| 3
| MAC |
With 58-down, Words Before Cheese |
| 4
| SERA |
Word Sung Twice After "que" |
| 5
| TRYTO |
Words Before Relax Or Remember |
| 7
| YOTEAMO |
Words Before Un Beso |
| 4
| AWAY |
Words With "with Words" |
| 5
| OTHER |
In ___ Words |
| 3
| TMI |
"that's Enough About Your Sex Life!" |
| 3
| COO |
Soft-spoken Words |
| 3
| OMG |
"r U Kidding Me?!" |
| 3
| TMI |
"spare Me The Gory Details" |
| 3
| ERE |
Poet's "before" |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alternate Name |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alias |
| 3
| MOI |
"who, Me?" |
| 3
| LAO |
Language In Which Most Words Are Monosyllabic |
| 3
| AND |
"what Do You Want Me To Do About It?" |
| 3
| MEH |
"it Doesn't Excite Me Much" |
| 3
| OLD |
Far Advanced In The Years Of One's Or Its Life |
| 3
| OVA |
Donations For Life? |
| 3
| ERE |
Before, To Shakespeare |
| 3
| ERE |
Before, Poetically |
| 3
| ERE |
Bard's "before" |
| 3
| ERE |
Before, In Verse |
| 3
| SAD |
Word Before Case Or Sack |
| 3
| MEN |
"___ Explain Things To Me" (rebecca Solnit Essay Collection) |
| 3
| CRY |
"___ Me A River!" |
| 3
| SIR |
"for Once Maybe Someone Will Call Me '___,' Without Adding, 'you're Making A Scene'" Homer Simpson |
| 3
| DAY |
Word After Field Or Before Dreams |
| 3
| POT |
Word Before Shot And After Hot |
| 3
| AIR |
Word Before Drop Or Ball |
| 3
| IDO |
Tying Words? |
| 4
| NOON |
It Comes Before One |
| 4
| ASIS |
Words That May Scare Off A Buyer |
| 4
| OHOK |
Words Of Begrudging Agreement |
| 4
| VASE |
Common Still-life Prop |
| 4
| AGED |
Far Advanced In The Years Of One's Or Its Life |
| 4
| INON |
Words After Walk Or Cash |
| 4
| WORN |
Far Advanced In The Years Of One's Or Its Life |
| 4
| ORSO |
Guesstimate Words |
| 4
| EDIT |
Touch Up Before Publication |
| 4
| PASO |
Word Before Doble Or Robles |
| 4
| BEST |
Word Before Actor And Actress At The Oscars |
| 4
| DAYO |
Word Before "... Wanna Go Home," In Calypso |
| 4
| KIDD |
Pirate Whose Hidden Treasure Inspired "the Gold-bug" |
| 4
| HOLD |
Word After Foot Or Before Hands |
| 4
| MOPS |
Props For "it's The Hard-knock Life" In "annie" |
| 4
| IMOK |
Reassuring Words |
| 4
| IMOK |
Reassuring Words After A Fall |
| 4
| ETTU |
Shakespearean Words To A Traitor |
| 4
| LENS |
Word After Contact Or Before Cover |
| 4
| TRIP |
What Comes Before The Fall? |
| 4
| ARRS |
Talk Like A Pirate Day Outbursts |
| 4
| OBIT |
Story Of One's Life? |
| 4
| USED |
Far Advanced In The Years Of One's Or Its Life |
| 4
| OHMY |
"goodness Me!" |
| 4
| ARAT |
"i Smell ___" (words Of Suspicion) |
| 4
| ISTO |
Analogy Words |
| 4
| AHEM |
[don't Forget About Me!] |
| 4
| DOST |
"___ Thou Love Life?" Benjamin Franklin |
| 4
| PAPA |
"___, Can You Hear Me?" (oscar-nominated Song From "yentl") |
| 4
| OHOH |
"me! Pick Me!" |
| 4
| AHEM |
"excuse Me ..." |
| 4
| AHEM |
"excuse Me" |
| 4
| ONIT |
"you Can Leave This To Me" |
| 5
| NORSE |
Origin Of The Words "club" And "gun" |
| 5
| LOOTS |
Ransacks Like A Pirate |
| 5
| ANDSO |
Segue Before A Conclusion |
| 5
| DRMOM |
She May Take Your Temp Before Tucking You In |
| 5
| MCGEE |
"me And Bobby ___" (posthumous #1 Hit For Janis Joplin) |
| 5
| PLANK |
Something A Mutinying Pirate Might Have To Walk |
| 5
| FAUNA |
Animal Life |
| 5
| IMEAN |
"let Me Clarify ..." |
| 5
| READY |
"i Can Do This. Hit Me" |
| 5
| THETA |
Letter Before Iota |
| 5
| IGIVE |
"go Ahead, Tell Me The Answer" |
| 5
| ADELE |
"easy On Me" Singer, 2021 |
| 5
| BOOBY |
Word Before Trap Or Prize |
| 5
| SODOI |
Words Of Agreement |
| 5
| TRACY |
___ K. Smith, Poet Who Won A Pulitzer For "life On Mars" |
| 5
| ILOSE |
Words Of Concession |
| 5
| RASTA |
One Who May Use The Pronoun "i And I" (meaning God-in-me) |
