Literature Nobelist Morrison |
TONI |
Many a cocktail mixer |
SODA |
Most abundant element in Earth's crust |
OXYGEN |
MSNBC competitor |
CNN |
Necklace that can be made with kukui nuts |
LEI |
Old-fashioned message carriers |
PIGEONS |
Olympian's sword |
EPEE |
One might take off a few marks |
ERASER |
Ones potentially contacted in 'first contact' |
ALIENS |
Petri dish filler |
AGAR |
Prefix with liberal or conservative |
NEO |
Prevailed |
WON |
Really prosper |
HITITBIG |
Reddish-purple salad ingredient |
BEET |
Sch. system with campuses in Buffalo and Binghamton |
SUNY |
Scruff of the neck |
NAPE |
Shakespeare villain who says 'I am not what I am' |
IAGO |
Skunk's defense |
ODOR |
Slim and trim |
LEAN |
Small town |
BURG |
Some lab liquids |
SERA |
South Asian wrap |
SARONG |
Spanish for 'foolish' |
TONTO |
Spiced tea |
CHAI |
Steffi with seven Wimbledon titles |
GRAF |
Story of one's life? |
OBIT |
Temp job? |
METEOROLOGIST |
They're long for an underdog |
ODDS |
Union job? |
WEDDINGPLANNER |
Vowel sound at the end of 15- and 26-Across |
LONGO |
Watery or papery |
THIN |
What may be heard in a herd |
MOOING |
Wonkish sort |
NERD |
Works in a theater |
PLAYS |
Yiddish 'Yikes!' |
OYVEY |
___ Man, one of the Avengers |
IRON |
___/her pronouns |
SHE |