| 'Are we not joking about that yet?' |
TOOSOON |
| 'Butter knife' of golf |
OEIRO |
| 'Cómo es ___?' (Spanish 'Why?') |
ESO |
| 'Deus ___' (1976 sci-fi novel) |
IRAE |
| 'Diary of a Madman' author |
GOGOL |
| 'Don't try any more tricks!' |
IMOTOYOU |
| 'Right there with you' |
ASAMI |
| 'Whip It' band |
DEVO |
| 'Yes, Virginia, there ___ Santa Claus' |
ISA |
| 10 Downing St. figures |
PMS |
| 1960s girl group, with 'the' |
ROETTES |
| A lot of an orchestra |
STRINGS |
| Amaze |
WOW |
| Annual Manhattan event (represented symbolically in this puzzle) |
THETREELIGHTINGCEREMONY |
| Asserts something |
SAYSSO |
| Austin-to-Waco dir. |
NNE |
| Avant-garde composer Brian |
ENO |
| Award named for a Hall-of-Fame pitcher |
CYYOUNG |
| Beatles' last studio album |
LETITBE |
| Beginning |
RISE |
| Big name in late-night |
CONAN |
| Bingeing |
OASPREE |
| Bitter quarrels |
STRIFES |
| Blind guess |
STAB |
| Blogger, e.g. |
NETIZEN |
| Blue stuff |
SMUT |
| Break off |
SEVER |
| Brooks or Blanc |
MEL |
| Came to realize |
SAW |
| Canned foods giant |
DELMOTE |
| Capital of Iceland? |
LOGI |
| Ceaselessly |
NOEND |
| Chinese 'way' |
TAO |
| Christmas ___ |
EVE |
| Chu ___ (legendary Confucian sage) |
HSI |
| Clean again, as a floor |
REMOP |
| Cookie with creme |
OREO |
| Cosmetics giant |
AVO |
| Creatures known to lick their own eyeballs |
GECKOS |
| Cry of self-pride |
YAYME |
| Cuisine with pad see ew noodles |
THAI |
| December fall |
SNOW |
| Deem |
ASSESSAS |
| Detach, in a way |
UNBOLT |
| Dinner in a can |
ALPO |
| Discus path |
ARC |
| Doesn't shut up |
GABS |
| Echo producer |
CANYO |
| Escapee from a witch in a Grimm tale |
GRETEL |
| Essays |
TRIES |
| Exactly right |
OTHEBUTTO |
| Extra-large top? |
AFRO |
| Felt in the gut |
VISCERAL |
| Firm newbie |
HIREE |
| Flops in lots |
EDSELS |
| Footnote abbr. |
LOC |
| Fraudster |
COMAN |
| French seasoning |
SEL |
| Frenchman's term of address |
MOAMI |
| Frozen, perhaps |
AFRAID |
| Funny Costello |
LOU |
| Gate projection, for short |
ETA |
| Go by |
ELAPSE |
| Hardly a plain Jane |
FODA |
| Here, in Dijon |
ICI |
| Home of Hells Gate State Park |
IDAHO |
| How pets may fly |
INCARGO |
| In thing |
RAGE |
| Input |
ENTERED |
| Intense heat |
ARDOR |
| Is worth doing |
PAYS |
| It guards the heart |
RIBCAGE |
| It may be put down on a roll |
ABSENCE |
| It was wrapped around the Forum |
TOGA |
| It's picked in Maui |
UKE |
| Itty-bitty |
ATOMIC |
| Jane at Thornfield |
EYRE |
| Just below the boiling point |
OSIMMER |
| Kind of moment |
KODAK |
| Kind of party |
STAG |
| Kind of romance between actors |
OSET |
| La Palma, e.g. |
ISLA |
| Leader of the Silver Bullet Band |
SEGER |
| Letter-shaped support |
IBEAM |
| Like St. Nick |
JOLLY |
| Lillian of silents |
GISH |
