Author: by Margi Stevenson
Across
| Coke or Pepsi |
COLA |
| Black out, in a way |
REDACT |
| Lines on a map: Abbr. |
RDS |
| Competitor of Thrifty |
AVIS |
| Verdi opera in which Iago is a baritone |
OTELLO |
| Ump’s call |
OUT |
| “Watch your mouth!” |
KEEPITCLEAN |
| ___-Wan Kenobi |
OBI |
| Lure |
ENTICE |
| What to do when you don’t know the words to a song |
HUM |
| Superfan |
STAN |
| Achy |
SORE |
| Wins the lottery, say |
HITSITBIG |
| Doing nothing |
IDLE |
| Pet name that sounds like a body of water |
BAE |
| Song of praise |
HYMN |
| Peke squeak |
YIP |
| “Real Housewives” icon Giudice |
TERESA |
| Abu Dhabi’s land, for short |
UAE |
| Ideal guy, or a hint to the end of 17-, 24-, 48- or 61-Across |
MRRIGHT |
| Upholstery problem |
RIP |
| “See ya!” |
BYEBYE |
| Golfer’s prop |
TEE |
| (Hey! Over here!) |
PSST |
| Uncle, in Spanish |
TIO |
| Run like heck |
TEAR |
| “You’re about as important as a white crayon” and others |
SICKBURNS |
| Obscures, with “up” |
FOGS |
| Verifiable |
TRUE |
| ___ Paulo, Brazil |
SAO |
| Faux family name in punk rock |
RAMONE |
| Snitch |
RAT |
| Human line? |
IMNOTAROBOT |
| Absorbed, as a cost |
ATE |
| Siamese intoxicant |
CATNIP |
| Poi source |
TARO |
| Shortest answer from a Magic 8 Ball |
YES |
| Perturbs |
UPSETS |
| Biblical garden |
EDEN |
Down
| One might say “Happy Birthday” in frosting |
CAKE |
| Hot spots |
OVENS |
| Deceive |
LIETO |
| Medicine cabinet staple |
ASPIRIN |
| Mechanical repetition |
ROTE |
| List ender: Abbr. |
ETC |
| India’s second-most populous city |
DELHI |
| Certain Native Alaskan |
ALEUT |
| Mollusks in linguine alle vongole |
CLAMS |
| Heavy weight |
TON |
| A&W and Barq’s |
ROOTBEERS |
| Home of the Burj Khalifa |
DUBAI |
| Undercover operation |
STING |
| Like chilled coffee |
ICED |
| Antares or Polaris |
STAR |
| Successor |
HEIR |
| “Suuure …” |
IBET |
| U-shaped stringed instrument |
LYRE |
| Busy airport |
HUB |
| “Whoopee!” |
YAY |
| Rom-com staples |
MEETCUTES |
| Set (against) |
PIT |
| What you used to be? |
THEE |
| Bro’s sibling, maybe |
SIS |
| Well-chosen |
APT |
| Initial advice for busybodies? |
MYOB |
| Understands |
GETS |
| Triathlon ride |
BIKE |
| Raise in rank |
PROMOTE |
| Way out there |
AFAR |
| Go off course |
STRAY |
| Very ticked off |
IRATE |
| Red-and-blue graphic on election night |
USMAP |
| Talks wildly |
RANTS |
| Everybody’s opposite |
NOONE |
| Become spoiled |
GOBAD |
| Sleeper’s sound |
SNORE |
| Freestyles over a beat, perhaps |
RAPS |
| Berkshire boarding school |
ETON |
| Critical hospital dept. |
ICU |
| Small songbird |
TIT |