Today’s Saturday Stumper

Today’s Newsday  Saturday Stumper, by Tyler Hinman, is a real challenge. 1-A, ten letters, “Pickup after dragging” is an apt starting point. I’m short on time this morning, so I’m going to recognize five clues that kept me going when I was almost ready to start looking up answers. 1-A, 1-A.

My five:

8-D, six letters, “Checking promise.” I thought that the idea of payment had to be in there somewhere.

20-A, nine letters, “Scout’s recognition.” I was fixed on the idea that the answer had to do with a hand gesture or knot-tying trick, something I, never a Scout, Cub or Boy, must have been in the dark about.

42-D, seven letters, “Back soon.” Well, maybe.

46-D, six letters, “Nickels and dimes.” No more pennies.

This helpful clue was also my favorite: 12-D, seven letters, “Miniature pan.” No RAMEKIN here. Which I misspelled as RAMIKIN anyway.

No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.