| Letters between a name and a nickname |
AKA |
| Letters on a crucifix |
INRI |
| Like many a cellar |
DANK |
| Medium strength? |
ESP |
| Meet, as expectations |
RISETO |
| Met maestro James, longtime conductor of the 17-Across |
LEVINE |
| Mislead, and more |
LIETO |
| Motivation |
DRIVE |
| Mudder's fodder |
HAY |
| Musical work in four parts, with its first part opening the Met's 2010-11 season |
RINGCYCLE |
| No. after a no. |
EXT |
| Pac-Man centers |
ARCADES |
| Parcel (out) |
METE |
| Patronize a bistro, say |
DINEOUT |
| Peddle |
HAWK |
| Peppy |
UNTIRED |
| Practice |
USE |
| Savings vehicle |
ROTHIRA |
| See 27-Across |
ACIDS |
| Singing voice in the 17-Across |
SOPRANO |
| Singing voices in the 17-Across |
BARITONES |
| Smooth and connected |
LEGATO |
| Sneaks (around) |
TIPTOES |
| Somme time |
ETE |
| Spice Girl Halliwell |
GERI |
| Strapped |
INNEED |
| Sugar |
DEAR |
| Suit material? |
LIBEL |
| Trueheart of the comics |
TESS |
| Turkey |
DUD |
| Unwanted spots |
ACNE |
| W.W. II site, briefly |
IWO |
| Went off on a tangent |
VEERED |
| What you might need after a breakdown |
TOW |
| With 6-Down, genetic carriers |
NUCLEIC |
| Yankee ___ Howard, 1963 A.L. M.V.P. |
ELSTON |
| ___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch Olympic gold medalist in speed skating |
SVEN |
| ___ rouge |
MOULIN |
