| STENGEL | "The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed" speaker |
| SPOON | Who even knew they were in love?!: According to the nursery rhyme, the dish ran away with it |
| IVES | Noted composer Charles who, in his lifetime, few even kneW |
| LAYS | (& 26-across) Offers a bet where one stands more to lose than the opponent (4,4) |
| WINE | "I cook with ___, and sometimes I even put it in the food" (quip) |
| APRON | Garment that may say "I love cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food" |
| DIETS | Ways to lose |
| FADDIETS | Often-unhealthy ways to lose weight (2 wds.) |
| LED | Called, in part, to have shown the way (3) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | At first, Middle East map is too rough to include a place it might have shown |
| ACHES | Tests have shown that 24/7 exposure to Adam Sandler comedies produces killer head_____ in lab rats. |
| GLUT | The last few years have shown us a ____ of weak rom coms. |
| VENERATE | I even shed a tear just to show my respect (8) |
| WEDDINGBELLS | Hank Williams song with the lyric, "I even bought a little band of gold," from this clip |
| NEOCOLONIAL | One fighting: "I even fail, like trying to take over other countries" (11) |
| FAST | It's held to a be a quick way to lose weight (4) |
| PITIED | Letter from abroad bound to have shown sympathy (6) |
| REPEATS | Says after the vendors have shown round number eleven (7) |
| CHICKENED | To have shown fear in checked pants (9) |
| STARTED | Was first to have shown surprise at (7) |
