Crossword clues starting with 0–9 and symbols

4,546 clues and their answers, drawn from every daily puzzle tracked here.

• _ code (number on mail)ZIP
• __ & Chandon ChampagneMOET
• __ & Perrins steak sauceLEA
• __ & the GangKOOL
• __ 500DAYTONA
• __ a clue (is lost)HASNT
• __ a livingEARN
• __ a million (rare)ONEIN
• __ a oneNARY, PRIMO
• __ a primera vistaAMOR
• __ A SketchETCH
• __ a soulNARY
• __ a soul (no one)NARY
• __ a soul (nobody)NARY
• __ AbabaADDIS
• __ Ababa, EthiopiaADDIS
• __ about (approximately)ONOR
• __ about (roughly)ONOR
• __ accompliFAIT
• __ acidAMINO, NITRIC, ABSEIL, LAKERS, REF
• __ acidsAMINO
• __ acids: protein componentsAMINO
• __ admin (IT pro)SYS
• __ admiralREAR
• __ AI (investigations platform)QUERY
• __ al Ajillo (garlicky entree)POLLO
• __ al-FitrEID
• __ al-Fitr: end of RamadanEID
• __ AlamosLOS
• __ Alamos, NMLOS
• __ alcoholETHYL, NINETYPROOF
• __ alcohol (liquid in liquor)ETHYL
• __ alcohol (Mountain Dew, in Arabia)OMANI
• __ Allan PoeEDGAR
• __ Alto, CAPALO
• __ and aahOOH
• __ and aahedOOHED
• __ and aahsOOHS
• __ and blood (kin)FLESH
• __ and CaicosTURKS
• __ and cheeseMAC
• __ and cheese (kid's lunch)MAC
• __ and craftsARTS
• __ and desistCEASE
• __ and dined (entertained)WINED
• __ and don'tsDOS
• __ and done withOVER
• __ and done with (finished)OVER
• __ and effectCAUSE
• __ and estar: Spanish 101 lessonSER
• __ and fileRANK
• __ and flowEBB
• __ and groan (complain)MOAN
• __ and hawHEM
• __ and heartyHALE
• __ and hissesBOOS
• __ and improvedNEW
• __ and kicking (robust)ALIVE
• __ and kinKITH
• __ and onlyONE
• __ and outsINS
• __ and painsACHES
• __ and pasteCUT
• __ and raveRANT
• __ and rave (talk angrily)RANT
• __ and rave (throw a tantrum)RANT
• __ and ravesRANTS
• __ and raves (makes a scene)RANTS
• __ and that (miscellany)THIS
• __ and voidNULL
• __ and weaveBOB
• __ and yangYIN
• __ Andreas faultSAN
• __ AngelesLOS
• __ Angeles DodgersLOS
• __ Angeles SparksLOS
• __ Angeles, CALOS
• __ anglaiseCREME
• __ Antonio SpursSAN
• __ Antony of old RomeMARC
• __ apartWORLDS
• __ apart (dismantled)TOOK
• __ apparentHEIR
• __ appealSNOB
• __ Arabia (Mideast nation)SAUDI
• __ Arbor, MIANN
• __ Arbor, MichiganANN
• __ ArkNOAHS
• __ around (loiter)HANG
• __ arteries (hematic pair)RENAL
• __ as (for example)SUCH
• __ as a fiddle (healthy)FIT
• __ as a foxSLY
• __ as a rock (well-built)SOLID
• __ asst. (office aide)ADMIN
• __ atTIPPEDTHESCALES, SHAKEASTICK, NOTHINGTOSNEEZE, LOOKDAGGERS, TURNSUPONESNOSE
• __ au vinCOQ
• __ AvivTEL
• __ Aviv, IsraelTEL
• __ ayam: Indonesian chicken noodle soupSOTO
• __ B'rithBNAI
• __ BabaALI
• __ Back: movement focused on ancestral sovereigntyLAND
• __ bag: party favorsSWAG
• __ barSPACE, LIE, ALCOVE, CELT
• __ bar (serve drinks)TEND
• __ baseball: esoteric knowledgeINSIDE
• __ BauerEDDIE
• __ beans (Mideast staple)FAVA
• __ bear (Arctic mammal)POLAR
• __ beautyINNER
