| 3
| NFL |
With 59-across, Flag Bearers, For Short? |
| 3
| REF |
One With A Whistle ... Who Sometimes 1-across? |
| 4
| RPMS |
33 1/3, 45 And 78, For Short |
| 4
| FISH |
See 1-across |
| 3
| TOP |
#1 |
| 6
| MANTIS |
With 38-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 38-across (nor A 36-across, For That Matter) |
| 3
| PSA |
Smoking Spot, For Short? |
| 3
| NAP |
Short Snooze |
| 3
| SNL |
Show Featuring Bowen Yang, For Short |
| 3
| ENT |
Sinus Specialist, For Short |
| 3
| DEF |
For Sure, For Short |
| 3
| APR |
Figure That A Bank Charges For A Loan, For Short |
| 3
| RBI |
Slugger's Stat, For Short |
| 3
| IDS |
Face Cards, For Short? |
| 3
| RXS |
Doctor's Orders, For Short |
| 3
| PCS |
Some Best Buy Buys, For Short |
| 3
| GPA |
Honor Student's Pride, For Short |
| 3
| ATM |
Source Of Bills, For Short |
| 3
| NYE |
December 31, For Short |
| 3
| RPM |
Dashboard Reading, For Short |
| 3
| SAM |
Spade With A Short Handle? |
| 3
| PMS |
Monthly Condition, For Short |
| 3
| WSJ |
Stock Paper, For Short? |
| 3
| POP |
See 63-across |
| 3
| USB |
Kind Of Computer Port, For Short |
| 3
| RIG |
See 30-across |
| 3
| TAT |
Popeye's Anchor, E.g., For Short |
| 3
| HOP |
Move Barefoot Across A Scorchingly Hot Beach, Maybe |
| 3
| TOP |
Number 1, With "the" |
| 3
| THC |
Marijuana Compound, For Short |
| 3
| CPA |
Occupation Of Leo Bloom In "the Producers," For Short |
| 3
| NYU |
Manhattan Campus Around Washington Sq. Park |
| 3
| ATP |
Organic Energy Compound, For Short |
| 3
| SLR |
Photographer's Tool, For Short |
| 3
| FIB |
Little 19-across |
| 3
| EEL |
See 23-across |
| 3
| AEC |
Post-manhattan Project Org. |
| 3
| MLK |
Reform Leader Memorialized In The Stone Of Hope, For Short |
| 3
| OTS |
Regulation Followers, For Short |
| 3
| ETS |
Saucer Contents, For Short |
| 3
| IRA |
Savings For Old Age, For Short |
| 3
| PDA |
Kissing On The Subway, E.g., For Short |
| 3
| ETS |
Supposed Creators Of Crop Circles, For Short |
| 3
| ETS |
Superman And Others, For Short |
| 3
| TEN |
Cube Root Of 1,000 |
| 3
| AMS |
Mornings, For Short |
| 3
| ONE |
1/2 + 1/2 |
| 3
| RRS |
B&o And Short Line Abbr. |
| 3
| EVO |
Annual Video Game Competition, For Short |
| 3
| MIN |
The 1 In {1,2,3} Abbr. |
| 3
| MAE |
West With The Classic Movie Line "i'm No 45-across ..." |
| 3
| WAP |
2020 #1 Hit For Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion |
| 3
| MIB |
Will Smith/tommy Lee Jones Film Franchise, For Short |
| 3
| YTD |
1/1 'til Present Abbr. |
| 3
| AAA |
Big Tower, For Short? |
| 3
| MOS |
1-12 Abbr. |
| 3
| SHO |
"shameless" Airer, For Short |
| 3
| SEA |
With 48-across, Underwater Creature That's Certainly Not A 48-across |
| 3
| TEA |
With 59-across, "madam Secretary" Star |
| 3
| EYE |
With 63-across, Test For Pupils |
| 3
| PAT |
With 74-across, Gesture Of Approval |
| 3
| PBJ |
Vegan Sandwich, For Short |
| 3
| FAA |
Watcher Of The Skies, For Short |
| 3
| IUD |
Birth Control Option, For Short |
| 3
| APB |
Catchy Communication, For Short? |
| 3
| CEO |
Top Dog, For Short |
| 3
| LCD |
