| “A Confederacy of Dunces” author |
TOOLE |
| “Calvin and Hobbes” girl |
SUSIE |
| “Mean Girls” writer |
TINAFEY |
| “Step on it!” |
HURRY |
| “___ we trust” |
INGOD |
| Accepted truths |
AXIOMS |
| Any of this puzzle’s theme answers |
PUN |
| Aussie bird |
EMU |
| Ballerina’s pivot |
TOE |
| Bar stock |
MIXERS |
| Baseball statistics |
STEALS |
| Bath sprinkles |
TALCS |
| Before now |
AGO |
| Bible verb suffix |
ETH |
| Big parts |
LEADS |
| Blood fluids |
SERA |
| Boeing rival |
AIRBUS |
| Brand of change-converting machines |
COINSTAR |
| Bridge action |
REBID |
| Broad players |
HAMS |
| Building bigwigs |
SUPERS |
| Chain with a heart logo |
CVS |
| Chopin piece |
NOCTURNE |
| Citrus quenchers |
ADES |
| Close relative |
SIS |
| Collected works |
OMNIBUS |
| Compassionate assassins? |
TENDEROFFERS |
| Confectioner H.B |
REESE |
| Contradicts |
DENIES |
| Cries of relief |
WHEWS |
| Curl one’s lip |
SNEER |
| Dined at home |
ATEIN |
| Disney’s portrayer in “Saving Mr. Banks” |
HANKS |
| Dudley Moore’s obsession in “10” |
BODEREK |
| Ernie Banks nickname |
MRCUB |
| Extorted |
BLED |
| Fire-prevention icon |
SMOKEY |
| Fizzless |
FLAT |
| Flutes and the like |
STEMWARE |
| Folks on the move |
GOERS |
| Forward |
RESEND |
| Free-spirited football players? |
LOOSEENDS |
| Future bride |
FIANCEE |
| Govt. mtge. insurer |
FHA |
| Heebie-jeebies |
CREEPS |
| Hip |
TUNEDIN |
| Home of one of the world’s oldest rainforests |
BORNEO |
| Icicle’s location |
EAVE |
| Impassive dealers in hot goods? |
WOODENFENCES |
| Inflexible prison guards? |
SETSCREWS |
| Inspiration for many a technophobe |
NEDLUDD |
| Is a motor-mouth |
RUNSON |
| It was introduced in late 1957 |
EDSEL |
| Jason of “The Man in the High Castle” |
OMARA |
| JFK posting |
ETD |
| Key on a map |
ISLET |
| Kirsten of “The Beguiled” |
DUNST |
| Like an acid found in greens |
FOLIC |
| Like many summer movies |
ESCAPIST |
| Like some houses |
HAUNTED |
| Lucy’s husband |
DESI |
| Manage |
GETBY |
| More hectic |
BUSIER |
| More suspicious |
LEERIER |
| Mystery writer Gerritsen |
TESS |
| Mystery writer Paretsky |
SARA |
| Not subject to change |
CASTIRON |
| Nota ___ |
BENE |
| Nursery item |
TREE |
| Oodles |
GOBS |