| Kringle's first name |
KRIS |
| Le ___ (French newspaper) |
MONDE |
| Losing at checkers in a thunderstorm? |
KINGININTHERAIN |
| Make tracks on a mountainside |
SKI |
| Olympic basketball powerhouse |
USA |
| Opera highlights |
ARIAS |
| Ponce de Leon and Peron |
JUANS |
| Pretend to be someone you're not? |
ACT |
| Priestly garments |
ALBS |
| Prince Valiant's first son |
ARN |
| Quick snooze |
CATNAP |
| Razor-billed diving bird |
AUK |
| Road surfacing material |
TAR |
| Sari-clad princess |
RANI |
| Sealed around windows, in a way |
CAULKED |
| Secular |
LAIC |
| Simple rhyme scheme |
ABAA |
| Star who wanted to be alone |
GARBO |
| Start's start? |
ESS |
| Taj Mahal site |
AGRA |
| Take ___ of (sip) |
ANIP |
| Three-time Masters winner Sam |
SNEAD |
| Tress material |
HAIR |
| Trompe l'___ |
OEIL |
| Try for a part |
READ |
| Type of milk or sauce |
SOY |
| Unfocused dread |
ANGST |
| Vein contents |
ORE |
| Vicar atop a nova? |
BISHOPONASTAR |
| What 101 courses give |
BASICS |
| Where lovers can be seen k-i-s-s-i-n-g |
TREE |
| Whiskered 28-Across |
CAT |
| Who's Who entries |
BIOS |
| Woman of the round table? |
GOODKNIGHTIRENE |
| Wool fat |
LANOLIN |
| Youngest world chess champion before Kasparov |
TAL |
| ___ Bator |
ULAN |
| ___ Linda, Calif. (Nixon's birthplace) |
YORBA |