the McDonald's logo |
ARCH |
| One of 27 Chopin piano pieces |
ETUDE |
| One who says that you're not on the ball? |
FLATEARTHER |
| Organizing guru who asks 'Does it spark joy?' |
MARIEKONDO |
| Packing heat |
ARMED |
| Participant in a square dance |
GAL |
| Phrase starting a legal memo |
INRE |
| Pivotal point |
CRUX |
| Pizzeria fixture |
OVEN |
| Possess |
HAVE |
| Put pen to paper |
WROTE |
| Quick-minded sort |
SHARPCOOKIE |
| Raison d'___ |
ETRE |
| Singer Carpenter or actress Gillan |
KAREN |
| Speaking of which ... or where the starts of 16-, 30- and 45-Across can be found? |
ONTHATNOTE |
| Squabbling |
ATIT |
| Steady look |
GAZE |
| Stick-to-itiveness |
GRIT |
| Swashbuckling Flynn |
ERROL |
| The 'A' in B.A |
ARTS |
| Things that gears and crocodiles share |
TEETH |
| Toward the stern |
AFT |
| Trail |
PATH |
| Universal code of ethics |
NATURALLAW |
| Visually challenged 'Mr.' of cartoons |
MAGOO |
| What a plumber might fix a leak in |
PIPE |
| What wolves do at the moon |
BAY |
| Where ships arrive and depart |
HARBOR |
| Xmas mo |
DEC |
| ___ Blanc |
MONT |
| ___ colada |
PINA |
| ___ planet (designation for Pluto) |
DWARF |
