| It has a drum one can’t beat |
EAR |
| It may be used in a fireplace |
LOG |
| James ___ Jones |
EARL |
| Jog |
RUN |
| Ladder foothold |
RUNG |
| Legal document in court |
WRIT |
| Lightning McQueen or the Batmobile |
CAR |
| Like the lights in a dark room |
OFF |
| Love’s opposite |
HATE |
| Make an “I’m in pain” sound |
MOAN |
| Natural Band-Aid |
SCAB |
| Night bird that hoots |
OWL |
| Old? No, no, no .. |
NEW |
| Part of a pot for 32-Across |
SPOUT |
| Problem after some sandlot homers (2 words) |
NOBALL |
| Pursuit of turning lead to gold |
ALCHEMY |
| Reason to use a hotline, perhaps |
CRISIS |
| Remove, as a bottle cap |
UNSCREW |
| See 28-Across |
ONCE |
| Self-esteem |
EGO |
| She’s not a Mrs |
MISS |
| Sound from a lion’s den |
ROAR |
| Source of an apple tree |
SEED |
| Spider-___ (superhero) |
MAN |
| Streetlight of olden times (2 words) |
GASLAMP |
| Terse |
CURT |
| They may be civil or economic |
RIGHTS |
| Thrifty |
FRUGAL |
| Trampled |
TROD |
| With 12-Across, start of a fairy tale |
UPON |
| Wrangler jeans rivals |
LEES |
| ___ & Perrins (sauce brand) |
LEA |
| ____ de Triomphe |
ARC |