| It might be slippery |
ELM |
| It’s hot until it’s not |
FAD |
| Kemo ___ (Lone Ranger, to Tonto) |
SABE |
| Laughably amateurish |
BUSHLEAGUE |
| Luxe hotel amenities |
SPAS |
| Made the cut? |
SAWED |
| Major work |
OPUS |
| Majority of the world’s population |
ASIANS |
| Mario and Andrew of New York politics |
CUOMOS |
| McShane and McKellen |
IANS |
| Mechanic’s workplace |
SHOP |
| Meet by chance |
COMEUPON |
| Metaphor for an effortless task |
LAYUP |
| Military blitz |
ASSAULT |
| Mind-blowing inheritance? |
UNREALESTATE |
| Mink’s kin |
OTTER |
| Moises with two Silver Slugger Awards |
ALOU |
| More than want |
NEED |
| Narrowest of victory margins |
HAIR |
| Nest egg choice |
ROTHIRA |
| Not feeling so hot |
SICK |
| Nota ___ |
BENE |
| Nymph pursuer |
SATYR |
| Obstinate sort |
ASS |
| Obtained, perhaps locally |
SOURCED |
| Official court proceedings |
ACTA |
| Paper Mate’s Pink Pearls, e.g |
ERASERS |
| Part of a Clue solution |
ROOM |
| Peak |
ACME |
| Pebbles, for slingshots |
AMMO |
| Pfizer release of 1998 |
VIAGRA |
| Pout |
SULK |
| Prime number factor |
ONE |
| Prize for a play |
OBIE |
| Protests guaranteed? |
UNRESTASSURED |
| Raison d’___ |
ETRE |
| Really digging |
INTO |
| Release Bert and Ernie? |
UNHANDPUPPETS |
| Rhythms from a zombie DJ? |
UNDEADBEATS |
| Risks a ticket, in a way |
SPEEDS |
| Rural sight |
SILO |
| Second Amendment advocacy grp |
NRA |
| Shortly, quaintly |
ANON |
| Singing legend from Naples |
CARUSO |
| Sketch comedy series with Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara |
SCTV |
| Soccer’s Hamm |
MIA |
| Society’s basic level |
GRASSROOTS |
| Some chemical treatments |
PEELS |
| Some private school teachers |
NUNS |
| Some work at home |
UMPS |
| Sophisticated style |
CLASS |
| Spirit-raising get-together |
SEANCE |
| Spot for a downward dog |
MAT |
| Squishee seller on “The Simpsons” |
APU |
| Star-studded rosters |
ALISTS |
| Start of a classic Christmas poem |
TWAS |
| Stick out |
JUT |
| Suffuses |
IMBUES |
| Sushi bar supply |
RICE |
| Symbols of sturdiness |
OAKS |
| They have keys but no locks |
PIANOS |
| They navigate the high C’s |
SOPRANOS |
| Underwater forest makeup |
KELP |
| Up to now |
YET |
| Verbal fanfare |
TADA |
| Victor Vasarely, notably |
OPARTIST |
| Victorious |
ONTOP |
| Vision for the future |
DREAM |
| Where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded |
OSLO |
| Women’s soccer powerhouse |
USA |
| ___ Domini |
ANNO |