Dance leaders of chamber orchestra approached at speed Destined to accept benefit, start to hire musical instrument Dismal medic unknown to receive attention Do without Do nothing initially that would involve extremely deluded French article Decree Doesn't measure up, so to speak Do away with gray, say Decided one would Dictionaries, thesauruses, etc., informally Doesn't measure up, so to speak Daybreak De Armas of "Knives Out" Device for playing music around the campfire Dietary claim on some chip bags Digress from the main topic Disc-tossing team sport Donna Summer hit of 1978 Dutch cheeses Difficult actress rejects Oscar, finally 'Didn't I tell you?' Derided and cut short after capital doubles? Doorbuster event Defeats decisively Damage device for stopping broadcast Dons Depart Drinking vessel Dramatic work Detest keeping in one European city for winter Drink containing old grape Digital confrontations? [5th of 7] Deflect, as an insult or a sword "Don't delay!" Degree for future execs Dean's list fig Designer Ricci Drops by Donation sticker words Days of old Dickinson who penned "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" Doing nothing Dropping the ball, say Drubbing 'Darn it!' DVR brand 'Don't worry; ___ be OK!' Disappeared, like a lake Drove over the speed limit ___.D. (degree for some therapists) Date with a medium Dime portrait Director Lee Drudge Dined at home, most economical Does time, very short one inside, at risk from the Devil? Dorothy's dog welcomes run about in provincial capital Determined tyro losing heart in fight Donut-shaped Disdainful escaper from prison going down Disclosure of fellow if leading English outpost? Downside Dull Deduce Dweller on the Baltic Sea Drawn-out character Diluted rum Digitize, in a way Defense advisory gp Doing business Daniel Clowes comic about navigating the limbo between high Dealt with Drink quickly Drum in Afro-Cuban music Didn't take the L Dick Tracy's love DEA agent Dubai dignitaries Deep hole Dicks in orgasm possibly retaining utility Diggers Russia used, after crossing borders, to fill waters to the north Disagree, dismissing first total Defer turning up? Swell Description of theatre and music person creating star, possibly Disband (troops) Dignitary Dependency Divine messenger initially annoyed woman Discarded material behind in drain pipe Daggers lit from behind in fights Doctor-priest not genuine article Divergent routes socialist took Drawing support, move gradually to the left? Dread about the unknown, such as birds? Daughter, unwell, getting one in a pickle? & 16 Down Met date after sunset? It was a Hollywoodian farce! (1,5,2,3,5) Drops '___ down!' Drank discreetly Defense mechanisms? Dazzling air show displays Dog's show of excitement Dalai ___ Debate Desert shrub Does some booty-shaking "Da 5 Bloods" setting, for short Dash used in date ranges Do, __, mi DEA agent Designer Geoffrey Despot Disney exec Robert Dumpster critter Director Ang Downhill course Does kitchen work Dole out Device supplying water I run for hoofed animal Decree from football body leads to this whole argument Dining hall Duet playing core of best musical works Dire __ Duffy, former poet laureate Dive steeply Dangerously unorthodox opinion Darkness Delicious Dishonest Do some modeling "Don't go!" "Do my eyes deceive me?" Doesn't just assume Donkeys Didn't turn off Daydreamer's invention DOJ agency Drenched D.C. insider '___ do my best' Difficult Dish often topped with warm bacon dressing Decision to award Eris' apple to Aphrodite Drip or pour-over product Dead-end work position Deem worthy Din Diner offering Dharma follower Divs. of eras Do-fa linkup Doc bloc Doing Atkins, say 'Damn braces: ____ relaxes' (Blake, Proverbs of Hell) D.C. lobbying group with a Star of David in its logo Damien Thorn is killed in Omen III: ____ Digression Distant Disease which probably killed over 100 million people in 14th-century Europe Dung beetles and fish eagles ____ what they eat Dying stars Dry out Discussion Do Dessert Devotee Darkness Dying stars Delicious Discover Diamond experts Discussion board with topics like "How to get back to your home planet"? DeBose of "West Side Story" Dakar's locale Disney role for Kristen Bell Dorm unit 'Ding-___, the witch is dead' Degree that may take a half decade to get Did more than just approached the bench Drifters on the water Diversionary device ___ del Rio ("Macarena" band) Desserts with chess and chiffon varieties Director DuVernay Dramatic person Draped garment that can be styled more than 80 ways Defeats Diner dessert Dishes not on the regular menu Dark Dawdles Declares Doorway Director Ephron 2016 Denzel Washington/Viola Davis film whose title refers to real and metaphorical barriers '___-daisy!' Difficult situation unknown in production of Times Draw a native of Chiengmai, possibly, mentioned in speech Discombobulate the riding fraternity? Down-and-out, one omitted from file Dropping off, like a casual acquaintance Delight Diving bird endlessly showing signs of breathlessness Distinctive effect of paint applied to a canvas Diner seating option Distinguished gathering at the hairdresser's? Don't know what to say? It's no way to make a sale Dark at night, spies carrying on with investigations in the end Dog, really gutless, mine Deposit with valuable mineral Doctrine Decorate Disinfectant used by farmers Defraud Designer Christian Dollar bill Decisively defeat 'Ding-___, the witch is dead' Degree that may take a half decade to get Did more than just approached the bench Drifters on the water 2016 Disney film inspired by Polynesian mythology Devices for speakers and singers Dissuade Distinct time period ___-driving car Daiquiri ingredient Damascus native Dick Tracy's love Disregard Dramatic family union abandoned? Here's a pill! Dawn goddess Drops from a cloud Declare Daughter and I very edgy, initially, in disreputable bar Detest Dinner jacket (US) Drink — and slurp regularly Diving apparatus soon empty round river with a lot of kelp Domestic worker Deadlocked situation Dance at a 55-Down Drive-__ window "Didn't I tell you?!" Dish before an entree, informally Decay Didn't sit Dump liquid over ___ Dhabi Desires