| "Can we talk privately?" |
AREYOUALONE |
| "Great thinking!" |
NICEIDEA |
| "Mama ___ Crazy," 1984 hit by the Judds |
HES |
| "Superman" antagonist ___ Luthor |
LEX |
| "The Queen's Gambit" actress Taylor-Joy |
ANYA |
| 2008 Clint Eastwood film "___ Torino" |
GRAN |
| 65-Across justifiers, in a saying |
ENDS |
| Actor Billy ___ Williams |
DEE |
| Amazon voice assistant |
ALEXA |
| Ate away |
ERODED |
| Author of "An Inconvenient Truth" |
ALGORE |
| Baltimore bird |
ORIOLE |
| Bird on a beach |
TERN |
| Bit of Southwest topography |
MESA |
| Brand X |
GENERIC |
| Bulgaria's capital |
SOFIA |
| Bunch of numbers for crunching |
DATASET |
| Certain camera, for short |
SLR |
| Charge |
FEE |
| Chocolate treat on a stick |
FUDGSICLE |
| Come over the top, in poker |
RERAISE |
| Common bathroom device |
SCALE |
| Court great Sampras |
PETE |
| Deeply regrets |
RUES |
| Dem.'s opposite |
REP |
| Enlighten |
EDIFY |
| Fellows |
MEN |
| Fending (off) |
STAVING |
| Festive French season |
NOEL |
| Gloomy |
MOROSE |
| Goddess often depicted holding a staff of papyrus |
ISIS |
| Grammy-winning singer of "Little Things" |
INDIAARIE |
| Grand Ole Opry performer ... or a hint to 17-/18-Across and 23- and 36-Down |
COUNTRYSTAR |
| Groups fixing computer crashes, for short |
ITTEAMS |
| Half of a double helix |
DNASTRAND |
| Here/there go-between |
NOR |
| Journalist ___ Rogers St. Johns |
ADELA |
