| Meat-loaf topping |
GRAVY |
| Moistens in the oven |
BASTES |
| Most despicable |
BASEST |
| NFL distances |
YDS |
| Not illuminated |
DARK |
| Not moving |
INERT |
| Offend the nose |
REEK |
| Often |
ALOT |
| One way to cook |
ROAST |
| Pain in the neck |
PEST |
| Phrase of understanding |
ISEE |
| Piece of dinnerware |
PLATE |
| Playful aquatic mammal |
OTTER |
| Potato-chip topping |
DIP |
| Prepare |
PLAN |
| President's rejection |
VETO |
| Recycling container |
BIN |
| Red veggies |
BEETS |
| Sacred ceremony |
RITE |
| Sample of soup |
SIP |
| Santa-like |
OBESE |
| See 20 Across |
THEGRINDSTONE |
| Slightly wet |
DAMP |
| Small stream |
CREEK |
| Spread stories |
GOSSIP |
| Take a chance with |
RISK |
| Take first place |
WIN |
| Tehran's country |
IRAN |
| Thermometer unit |
DEGREE |
| Transparent, as fabrics |
SHEER |
| Very funny person |
RIOT |
| Vet's patients |
PETS |
| W. Hemisphere alliance |
OAS |
| Waiter's handout |
MENU |
| Well-qualified |
ABLE |
| What police officers enforce |
LAWS |
| With 48 Across, work hard |
PUTONESNOSETO |
| Works hard |
USESELBOWGREASE |
| __ Scotia, Canada |
NOVA |