Tv Screen Type, For Short |
| 3
| DMS |
Chats Over Twitter, For Short |
| 3
| NHL |
Blues Group, For Short? |
| 3
| MIA |
Unaccounted For, For Short |
| 3
| SLR |
Certain Camera, For Short |
| 3
| ACT |
University Entrance Exam, For Short |
| 3
| MMA |
Bouts With Pay-per-view Events, For Short |
| 4
| SLIM |
See 88-across |
| 4
| SIBS |
Twins, E.g., For Short |
| 4
| PHDS |
Third Degrees, For Short |
| 4
| SODA |
With 66-across, Fizzy Drink |
| 4
| ORCA |
With 65-across, Underwater Creature That Actually Is A 65-across Despite A Common Misconception |
| 4
| APPS |
Starters, For Short |
| 4
| ATVS |
Off-roaders, For Short |
| 4
| CHOU |
With 52-down, 39-across Leader From 1949 To 1976 |
| 4
| APBS |
Transmissions Triggering Manhunts, For Short |
| 4
| IAMB |
Poetic Foot With A Short And Long Syllable |
| 4
| LAVS |
Short Johns? |
| 4
| BFFS |
Soul Mates, For Short |
| 4
| FOMO |
Social Media-induced Anxiety, For Short |
| 4
| ACUT |
With 39-across, Superior |
| 4
| HITS |
With 36-across, Plays Dirty |
| 4
| DATA |
With 30-across, Numbers Displayed In Rows And Columns |
| 4
| SNIP |
Short Cut |
| 4
| ETDS |
Some Terminal Info, For Short |
| 4
| ETAL |
What Makes The Short List? |
| 4
| APPS |
Short Courses? |
| 4
| URLS |
Web Addresses, For Short |
| 4
| SAYS |
See 37-across |
| 4
| ROOF |
See 49-across |
| 4
| REFS |
See 58-across |
| 4
| EXAM |
See 62-across |
| 4
| GRAF |
Tennis Great With The Most Consecutive Weeks Ranked #1 In The World (377) |
| 4
| OSHA |
Plant Watcher, For Short |
| 4
| APSE |
Word That Sounds Like A Plural Of 1-down |
| 4
| MRIS |
Diagnostic Scans, For Short |
| 4
| IDNO |
Info On A Security Badge, For Short |
| 4
| MVPS |
Certain Athletic Honorees, For Short |
| 4
| PSAT |
High School Exam, For Short |
| 4
| USSR |
Federation Formed In 1922, For Short |
| 4
| ENDS |
65-across Justifiers, In A Saying |
| 4
| ERAS |
Aces Have Low Ones, For Short |
| 4
| EVAC |
Emergency Relocation Of People, For Short |
| 4
| PSAS |
Ad Council Output, For Short |
| 4
| ERSE |
Language That's A Letter Off From 26-across |
| 4
| WAPO |
D.c. Media Giant, For Short |
| 4
| BBQS |
Cookouts, For Short |
| 4
| IKEA |
Company That Uses About 1% Of The World's Wood Supply Annually |
| 4
| TKOD |
Beaten Via A Referee's Decision, For Short |
| 4
| CALC |
Class With Integrals, For Short |
| 4
| TRIG |
Class With Angles, For Short |
| 4
| GUAC |
Chips Go-with, For Short |
| 4
| ECON |
"micro" Or "macro" Subject, For Short |
| 4
| FRAT |
Bunch Of Brothers, For Short |
| 4
| ECTO |
___-1 ("ghostbusters" Vehicle) |
| 4
| TERP |
Maryland Athlete, For Short |
| 4
| NOHO |
Manhattan Neighborhood Containing Some Of N.y.u. |
| 4
| RANK |
List From 1 To ... |
| 4
| SOHO |
Manhattan District |
| 5
| SOLAR |
With 41-across, A Celestial Event ... Or A Hint To Four Squares In This Puzzle |
| 5
| VISAS |
H-1b And B-1, For Two |
| 5
| RADIO |
With 21-across, Broadcast Unit That May Operate With 50,000 Watts |
| 5
| CORGI |
Short-legged Herding Dog |
| 5
| KINGS |
With 101-across, Where This Puzzle's Enclosed Answer Is Located |
