| "No more!" |
STOPIT |
| "Who, me?" |
MOI |
| "Yipes" |
EGAD |
| "__ expert, but ..." |
IMNO |
| Acceptability on the street, in slang |
CRED |
| Achieves required standards |
CUTSTHEMUSTARD |
| And more: Abbr |
ETC |
| Assuming an attitude of importance, and a hint to what ends 17-, 26- and 41-Across |
PUTTINGONTHEDOG |
| Atlantic, to Brits |
POND |
| Avian aussies |
EMUS |
| Baseball Hall of Famer Speaker |
TRIS |
| Bleach |
WHITEN |
| Bounty captain |
BLIGH |
| Caesar's disbelieving words |
ETTU |
| Cheeky |
SASSY |
| Dense |
OBTUSE |
| Desperate |
DIRE |
| Diplomatic official |
AMBASSADOR |
| Discipline |
PUNISH |
| Dwindle |
WANE |
| Early birthday milestone |
AGEONE |
| Essence |
PITH |
| Ever so slightly |
ATAD |
| Exactly right |
SPOTON |
| Fertile desert spot |
OASIS |
| Filled with wonder |
AWED |
| Hammed it up |
EMOTED |
| Herbal balm |
ALOE |
| Hershey's drink |
COCOA |
| Hung. neighbor |
AUST |
| Hurry |
RACE |
| Interweaving |
TWINING |
| Is well-versed in a subject |
KNOWSONESONIONS |
| Kong's kin |
APES |
| Like hash in diners |
SLUNG |
| Lose brightness |
FADE |
| Makes an offer for at auction |
BIDSON |
