| ''Como ___ usted?'' |
ESTA |
| ''Double Fantasy'' performer |
ONO |
| ''Lilies of the Field'' song |
AMEN |
| ''Of course not!'' |
NOSIRREE |
| ''Rent'' actor Diggs |
TAYE |
| ''She loves me'' unit |
PETAL |
| ''When We Were Very Young'' poet |
MILNE |
| Acne-prone |
OILY |
| Allergy trigger |
POLLEN |
| Attempt at a carnival booth |
TOSS |
| Be valetudinarian |
AIL |
| Be very selective |
CHERRYPICK |
| Beat around the bush, in a way |
MINCEWORDS |
| Beluga delicacy |
ROE |
| Blazing |
ONFIRE |
| Bravo or Grande |
RIO |
| Brindled beast |
GNU |
| Cartographer's creation |
MAP |
| Casey Jones, for one (Abbr.) |
ENGR |
| Cliff surface |
FACE |
| Cold War figure |
MAO |
| Colloquial assent |
YEAH |
| Commodious |
ROOMY |
| Compassionate letters |
TLC |
| Controversial research focus |
STEMCELL |
| CPR giver |
EMT |
| Cruise ship amenity |
SPA |
| Cry of surprise |
EEK |
| Elite bunch |
CREAMOFTHECROP |
| Entangle, as traffic |
SNARLUP |
| Exclusive |
SOLE |
| Fence supplier |
THIEF |
| First-ever winner of 54-Across |
ASHE |
| Former Nicaraguan dictator |
SOMOZA |
| Glamour competitor |
ELLE |
| God of poetry |
APOLLO |
| Greek pantheon leader |
ZEUS |
| Gymnastic feat |
FLIP |
| How some pay |
INCASH |