• __ beer floatROOT
• __ beetleSTAG
• __ beforeONOR
• __ before (not later than)ONOR
• __ beneNOTA
• __ Beta KappaPHI
• __ blue: biology stainNILE
• __ boomSONIC
• __ boom (jet sound)SONIC
• __ boom: noise made by a fast jetSONIC
• __ bran muffinOAT
• __ BravoRIO
• __ breakfast (grits, often)MACON
• __ bucoOSSO
• __ bullPAPAL
• __ butterCOCOA, SHEA, YAK
• __ butter (lotion ingredient)SHEA
• __ butter moisturizerSHEA
• __ butter shampooSHEA
• __ butter: skin care ingredientSHEA
• __ by (barely manages)EKES
• __ by (comply with)ABIDE
• __ by (obey, as a law)ABIDE
• __ by (obey, as a rule)ABIDE
• __ by (obey, as rules)ABIDE
• __ cabbageNAPA
• __ Canaveral, FLCAPE
• __ candyEAR, ARM
• __ cantoBEL
• __ Canyon National ParkBRYCE
• __ cardsINDEX
• __ Carlo, MonacoMONTE
• __ caroteneBETA
• __ CartaMAGNA
• __ carte menuALA
• __ caseEDGE, TEST
• __ case-by-case basisONA
• __ cavaVENA
• __ cava (large blood vessel)VENA
• __ Center (Chicago skyscraper)AON
• __ change (what the five longest Across answers end with)OIL
• __ chartPIE
• __ checkGUT, TEST, NOBET, FACT, SPOT
• __ cheeseNACHO
• __ chiTAI
• __ chi: martial artTAI
• __ chicBOHO, PSALMS, CHEF, TRES
• __ chipsNACHO
• __ circle (most trusted friends)INNER
• __ City, IowaSIOUX
• __ Clemente, CASAN
• __ cloth: Ghanaian textileKENTE
• __ ClubELKS, MED
• __ Club (Costco rival)SAMS
• __ coatLAB
• __ codeDRESS
• __ code (telegraph system)MORSE
• __ collarETON
• __ collegeELECTORAL
• __ column (backbone)SPINAL
• __ committeeADHOC
• __ companyOPERA
• __ compression: information technology methodLOSSY
• __ con carneCHILI
• __ congestion (cold symptom)NASAL
• __ contactEYE
• __ contendereNOLO
• __ Cortina 2026MILANO
• __ cost (gratis)ATNO
• __ cottaTERRA
• __ cotta vaseTERRA
• __ counter (radiation detector)GEIGER
• __ crabHERMIT
• __ crest: pelvis partILIAC
• __ cricketTEST
• __ crisp oilCHILI
• __ crossTAU
• __ crow flies (in a straight line)ASTHE
• __ cubeICE
• __ culpaMEA
• __ cum laudeSUMMA
• __ curtainsCAFE
• __ cut: cropped stylePIXIE
• __ cuttingCABLE
• __ d'IvoireCOTE
• __ d'oeuvresHORS
• __ DAASST
• __ DakotaNORTH
• __ Dame: South Bend schoolNOTRE
• __ danceLINE
• __ Dane (large dog)GREAT
• __ Darya riverAMU
• __ day (common vitamin dose)ONEA
• __ Day vitaminsONEA
• __ daysOLDEN
• __ days (days of yore)OLDEN
• __ days (long ago)OLDEN
• __ de BergeracCYRANO
• __ de cologneEAU
• __ de deuxPAS
• __ de devocion (sanctuary)CASA
• __ de galloPICO
• __ de gallo: salsa choicePICO
• __ de JaneiroRIO
• __ de Janeiro, BrazilRIO
• __ de Janeiro: beauty company inspired by Brazilian beach cultureSOL
• __ de la Cité: Notre-Dame homeILE
• __ de los MuertosDIA
• __ de plumeNOM
• __ decimal systemDEWEY
• __ deck: pool's spot on a cruise shipLIDO
• __ decoART
• __ del FuegoTIERRA
• __ DhabiABU
• __ diagramVENN
• __ diavolo sauceFRA
• __ DiegoSAN
• __ Diego PadresSAN
• __ dishPETRI
• __ dish (beans or rice)SIDE
