| Letters before "Freddie Knuckles" and the like |
| Tea-growing region of India, or the tea it produces |
| Letter between iota and lambda |
| Change to suit a different purpose |
| Antigravity undergarment |
| Make a bundle in farming |
| One of the "Golden Girls" actresses |
| Visibly shocked |
| Stone that's "cut" in this puzzle's four longest answers |
| Schmoozes |
| ___ Aquariids (annual meteor shower) |
| Autobiography |
| Parseghian of football-coaching fame |
| French liqueur flavoring |
| Word from the Sanskrit for "queen" |
| First Old Testament book, alphabetically |
| Inferior, as excuses go |
| Mo. in which the Perseid meteor shower is observed |
| Ended a fast |
| "China Beach" setting |
| Masseur's employer, perhaps |
| Player of Caroline in "Caroline and the City" |
| Toddler, in Italy |
| Breathalyzer attachment |
| Gwyneth and Chris's "fruit" |
| Like meat without much fat |
| Father figures |
| Showing signs of culture |
| Place of rest in the midst of gloom |
| Disturber of the peace |
| Word on a ticket, perhaps |
| Run ___ (go on a wild rampage) |
| Silas Marner, for example |
| ___ layer (upper atmosphere part) |
| Marred a car, in a way |
| "The Maltese Falcon" character |
| Possible cause of heavy breathing |
| Southern quick bread |
| Hand lotion ingredient, perhaps |
| "___ of Days" (Schwarzenegger film) |
| Word before more and lasting |
| After door or grand |
| Sharp feeling, as of hunger or homesickness |
| Soviet politician (known for his cocktail), d. 1986 |
| Edible root from the High Andes |
| Bill Gates found one unnecessary |
| ___ constrictor |
| Sauce on many dishes in the Orient |
| A Beatle bride |
| Word with ''maker'' or ''breaker'' |
| TV network formerly known as Pax |
| Santa Barbara-to-Vegas dir. |
| "That's unbelievable!" |
| "Wheels" |
| Washing instructions location |
| Raymond's nickname on "The Blacklist" |
| Fellow band member, to a Kiwi |
| Word on some price tags |
| Malleable |
| Irish dance |
| Building custodian |
| Shoemaker's punching device |
| Pilar cyst |
| Russian bigwig, pre-1917 |
| Round Table address |
| Investigator, informally |
| Sweeney ___ (2007 Johnny Depp role) |
| Flapper over Atlantic City |
| Last-minute academic activity |
| Sultanate in northwestern Borneo |
| Scottish declivity |
| Stir at a speakeasy |
| Evanescence lyric "Give ___ me your troubles" |
| Part of a philosophical dichotomy |
| Sports Illustrated's 1970 Sportsman of the Year |
| Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of "King Lear" |
| Siesta taken by this puzzle's longest answers |
| Not the handsomest dog |
| Illegally influence, like a sporting event |
| Have no particular place to go |
| Kind of testing |
| Part of the conjugation of the French "avoir" |
| Best ___ (electronics store with a Geek Squad) |
| Reaction to an unexciting speaker |
| Oxen may pull plows in this |
| Tina Turner "I Want You ___ Me" |
| Monogram of Anna Christie's creator |
| Rootless water life |
| Like the acid in vinegar |
| Twenty One Pilots song "___ to Sleep" |
| Highest card in each suit, usually |
| Big bother |