| "I'm speechless!" |
| Shade of black |
| Bad, but better than the alternatives |
| Last Chinese dynasty (1644-1912) |
| Patron of the Met, say |
| Lyft competitor |
| Birthplace of Zeus, in myth |
| What parallel lines never do |
| Where ships are outfitted |
| Bobby of the Black Panthers |
| First-stringers |
| Buying channel on TV |
| Bad result for a QB |
| Water channel that rises and falls |
| "___ in Show" |
| Quelques-___ (a few: Fr.) |
| Third degrees, for short |
| Home of the Texas Motor Speedway, with seating for more than 150,000 spectators |
| Very, on a music score |
| Foster professional connections |
| "You ___ Beautiful" |
| Lawyers' org. |
| "American Gothic" artist |
| Screw-off car part |
| Title for Eva Perón |
| Cafeteria trays on snowy days, perhaps |
| Sign on a vintage appliance at a flea market, maybe |
| Vice encouraged by capitalism |
| These: Sp. |
| D.C. media giant, for short |
| Part of a flower or watch |
| To's counterpart |
| Writer Picoult with the 2021 novel "Wish You Were Here" |
| "Nightmare" street |
| Well informed about |
| Oddity |
| Lead-in to while |
| B&Bs |
| Chatterbox's "gift" |
| Brink |
| Earth deposit |
| "The weekend's almost here, yay!" |
| Lead-in to "Be happy" |
| Squirrel away |
| Explosion maker |
| Skip over |
| "Sleepless in Seattle" director Ephron |
| Pasta that's often baked |
| Like Thor or Loki |
| ___ Ghiberti, sculptor of Florence's Gates of Paradise |
| Horse's bit |
| "Uncool, man" |
| Communicated through channels |
| Well-trodden, as a path |
| ___ pro quo |
| Championing |
| Bake, as eggs |
| German article |
| Son of, in Arabic names |
| Waiting room fare, in brief |
| Calendar column ... or a punny hint to the circled squares |
| Michelle ___ West of the L.P.G.A. |
| Pen that's full of oink? |
| After tax |
| Like much Three Stooges humor |
| Shortcut to highlighting the address bar on most internet browsers |
| Near the North or South Pole, say |
| Gather, as information |
| Beowulf's first combatant |
| Yankees manager whose teams never missed the postseason |
| In the past |
| TV's "The Good ___" |
| ___ Pieces |
| Enters unannounced, with "in" |