| Industrial tub |
VAT |
| It doesn't need time to rise before baking |
QUICKBREAD |
| Jazzy Fitzgerald |
ELLA |
| Kept in check |
ATBAY |
| Key member of a football team, in brief ... or a feature of 16-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across? |
STARTINGQB |
| Like a partner who can't spend a second apart from you |
NEEDY |
| Mate for Hägar the Horrible |
HELGA |
| Mississippi city on the Gulf of Mexico |
BILOXI |
| Monster often seen wielding a club |
OGRE |
| Obi-Wan ___ (Jedi master) |
KENOBI |
| One of two "royal" sleeping options |
QUEENBED |
| Pays for a hand |
ANTES |
| Pig's wallowing spot |
STY |
| Playground place |
PARK |
| Prickly seedcase |
BUR |
| Put a number on |
QUANTIFY |
| Rarin' to go |
EAGER |
| Rises and shines |
WAKES |
| Sediment in a wine barrel |
LEES |
| Shows up |
ARRIVES |
| Size above medium |
LARGE |
| Social crafting event |
QUILTINGBEE |
| Socialize at a party |
MINGLE |
| Sparkly bit on a gala gown |
SEQUIN |
| Spherical |
ROUND |
| Spooky |
EERIE |
| Stitch |
SEW |
| Sudden storms with whipping winds |
SQUALLS |
| Super Bowl org |
NFL |
| Superlative suffix |
EST |
| The "N" in TNT |
NITRO |
| Tongue sense |
TASTE |
| Top celebs |
ALIST |
| U.K. award |
OBE |
| U.N. agcy. awarded the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize |
ILO |
| Web address |
URL |
| Witch |
HAG |
| ___ nodes |
LYMPH |