• __ dish (potatoes or rice)SIDE
• __ Disney WorldWALT
• __ DISTURB (hotel door sign)DONOT
• __ DoeJANE
• __ DominiANNO
• __ Doone cookiesLORNA
• __ down the law (get tough)LAY
• __ Drafthouse Cinema: movie chain based in AustinALAMO
• __ dropMIC, OMIT
• __ dust: pervasive orange powderCHEETO
• __ ease (edge)ILLAT
• __ EatsUBER
• __ economyGIG
• __ edSEX
• __ ed. (HS class)PHYS
• __ effect: phenomenon of attraction in fluid mechanics, familiarlyCHEERIOS
• __ end (incessantly)TONO
• __ errorUSER
• __ es Salaam, TanzaniaDAR
• __ Estados UnidosLOS
• __ États-UnisLES
• __ Extrawurst haben (get special treatment)EINE
• __ FablesAESOPS
• __ factoIPSO
• __ factorWOW
• __ FaireREN
• __ Faire (jousting venue)REN
• __ Faire (role-playing event)REN
• __ Faire (role-playing place)REN
• __ Falls ConventionSENECA
• __ favorPOR
• __ favor for (help out)DOA
• __ favor fromBEGA
• __ Fernando ValleySAN
• __ Ferry, West VirginiaHARPERS
• __ fiddleSECOND
• __ fideBONA
• __ Field (home of the Mets)CITI
• __ filmACTION
• __ firmaTERRA
• __ first-name basisONA
• __ fish sandwichTUNA
• __ fixePRIX
• __ for (choose)OPT
• __ for (chooses)OPTS
• __ for (chose)OPTED
• __ for (select)OPT
• __ for (selects)OPTS
• __ for applesBOB
• __ FOR BUSINESS (store sign)OPEN
• __ for tatTIT
• __ for the coursePAR
• __ for the course (about average)PAR
• __ for the course (typical)PAR
• __ for the nightPUTUP
• __ for: attest toVOUCH
• __ forestKELP
• __ fountainSODA
• __ frescaAGUA
• __ fresca: Mexican beverageAGUA
• __ FridaysTGI
• __ fries: poutine kinDISCO
• __ frogTREE
• __ frugale (British/French cost-saving pact of the 2010s)ENTENTE
• __ FuddELMER
• __ fuel to the fireADD
• __ fun: noodle dishMEI
• __ gameTIE
• __ Games: Fortnite companyEPIC
• __ Games: Fortnite developerEPIC
• __ gardenZEN
• __ gel: contents of "Do not eat" packetsSILICA
• __ Geo (Ice Road Rescue airer)NAT
• __ gin fizzSLOE
• __ glance (quickly)ATA
• __ go (releases)LETS
• __ gobiALOO
• __ gobi: vegetarian curry dishALOO
• __ golfDISC
• __ Goose (Donald Duck cousin)GUS
• __ Grand Las VegasMGM
• __ greenKELLY
• __ Grey (type of 13-Down)EARL
• __ Grey teaEARL
• __ hair pastaANGEL
• __ half badNOT
• __ Hall: New Jersey universitySETON
• __ handIRON
• __ happen: practically guaranteedSURETO
• __ Holiness (Dalai Lama address)HIS
• __ Holiness (papal title)HIS
• __ homoECCE
• __ Hopper: "The Muppet Movie" villainDOC
• __ house (free)ONTHE
• __ hygieneORAL
• __ in "November"NAS
• __ in "Sam"SAS
• __ in "sands"SAS
• __ in a blanketPIGS
• __ in a lifetimeONCE
• __ in a million (rare)ONE
• __ in a whileONCE
• __ in CharlieCAS
• __ in comparisonPALES
• __ in iglooIAS
• __ in judgmentERROR
• __ in the dark (wild guess)SHOT
• __ in the neck (pest)PAIN
• __ in the woods (innocent ones)BABES
• __ in the woods (innocent person)BABE
• __ in: intrudesBUTTS
• __ INSIDEATM
• __ Intro (streaming button)SKIP
• __ IRA (tax-deferred account)ROTH
