| "ABC (Nicer)" singer |
GAYLE |
| "So long!" |
BYE |
| "Understood" |
ISEE |
| "Yuck!" |
UGH |
| "___ making a list ..." |
HES |
| 2000s-'10s Yankees slugger, to fans |
AROD |
| A party to |
INON |
| Actor Philip of "Kung Fu" |
AHN |
| Advanced deg |
PHD |
| Agreement |
DEAL |
| App downloader |
ENDUSER |
| Aussie hopper |
ROO |
| Bear with eye patches |
PANDA |
| Birth control option: Abbr |
IUD |
| Black or navy morsel |
BEAN |
| Bury in a crypt |
ENTOMB |
| Chicago airport code |
ORD |
| Clay oven? |
KILN |
| Crossed (out) |
XED |
| Dance you might see on 43-Across |
HULA |
| Defensible |
TENABLE |
| Distinct variation |
RIFF |
| Do a cannonball, say |
MAKEASPLASH |
| Falcon type |
KESTREL |
| Fly high |
SOAR |
| Former Bolivian president Morales whose first name is hidden in "the vote" |
EVO |
| Garnish, perhaps ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 34- or 51-Across |
FINISHINGTOUCH |
| Greediness |
AVARICE |
| Honolulu's island |
OAHU |
| How a meme might go |
VIRAL |
| Inscrutable sort |
ENIGMA |
| Jacob's twin in the Bible |
ESAU |
| Judge |
ASSESS |
| LA's region |
SOCAL |
| Letter after sigma |
TAU |
| Lima's country |
PERU |
| Lose fur |
SHED |