| 5
| ASAMI |
"same With Me" |
| 5
| CATHY |
Comic Strip With The 1998 Collection "i Am Woman, Hear Me Snore" |
| 5
| SMILE |
Directive Before "you're On 'candid Camera'" |
| 5
| ILIKE |
"thumbs Up From Me!" |
| 5
| BAMBI |
Classic 1942 Film Based On A Book Subtitled "a Life In The Woods" |
| 5
| SEEME |
Dreaded Words From A Teacher |
| 5
| TERSE |
In Few Words |
| 5
| IRULE |
"yay, Me!" |
| 6
| VESTED |
"by The Power ___ In Me ..." |
| 6
| CEREAL |
Life Or Lucky Charms |
| 6
| IHADTO |
"you Gave Me No Choice" |
| 6
| IMEASY |
"doesn't Matter To Me" |
| 6
| NOCLUE |
"beats Me" |
| 6
| SEENIT |
Words Repeated While Scrolling Through A Netflix List, Perhaps |
| 6
| PAYDAY |
Recurrent Space In The Game Of Life |
| 6
| OOHOOH |
"pick Me! Pick Me!" |
| 6
| OLDAGE |
"ripe" Time Of One's Life |
| 6
| SCRAWL |
Poorly Written Words |
| 6
| IDUNNO |
"beats The Heck Out Of Me" |
| 6
| TAGSUP |
Touches Base Before Running Home, Say |
| 6
| PREMIX |
Blend Before Use |
| 6
| HAHAHA |
"you Crack Me Up!" |
| 6
| MAGNET |
Object Represented Visually Twice In This Puzzle |
| 6
| EDITED |
Minced Words, Say |
| 6
| IMDEAD |
"that's Curtains For Me" |
| 6
| MARINE |
Bea Arthur Was One Before Her Acting Career |
| 7
| NARRATE |
Tell Or Depict In Written Or Spoken Words |
| 7
| PICTURE |
Tell Or Depict In Written Or Spoken Words |
| 7
| CHATSUP |
Woos With Words |
| 7
| PORTRAY |
Tell Or Depict In Written Or Spoken Words |
| 7
| FEARNOT |
Calming Words |
| 7
| IMTOAST |
"things Don't Look Good For Me!" |
| 7
| BRAILLE |
Words Read With Feeling |
| 7
| IWASHAD |
"they Conned Me!" |
| 7
| ZXCVBNM |
Line Just Before A Comma |
| 7
| WEDIDIT |
First Three Words Famously Said By Kamala Harris To Joe Biden Upon Winning The 2020 Election |
| 7
| ATFIRST |
Before Knowing More |
| 8
| TUESDAYS |
They Always Come 48 Hours Before Thanksgiving |
| 8
| AREYOUOK |
Words Of Concern |
| 8
| ADMITONE |
Words On A Ticket |
| 8
| GUESSWHO |
"tell Me If You Recognize Me From Just My Voice And The Feel Of My Hands Over Your Eyes" |
| 8
| DESCRIBE |
Tell Or Depict In Written Or Spoken Words |
| 8
| IMAMORON |
"stupid Me!" |
| 9
| SHIRELLES |
"will You Love Me Tomorrow" Group, With "the" |
| 9
| MRSANDMAN |
1950s #1 Hit With The Repeated Lyric "bring Me A Dream" |
| 9
| SITUATION |
Word Before Room Or Comedy |
| 9
| CLAUDETTE |
___ Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused To Give Up Her Seat On A Segregated Bus Nine Months Before Rosa Parks |
| 10
| QUICKBREAD |
It Doesn't Need Time To Rise Before Baking |
| 10
| HOLDMYBEER |
Comment Before A Stupid Stunt ... Or A Hint To The Ends Of 17-, 25-, 36- And 50-across |
| 10
| THATSAMORE |
Song Title Following The Lyric "scuzza Me, But You See, Back In Old Napoli ..." |
| 10
| WANNATRADE |
Exchange Words |
| 10
| ANNODOMINI |
Latin Phrase Before A Year |
| 10
| ICANRELATE |
"tell Me About It!" |
| 11
| MINEALLMINE |
Outburst Before A Maniacal Laugh |
| 11
| DILAPIDATED |
Far Advanced In The Years Of One's Or Its Life |
| 12
| TOOBADFORYOU |
Gloating Words Of Mock Consolation |
| 12
| SPOILERALERT |
Important Warning Before You Answer 32-, 40- And 52-across? |
| 12
| CHARACTERIZE |
Tell Or Depict In Written Or Spoken Words |
| 13
| CANIGETANAMEN |
"who's With Me?" |
| 13
| SOLOPARENTING |
It's Just You And Me, Baby |
| 13
| CAMETONOTHING |
"then My Friend Set Me Up With A Recluse, But He ..." |
| 13
| STUDENTIDCARD |
Kid At A College Bar Who Seems, To Me As A Bouncer, Too Young To Allow In |
| 15
| TAKEOUTTHETRASH |
What To Do Before The Answers To The Starred Clues Will Make Sense |
| 15
| EATDESSERTFIRST |
"life Is Short. ___" (jacques Torres Quip) |
| 15
| YEOFLITTLEFAITH |
Words To A Skeptic |