• __ Ishii: Lucy Liu's "Kill Bill" roleOREN
• __ Island (former immigration center)ELLIS
• __ Islands (where Guam is)MARIANA
• __ Islands: archipelago in the East China SeaMATSU
• __ it upYUK
• __ itselfUNTO
• __ Jam RecordingsDEF
• __ Jayawardenepura Kotte: urban area near ColomboSRI
• __ jeans: tight fashion choiceSKINNY
• __ jiffy (right away)INA
• __ JimaIWO
• __ jockeyDISC
• __ JonesDOW
• __ Jones Industrial AverageDOW
• __ Juan, PRSAN
• __ khao: Laotian crispy rice saladNAM
• __ kingALA
• __ KippurYOM
• __ knife: handy kitchen toolUTILITY
• __ Kong (former British colony)HONG
• __ KringleKRIS
• __ kwon doTAE
• __ LamaDALAI
• __ LankaSRI
• __ Lanka (Asian nation)SRI
• __ largeWRIT
• __ later dateATA
• __ latteOAT, CHAI
• __ latte (breakfast beverage)CAFFE
• __ latte: spiced drinkCHAI
• __ lazuliLAPIS
• __ leaf: stew herbBAY
• __ Lee (frozen cake brand)SARA
• __ Lee (frozen dessert brand)SARA
• __ Lee dessertsSARA
• __ legs (dog's twosome)HIND
• __ lineTAG
• __ lines: mysterious geoglyphs in PeruNAZCA
• __ LingusAER
• __ LisaMONA
• __ listTODO
• __ Loa: world's largest active volcanoMAUNA
• __ Lock: PC keyNUM
• __ lodgeSKI
• __ loss for wordsATA
• __ lowLIE
• __ low (stay hidden)LIE
• __ lunchBOX
• __ MahalTAJ
• __ Mai: city in northern ThailandCHIANG
• __ mailSNAIL, BULK
• __ MajestyHER
• __ Majesty (queen's title)HER
• __ Majesty (queenly title)HER
• __ Majesty the QueenHER
• __ MajorURSA
• __ Major (Big Dipper constellation)URSA
• __ Major: constellation with Sirius, the Dog StarCANIS
• __ manner of speakingINA
• __ Martin (British auto)ASTON
• __ Martin cognacREMY
• __ masala: spiced chickpea dishCHANA
• __ materALMA
• __ mater (former school)ALMA
• __ mater (what alumni attended)ALMA
• __ meatRED
• __ mess: classic English dessertETON
• __ mignon (beef serving)FILET
• __ milkSKIM, SOY, ICE
• __ Millions lotteryMEGA
• __ Mix cat foodMEOW
• __ MizLES
• __ modeALA, ECO
• __ mode: hybrid settingECO
• __ MoinesDES
• __ Moines RiverDES
• __ Moines, IADES
• __ Moines, IowaDES
• __ momentAHA
• __ money: startup fundsSEED
• __ monsterGILA
• __ monster (Southwestern lizard)GILA
• __ monster: Arizona lizardGILA
• __ Moore: canned stew brandDINTY
• __ mortalsMERE
• __ muffinSTUD
• __ Mujeres, MexicoISLA
• __ muster: make the gradePASS
• __ Na NaSHA
• __ namePET, PEN
• __ namedAPTLY
• __ Nevada rangeSIERRA
• __ noireBETE
• __ note: dictionary explanationUSAGE
• __ nousENTRE
• __ nouveauART
• __ now (so far)ASOF
• __ nutshell (briefly)INA
• __ of allLEAST
• __ of approvalSEAL
• __ of attritionLAW
• __ of Avon (Shakespeare)BARD
• __ of burden: plow-pulling animalsBEASTS
• __ of hand: magician's knackSLEIGHT
• __ of luxuryLAP
• __ of Maine: personal care brandTOMS
• __ of measure (mile or gallon)UNIT
• __ of measure (quart or mile)UNIT
• __ of measure (quart or pound)UNIT
• __ of natureFORCE
• __ of one's existenceBANE
