| Mil. bigwig |
GEN |
| Mimicking bird that's predatory? |
RAPTORPARROT |
| Mini-guitar |
UKE |
| More scarce |
RARER |
| New attempt |
RETRY |
| Ninth Greek letter |
IOTA |
| Nocturnal burrower wearing clothes? |
GARBEDBADGER |
| Nonpolluting power source |
SOLARARRAY |
| Novelist Tan |
AMY |
| Old newspaper section |
ROTO |
| Old-time crooner Julius |
LAROSA |
| On cloud nine |
ELATED |
| One-eighty |
UEY |
| Orig. texts |
MSS |
| Other, in Oaxaca |
OTRO |
| Penny prez |
ABE |
| Pertaining to |
INRE |
| Petite pies |
TARTS |
| Pie charts, e.g |
GRAPHS |
| Pioneering email co |
AOL |
| Presnell of "Fargo" |
HARVE |
| Put in very hot water |
BOIL |
| Quark's place |
ATOM |
| Quartz type |
JASPER |
| Ready- — (precooked) |
TOEAT |
| Refilled to the brim |
TOPPEDUP |
| Region |
AREA |
| Rhine siren |
LORELEI |
| Sahara's land |
AFRICA |
| Sailor's morning warning |
REDSKY |
| Sailor's quaff |
GROG |
| Schemes |
PLANS |
| Seat winners |
INS |
| SeaWorld whale, once |
SHAMU |
| See 24-Down |
OMEN |
| Seize |
NAB |
| Semiaquatic reptile that's really zealous? |
MANIACCAIMAN |
| Serenity |
PEACE |
| She starred in "Room" |
BRIELARSON |
| Shut-eye site |
BED |
| Sinful |
UNHOLY |
| Singer Coolidge |
RITA |
| Singer Janis |
IAN |
| Singer O'Day |
ANITA |
| Slalom, e.g |
SKI |
| Solid ground |
EARTH |
| Spiny anteater on a leash? |
CHAINEDECHIDNA |
| Sports official |
UMP |
| Spruces up |
GROOMS |
| Starting boost |
LEGUP |
| Sty animals |
PIGS |
| Take — of faith |
ALEAP |
| Taking after |
ALA |
| Taxing org |
IRS |
| Tesla's Musk |
ELON |
| Text alterer |
EDITOR |
| Thai currency |
BAHT |
| That girl |
HER |
| Trait carrier |
GENE |
| Trio before R |
OPQ |
| TV show blocking device |
VCHIP |
| Unbox, e.g |
OPEN |
| Vent vocally |
RANT |
| Very small monkey from the red planet? |
MARTIANTAMARIN |
| Was keen on |
LIKED |
| Waterloo marshal Michel |
NEY |
| Wheel-spinning rodent that's a Bay State college mascot? |
AMHERSTHAMSTER |
| Whip-tailed marine menace going off course? |
STRAYINGSTINGRAY |
| With 31-Down, it doesn't bode well |
BAD |
| Zoned (out) |
SPACED |
| — Actress (award for 39-Down) |
BEST |
| — torch |
TIKI |
