| Heavy criticism |
FLAK |
| Hiding place |
CACHE |
| In olden days |
AGO |
| Injured |
HURT |
| Karpov challenge |
CHESSGAME |
| Nerd-pack array |
PENS |
| Newspaper page |
OPED |
| Nincom-poop |
ASS |
| Omelet needs |
EGGS |
| Part of E.M.K. |
EDW |
| Pouches |
SACS |
| Prefix meaning 'two' |
BI |
| Promo-tional handout |
PRESSKIT |
| Purim month |
ADAR |
| Rank |
STATUS |
| Reply of uncertainty |
IMAY |
| Savings plan, for short |
IRA |
| Scoundrels |
CADS |
| See 43-Across |
EM |
| Slaughter of baseball |
ENOS |
| Snoop Dogg's genre |
RAP |
| Sprite |
ELF |
| Starfish arms |
RAYS |
| Sticky stuff |
GOO |
| Stoke-on- --, England |
TRENT |
| Thanksgiving veggie |
YAM |
| Tiler's calculation |
AREA |
| Toper |
SOT |
| Vocalist |
SINGER |
| Wants to know |
ASKS |
| Whopper |
LIE |
| With 21-Across, Clara Blandick role |
AUNTIE |
| Young fellow |
LAD |
