40D. [Positions of intense scrutiny] are known — in one such cultural expression — to be HOT SEATS. This is also how I’d describe most seats on the subway, which I usually jump to occupy mere seconds ...
PARA CHUTE intersects with 91-Across, [What a police escort may offer], or SAFE PASSAGE. TEAM E VENT crosses 95-Across, [Classic cover-ups for spies], or TRENCH COATS. A PASSAGE, a TRENCH and a TUBE — ...