| Melodramatic series, in slang |
SOAPER |
| Midwest hub |
OHARE |
| Model's path |
RUNWAY |
| Morse unit |
DAH |
| Mystery author John Dickson ___ |
CARR |
| Newsgroup system since 1980 |
USENET |
| Oodles |
MANY |
| Ore tester |
ASSAYER |
| Photographer Adams |
ANSEL |
| Pianist Claudio |
ARRAU |
| Prom tux, usually |
RENTAL |
| Request for group permission |
CANWE |
| River in a 1957 hit movie |
KWAI |
| Roman road |
ITER |
| SALT topic |
ICBM |
| See 1-Across |
LOOPS |
| See 51-Across |
EYRE |
| Singer/actress Luft |
LORNA |
| Singers James and Jones |
ETTAS |
| Slangy affirmative |
YEP |
| Small hills |
KNOLLS |
| Sorrowful cries |
AYS |
| Spotted |
SEEN |
| Swarm member |
GNAT |
| Tail movement |
WAG |
| Talking with one's hands: Abbr |
ASL |
| The Ricardos, to the Mertzes |
TENANTS |
| Things that lead to mergers? |
ONRAMPS |
| Thrice, on an Rx |
TER |
| Tikkanen of hockey |
ESA |
| With 35-Down, fictional heroine who says 'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me' |
JANE |
| With 71-Across, breakfast choice ... or a punny hint to this puzzle's theme |
FROOT |
| Words after 'come' or 'go' |
ONIN |
| Yankees manager before Girardi |
TORRE |
| [Bo-o-oring!] |
SNORE |
| ___ avis |
RARA |
| ___ Crunch |
CAPN |
| ___ lily |
SEGO |
| ___-Rooter |
ROTO |
