| Fret |
STEW |
| Get better, as wine |
AGE |
| Get too hot |
OVERHEAT |
| Gimlet spirit |
GIN |
| Greek T |
TAU |
| Has been |
WAS |
| Helpful website pages, briefly |
FAQS |
| Hoops org |
NBA |
| ID assigned to newborns |
SSN |
| In the style of |
ALA |
| Leaves off |
OMITS |
| Licoricelike spice |
ANISE |
| NBC weather anchor Al |
ROKER |
| Off-white hue |
ECRU |
| One in a classic comedy trio |
STOOGE |
| PC hookup spot |
USB |
| Pleasing smell |
AROMA |
| Power sources for a Game Boy Color |
AAS |
| Presents |
GIFTS |
| Puppy's bark |
YIP |
| Rich cake |
TORTE |
| Roller derby track shape |
OVAL |
| Shaving tools |
RAZORS |
| Some election night graphics |
USMAPS |
| Some shortish hairstyles |
BOBS |
| Speak hoarsely |
RASP |
| Spill it! |
TEA |
| Starting salary |
BASEWAGE |
| Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have? |
TENSESUP |
| Sublease, for example |
RELET |
| Surveillance org |
NSA |
| Theater employee |
USHER |
| Time to roll the dice, say |
TURN |
| Toby Flenderson and Holly Flax in "The Office," for short |
HRREPS |
| Typical high schooler |
TEEN |
| Venerated figure |
ICON |
| ___ bracelets ('90s fad) |
SLAP |
| ___ crackers |
ANIMAL |
| ___ out (audition) |
TRY |
