Clues Answers “I ___ your pardon?” BEG “Silent night, ___ night …” HOLY “___ you kidding me?” ARE 50% HALF Address for a lady MAAM Angel costume accessory HALO Astronomical reference point LODESTAR Be like an eagle SOAR Be remorseful RUE Britain’s ___ of Man ISLE Charged atom ION City betrayed by a horse? TROY…

Clues Answers “… in ___-horse open sleigh” (2 words) AONE “Away in a Manger,” for one NOEL “Blame It on the Bossa ___” NOVA “Calm down!” RELAX “Do, re, mi, fa, ___ …” SOL “For sale” sign site LAWN “How ___ this happen?” DID “Roses ___ red …” ARE “Texas tea” producers (2 words) OILWELLS…

Clues Answers “Better late ___ never” THAN “Casey at the ___” BAT “It’s us against ___” THEM “Th-th-that’s ___, folks!” ALL “___ there, matey!” AHOY “___ we there yet?” ARE A chip off the old flock? SECT Attempt TRY Bad-tempered MEAN Blunt, verbally OUTSPOKEN Body-bending exercise YOGA Border EDGE Brick holder HOD Captain foe of…

Clues Answers “Dig in!” EAT “___ Too Well” (Taylor Swift song) ALL Amusement-park attraction RIDE Angry fan BOOER Another nickname for Bobby ROB Antelope with a beard GNU Arctic, for one OCEAN Bambi, for one DEER Bayou or fjord, e.g INLET Beat down, as dirt TAMP Bed-and-breakfast INN Bird down under EMU Bit of ointment…

Clues Answers “Air” or “field” prefix MID “Aw” follower GEE “Blondie” cartoonist Young CHIC “Do ___ others as …” UNTO “Electric” fish EEL “Ewww” inducer ODOR “L” on a scoreboard LOSS “Old Town ___” by Lil Nas X ROAD “Wolf” in Spanish LOBO Acorn tree OAK Apply to a whetstone HONE At the peak of…

Clues Answers ”Don’t forget to ___ your i’s” DOT ”You ___ what you eat” ARE A big spender may flash one WAD A janitor may have a big one KEYRING Animal liar DEN Battery liquid ACID Beaver’s construction DAM Birth name indicator NEE Caesar’s eggs OVA Clean feathers PREEN Computer image to click ICON Creamy…

Clues Answers “Er, that’s incorrect …” WELLNO “Frozen 2” character who sings “When I Am Older” OLAF “Gotcha” ISEE “Orinoco Flow” singer ENYA “That pushes things” … or what you could say about 17-, 35- or 42-Across? ITSASTRETCH (OMG!) GASP 2021 animated film set in Italy LUCA 44-Across destination SPA Arnaz of “I Love Lucy”…

Clues Answers “A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away …” AGO “Do ___ others …” UNTO “That’s What Friends ___ For” ARE Almanac span (2 years) CALENDARYEAR Barbie’s boyfriend, sometimes KEN Bard’s “before” ERE Bassoon or clarinet insert REED Be obligated to OWE Bear or dog hair FUR Blue comforter of Linus…

Clues Answers “A” card in a deck ACE “Prior to,” poetically ERE “See ya!” BYE “Step ___!” (2 words) ONIT “___ down the hatches!” BATTEN “___-Hero” (Taylor Swift song) ANTI Actor Gary or rocker Alice COOPER Actor’s role PART Away from the sea wind ALEE Banned orchard spray ALAR Bit of sunshine RAY Black-and-white cookie…

Clues Answers “Dick Tracy” character Trueheart TESS “Jurassic Park” star Laura DERN “Swan Lake,” e.g BALLET Arthur, to friends ARTY Attachment to “trooper” or “legal” PARA Between ports ASEA Common verb WAS Consent under pressure ACCEDE Cookie man of fame AMOS Cowboy’s boot spike SPUR Dubliner’s land EIRE Economics board game MONOPOLY Elevator man OTIS…