| "... except that wasn't the case" |
BUTNO |
| "<<" letters on a remote |
REW |
| "Crossword," e.g., grammatically |
NOUN |
| "Hey," in Chile |
OYE |
| "Speak up already!" |
SAYIT |
| "Until everyone comes home" org |
USO |
| "___ alive!" (horror movie cry) |
ITS |
| *"That's scary!" |
GEEK |
| *Brevity is the soul of ___ |
WAIT |
| *Caddie's pegs (Hint: Each starred clue's answer ignores its square in 14-, 22-, 34- or 43-Across.) |
TEEMS |
| *Cinco - tres |
IDOS |
| *Course of action |
PLANE |
| *Instagram post, briefly |
EPIC |
| *Inward-curving |
CONCLAVE |
| *Null's partner |
AVOID |
| *Reedy areas |
FERNS |
| *Runs on TV |
LAIRS |
| *Superlative suffix |
REST |
| *___ Antonio |
SPAN |
| 1914-18 conflict: Abbr |
WWI |
| A party to |
INON |
| Actor Patel |
DEV |
| Actress Olivia |
MUNN |
| Bids the most |
WINS |
| Board game? |
DARTS |
| Bygone bird |
DODO |
| Certain Tripadvisor listing |
INN |
| Chow |
GRUB |
| Compliment |
PRAISE |
| Desk's portable substitute |
LAPBOARD |
| Ear: Prefix |
OTO |
| Expecting a baby |
PREGNANT |
| Extraordinary charged particle? (... ignores squares 1-3 ...) |
LEGIONOFMERIT |
| Fire up Microsoft's search engine? (... ignores squares 6-8 ...) |
LOADBEARING |
| Four Seasons amenity |
SPA |
