Crossword: by S.N.
Across
| Absorbent, as a sponge | POROUS |
| Cuts expenses | SKIMPS |
| Breathed noisily | WHEEZED |
| Surfing the Web, say | ONLINE |
| Entertain lavishly | REGALE |
| Prepare to steal, as a sedan | HOTWIRE |
| LINES (“Airplane!”) | LESLIENIELSEN |
| Austerely simple | ASCETIC |
| Ignited | LIT |
| Sis or bro | SIB |
| Nice and easy | NOHASSLE |
| __ and tired (fed up) | SICK |
| Person from Phoenix | ARIZONAN |
| Surpassed at a buffet | OUTATE |
| Arnold’s barbarian | CONAN |
| Surpass | TOP |
| PETROL (“Lawrence of Arabia”) | PETEROTOOLE |
| Lego competitor | KNEX |
| Start of a toast | HERES |
| Morning’s lawn covering | DEW |
| Prima __ (star sopranos) | DONNAS |
| Transports, on “Star Trek” | BEAMSUP |
| Like fables with morals | AESOPIC |
| TERMINAL (“Children of a Lesser God”) | MARLEEMATLIN |
| Stops stalling | ACTS |
| Tooth docs’ org. | ADA |
| Followed orders | OBEYED |
| “You can leave now” | OKGO |
| Treasury Dept. agency | IRS |
| Theatrical accessory | PROP |
| Parcels (out) | DOLES |
| Is sure of success | HASITMADE |
| White wine of Italy | SOAVE |
| Nights prior | EVES |
| Word on every US coin | GOD |
| Indian director Mira | NAIR |
| Blitzen colleague | DONDER |
| Relay race segment | LEG |
| Gunky buildup | CRUD |
| REGIONS (“Top Hat”) | GINGERROGERS |
| Brand of thin tablet | IPADAIR |
| Part of YSL | LAURENT |
| Inherent character | NATURE |
| Faux __ (minor mistake) | PAS |
| Slow tempo | LENTO |
| Had a tab | OWED |
| ORANGES (“Mrs. Miniver”) | GREERGARSON |
| Round Table title | SIR |
| Cherish greatly | ADORE |
| __ strip (single-surface paper) | MOBIUS |
| British noble ranks | EARLDOMS |
| S&L dispensers | ATMS |
| Thing to confine a little kid | BABYGATE |
| Frame of cartoon art | CEL |
| XXVI doubled | LII |
| The entertainment industry | SHOWBIZ |
| BEATING (“American Beauty”) | ANNETTEBENING |
| Bar activity | KARAOKE |
| Mexican beer | TECATE |
| When many start fifth grade | AGETEN |
| Took strides | STEPPED |
| Abounded | TEEMED |
| Courtroom break | RECESS |
Down
| Fish related to the cod | POLLACK |
| Fairway club | ONEIRON |
| “Goosebumps” guy | RLSTINE |
| OPEC commodity | OIL |
| Same-note singing | UNISON |
| Greet and seat | SEEIN |
| __ Lanka | SRI |
| Sharp, as vision | KEEN |
| Dome-shaped ice house | IGLOO |
| Latter-day hodgepodge | MASHUP |
| How some skirts are made | PLEATED |
| Having feeling | SENSATE |
| Captain Ahab, or his ship | WHALER |
| Vacuum cleaner part | HOSE |
| List-ending abbr. | ETC |
| Fleecy females | EWES |
| Tubular pasta | ZITI |
| Guitarist Clapton | ERIC |
| Level of an ocean liner | DECK |
| Mavericks or Pistons | NBATEAM |
| Oyster concoction | STEW |
| Stubborn Seuss character | ZAX |
| Designer Kamali | NORMA |
| Green sauces | PESTOS |
| Playwright Clifford | ODETS |
| Throw out, so to speak | TOSS |
| Yoko __ | ONO |
| Marching down a street | ONPARADE |
| Had a break between flights | LAIDOVER |
| They’ve gotten away | ESCAPERS |
| Pay attention to | HEED |
| Acting mopey | SULKING |
| Honey handlers | BEES |
| Hair braid | PIGTAIL |
| Meadow measure | ACRE |
| Plane-building hobby | MODELING |
| Better than average | ABOVEPAR |
| Send into exile | RELEGATE |
| Corrosive liquids | LYES |
| Insignificant | NOMINAL |
| Be of help to | AID |
| Ping-__ | PONG |
| Appointed time | HOUR |
| Interject | ADD |
| Has a spat | ARGUES |
| Flue coating | SOOT |
| Norwegian composer | GRIEG |
| First Bond film foe | DRNO |
| Novelist Caleb | CARR |
| “Sesame Street” roommate | ERNIE |
| Go back over, as one’s path | RETRACE |
| Expected to arrive | DUE |
| Inconvenience, informally | PROB |
| British novelist with a damehood | ASBYATT |
| Fashionable, from the French | SOIGNEE |
| Unconventional | ODD |
| Brand of gentle detergent | WOOLITE |
| White-coated weasels | ERMINES |
| Architect’s creations | DESIGNS |
| Astounded | AMAZED |
| Subtle distinction | NUANCE |
| Claim to be true | ALLEGE |
| Mirror fogger | STEAM |
| Concrete support rod | REBAR |
| Shows curiosity | ASKS |
| The thing there | THAT |
| Increasingly | MORE |
| Barter arrangement | SWAP |
| Foot-powered transport | BIKE |
| Minimizing ending | ETTE |
| Conk on the head | BOP |
| Danson or Koppel of TV | TED |
| Japanese computer chip maker | NEC |
