| "Baby Cobra" comedian Wong |
ALI |
| "Capisce!" |
IDIG |
| "If I Were King of the Forest" singer |
COWARDLYL |
| "Pomp and Circumstance" composer |
ELGAR |
| "Sign me up!" |
IMIN |
| "This __ to be good" |
OUGHT |
| "Time in a Bottle" singer |
CROCE |
| "Will Trent" star RodrÃguez |
RAMON |
| "__ Nona": Tomie dePaola picture book |
STREGA |
| Actress Garr |
TERI |
| Allowed |
OKD |
| Ark-itect? |
NOAH |
| Atkins variant |
KETO |
| Bar codes? |
LAWS |
| Basketball Hall of Famer Earl "The Pearl" __ |
MONROE |
| Basketry willow |
OSIER |
| Big name in 1980s heartland rock |
JOHNCMELLENCAMP |
| Board game with car-shaped tokens |
LIFE |
| BOS rivals |
NYY |
| Brainstorm |
IDEA |
| Brit twit |
PRAT |
| Bud |
PAL |
| Chi-town exchange, with "the" |
MERC |
| Chow down |
EAT |
| Clean up loose ends, in a way |
SNIP |
| College chem course, informally |
ORGO |
| Crooner Neville |
AARON |
| Dark greenish blue |
TEAL |
| Den |
STUDY |
| English major's course, informally |
LITCRIT |
| Established beliefs |
DOGMA |
| Females with pig tails |
SOWS |
| Flag |
DROOP |
| Frustratingly difficult, and an apt title for this puzzle |
LIKEHERDINGCATS |
| Geometry calculation |
AREA |
| Get 100% on the test |
ACEIT |
| Gp. headed by Jens Stoltenberg |
NATO |
| Hemoglobin mineral |
IRON |
