"Precious" item to J. R. R. Tolkien's Gollum Person's sense of self-importance Prepare, as a patty Permeate gradually Pull back, as a tide Puss in Boots or Garfield, for one Physics particle Pool player's stick Place, as tiles Parking ___ (street device) Play pretend for a living? Payphone insert Performs an Eminem song, say Promotional publicity Paul ___ who sang "Lonely Boy" Prefix with "ceratops" to mean a dinosaur Prefix with "dural" or "glottis" Poetic sphere Prefix for saving the environment? Pooh's hopping friend Psychology's "I" Pacific salmon (anagram of "choo") Palindromic nickname for grandma Parseghian of football coaching fame Prefix with "virus" or "freeze" Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. Part one of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years Part two of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years Philadelphia Eagles' group: Abbr. Pedicures' partner at a spa Prefix with "cycle" or "angle" Picnic intruder "___ Power," ongoing comic book series by Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee Physicist's charged particle Portuguese for "she" Post facial shine Pride's noise President Lincoln, fondly Pre-CIA secretive agency: Abbr. Points a dart at a dartboard, say Pure delight Postal department's delivery Petty quarrel between lovers Place to get a stout? Political vote of affirmation Play Store download, for short "Peace ___" ("goodbye!") Patient healer, for short Possess Play a part Pool stick Physique, informally "___ Principals," 2016 HBO dark comedy featuring Bill Murray in a cameo role Play-___ (clay craft brand) Painter's medium, perhaps Particle with a +/- charge Plumber's charge Prefix with "pen" Prefix with "potent" or "present" Partner of "lah-di" Pied Piper's rodent Prohibit legally Per ___ (yearly) Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. Plays a Halloween prank, for short "Pokemon" protagonist Ketchum Prescription items, briefly Persian poet ___ Khayyam Pole used for fishing "Pacific ___" (2013 film starring Idris Elba) "___ P," 2022 collaboration between Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug that debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Publish, as on Instagram Plant stem Pre A.D. letters Picnic basket Palindromic address for a woman Passionate, like some fans "Peaky ___," British crime drama series starring Cillian Murphy that aired its final season in 2022 Pond scum (anagram of "gala") Place for a pint Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. Press charges Prefix with "physics" Presidential ___ of Freedom Poker stake Pink ___ ("Comfortably Numb" band) Pellets of frozen rain (rhymes with "fail") Perform better than Prima donna Place a wager Prefix with "leaks" or "pedia" Prepare a cocktail, say President Eisenhower's nickname Piglet's mom Price negotiation acronym Picket ___ (domestic boundary) Physically delicate Pixar's lost fish Popular K-pop celeb Pointed edge Participate in a blood drive, say Part-time workers Pop band "___ Direction" ___ Platini, French former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy three times ___ peek (a secret look) Popeye's love Olive ___ Palindromic fashion magazine Put on an ___ (pretend) PC key above "shift" Public transport vehicle Physique, slangily ___ Parks (American activist) Purple berry found in a smoothie Palindromic cry similar to "aha" Palo ___, California Public display of respect Popeye or Sinbad, e.g. Prefix with "circle" to mean half a circle Poem of praise Prefix with "Pen" or "dural" Place for the boss's mug, perhaps Place to relax Porter served with porterhouse Palindromic Vietnamese new year Pointy-eared toymaker Pet's collar attachment Password-protected internet connectivity: Hyph. President's "absolutely not" Pet taught to "speak" or "shake," often Prefix with "Darwinism" or "Freudianism" ___-prepared (not ready) Pina colada ingredient Part of a rower's pair Prefix for the environmentally-conscious Prince William's boarding school (anagram of "note") Piece of land surrounded by water Performed in a play Place, as bricks Presley who sang "Blue Christmas" Pod-protected green seed Prepares for a rainy day, say President who gave the Gettysburg Address, lovingly Pants part Polish, as skills Punch ___ (final phrase of a joke) Place to grab a cocktail Painful eyelid lump Party with hula dancing Pub to spend the night in Platoon leaders, for short Pretty mediocre: Hyph. Prefix with "hazard" to mean "disorganized" (anagram of "pah") Promise to a to-be spouse: 2 wds. "___ Pocus 2," 2022 film starring Sarah Jessica Parker that is a sequel to the 1993 film of the same name People adored by their fans ___ Paulo, Brazil "Puss in Boots: The Last ___," 2022 film starring Antonio Banderas that is a sequel to a 2011 film Pooch from "Garfield" Prejudice or favoritism ___ Powell, "Top Gun: Maverick" actor Pierce, as with a toothpick Poker player's stake Particles that build up on unused furniture Pen drive's port: Abbr. Prefix with "angle" or "athlete" Piglet's home Portuguese "she" "___ posh" ("That's a bunch of baloney!") Plug-___ (software add-ons) ___-pitch softball Pondside plant (anagram of "deer") Paper quantity (anagram of "mare") Pose a question? Periodic table particle Pavlov in psychology textbooks Prefix related to bones Poet hidden in the word "poet" Private estate measure Poetry class meter Plumbing item Piglet's mother Poker player's entry fee? Performs an Eminem song, say ___ Potts, "Beauty and the Beast" teapot Play with a top Planted seed's place Pro Bowl organization: Abbr. Partakes in a marathon Pay one's ___ (earn the right to have something) Picnic spoiling insect Picture puzzle with pieces Pooh's joey friend Perform in a play Pixar's young clownfish "Put it on my ___" (bar customer's request) Pen filler Prohibit Powder in baby powder Porridge morsel "Pish ___!" ("Nonsense!") Participate in a hilltop sport Penn who directed "Into the Wild" Prefix with "dermis" or "center" ___-pong (table tennis) Prickly ___ (cactus species) Promgoer's car, for short ___ Parks, civil rights icon Psychic's "power": Abbr. Pen drive port: Abbr. Prefix with "immune" or "correct" Papa ___ (blue toon) ___ polloi Prefix meaning "in all ways" Passenger vehicle linked to overhead cables Prepare, as dough for pizza Planet before Jupiter ___ pas (social slip) Point picked by a perfectionist Pond-beautifying fish ___ Perfetti, "In the Dark" actor who stars in "Abbott Elementary" as Jacob Hill Pained cry Place a wager Pleasing smell Prefix before "biotic" or "oxidant" Professor's degree, maybe: Abbr. Playfully shy Pad ___ (noodle dish) Pin for hanging Pedigree competitor (anagram of "opal") "___ Pilgrim," series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley that was adapted into a film starring Michael Cera Pull hard Painful exercise aftermath Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" Pant zipper, informally Pear-shaped fruits Prefix with "circle" to mean half "Pitch Perfect" actress Kendrick Praise or laud, as virtues Pen ___ (long-distance friend) Prune, as a branch Pasture land ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song Pole used for fishing "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song "Promptly, please!" letters Pre-Easter period Piece of luggage Place to get a cocktail Peek-a-___ Peter ___ (Neverland dweller)