| Like kiwis and plum tomatoes, by shape |
OBLONG |
| Lines at the cinema? |
DIALOG |
| Long, long time |
EON |
| Many California wines |
NAPAS |
| Metaphor for lies, in a Walter Scott poem |
TANGLEDWEB |
| Mix at a mixer, say |
MINGLEINTHECROWD |
| Needed further explanation |
WASNTCLEAR |
| Neither's partner |
NOR |
| NSFW, probably |
LEWD |
| One day ___ time |
ATA |
| Oolong, e.g |
TEA |
| Opening with leaks? |
WIKI |
| Opposite of 'for here' |
TOGO |
| Partner |
ALLY |
| Pinnacle |
ACME |
| S.U.V. alternative |
SEDAN |
| Seaweed around sushi |
NORI |
| See 36-Down |
ENLAI |
| See 39-Across |
DYNASTY |
| Shakespearean words to a traitor |
ETTU |
| Singer James |
ETTA |
| Site of a fabled gift horse |
TROY |
| Snags |
SNARES |
| Surviving, but just barely |
HANGINGBYATHREAD |
| Suspicious (of) |
LEERY |
| Terrific, in slang |
ACES |
| Texter's 'Can you believe it?!' |
OMG |
| The first 'O' of O-O-O |
TIC |
| The first 'O' of O.O.O |
OUT |
| Took without asking |
STOLE |
| Tributary of the Missouri River |
OSAGE |
| Trim, as text |
EDIT |
| Unclothed figures |
NUDES |
| Vexation |
IRE |
| What a winner takes, it's said |
ALL |
| With 43-Across, historical period found in each set of circled letters |
CHINESE |
| With 52-Down, 39-Across leader from 1949 to 1976 |
CHOU |
| Young chaps |
LADS |
| Yule ___ (Christmas confection) |
LOG |
| ___ Prize (satirical scientific award since 1991) |
IGNOBEL |
| ___ Richards a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic |
REED |
