| Lubricate |
OIL |
| Lucky number |
SEVEN |
| Mast |
SPAR |
| Michigan, for one |
LAKE |
| Oust from office |
UNSEAT |
| Paris subway |
METRO |
| Past |
AGO |
| Pond organism |
ALGA |
| Potential syrup |
SAP |
| Present |
GIFT |
| Propels |
POWERS |
| Qua |
AS |
| Rage |
IRE |
| Raw rock |
ORE |
| Rotation gauge, for short |
TACH |
| See 38-Across |
VII |
| Simpson's interjection |
DOH |
| Sitarist's rendition |
RAGA |
| Stair part |
RISER |
| Start |
BEGIN |
| Storefront sign abbr |
HRS |
| Sudden assembly that some find entertaining |
FLASHMOB |
| Swindles |
CONS |
| Symbol of intrigue |
WEB |
| That guy |
HIM |
| Twosome |
PAIR |
| Use an old phone |
DIAL |
| Vast time period |
AEON |
| Villain's adversary |
HERO |
| Wander |
ROAM |
| Water barrier |
DIKE |
| Weak soup |
BROTH |
| Writer Buscaglia |
LEO |
