| "And __ off!" |
WERE |
| "Gotta hurry!" |
IMLATE |
| "Jokes __ Can't Tell": late-night segment |
SETH |
| "__ it ain't so!" |
SAY |
| *"Last Week Tonight" host |
JOHNOLIVER |
| *Come out on top, but just barely |
WINBYAHAIR |
| *Vigorous effort |
ELBOWGREASE |
| *Winter transports with treads |
SNOCATS |
| Abrasion a tot may call an "owie" |
SCRAPE |
| Admits |
LETSIN |
| American living abroad, for short |
EXPAT |
| Audio brand |
AIWA |
| Barcelona's country |
SPAIN |
| Belonging to us |
OUR |
| Cable |
WIRE |
| Carmine and ruby |
REDS |
| Cauldron |
VAT |
| Chopping tool |
AXE |
| Church benches |
PEWS |
| Comes to a close |
ENDS |
| Confusion |
MIXUP |
| Cup edge |
RIM |
| Curt |
TERSE |
| Dairy farm animal |
COW |
| Dangerous African fly |
TSETSE |
| Dazzling theater performance, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
SHOWSTOPPER |
| Decidedly tiny |
ATOMIC |
| Do as one's asked |
OBEY |
| Dollar |
ONE |
| Donkey |
ASS |
| Exceedingly dry |
SERE |
| Fan's "I want my money back!" |
BOO |
| Future prunes, perhaps |
PLUMS |
| Gallop |
RUN |
| Hullabaloo |
ADO |
| Indoor rower, for short |
ERG |
| James of jazz |
ETTA |
| Kenny G's horn |
SAX |
| Large stringed instruments in an orchestra |
CELLI |
