| Respond quickly and sharply to criticism ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| Like the middle band of the flag of México |
| Point |
| Sugary frozen beverage |
| Blue period? |
| Signal to go onstage |
| Coke or 7Up |
| Enhances, with "to" |
| Cheese with a white rind |
| Core political supporters |
| They can be sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" |
| Some future Girl Scouts |
| Not feel well |
| Seating for two or more |
| Good-hearted sort |
| Item in a box marked "In case of fire ..." |
| Short stiletto shoe |
| Grammy-winning James |
| Profound |
| Home of the statue Christ the Redeemer, familiarly |
| 3:1 or 4:1, e.g. |
| Ancient France |
| The "A" of SAG |
| Poison-pen letters |
| Rubbernecker, e.g. |
| "Ben-___" |
| ___ the Riveter (W.W. II figure) |
| Keats or Pindar |
| Left |
| Dreary |
| Tiny change to a master clock |
| Give someone the stink eye, e.g. |
| Tune also known as "Butterfield's Lullaby" |
| Wild Australian dog |
| Earned in the end |
| Provide, as with a scholarship |
| One of the friends on "Friends" |
| Sports item absent from wrestling and track |
| Word after head, heart or belly |
| Highly personal |
| Swing wildly back and forth |
| Depot: Abbr. |
| "My opinion has always been ..." |
| Bit of Three Stooges comedy |
| Sounds in a dentist's office |
| Chatters |
| Bruins' sch. |
| Slightly |
| Frisbee sport |
| Card game akin to crazy eights |
| Name of a celebrated 1970s concert tour with Bob Dylan |
| Electrically flexible |
| Foretell |
| Long-billed wading bird |
| French fashion magazine since 1945 |
| ___ Bell |
| Animal whose full name means "nose horn" |
| Got 100% on |
| Where the four most widely practiced religions all originated |
| Home furnishings store with a three-syllable name |
| "Me too" |
| ___ Records |
| Group consisting of Agnetha, Benny, Björn and Anni-Frid |
| Means justifiers, perhaps |
| Singer Reed |
| Four-year degs. |
| Has trouble with S's |
| Algerian port |
| Problems that a group project might face |
| Muddle through |
| "We shouldn't rush this" |
| Relieve |
| Rapper ___ Uzi Vert |
| Common chip dip, slangily |
| $$$ for old age |
| Tiki bar cocktail |