| Most Valuable Player and others |
AWARDS |
| Music genre for 21 Savage and 42 Dugg |
RAP |
| Nail ___ |
SPA |
| Not easily achieved |
HARDWON |
| November parade participants, informally |
VETS |
| Obnoxious sort |
SNOT |
| Official with a protective vest |
UMP |
| One getting top billing |
LEAD |
| Out-and-out falsehoods |
NAKEDLIES |
| Partner in battle |
ALLY |
| Police car |
CRUISER |
| Pot covers |
LIDS |
| Prefix with technology |
NANO |
| Protective wear for a grillmaster |
APRON |
| Quintet on a Chinese flag |
STARS |
| Regarding |
ASTO |
| Registration table items |
IDTAGS |
| Regret |
RUE |
| Ripen, say ... or show embarrassment |
TURNRED |
| Say something not nice about |
DIS |
| Scathing review |
PAN |
| Seemingly forever |
EONS |
| Short albums, for short |
EPS |
| Some TikTok users |
TWEENS |
| Sound system component |
AMP |
| Spoke hoarsely, like a blacksmith? |
RASPED |
| Spread on a banh mi |
MAYO |
| Square dance maneuver |
DOSIDO |
| Talks one's mouth off |
YAPS |
| Theatrical backdrop |
SET |
| Third-largest of the world's oceans |
INDIAN |
| Truly amazed |
AWED |
| Versatile blackjack card |
ACE |
| Wash away gradually |
ERODE |
| What 'V' may stand for in electronics |
VOLT |
| What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
CURRENCIES |
| What thoughtless people may be on? |
AUTO |
| You might see a big bill from this at a pet shop |
TOUCAN |