| Nonnegotiable limit |
HARDCAP |
| One contriving evidence, say |
TAMPERER |
| Only country in the world without a capital city |
NAURU |
| Part of QED |
ERAT |
| Potato chips, in London |
CRISPS |
| Powerless |
UNABLE |
| Quarrel |
TIFF |
| Relative of Inc |
LLC |
| Ring round |
BOUT |
| River through Rome |
TIBER |
| Root of territorial conflict, and a hint to this puzzle’s perimeter |
BORDERDISPUTE |
| Row |
DUSTUP |
| Salad green |
CRESS |
| Salmon serving |
FILLET |
| Salt on an open wound, for example |
IRRITANT |
| Scenic area on the Pacific coast |
BIGSUR |
| Septet for sailors |
SEAS |
| Site for a mobile device? |
CRIB |
| Sizable spread |
FEAST |
| Skewered dish |
KEBAB |
| Sleeping sickness vector |
TSETSE |
| Soccer center? |
CEES |
| Some sporty cars |
GTS |
| Spot for a shopping spree |
MALL |
| Squabble |
SPAT |
| Start of a grade school recitation |
ABCD |
| Suffering |
ILL |
| Sun shades |
TANS |
| Sympathetic words |
ICARE |
| Tablet reading |
EBOOK |
| Think maybe one can |
DARETO |
| Try again |
REHEAR |
| Turntable setting: Abbr |
RPM |
| Tussle |
SCRAP |
| Unpleasant encounter with the law, say |
RUNIN |
| Useful skill |
ASSET |
| Vietnamese holiday |
TET |
| World Series champions in 2017 |
ASTROS |