| Sucks up, in a way |
| A.F.L.-___ |
| One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" |
| Mercury or Venus, e.g. |
| Ancient Andeans |
| Classic TV brand |
| Elf's foe in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| Can, in Canterbury |
| Common reply to "Cómo estás?" |
| Only state with a two-vowel postal code |
| Jackie of "Rush Hour" |
| Starting stake |
| ___-mo replay |
| Foxx of "Soul" |
| Sort |
| Butter and margarine, nutritionally speaking |
| Sluggishness |
| "No need to introduce us" |
| Utters a sound, informally |
| Nail, as a test |
| Green-lights |
| Pie in the face, e.g. |
| Popular Japanese manga series |
| #1 at McDonalds, maybe |
| Do something |
| Suits |
| The "O" of A.O.C. |
| First sitting prez to fly in an airplane |
| Years abroad |
| "Return of the Jedi" dancer |
| Civil rights icon who led a historic march from Selma to Montgomery on 3/7/1965 |
| Secure, as a ship |
| Japan's largest lake, located NE of Kyoto |
| Dawn goddess |
| Like much avant-garde music |
| Chop or crop |
| ___ Tomé and Príncipe |
| Chicago trains |
| Natural ability |
| Airport queue |
| Bookend letters of "Google Maps," appropriately |
| Flower that shares its name with a sea creature |
| Trickster |
| Sharp or flat, say |
| Those in favor |
| Group including 35-Across that protested the segregation of public buses |
| Unit of courage? |
| Popular cryptocurrency |
| Heartless |
| ___ card |
| Starter course? |
| Oxymoronic coinage of 35-Across |
| Outlaw |
| Live (together) |
| Impossible N.B.A. game outcome |
| Some succulents |
| Congressional district represented by 35-Across from 1987 to 2020 |
| Seat at a counter, maybe |
| Took a load off |
| Zoom, for one |
| Principle of the type of activism practiced by 35-Across |
| Teri of "Tootsie" |
| Sue who wrote the so-called "alphabet series" |
| "My mistake!" |
| Balloon popper, perhaps |
| Grp. that brought Stephen Colbert to Baghdad |
| Do quickly, as an assignment |
| Destiny's Child or the Supremes |
| "Help!" |
| Signal as a conductor might |
| Oscar ___, star of "Inside Llewyn Davis" |
| Face card in a French deck |
| Actress ___ Deavere Smith |
| Some trivia venues |
| Secretly includes on an email |
| Deem appropriate |