| It's a trap |
SNARE |
| Like some hard-to-read messages |
CODED |
| Like the Northern Lights |
AURORAL |
| Lucy of 'Why Women Kill' |
LIU |
| Made too much of something, perhaps |
GUSHED |
| Michael of 'Life & Beth' |
CERA |
| No-frills retirement options? |
COTS |
| Not getting involved in any nastiness |
ABOVETHEFRAY |
| One confined to a cell? |
AMOEBA |
| One with sole possession? |
SHOE |
| Org. whose motto is 'Per Ardua ad Astra' |
RAF |
| Outdoor event with long sticks, informally |
WEENIEROAST |
| Overcast clouds |
STRATI |
| Pay to play |
ANTE |
| Pitcher's aim? |
SALE |
| Place with multiple ports |
WINEBAR |
| Practice group?: Abbr |
DRS |
| Psychs |
KEYSUP |
| Ralphie's wish in 'A Christmas Story' |
REDRYDER |
| Recorded |
ONFILE |
| Shags, e.g |
DOS |
| Shut (up) |
PENT |
| Some modern media-related speculations |
FANTHEORIES |
| Something that may be cut and then cured |
MEAT |
| Something you reach out and take |
SELFIE |
| Soul, for one |
GENRE |
| Souvenir shop purchase |
TEE |
| Start of an old advice column |
DEARANN |
| Start of many a trick question |
TRUEORFALSE |
| Storage unit |
BYTE |
| Subject of a Nepali hunting license |
YETI |
| The Manassa ___, nickname for boxer Jack Dempsey |
MAULER |
| Void |
ANNUL |
| Winnow |
PARE |