Author: Freddie Cheng
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Fitzgerald with nine recordings in the Grammy Hall of Fame |
ELLA |
| Frat dudes |
BROS |
| “At Last” singer James |
ETTA |
| Toss-up at a football game? |
COIN |
| Manga genre involving giant robots |
MECHA |
| ___ well done (good work) |
AJOB |
| Is sound in principle |
HOLDSWATER |
| Yellowfin or albacore |
TUNA |
| Poker variant that, despite its name, did not originate in Nebraska |
OMAHA |
| Stately trees |
ELMS |
| Turner in a historic rebellion |
NAT |
| Weaponry on wheels |
COMBATVEHICLE |
| Gradually withdraw (from) |
WEAN |
| Pronouncement |
EDICT |
| Div. in the N.H.L.’s Eastern Conference |
ATL |
| “___ a date!” |
ITS |
| Sound coming from a bay? |
NEIGH |
| Plummets precipitously |
DROPSLIKEASTONE |
| Singer Washington with three recordings in the Grammy Hall of Fame |
DINAH |
| Cry after being shocked |
YOW |
| Woman with a habit |
NUN |
| Doolittle of “My Fair Lady” |
ELIZA |
| Bourbon order specification |
NEAT |
| Garment that may have spaghetti straps |
SLEEVELESSTOP |
| Lead-in to pod |
PEA |
| From |
ASOF |
| Simpleton |
IDIOT |
| What might be found in nesting boxes |
EGGS |
| Bodies of advisory experts … or, when reinterpreted as an imperative, a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 52-Across |
THINKTANKS |
| Sly trick |
WILE |
| Witch trials town |
SALEM |
| Termite-resistant hardwood |
TEAK |
| Gumbo or goulash |
STEW |
| Solidifies |
SETS |
| “Scooping since 1928” brand |
EDYS |
Down
| Fading repetition |
ECHO |
| Weaving machine |
LOOM |
| Shade close to lavender |
LILAC |
| “That’s for sure!” |
ANDHOW |
| X Series carmaker |
BMW |
| Stephen of “The Crying Game” |
REA |
| Four duos |
OCTET |
| Put aside for a while |
SHELVE |
| Gobble |
EAT |
| Three-way road layout |
TJUNCTION |
| Not musically dissonant, say |
TONAL |
| Lessen |
ABATE |
| Packing heat |
ARMED |
| “Ditto” |
SAME |
| Padded parts in soccer |
SHINS |
| Something a person in jail might make |
BAIL |
| Not for |
ANTI |
| Rapper/actor on “Law & Order: SVU” |
ICET |
| Make sense, with “up” |
ADD |
| Lead-in to -pod |
TRI |
| High-flying metaphor for independence |
LONEEAGLE |
| ___-high |
SKY |
| Ungulate found backward in “ungulate” |
GNU |
| Layer of 61-Across |
HEN |
| Washed out |
PALE |
| Hindu god of destruction |
SHIVA |
| Galactic time spans |
EONS |
| Really impresses |
AWES |
| Citrus peel scrapings |
ZESTS |
| They may come with big waves in Waikiki |
ALOHAS |
| “Look ___ this way …” |
ATIT |
| Until now |
TODATE |
| Gushes |
SPEWS |
| On the up and up |
LEGIT |
| Taxpaying option |
EFILE |
| Yearned (for) |
PINED |
| What a check mark may signify |
OKAY |
| Disapproving tongue clicks |
TSKS |
| Work with thread |
SEW |
| Souvenir for a basketball team |
NET |
| E.U. distance units |
KMS |
