Author: by Aaron M. Rosenberg
Across
Open just a crack AJAR
Part of NYC CITY
Leave out OMIT
Musician’s time to shine SOLO
Chocolate source CACAO
Get up RISE
Captain’s place HELM
*They ring when danger is at hand ALARMBELLS
Bit of ammo for Donkey Kong BARREL
Districts ZONES
“___ we live?” ARE
*Huge promotional push ADBLITZ
GPS guess ETA
Participated in an election VOTED
Liberal ___ ARTS
Response to “Where did the last slice go?” IATEIT
Texter’s “The way I see it …” IMO
Big lug OAF
*Yellowstone beast AMERICANBUFFALO
___ Lanka SRI
Yellowstone beast ELK
Get all misty TEARUP
“___ in Berlin” (1960 Fitzgerald album) ELLA
Step heavily TROMP
Pallid WAN
*Folklore character who lends his name to an e-commerce company ALIBABA
Opposite of paleo- NEO
“Jump the shark” or “sleep with the fishes” IDIOM
Govt. site where water may be tested EPALAB
Hard core … or the starred clues’ answers, based on their initials? SIXPACKABS
Campus courtyard QUAD
Actress Amanda of “Togetherness” PEET
Where the Arc de Triomphe is PARIS
Strongly suggest URGE
Soap bubbles SUDS
Furthermore ALSO
Domain AREA
Down
Volcanic output ASH
Coffee, at a diner JOE
*Reassurance after tending to a boo-boo ALLBETTER
Capital of Italia ROMA
Biblical spy CALEB
Poker declaration ICALL
Roofing substance TAR
___ Kippur YOM
Cookie with 90 radial lines encircling 12 four-leaf clovers OREO
Pooh’s creator MILNE
Bit of land in the ocean ISLET
Actress Thompson of “Creed” TESSA
King of clubs, for one CARD
(Wrong answer!) BZZT
Pie chart lines RADII
ASICS competitor AVIA
Uses a cellphone abroad ROAMS
Poetic foot IAMB
Salmon relative TROUT
Otherworldly EERIE
To date SOFAR
Germ fighter TCELL
Squid’s defense INK
*Duel personality? AARONBURR
Water chute ride FLUME
Jai ___ ALAI
Prenatal FETAL
Dirt on a campaign rival, briefly OPPO
Tibetan monk LAMA
Strands of smoke WISPS
French farewell ADIEU
Vetoed NIXED
Tolerates BEARS
Challenging HS science class APBIO
Kind of guitar heard in “Stand By Me” BASS
Elects (to) OPTS
Watery blue AQUA
Master of deduction, for short? CPA
Actor and former White House staffer Penn KAL
Ripen AGE
Anti-traffic org. DEA
