include OSTINATO (10D. Repeated musical phrase); PIRSQUARED (25D. Area of interest to Archimedes ); SLASHER ; FAISAL (15A. Mideast royal name); UNIATE (2D. Certain Christian); SPEAR (36A. Sticker); DORE , IOWE , and SWAN . For more matter, go HERE , but it doesn’t matter -- it’s just gray matter! ----------------