| "... ___ the twain shall meet" |
NEER |
| "Death, be not proud ..." poet John |
DONNE |
| "Eater" of Charlie Brown's kite |
TREE |
| "The Hunt for ___ October" |
RED |
| "The Whole ___ Yards" |
NINE |
| "With friends like ___ ..." |
THESE |
| Actress Sophia |
LOREN |
| Ad word that attracts losers? |
LITE |
| Assume command |
LEAD |
| Atoms having electrical charges |
IONS |
| Aviation prefix |
AERO |
| Bartender's gadget |
OPENER |
| Brief moments |
SECS |
| Buzzy places |
HIVES |
| Chip in a pot, maybe |
ANTE |
| Come ___ (make a pass at) |
ONTO |
| Count ___ (Lemony Snicket villain) |
OLAF |
| Edible rootstock |
TARO |
| Fiddle-playing emperor |
NERO |
| Futurist, of sorts |
SEER |
| Get ___ the ground floor |
INON |
| Give it ___ (attempt to do) |
AGO |
| Good worker's reward |
RAISE |
| Great Lake touching four states |
ERIE |
| Gush forth |
SPEW |
| Had belongings |
OWNED |
| High spirits |
GLEE |
| Hither's partner |
YON |
| Ill-tempered czar |
IVAN |
| In a sporadic manner |
INTERMITTENTLY |
| Like 34-Across |
MOLTEN |
| Like most early LPs |
MONO |
| March alternatives |
SITINS |
| Mean look |
SNEER |
| Mileage counters |
ODOMETERS |
| Not often |
EVERYNOWANDTHEN |
| Not often |
FROMTIMETOTIME |
| Open-handed blow |
SLAP |