Clues |
Answers |
‘Let this be our little secret’ … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
KEEPITBETWEENUS |
‘Stop dragging your feet!’ |
QUITSTALLING |
‘The ___ is cast’ |
DIE |
‘Variety is the spice of ___’ |
LIFE |
100% behind |
ALLFOR |
13-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin |
DURANT |
Adjust, as a thermostat |
SET |
Allergy trigger in an attic |
DUST |
Alternative to a paper clip |
STAPLE |
At a distance |
AFAR |
Bit of ballet choreography |
LEAP |
Blue shade |
AQUA |
Bone next to the radius |
ULNA |
Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob SquarePants, informally |
TOON |
Built-in feature of some camisoles |
BRA |
Bullfight bull |
TORO |
Burrowing animal |
MOLE |
Car option with tinted glass |
MOONROOF |
Carrier to Seoul, in brief |
KAL |
Catholic academy like Gonzaga or Xavier |
JESUITSCHOOL |
Chess piece not allowed to move backward |
PAWN |
Church instrument |
ORGAN |
Clean Air Act enforcer, for short |
EPA |
Ctrl-___-Del |
ALT |
Cub Scout group |
DEN |
Declaration delivered (or not) in a ‘Love Is Blind’ finale |
IDO |
Decorate, as a cake |
ICE |
Eating utensil with a serrated edge |
GRAPEFRUITSPOON |
Elton’s john? |
LOO |
Ferrigno who played the Hulk on old TV |
LOU |
Flippant freshness |
SASS |
French friend |
AMI |
Georgia who painted ‘Cow’s Skull With Calico Roses’ |
OKEEFFE |
Go on a black diamond run, e.g |
SKI |
Grad student’s adviser |
PROF |
Grand ___ (tennis coup) |
SLAM |
Hard-to-tame hair |
MOP |
Hilo ‘hello’ |
ALOHA |
Iams competitor |
ALPO |
It’s usually two or three in miniature golf |
PAR |
K-12 fund-raising grps |
PTAS |
Lamb Chop or Miss Piggy |
PUPPET |
Lead-in to disappointing news |
ALAS |
Like old jokes, again and again |
RETOLD |
Line made by a comb |
PART |
Lucky find for a prospector |
LODE |
Magical item in ‘Aladdin’ |
LAMP |
Manning of football |
ELI |
Mojito garnish |
MINTLEAF |
Nintendo debut of 2006 |
WII |
Nonglossy, as a photo |
MATTE |
Not falling for |
ONTO |
Not sharp |
DULL |
Official reprimand |
CENSURE |
Password-protected, say |
SECURE |
Pesters to no end |
NAGS |
Poached component of the dish shakshuka |
EGG |
Point-and-shoot camera setting |
AUTO |
Prepare for use, as a Slip ‘N Slide |
UNROLL |
Pro photography purchases, in brief |
SLRS |
Prodigal ___ |
SON |
Record’s speed, for short |
RPM |
Religious doctrine |
DOGMA |
Semicircular building recess |
APSE |
Sender of a Candygram |
ADMIRER |
Silent greeting |
NOD |
Sizzling Tex-Mex serving |
FAJITA |
Small songbird |
WREN |
Some pub pints |
ALES |
Supermodel Kate |
UPTON |
Surrounded by |
AMID |
Sushi bar tuna variety |
AHI |
T-shirt or jacket |
TOP |
They may appear before a justice of the peace |
ELOPERS |
Trial runs |
TESTS |
What to ‘mind’ when exiting a train in London |
THEGAP |
___ Tap (mockumentary rock band) |
SPINAL |
___ Vegas, Nev |
LAS |