| "Fats" Waller piano style |
STRIDE |
| "Free," in "land of the free" |
ADNOUN |
| "This is just __" |
ATEST |
| "Whatever" |
ASIFICARE |
| 1962 Crystals album with cover art of a biker |
HESAREBEL |
| 1980s-'90s Richard Mulligan sitcom |
EMPTYNEST |
| 1992 Michelle Pfeiffer role |
CATWOMAN |
| 19th/20th-century civil rights leader __ B. Wells |
IDA |
| Actress Dawson of "Men in Black II" |
ROSARIO |
| Age abbr |
YRS |
| Ahead |
ONWARD |
| AQI monitor |
EPA |
| Backspace, usually |
ERASE |
| Big Sur retreat |
ESALEN |
| Burning |
AFIRE |
| California city near Bakersfield |
DELANO |
| Capitol center |
ROTUNDA |
| Ceremonial lineup |
GRADS |
| Certain laundry load |
DARKS |
| Chef's assortment |
OVENWARE |
| Common ore of mercury |
CINNABAR |
| Cook poorly, in a way |
UNDERBAKE |
| Devote, as time |
INVEST |
| Disallow |
BAN |
| Doubled-over reaction |
OOF |
| Favorite |
PET |
| Flying cartoon hero, formally |
ROCKETJSQUIRREL |
| Forest mom |
DOE |
| Form a union |
ORGANIZE |
| Gang leader of old comics |
BAZOOKAJOE |
| Garbage holder |
BIN |
| Gets clean |
BATHES |
| Goethe's "The __-King" |
ERL |
| Grover's 1890s vice president |
ADLAI |
| Hawaiian priests |
KAHUNAS |