Author: by Norman M. Aaronson
Across
Actress Menzel of “Wicked” IDINA
___ Bay Rays TAMPA
Lawyers’ grp. ABA
“Water Lilies” painter Claude MONET
Audibly ALOUD
Tennis barrier NET
Investigates (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) POKESAROUND
Berkeley school, briefly CAL
Radio journalist Shapiro ARI
Doesn’t exist ISNT
Location SITE
Turndowns NOES
“The Mikado,” e.g. (… first 2 letters + the last 2) LIGHTOPERA
Comes after ENSUES
Grammy winner Morissette ALANIS
“I don’t care what they do” LETEM
Exercise, as power WIELD
File extension for simple documents TXT
Where to enjoy rolls while rolling? (… first 3 letters + the last 2) DININGCAR
Disco ___ (“Simpsons” character) STU
Insurance company with a green mascot GEICO
Alluded to GOTAT
Against: Prefix CONTRA
Idolize REVERE
Certain shoe bottom (… first 3 letters + the last 2) RUBBERSOLE
Drops the ball ERRS
Hydrochloric ___ ACID
Cleveland’s Great Lake ERIE
Filming locale SET
Terrible review PAN
Shares a meal … or what 17-, 25-, 36- or 50-Across does? BREAKSBREAD
Finish END
Peter of “Everybody Loves Raymond” BOYLE
Iraqi port city BASRA
Web feed initials RSS
Gathers DNA, perhaps SWABS
“Heavens to ___!” BETSY
Down
Seat, as a jury IMPANEL
Choice on “Let’s Make a Deal” DOORONE
Most stained, as from a leaky pen INKIEST
Once named NEE
Tags on X ATS
Anklebones TARSI
“Move ___!” (“Keep going!”) ALONG
Opening at the dentist’s office? MOUTH
It may be groan-worthy PUN
Append ADD
Far in the past ANCIENT
Author Potter of kiddie lit BEATRIX
No less than ATLEAST
Feels crummy AILS
“Me day” destination SPA
Took legal action SUED
Soft mineral TALC
Gerontologist’s subject OLDAGE
One who’s left a country EMIGRE
Nintendo console WII
Business abbr. INC
Word before “surfing” or “trip” EGO
Close to NEAR
Meander ROVE
Ice remover SCRAPER
They have big bills TOUCANS
Frees from fastenings UNBINDS
Most to the point TERSEST
Overdue debts ARREARS
Time for a midterm TESTDAY
“Not certain yet,” briefly TBD
“Mudbound” director Dee ___ REES
“Ta-ta!” SEEYA
Sonicare competitor ORALB
Cares for LIKES
Small ammo BBS
Line of seats ROW
Consumer protection org. BBB
Surname that’s an auditory organ backward RAE
