| Clues | Answers |
| ‘All the things that God would have ___ are hard’: ‘Moby Dick’ | USDO |
| ‘L’Heure Espagnole’ composer | RAVEL |
| ‘Le Penseur’ artist | RODIN |
| ‘Me too!’ | SOAMI |
| ‘Mr. Robot’ star | RAMIMALEK |
| ‘My word!’ | ISAY |
| ‘No Exit’ author | SARTRE |
| ‘Takin’ Care of Business’ band, for short | BTO |
| ‘The King’s Speech’ director Tom | HOOPER |
| ‘Valley of the Dolls’ author | SUSANN |
| *Breakfast in a jam? | TRAFFICSCONE |
| *Essential ingredient for groovy baking? | FABFLOUR |
| *Glow-in-the-dark sandwich cookie? | URANIUMOREO |
| *Nonpoisonous borscht vegetable? | SAFEBEET |
| *Off-the-hook Japanese soup stock? | MADDASHI |
| *Slam-dancer’s bread? | MOSHPITA |
| *Wedding march remnants? | CRUSHEDRICE |
| *What you might find at the bottom of a trick-or-treater’s bag? | RAGGEDYCANDY |
| 2010 World Cup winner | SPAIN |
| 35-Across, for one | TREE |
| Affected smiles | SIMPERS |
| Aisle rollers | CARTS |
| Alan of ‘The Aviator’ | ALDA |
| Aleppo resident | SYRIAN |
| Arson aftermath | ASHES |
| Auto adornments | DECALS |
| Bad beginning | MAL |
| Beginning on | ASOF |
| Benefit | AVAIL |
| Black Panthers co-founder Bobby | SEALE |
| Bolivian president Morales | EVO |
| Boo-boo bellow | OUCH |
| Boot brand | UGG |
| Break off | END |
| Bureau of Consumer Protection org | FTC |
| Capt.’s subordinate | CDR |
| Cave quality, often | DANKNESS |
| Comical | RISIBLE |
| Computer hookup? | EDATE |
| Courageously determined | UNDAUNTED |
| Cpl.’s subordinate | PVT |
| Current units | AMPERES |
| D.C. player | NAT |
| Defamation defense | TRUTH |
| Defaulter’s woe | REPO |
| Defense policy grp | NSC |
| Deserving of an R rating | GORY |
| Digital identifier | SSN |
| Dream state, for short | REM |
| Dribble catcher | BIB |
| Drink from a stand | LEMONADE |
| Educated | LETTERED |
| Encouraged | URGEDON |
| English homework list, for short | VOCAB |
| Even one | ANY |
| Fall guy? | STUNTMAN |
| Fetters | Legirons |
| Fwys., e.g | RTES |
| Garden figure | EVE |
| Gasteyer of ‘Suburgatory’ | ANA |
| Genesis landing site | ARARAT |
| German article | EIN |
| Giggle bit | HEE |
| Good to go | AOK |
| Goof off | LOAF |
| Greeting to a party guest | YOUMADEIT |
| Harsh critic | BASHER |
| Heady creature? | HYDRA |
| Hosp. figures | DRS |
| Hymn tune | CHORALE |
| Jai ___ | ALAI |
| Late for work? | NIGHTSHIFT |
| Lent’s forty | DAYS |
| Lets go | SACKS |
| Like baseball cards | TRADABLE |
| Lyricist Gershwin | IRA |
| Major vanilla exporter | MADAGASCAR |
| Malarkey | TRIPE |
| Max Gel Clog Remover brand | DRANO |
| Mets’ div | NLE |
| Monopoly piece | HOTEL |
| Mountainous isle of Scotland | SKYE |
| Nailed the exam | ACEDIT |
| New beginnings | REBIRTHS |
| Nuzzler’s target, perhaps | NAPE |
| O.T. book read at Purim | ESTH |
| Onetime teammate of Magic | KAREEM |
| Pate protector | HAT |
| Person who could use a lift | SKIER |
| Pesto ingredient | BASIL |
| Pig’s foot | TROTTER |
| Place for highlights | SALON |
| Place for peels | SPA |
| Place for winners | FIRST |
| Poplar family member | ASPEN |
| Potted plant? | TEA |
| Pro’s shooter | SLR |
| Proposal supports? | KNEES |
| Quill cousin | PEN |
| Repetitious | ITERATIVE |
| Roast host | EMCEE |
| Rush order | ASAP |
| Sainthood requirement | MIRACLE |
| San Diego Fwy. setting | SOCAL |
| Sapporo sash | OBI |
| School period | LUNCH |
| Seat in le parc | BANC |
| Sense of importance | EGO |
| She judged along with Simon and Randy | PAULA |
| Shower component | METEOR |
| Site of fighting in 1914 and 1918 | MARNE |
| Site of the Wat Phu temple complex | LAOS |
| Small amphibian | EFT |
| Snide attitude | SNARK |
| Some MIT grad | EES |
| Some use Face ID | IPHONES |
| Source of online talks | TED |
| Sportscaster Albert | MARV |
| Spot | SEE |
| Start of a Caesar boast | ICAME |
| Statistical figures | MODES |
| Suffix with vigor or rigor | OUS |
| Suit | BEFIT |
| Swooning teen’s pronouncement | IMINLOVE |
| Terrarium growths | MOSSES |
| Tony-winning role for Patti LuPone | EVAPERON |
| Took part in a cattle call | MOOED |
| Treat with contempt | SCORN |
| Unwanted impression | DENT |
| UPS tracking notification | DELIVERED |
| Went ahead | LED |
| Went bad | TURNED |
| What’s been added to the starred answers | CALORIES |
| Wild blue yonder | ETHER |
| Willowy | SVELTE |
| Wooden clog | SABOT |
| Yellow hues | AMBERS |
| Yellowstone grazer | ELK |
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