| 'Atonement' novelist, 2001 |
MCEWAN |
| 'Cherry ice cream smile' wearer, in a Duran Duran hit |
RIO |
| '___ Coming' (1969 hit) |
ELIS |
| 1998 De Niro film with a memorable wrong-way car chase |
RONIN |
| About 264 gallons |
STERE |
| Admonition to one celebrating prematurely |
DONTJINXIT |
| Artist with the first hip-hop album to carry an explicit content sticker |
ICET |
| Balthasar's true identity, in Shakespeare |
PORTIA |
| Big name in fashion |
LAUREN |
| Boots |
EXPELS |
| Bug |
BEETLE |
| Bygone operator of N.Y.C.'s Second Avenue El |
IRT |
| Caribbean isle |
DOMINICA |
| Casino in 'Casino,' 1995 |
TANGIERS |
| Cheer |
URGEON |
| Christie and others |
ANNAS |
| Classic name for a 61-Down |
FIFI |
| Coats removed before eating |
RINDS |
| Cocktail party trayful |
CRUDITES |
| Colorful marine fish with spiny, fanlike fins |
DRAGONET |
| De facto national carrier since 1932 |
AEROFLOT |
| Delivery room shot |
EPIDURAL |
| Departure, of a sort |
ANOMALY |
| Dr. Seuss book |
THELORAX |
| Experts at jet propulsion |
OCTOPI |
| Extra-bright |
NEON |
| Famous higher-up in admissions? |
STPETER |
| Get a groove on? |
ETCH |
| Getting square |
PAYINGUP |
| Goes on |
LASTS |
| Gofer's pledge |
IMONIT |
| Good thing to be on while working |
SCHEDULE |
| Harpsichord practice piece, maybe |
SONATINA |
| Hunk noted for streaking |
METEOR |
| It makes many twists and turns |
EEL |