| Make extremely happy |
| Planets, poetically |
| ___ czar, N.Y.C. government position whose job listing called for "a virulent vehemence for vermin" |
| Historical object |
| Watery, as tea |
| A spare one might be kept in the boot |
| *Actor who played Oscar Wilde in "Wilde" [fish] |
| Word before date or dance |
| Discard |
| Journalists' credits |
| Bit of Tex-Mex bar food |
| Starting point for a record-setting swim in 2023's "Nyad" |
| One under a birdie |
| Pigment used in the Lascaux cave paintings |
| High-pitched flute |
| New, waxing, waning, full, etc. |
| Sticky stuff |
| Frequently phished figs. |
| ___ vs. para (Spanish 101 topic) |
| Certain immature adult … with a hint to both halves of the answers to each starred clue |
| Auction bundle |
| Worn-down part of a shoe |
| Japan's national fish |
| Risky choice of surfing apparel |
| Makes (oneself) beloved |
| San Fran athlete |
| ___ Rica |
| Many a flat-screen |
| Pepper and O'Leary of classic rock: Abbr. |
| Immobilizers for bone fractures |
| Pokes fun at |
| Fuel from a bog |
| *Inventor who patented the first revolver [stallion] |
| Group of ants |
| Where a teen may wear a tux |
| Mammal with a miniature trunk |
| Snatch |
| Hits the slopes |
| Exact godly vengeance on |
| Hosp. areas |
| Rent out |
| Drink aptly found in "medieval era" |
| Treads lightly |
| Bounce off the walls, say |
| Comes clean |
| Stadium whistle-blower |
| Beef option at Chipotle |
| Vodka brand in a blue bottle |
| *Mouseketeer peer of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake [gander] |
| "The Little Mermaid" mermaid |
| Past, present or future |
| Free ones might precede subscriptions |
| Window-closing key |
| Sign before Virgo |
| Big name in baseball cards |
| "Gesundheit" prompter |
| *English essayist who wrote "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once" [ram] |
| Resident of 123½ Sesame Street |
| Sleep stage |
| Kind of salad that sounds like it should include corn |
| Fermented rice wine |
| Quartet + quintet |
| Starts to wake |
| Wild couples cruise? |
| Yang's partner |
| Being |
| What might catch X's at an O's game? |
| N.F.L. coach Campbell |
| Noodles on a guitar |
| Network with "gavel-to-gavel" coverage |
| Word in the title of Broadway's longest-running show |
| Compete (for) |
| Baker's amts. |
| Crispy sammies |
| Miss Piggy, to Miss Piggy |
| Essie competitor |
| Deserving of a fire emoji, as a party |
| III, in Rome |