| Hoppy beer, for short |
IPA |
| Hydrangea or azalea |
SHRUB |
| Instant decaf brand |
SANKA |
| It's between a birdie and a bogey |
PAR |
| London lavatory |
LOO |
| Loud burp |
BELCH |
| Lout |
OAF |
| Make a minister |
ORDAIN |
| McCartney's songwriting partner |
LENNON |
| Mikhail Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr |
USSR |
| More consistent |
STEADIER |
| Movie cliche |
TROPE |
| Nominated |
NAMED |
| Opposite of post- |
PRE |
| Outrage |
IRE |
| Painting and sculpture expos, say |
ARTFAIRS |
| People who rarely tidy up |
SLOBS |
| Pester |
NAG |
| Plead |
BEG |
| Possess |
OWN |
| Prominent part of an aardvark |
SNOUT |
| Public perception |
OPTICS |
| Remote batteries, usually |
AAS |
| Sci-fi craft |
UFO |
| Sea vessels |
BOATS |
| Seasonal illness |
FLU |
| See 9-Down |
THEMIDDLE |
| Seydoux of "No Time to Die" |
LEA |
| Tidy up |
NEATEN |
| Toboggans, e.g |
SLEDS |
| Toyota sedan discontinued in 2022 |
AVALON |
| Underwater navigation tool |
SONAR |
| Very beginning, slangily |
GETGO |
| With 32-Down, shared equally ... and a hint to a word hidden at the center of each starred clue's answer |
SPLITDOWN |
| Yelp user, at times |
RATER |
| Young boy |
LAD |
| ___ Juarez (city south of El Paso) |
CIUDAD |
