| Joe Greene or Lynn Swann, notably |
STEELER |
| Key below the tilde |
TAB |
| King at Versailles |
ROI |
| Largest city in California's wine country |
SANTAROSA |
| Long-running game show, and a hint to the starts of 20-, 28-, 37- and 51-Across |
IVEGOTASECRET |
| Mild oath |
GOSH |
| More pleasant |
NICER |
| Negative conjunction |
NOR |
| New girl in gown? |
DEB |
| Nickname seen on a Northeast license plate |
GARDENSTATE |
| No-win situation |
TIE |
| One and only |
LONE |
| Outback runner |
EMU |
| PBS benefactor |
NEA |
| Periodic weather disruption |
ELNINO |
| Platte River tribe |
OTOE |
| Pond accumulation |
ALGAE |
| Pope of 903 |
LEOV |
| Put a roof on |
CEIL |
| River to the Caspian |
URAL |
| Rugged vehicles |
UTES |
| Siesta |
NAP |
| Soap box? |
TVSET |
| Some Caltech grads |
EES |
| Some Spanish escudos were made of it |
ORO |
| Some steak orders |
RARES |
| Sphere |
ORB |
| Sprightly dances |
JIGS |
| Sweeten the pot a little? |
ANTE |
| Tbsp. or tsp |
AMT |
| Wearying grind |
RATRACE |
| What race winners break |
TAPE |
| Whistle bead |
PEA |
| Wiped clean |
ERASED |
| Wishing one hadn't rocked the boat? |
SEASICK |
| With a leg on each side of |
ASTRIDE |
| Wrigley slugger |
SOSA |
| Writer Zora __ Hurston |
NEALE |
| Yellow-flag carrier |
REF |