| One of Santa's reindeer |
| Sandler of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry |
| Sandwich shop |
| Needle opening |
| Opening |
| Insane |
| Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live |
| Nissan hybrid |
| Assert sans proof |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| A partisan: Comb. form. |
| All of Me" singer who sang backup for Alicia Keys and Kanye West: 2 wds. |
| Aerial transit used in San Francisco. |
| Author Locke of the Harlem Renaissance, the first African-American Rhodes scholar (1907) |
| Dramatic opening? |
| Accompanies musically sans words |
| ___ the aisle (bipartisanly) |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Group of partisans |
| Santa's load |
| One of Santa's helpers |
| Nuisance stoppers, in law |
| Cassandra's forte, in today's lingo |
| Bombay nanny |
| Florida bay |
| Ancient Sanskrit text on sexual love |
| Gone with the Wind" plantation, insanely exaggerated? |
| Occupy pleasantly |
| One of Santa's little helpers |
| Complain incessantly |