| 'Faster!' |
STEPONIT |
| 'Garfield' canine |
ODIE |
| 'Lovely ___, meter maid' (Beatles lyric) |
RITA |
| 'Madness' month |
MARCH |
| '___ on your life!' |
NOT |
| 1940s Bikini blast, in brief |
ATEST |
| Adjective follower |
NOUN |
| Aerosol spray |
MIST |
| Assign an NC-17, e.g. |
RATE |
| Atop |
UPON |
| Barn bird |
OWL |
| Baseball team V.I.P.'s: Abbr. |
MGRS |
| Baseball's Matty or Felipe |
ALOU |
| Bea Arthur sitcom |
MAUDE |
| Break, briefly ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
RANDR |
| Cain's brother |
ABEL |
| Car for a star |
LIMO |
| Classic kids' show |
ROMPERROOM |
| Company that clears clogged drains |
ROTOROOTER |
| Corn and wheat |
CROPS |
| Crime-fighter Eliot Ness, notably |
TMAN |
| Entry-level position: Abbr. |
ASST |
| Exhortation at a pub |
BOTTOMSUP |
| Explosive inits. |
TNT |
| Fancy tie |
ASCOT |
| Following |
AFTER |
| Football kick |
PUNT |
| French political divisions |
ETATS |
| Friendly tournament format |
ROUNDROBIN |
| Game with Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum |
CLUE |
| Gobs |
ALOT |
| Greek Cupid |
EROS |
| Harry Potter prop |
WAND |
| Held on to |
KEPT |
| Hug givers |
ARMS |
| In front |
AHEAD |
| Ladder step |
RUNG |
| Lecture |
TALK |
| Like pumpkins and traffic cones |
ORANGE |