| "The Name of the Rose" author Umberto |
ECO |
| Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across |
IFTHESHOEFITS |
| Actor with nothing to say |
MIME |
| Adjustor's assessment |
DAMAGE |
| Approximately, in dates |
CIRCA |
| Arabian peninsula port |
ADEN |
| Biblical hymn |
PSALM |
| Biblical possessive |
THINE |
| Bonneville Speedway terrain |
SALTFLATS |
| Bristol baby carriage |
PRAM |
| Candle count, on many cakes |
AGE |
| Catch wind of |
HEAR |
| Certain title |
DEED |
| Course list |
MENU |
| Debate subject |
ISSUE |
| Dent or scratch |
MAR |
| Do the math, in a way |
ADD |
| Door-to-door company |
AVON |
| Drama featuring a DNA lab |
CSI |
| Duds in a lot |
LEMONS |
| Earth tone |
ECRU |
| Fancy tie |
ASCOT |
| Fashionable way to arrive? |
LATE |
| Fish also called a sockeye |
REDSALMON |
| Fishing need |
LINE |
| Genesis creator |
SEGA |
| Get around |
EVADE |
| Give up amateur status |
GOPRO |
| Golf rarities |
ACES |
| Hazard lights, e.g. |
FLASHERS |
| Helpers |
AIDES |
| Helpful |
OFUSE |
| Hilo hello |
ALOHA |
| How many fall in love |
HEADOVERHEELS |
| Isle of __ |
MAN |
| Israeli desert |
NEGEV |
| It may be enough |
ONCE |
| It may be topographical |
MAP |
| Jungle growth |
VINES |