| "Go away!" |
SCAT |
| "I'm serious," informally |
NOCAP |
| "Is it not the case?" |
AMIMISTAKEN |
| "Pong" creator |
ATARI |
| "Scoot over so I can handle this" |
STEPASIDE |
| "Sure, but I have a different opinion" |
DEBATABLE |
| "___ Flux" ('90s sci-fi series) |
AEON |
| Amtrak express train |
ACELA |
| Apt-sounding surname for a quick-witted person |
SHARPE |
| At the center of |
AMID |
| Beast that brays |
ASS |
| Begins a board game turn, perhaps |
ROLLS |
| Bookcase part |
SHELF |
| Breakfast chain with a Happy Face Pancake |
IHOP |
| Burrowing animal that isn't a canine, despite its name |
PRAIRIEDOG |
| Business connections |
INS |
| Capitalize on a day off, say |
SLEEPIN |
| Certain content creator |
PODCASTER |
| Chicago trains |
ELS |
| Commotions |
TODOS |
| Ctrl-___-Del |
ALT |
| Cushion for a chair |
SEATPAD |
| Declares |
STATES |
| Don, with "on" ... or delay, with "off" |
PUT |
| Dorm VIPs |
RAS |
| Eye-opener |
WAKEUPCALL |
| Female French friends |
AMIES |
| Fillet |
DEBONE |
| First three words of a flowery poem? |
ROSESARERED |
| Fur baby |
PET |
| Grim genre for a 34-Across |
TRUECRIME |
| Guiding principle |
GOLDENRULE |
| High buildings? |
TREEHOUSES |
| Iced tea garnish |
LEMON |
| Like someone who knows their angles |
CAMERAREADY |
| Lone |
SOLE |