| 1/48 of a cup: Abbr. |
| Ad Council offerings, for short |
| Home of the Kaaba |
| Spartan |
| "The Problem With ___" (2017 documentary) |
| Orator's platform |
| "Never meet your ___" (maxim) |
| Less wild |
| Done working: Abbr. |
| About which you might always say "Bee prepared"? |
| They take the form of self-flying paper airplanes in the Harry Potter books |
| Topping for a 25-Across |
| Piece of cake, say |
| Improv class exercises |
| Kids |
| Without aim |
| Mob |
| Fish whose males bear the young |
| Evening gala |
| Note-taking spot? |
| Sustained period of luck, as with dice |
| Litter critter |
| Floor plan unit |
| Restless desire |
| What Franklin famously asked for |
| Floor plan spec |
| Blog feed inits. |
| Debtor's letters |
| Email holder |
| Something lent to a friend |
| Set of skills, metaphorically |
| Father of Scout, in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| Declare |
| Best Actor winner Malek |
| Normandy battle site |
| Wads |
| Last dance? |
| Managed an unmanageable group, figuratively |
| Wonder Woman accessory |
| Aware of |
| Playroom chest |
| Downwind |
| They're worn on heads with tails |
| Store |
| Was first |
| Ka ___ (southernmost point on Hawaii) |
| Prefix with -graph |
| Run on |
| Singer Brickell |
| Believed something without question |
| Commercial lead-in to land |
| Elizabeth Warren vis-à-vis former chief justice Earl Warren, e.g. |
| It's frequently under fire |
| Prepare to bathe |
| Olivia Benson's division on TV: Abbr. |
| Conditional word |
| Expressively creative |
| First of the metalloids |
| Border |
| Flight recorder |
| ___ complex |
| A much greater quantity |
| Lead-in to fit or active |
| ___ New Guinea |
| Foreword |
| Org. that kicked off again in 2020 after a 19-year hiatus |
| Studio behind "Platoon" and "Amadeus" |
| Salary negotiator |
| Adversary |
| Embodiment of slipperiness |
| Word before or after short |
| One of the six simple machines |
| State pair: Abbr. |
| Mrs., in Mexico |
| Transportation for the Doctor on "Doctor Who" |
| Small suit |
| Tries to make the unappealing attractive |
| Eeyore-ish sentiment |
| Stocking stuffer |
| Donkey Kong, e.g. |
| Imbroglios |
| Play charades |
| Setting for a Sistine Chapel painting |
| Results from |
| Near |
| "Methought I was enamour'd of an ___": Titania |
| Brand of rum |
| Improper |
| Best Actress winner Zellweger |
| Tiny fractions of joules |
| "___ Would Be King," 2018 novel by Wayétu Moore |
| Attach, in a way |
| Stack topper |
| Iconic Chevy |
| "You nailed it!" |
| ___ page |
| Spanish "now" |
| Olympic pentathlete's need |
| Well-being |
| Purse part |
| Flying Clouds and Royales |
| Be fully qualified ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Author of "The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure" |
| Czech reformer Jan |
| Coastal inlets |
| It might get a licking |
| Combination meant to change behavior |
| Starter earring |
| Play piano, informally |
| Machu Picchu builder |
| Something frequently made with the eyes shut |
| X-ray alternative, maybe |
| Spanish treasure |
| Anthem starter |
| Businesses with a portmanteau name |
| "It Ain't Me Babe" songwriter |
| Percolate |
| Zip |
| No. in a directory |
| Wimbledon wear, perhaps |
| Chooses not to act |
| Academia figure |
| It follows the Hijri calendar |
| Protruding bit of bedrock |
| Form a new mental picture of |
| Got away |
| Sharing word |
| Canon competitor |
| Leaves weaponless |
| One participating in a new Summer Olympics sport in 2021 |
| Fashion designer McCartney |
| Heads-up |
| Two to one, say |
| Time and again |
| Warner ___ |
| Like the Liberty Bell in 1846, for the last time |
| Big name in British art |
| Hall-of-Fame catcher Campanella |
| Print maker |
| Tulsa-to-Des Moines dir. |