| "Jurassic Park" predator, for short |
TREX |
| "Take care of yourself!" |
BESAFE |
| "The Waste Land" poet |
ELIOT |
| A party to |
INON |
| Actress Cuoco of "The Big Bang Theory" |
KALEY |
| Advil competitor |
ALEVE |
| Athletic shoe brand |
PUMA |
| Auto loan default consequence |
REPO |
| Beads on the grass |
DEW |
| Best-seller list entry |
NOVEL |
| Bet all players must make |
ANTE |
| Bibliography, e.g |
LIST |
| Black wood |
EBONY |
| Blackthorn fruit |
SLOE |
| Budget vehicle |
RENTALCAR |
| Captain of industry |
TITAN |
| Confused struggle |
MELEE |
| Cool and collected |
CALM |
| Criminal, to a cop |
PERP |
| Dance wildly |
MOSH |
| Darts, commonly |
PUBGAME |
| Desert tableland |
MESA |
| Econ. statistic |
GNP |
| Female relative |
NIECE |
| Fields of study |
AREAS |
| First film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature |
SHREK |
| Fossil-preserving spot |
TARPIT |
| Garlic mayonnaise |
AIOLI |
| Giant Mel enshrined in Cooperstown |
OTT |
| Glue for a model kit |
EPOXY |
| Guide for the Magi |
STAR |
| Gym site, briefly |
YMCA |
| Hard-to-hit tennis server |
ACER |
| Helps, as a 40-Across |
ABETS |
| Illuminated |
LIT |
| Indian currency |
RUPEE |
| JFK announcements |
ETAS |
| Light lager |
PILSNER |