| Luring an academic to the dark side? |
TURNINGAPROF |
| Many Egyptians |
ARABS |
| Mature |
RIPEN |
| Mature |
ADULT |
| Mirror image |
SELF |
| Miyazaki's genre |
ANIME |
| Not fulfilled |
UNMET |
| Octavia Butler's genre |
SCIFI |
| Out of __ |
SYNC |
| Outcome when a salon student makes waves? |
LEARNERSPERM |
| Own (up) |
FESS |
| PDQ |
ASAP |
| Percussion-based theater troupe |
STOMP |
| Piano part |
PEDAL |
| Pull (for) |
CHEER |
| Repast |
MEAL |
| Rich soil |
LOAM |
| SAT prep help, often |
TUTOR |
| Sauntered |
MOSEYED |
| See 6-Down |
ANISE |
| Series set at McKinley High |
GLEE |
| Serpentine fish |
EEL |
| Sign |
OMEN |
| Silent communication sys |
ASL |
| Snare |
NET |
| Streisand film based on a Singer story |
YENTL |
| Suits |
BEFITS |
| Taylor Swift hit song about defying the haters, and an apt title for this puzzle |
SHAKEITOFF |
| Trellis growth |
IVY |
| Trepidation |
UNEASE |
| TV competition, familiarly |
IDOL |
| TV signal part |
AUDIO |
| Utopias |
EDENS |
| Want more |
PREFER |
| Weep |
CRY |
| Winds down |
ENDS |
| With 18-Across, ingredient in five-spice powder |
STAR |
| Word on some European postage stamps |
EIRE |
| WSJ news topic |
IPO |