| "... in order to form a more perfect ___ ..." |
UNION |
| "Aloe" follower |
VERA |
| "Beware the ___ of the calm" (Muriel Spark) |
IRE |
| "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Rosa |
DIAZ |
| "Seasons of Love" musical |
RENT |
| "This ___ what it looks like!" |
ISNT |
| "Today" weatherman Al |
ROKER |
| "___ the night before ..." |
TWAS |
| "___'d You Over" (possible punny name for a restaurant serving khao pad) |
THAI |
| (Error reproduced intentionally) |
SIC |
| *Bedtime drink |
NIGHTCAP |
| *Dramatic basketball play |
BUZZERBEATER |
| *Most recent "Fauci ouchie" |
COVIDBOOSTER |
| *Picture whose subject is in a gown |
GRADUATIONPHOTO |
| Achy |
SORE |
| And others: Abbr |
ETAL |
| Batiste with five Grammys |
JON |
| Blasting letters |
TNT |
| Body with a majority leader |
USSENATE |
| Brisk pace |
TROT |
| Bygone ruler also spelled with a "cz" |
TSAR |
| Call ___ question |
INTO |
| Caught in a trap |
SNARED |
| Christmas, in Paris |
NOEL |
| Cleared, as one's name? |
ERASED |
| Cones' counterparts in the eye |
RODS |
| Connection site for a camper |
RVHOOKUP |
| Cornell's city |
ITHACA |
| D.C. MLB team |
NATS |
| Desert mirage, perhaps |
OASIS |
| Drag to court |
SUE |
| Exclude |
OMIT |
| First chance's opposite, or what each starred clue's answer could be? |
LASTSHOT |
| Greeting in Lima |
HOLA |
| Hard-pressed? |
IRONED |
| Hit with a magazine, say |
THWACK |
| ICU staffers |
RNS |
| Issue forth |
EMIT |
| Jam ___ (band's meetup, informally) |
SESH |
