| It's west of Yemen |
REDSEA |
| James played by Beyoncé in a 2008 biopic |
ETTA |
| Just below C level? |
DPLUS |
| Keystone ___ (character in slapstick comedy) |
KOP |
| King of music |
CAROLE |
| Like C-O-L-O-U-R or M-E-T-R-E |
SPELT |
| Literature Nobelist who penned 71-Across |
TSELIOT |
| Make good progress |
GETFAR |
| Man's nickname that omits '-old' |
ARN |
| Mosey |
STROLL |
| Notions |
IDEAS |
| OPEC unit: Abbr |
BBL |
| Physics Nobelist who co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation, confirming 1-Across |
PENZIAS |
| Question from one who's lost |
WHEREAMI |
| Rain gutter locale |
EAVE |
| Refuge |
SAFEAREA |
| Reverse, e.g |
GEAR |
| Salon brand with 100% vegan products |
AVEDA |
| Shades |
HUES |
| Shiny button material |
NACRE |
| Small battery type |
AAA |
| Spot for a soothing scrub |
SPA |
| Spots for hoops |
EARLOBES |
| Supply at a barbecue |
BUNS |
| This is the way the world began, per 51-Across |
BIGBANG |
| Throngs |
MOBS |
| Tomorrow's cash flow assessed today |
NETPRESENTVALUE |
| Track makers |
TREADS |
| Two-time Emmy winner Remini |
LEAH |
| What do ewe say? |
BAAS |
| Words before a date |
ASOF |
| World capital NE of Vientiane |
HANOI |
| Ye ___ Shoppe |
OLDE |
| [OMG!] |
GASP |
| ___ Blue Ribbon |
PABST |
| ___ lab |
DNA |
| ___ octopus, creature so named for its large, earlike fins |
DUMBO |
| ___-mo |
SLO |