| Kind of pal |
GAL |
| Kitchen gadget brand |
OXO |
| Leave the shore? |
EBB |
| Lennon’s love |
ONO |
| Like many indie films |
ARTSY |
| Many speakers connect via it |
BLUETOOTH |
| Midterm or final |
TEST |
| November 11 honoree |
VET |
| Official in a striped shirt |
REF |
| Oil grp |
OPEC |
| One of Luke Skywalker’s mentors |
YODA |
| Panache |
ELAN |
| Pear, pine or pecan |
TREE |
| Peculiar |
ODD |
| Pioneering computer programmer Lovelace |
ADA |
| Player introduced in 2001 |
IPOD |
| Powerful attraction |
ALLURE |
| Pub mates |
LADS |
| Researcher’s rodent |
LABRAT |
| Sea seasoning |
SALT |
| Slinky or Silly Putty, for example |
TOY |
| Soccer star Messi |
LIONEL |
| Some digital chats, for short |
IMS |
| Some festival wear, and a hint to 17-, 30-, 37- and 43-Across |
BODYPAINT |
| Speech-mimicking bird |
MYNA |
| Spelling competition |
BEE |
| Studio with a roaring mascot |
MGM |
| Sunburn soother |
ALOE |
| Sustenance |
FOOD |
| Tax org |
IRS |
| They’re held by skeptics |
DOUBTS |
| Trample |
TREADON |
| Treat for winter birds |
SUET |
| Uneasy feeling |
ANGST |
| Villain who launches a raid on Fort Knox |
GOLDFINGER |
| Wagon haulers |
OXEN |
| Word after small or chicken |
POX |
| Word on a nickel |
FIVE |
| Workplace watchdog org |
OSHA |
