| Grasshopper's partner in an Aesop title |
ANT |
| Highest number in Sudoku |
NINE |
| Indy 500 sponsor |
STP |
| Intense desire |
ITCH |
| Inventor Whitney |
ELI |
| It's sometimes held at a deli |
MAYO |
| J and Phil |
DRS |
| Landlord's limitation (In this answer, note letters 4, 6, 8 and 10) |
RENTCONTROL |
| Lenient |
LAX |
| Made good on, as a loan |
REPAID |
| Microwave option |
THAW |
| Motorcycle brand |
YAMAHA |
| Offshoot of punk |
EMO |
| Paella ingredient |
RICE |
| Perched on |
ATOP |
| Peter who sang with Bob Marley |
TOSH |
| Pleased as punch |
ELATED |
| Right out of the box |
NEW |
| Roll with a hole |
BAGEL |
| Sailing the ocean |
ATSEA |
| Schlocky film |
BMOVIE |
| Score such as 2-2 |
TIE |
| Scores 100% on |
ACES |
| Store in a cask, say |
AGE |
| Straight, at a bar |
NEAT |
| Stretchy loop, and a theme hint |
ELASTICBAND |
| Super funny people |
RIOTS |
| Swerves |
VEERS |
| Teakettle output |
STEAM |
| The ___ (those who "shall inherit the Earth") |
MEEK |
| Unaffected by feelings, seemingly |
STOIC |
| URL introduction for a "locked" web page |
HTTPS |
| Well-tossed football |
SPIRAL |
| Word before "mouth" or "boat" |
MOTOR |
| Zest |
ELAN |
| ___ bomb ("Oppenheimer" subject) |
ATOMIC |
| ___ for 34-Down |
TIT |
| ___-El (Superman's birth name) |
KAL |