| 'Dead Souls' author Nikolai |
| 'Don't text and drive' spots, e.g., for short |
| 'Here's a thought ...' |
| 'L'chaim!' |
| 'Les ___' |
| 'Make sense?' |
| 'Put a cork in it!' |
| 'Star Trek: T.N.G.' Klingon |
| Actor Cage, to friends |
| Airer of many public affairs programmes |
| Band's booking |
| Bit of fake news |
| Brief, abrupt change in direction |
| Broke down, in a way |
| Brood |
| Brynner of 'The Magnificent Seven' |
| Candy sold in stacked bricks |
| Challenge in a demanding job ... or a feature of this puzzle? |
| Cry ___ |
| Dallas pro, informally |
| Dental care brand |
| Edward ___, first popularly elected African-American U.S. senator (Massachusetts, 1967-79) |
| Exchange business cards, maybe |
| Extemporizes, in a way |
| Fail ignominiously |
| First-class, in slang |
| Flashy event? |
| Frozen food brand with French Toaster Sticks |
| Gave a damn? |
| Gilt-y party? |
| Good-for-nothing |
| Government org. featured on 'Narcos' |
| Grubby group |
| Have an unchanging, monogamous relationship |
| He said 'If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize' |
| Immigrant's class: Abbr |
| Like the yin side: Abbr |
| Made an impression? |
| Manhattan's Park, e.g.: Abbr |
| Message on a candy heart |
| Music and theater, e.g |
| Narrowly made, with 'out' |
| Naturally, in Britspeak |
| Neighbor of Myanmar |
| Office-friendly, to YouTubers |
| One half of a 55-Across |
| Org. for Carter and Bush Sr. before they became presidents |
| Org. that penalizes icing |
| Overhaul |
| Passionate |
| Peek into the everyday |
| Pie made with dairy-free cheese, maybe |
| Positive feedback |
| Put on the map |
| Puts on the 47-Down |
| Puzzle out |
| R&B artist with the 2004 hit '1, 2 Step' |
| Reheated, in a way |
| Retro skyscraper style |
| Shimmery stones |
| Single |
| Some briefs |
| Spark |
| Sports monitor, for short |
| Substantial |
| Texas oil city |
| The other half of a 55-Across |
| Things from which genii are summoned |
| Tread not so lightly |
| Unaccounted for, for short |
| Uncomfortably close to home |
| Unpleasant sort |
| What some black squares in this grid represent |
| You can see right through it |