| 5
| ERNIE |
Shorter Roommate Of 14-across |
| 5
| RELAY |
Get Across |
| 5
| LOSES |
Draws The Short Straw |
| 5
| RECAP |
Make A Long Story Short? |
| 5
| ELMST |
Part Of A Horror Film Address, For Short |
| 5
| ABOAT |
See 69-across |
| 5
| PROBE |
Voyager 1, For One |
| 5
| PERPS |
Crime Show Extras, For Short |
| 5
| ATTAR |
Sufi Poet Thought To Have Coined The Adage Found At The Starts Of 19-, 27-, 45- And 52-across |
| 5
| LONGO |
Vowel Sound At The End Of 15- And 26-across |
| 5
| DIMES |
Coins That Are 1.35 Mm Thick |
| 5
| AVLAB |
Classroom With Cameras, For Short |
| 5
| CIGAR |
The World's Most Expensive One, The Gurkha Royal Courtesan, Costs Over $1.3 Million |
| 5
| DEFIB |
Shock Treatment, For Short |
| 5
| BENDS |
With 20-across, Goes To Great Lengths |
| 5
| WHALE |
See 64-across |
| 5
| HEYYA |
2003 #1 Outkast Hit |
| 5
| TBILL |
Quickly Maturing Security, For Short |
| 5
| WORDS |
See 56-across |
| 5
| WATER |
With 55-across, No Longer An Issue |
| 5
| MCGEE |
"me And Bobby ___" (posthumous #1 Hit For Janis Joplin) |
| 5
| TABLE |
See 27-across |
| 5
| SLATE |
With 51-across, Long-lasting Cover For A House |
| 5
| LEONI |
See 35-across |
| 5
| MEANS |
See 39-across |
| 5
| JELLY |
With 6-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 6-across |
| 6
| NERUDA |
Poet Who Wrote "love Is So Short, Forgetting Is So Long" |
| 6
| CARLOS |
With 76-across, Mexican Business Magnate Who Was Once The World's Richest Person |
| 6
| ATESTS |
Nuclear Experiments, For Short |
| 6
| VOSTOK |
___ 1, Yuri Gagarin's Spacecraft |
| 6
| SHRIMP |
See 36-across |
| 6
| PICKUP |
Learn, As A New Skill ... Or What Can Precede The Ends Of 20-, 36-, 42- And 59-across |
| 6
| SPIRAL |
When Preceded By [the Circled Letters], Natural Shape Said To Be Seen In 61-across And 27-down |
| 6
| TWEETY |
"headliner" Of The First Warner Bros. Short To Win An Oscar |
| 6
| SOLLAL |
Korean New Year, Celebrated On Feb. 1, 2022 |
| 6
| YEEZUS |
2013 #1 Album From Kanye West |
| 7
| ITTEAMS |
Groups Fixing Computer Crashes, For Short |
| 7
| FERRERA |
See 17-across |
| 7
| PARTING |
With 58-across, What This Puzzle's Circled Letters Are ... Or What They're Doing |
| 7
| STATION |
See 20-across |
| 7
| AMERICA |
With 18-across, Emmy-winning "ugly Betty" Actress |
| 7
| SANDERS |
See 26-across |
| 7
| CHINESE |
With 43-across, Historical Period Found In Each Set Of Circled Letters |
| 7
| EDITING |
See 29-across |
| 7
| RHYMING |
Like 17-, 26-, 40-, 51- And 64-across, With Respect To The Numbers In Their Clues |
| 7
| THEBELT |
See 41-across |
| 7
| THEREST |
See 35-across |
| 7
| SOLANGE |
Singer With The 2016 #1 Album "a Seat At The Table" |
| 7
| COLONEL |
With 49-across, The Face Of Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| 7
| MRSPOCK |
Major Role In 70-across |
| 7
| DYNASTY |
See 39-across |
| 7
| HANSOLO |
Major Role In 70-across |
| 8
| SEQUENCE |
When Preceded By [the Circled Letters], Progression Starting With 0 And 1 |
| 8
| ELECTRIC |
With 25-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 25-across |
