| 'Let this be our little secret' ... or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
KEEPITBETWEENUS |
| 'Stop dragging your feet!' |
QUITSTALLING |
| 'The ___ is cast' |
DIE |
| 'Variety is the spice of ___' |
LIFE |
| 100% behind |
ALLFOR |
| 13-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin |
DURANT |
| Adjust, as a thermostat |
SET |
| Allergy trigger in an attic |
DUST |
| Alternative to a paper clip |
STAPLE |
| At a distance |
AFAR |
| Bit of ballet choreography |
LEAP |
| Blue shade |
AQUA |
| Bone next to the radius |
ULNA |
| Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob SquarePants, informally |
TOON |
| Built-in feature of some camisoles |
BRA |
| Bullfight bull |
TORO |
| Burrowing animal |
MOLE |
| Car option with tinted glass |
MOONROOF |
| Carrier to Seoul, in brief |
KAL |
| Catholic academy like Gonzaga or Xavier |
JESUITSCHOOL |
| Chess piece not allowed to move backward |
PAWN |
| Church instrument |
ORGAN |
| Clean Air Act enforcer, for short |
EPA |
| Ctrl-___-Del |
ALT |
| Cub Scout group |
DEN |
| Declaration delivered (or not) in a 'Love Is Blind' finale |
IDO |
| Decorate, as a cake |
ICE |
| Eating utensil with a serrated edge |
GRAPEFRUITSPOON |
| Elton's john? |
LOO |
| Ferrigno who played the Hulk on old TV |
LOU |
| Flippant freshness |
SASS |
| French friend |
AMI |
| Georgia who painted 'Cow's Skull With Calico Roses' |
OKEEFFE |
| Go on a black diamond run, e.g |
SKI |
| Grad student's adviser |
PROF |
| Grand ___ (tennis coup) |
SLAM |
| Hard-to-tame hair |
MOP |
| Hilo 'hello' |
ALOHA |
| Iams competitor |
ALPO |