| Letter-shaped groove |
TSLOT |
| Like lit barbecue coals |
HOT |
| Link letters |
HTTP |
| Major shindig |
EVENT |
| New Haven Ivy Leaguer |
YALIE |
| New York NFLer |
JET |
| Not quite able to pay |
SHORT |
| Olympic diver Louganis |
GREG |
| Overused plot device |
TROPE |
| Peter Fonda title role |
ULEE |
| Places to pick up kittens |
SCRUFFS |
| Public relations pros, informally |
SPINDOCTORS |
| Raw minerals |
ORES |
| Ring-shaped reef |
ATOLL |
| Rock legend Joplin |
JANIS |
| Small fruit pie |
TART |
| Smart-alecky |
SASSY |
| Smartphone messages |
TEXTS |
| Soaker with jets |
WHIRLPOOLTUB |
| Spooky |
EERIE |
| Starter course, often |
SALAD |
| Stock exchange launch, briefly |
IPO |
| Supersmall |
WEE |
| Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor |
SONIA |
| Tehran native |
IRANI |
| The Byrds No. 1 hit whose lyrics come from Ecclesiastes, and what can be found at the starts of 20-, 27-, and 48-Across |
TURNTURNTURN |
| Tofu base |
SOY |
| Tricolor feline |
CALICOCAT |
| Tried to control, as a horse |
REINEDIN |
| Unexpected change in circumstances |
TWISTOFFATE |
| Vulgar |
CRUDE |
| Window shutter boards |
SLATS |
| Word puzzles involving quotations |
ACROSTICS |
| __ alai |
JAI |
| __ and repeat |
RINSE |
| __ de Mayo |
CINCO |
| __ Speedwagon |
REO |
| __-Mex cuisine |
TEX |
