| Lead-in to "X," "Y" or "Z" |
GEN |
| Mariah Carey's "All I Want ___ Christmas Is You" |
FOR |
| Mechanic, e.g. ... and when parsed differently, a description of 20-, 31- or 48-Across |
REPAIRPERSON |
| Name hidden in "for heaven's sake" |
RHEA |
| Nightmarish street name |
ELM |
| Nine Inch Nails' lead singer |
TRENTREZNOR |
| Not explicitly mentioned |
UNSAID |
| Novice, in slang |
NEWB |
| Nurse at the bar |
SIPON |
| Object onstage |
PROP |
| Parisian Mrs |
MME |
| Peaceful |
SERENE |
| Peculiar |
ODD |
| Pig's digs |
STY |
| Place |
STEAD |
| Prickly plant |
BRIAR |
| Product from abroad |
IMPORT |
| Puffs on a cigarette |
DRAGS |
| Recover, as a computer file |
UNDELETE |
| Redheaded country music icon |
REBAMCENTIRE |
| Rip into |
TEARAT |
| Rotary phone component |
DIAL |
| Sell |
VEND |
| Slender woodwind |
OBOE |
| Strong suit |
FORTE |
| Swerve |
ZIG |
| Swim event with four strokes |
MEDLEY |
| Swindle |
CON |
| The "C" of TLC |
CARE |
| Three-pointers' paths |
ARCS |
| Tosses, as dice |
ROLLS |
| Toy rocket launcher brand |
NERF |
| Trot or gallop |
GAIT |
| Try to hit, as a gnat |
SWATAT |
| Wader with white feathers |
EGRET |
| Wafer brand |
NILLA |
| Western alliance, for short |
NATO |
| Where a man or woman of letters works? |
MAILROOM |
| World's biggest toy company |
LEGO |
