| 'Be All You Can Be' group |
ARMY |
| 'Caro nome,' e.g. |
ARIA |
| 'Darn it!' |
RATS |
| 'Shake ___!' |
ALEG |
| 'The Fountainhead' hero |
ROARK |
| 'The Tell-Tale Heart' writer |
POE |
| 1918 song girl whose name was sung with a stutter |
KATY |
| 2 or 3 on the Richter scale, maybe |
TREMOR |
| 2.5%/year interest, e.g. |
RATE |
| Act like an overly protective parent |
HOVER |
| An OK city |
ENID |
| Annual coronation site |
PROM |
| Award won for 39- and 41-Across's programs |
EMMY |
| Breakfast place that's often open 24 hrs. |
IHOP |
| Brought into the world |
BORN |
| Buffoon |
OAF |
| Cautious |
WARY |
| Comparable (to) |
AKIN |
| Complete miss in basketball |
AIRBALL |
| Cook in a way, as tuna or beef tenderloin |
SEAR |
| Deals in a fantasy league |
TRADES |
| Deceives |
LIESTO |
| Duck, as a question |
AVOID |
| Duo |
TWO |
| Employee discount, e.g. |
PERK |
| Envoy's bldg. |
EMB |
| Eric who played the Hulk in 2003 |
BANA |
| Fashionably old |
RETRO |
| Final Four inits. |
NCAA |
| Gambler's best friend? |
LADYLUCK |
| Go by, as time |
ELAPSE |
| How a practical joke or a subway train may be taken |
TOOFAR |
| Informal reply to 'Who's there?' |
ITSME |
| Jane Austen meddler |
EMMA |
| Knights |
SIRS |
| Michael of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' |
CERA |
| Not straight |
BENT |
| Object of loathing |
ANATHEMA |
| Offered for breeding |
ATSTUD |