| Met melody |
ARIA |
| Nada |
ZILCH |
| Nap |
SNOOZE |
| Omega preceder |
PSI |
| Paint layer |
COAT |
| Pigs' digs |
STY |
| Pizza sauce herb |
OREGANO |
| Pout protrusion |
LIP |
| Reef makeup |
CORAL |
| Sad |
LOW |
| See 23-Across |
LEMON |
| Shakespeare tragedy |
OTHELLO |
| Sheepish comment |
BAA |
| Sheltered |
ALEE |
| Shriner's chapeau |
FEZ |
| St. crosser |
AVE |
| Strong adhesive |
EPOXY |
| Tackle moguls |
SKI |
| Tale |
STORY |
| Taleteller |
LIAR |
| Tavern |
BAR |
| Tokyo's old name |
EDO |
| Ultra-modernist |
NEO |
| Unemotional |
STOIC |
| Unescorted |
ALONE |
| Up to now |
ASYET |
| Well-armed predators? |
OCTOPI |
| West Point newbie |
CADET |
| With 27-Across, '30 Rock' role |
LIZ |
| Without complete clarity |
DIMLY |
| Without further ado |
NOW |
| X rating? |
TEN |