| 'Bravo' preceder |
ALFA |
| 'Hmmmmm ...' [as hinted at by the three groups of black squares in the middle of the grid] |
SOMETHINGSFISHY |
| 'It was you,' operatically |
ERITU |
| 'NCIS' actor Joe |
SPANO |
| '___ am your father' (classic 'Star Wars' line) |
NOI |
| '___ Style,' first video with a billion YouTube views |
GANGNAM |
| 170 is its max score |
GRE |
| A wild card is unlikely to beat one |
TOPSEED |
| Anderson of 'Nurses' |
LONI |
| As part of a series |
ENSUITE |
| Best Picture of 1954 [see 17-Across] |
ONTHEWATERFRONT |
| Bests |
ONEUPS |
| Cadet, e.g |
TRAINEE |
| Closes a session |
LOGSOUT |
| Corral |
ENCLOSE |
| Dessert preference |
ALAMODE |
| Dictator's beginning |
INRE |
| Excellent, in slang |
ALLTHAT |
| First |
MAIDEN |
| Gander |
LOOKSEE |
| Goes for enthusiastically |
LEAPSAT |
| Greek goddess of vengeance |
NEMESIS |
| Hardly the assertive type |
DOORMAT |
| Home to 'alabaster cities' |
AMERICA |
| Hybrid on the road? |
GASOHOL |
| Indian chief, once |
NEHRU |
| It may contain mercury |
ORE |
| Last part |
TAILEND |
| Like 19-Across |
MINED |
| Like a guitar string |
TAUT |
| Like Saudi Arabia |
OILRICH |
| Like some famous frescoes |
SISTINE |
| Lovingly, on a music score |
AMOROSO |
| Many a base player |
CAD |
| Medical suffix |
OSIS |