| 8
| NANOTECH |
Small-scale Study, For Short |
| 8
| CUCUMBER |
See 47-across |
| 8
| OPTIMIST |
One Who Identifies With The Answers To The Starred Across Clues |
| 8
| MTARARAT |
High Point Of The Old Testament, For Short |
| 8
| TEASERAD |
Short Hooking Pitch |
| 9
| ALONETIME |
It's Usually In Short Supply For New Parents |
| 9
| THEBRIDGE |
See 60-across |
| 9
| MRSANDMAN |
1950s #1 Hit With The Repeated Lyric "bring Me A Dream" |
| 9
| HESAREBEL |
1962 #1 Hit For The Crystals Featuring A Biker On The Record Sleeve |
| 9
| MONKEYPAW |
Jordan Peele's Production Company, Named For A Classic Horror Short Story |
| 9
| WHATMAKES |
With 114-across, Exasperated Question To Parking Enforcement? |
| 9
| FOODFIGHT |
Type Of Battle That 17-, 26-/49- And 60-across Might Be Engaged In? |
| 9
| MOUSEOVER |
Move A Cursor Across |
| 9
| BACKWARDS |
See 18-across |
| 9
| YOUTICKET |
See 25-across |
| 10
| BRIDGELOAN |
Short-term Financing Option |
| 10
| STARTINGQB |
Key Member Of A Football Team, In Brief ... Or A Feature Of 16-, 29-, 35- And 42-across? |
| 10
| SMARTPHONE |
Device That Can Replace 16-, 23-, 37-, 40- And 51-across |
| 10
| ITSTHEPITS |
"awful!" ... Or A Hint To The Common Element Of 17-, 23-, 36- And 50-across |
| 10
| HOLDMYBEER |
Comment Before A Stupid Stunt ... Or A Hint To The Ends Of 17-, 25-, 36- And 50-across |
| 10
| GROUPTHINK |
Intellectual Conformity ... Or A Hint To Interpreting 17-, 22- And 51-across |
| 11
| GWENSTEFANI |
Singer With The 2016 #1 Album "this Is What The Truth Feels Like" |
| 11
| COUNTRYSTAR |
Grand Ole Opry Performer ... Or A Hint To 17-/18-across And 23- And 36-down |
| 11
| LETSGOCRAZY |
Lost, E.g. (#1, 1984) |
| 11
| WINDOWFRAME |
Outer Border For 36-across |
| 12
| SEVENWONDERS |
With 51-across And 15-down, Group In Which [see Circled Letters] Is The Only One Still Largely Intact |
| 12
| SPOILERALERT |
Important Warning Before You Answer 32-, 40- And 52-across? |
| 12
| YOUCANTTHINK |
Start Of An Optimistic Quote By 57-across |
| 12
| PARTYANIMALS |
They're Always Ready For A Good Time ... Or A Description Of 18-, 25-, 35- And 49-across? |
| 13
| THEFEDERATION |
Good Side In 70-across |
| 13
| REBELALLIANCE |
Good Side In 70-across |
| 14
| JUDYINDISGUISE |
Chan_e _ppea_ance To Concea_ _ _d Mislea_ (#1, 1968) |
| 14
| THEDOCTORISOUT |
Lucy's Empty-booth Sign In "peanuts" ... Or A Hint To 16-, 24-, 37- And 55-across |
| 14
| SPRINGFESTIVAL |
Chinese New Year, Celebrated On Feb. 1, 2022 |
| 15
| SIGNFORDELIVERY |
Accept A Package Formally ... Or A Hint To 17-, 29-, 45- And 62-across? |
| 15
| EATDESSERTFIRST |
"life Is Short. ___" (jacques Torres Quip) |
| 15
| CREATEDAMONSTER |
Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... Or What You Did After You Filled In The Shaded Parts Of 17-, 23-, 50- And 61-across? |
| 16
| COATOFMANYCOLORS |
Envy Source In Genesis 37 That Hints At 18-, 24-, 49- And 58-across |
| 21
| DOORDONOTTHEREISNOTRY |
Memorable Quote From 70-across |
| 21
| SPACETHEFINALFRONTIER |
Memorable Quote From 70-across |