• __ of personalityCULT
• __ of SkyeISLE
• __ of the aboveNONE
• __ of the above ("other" category)NONE
• __ of the above ("other" choice)NONE
• __ of the landLAY
• __ of the time (now and then)SOME
• __ of the timesSIGN
• __ of the woods mushroomsHEN
• __ of Two CitiesATALE
• __ of voice (how you speak)TONE
• __ off (started a golf hole)TEED
• __ off: angryTEED
• __ oilSUNTAN
• __ on a tangent (digressing)OFF
• __ on the backPATS
• __ on the side of cautionERR
• __ on: added hastilyTACKED
• __ one's timeBIDE
• __ one's way: meanderWEND
• __ oneself onPRIDED
• __ operandiMODUS
• __ oppositesPOLAR
• __ or nothingALL
• __ order (needing repair)OUTOF
• __ out (decide to withdraw)OPT
• __ out (dress up)TOG
• __ out (exits, informally)PEACES
• __ out (gotten with effort)EKED
• __ out (reaches a peak)MAXES
• __ out (spend)LAY
• __ out a livingEKE
• __ out a living (barely got by)EKED
• __ out a living (barely manages)EKES
• __ out a living (scraped by)EKED
• __ out a living (scrapes by)EKES
• __ out a winEKE
• __ OutfittersURBAN
• __ padSTENO
• __ page: website introductionSPLASH
• __ pale aleINDIA
• __ Pan (Neverland flyer)PETER
• __ pants: calf-length garmentCAPRI
• __ Park, ColoradoESTES
• __ part (role-play)ACTA
• __ partyPOOL
• __ pastryPUFF
• __ patootieCUTIE
• __ Paulo (big city for futebol)SAO
• __ Paulo, BrazilSAO
• __ Paulo's Futebol ClubeSAO
• __ Peace PrizeNOBEL
• __ penVAPE
• __ pentameterIAMBIC
• __ per second (power measure)ERGS
• __ PérignonDOM
• __ Perignon champagneDOM
• __ phoneCELLULAR
• __ phrik: Thai chili sauceNAM
• __ pie: dish with corn chipsFRITO
• __ Pieces (snack brand)REESES
• __ Place: Starbucks blendPIKE
• __ Plaines, IllinoisDES
• __ platterPUPU
• __ playerDVD
• __ poem: free-form orchestral workTONE
• __ pointFOCAL, GIST
• __ point: center of attentionFOCAL
• __ pointerLASER
• __ polishNAIL
• __ polloiHOI
• __ portUSB
• __ powderCHILI, COCOA
• __ press: small appliancePANINI
• __ pressurePEER
• __ priceASKING
• __ prize (unenviable award)BOOBY
• __ pro nobisORA
• __ Prof.ASST
• __ puddingPEASE
• __ Puffs: chocolaty cerealOREO
• __ Punk: "Get Lucky" duoDAFT
• __ punk: "Tragic Kingdom" genreSKA
• __ quarterbackARMCHAIR
• __ quarti (Asti "almost")TRE
• __ queenDRAG, YAS, BEES
• __ QuixoteDON
• __ rallyPEP
• __ rancherosHUEVOS
• __ RatonBOCA, RON
• __ ray (type of fish)MANTA
• __ ReaderUTNE
• __ reflex: infant's instinctive protective responseMORO
• __ register (checkout counter machine)CASH
• __ register (checkout machine)CASH
• __ reviewPEER
• __ rhymeNURSERY
• __ rhythm: brain wave patternTHETA
• __ RicaCOSTA
• __ rights: sponsorship optionNAMING
• __ Robles, CaliforniaPASO
• __ Rocher cosmeticsYVES
• __ rollKAISER, CRESCENT
• __ rollerLINT
• __ RomeoALFA
• __ Romeo (Italian auto)ALFA
• __ Romeo: motorsport brandALFA, YEETS
• __ room (play area)REC
• __ rug: floor decorAREA
• __ rug: small carpetAREA
• __ rummyGIN
• __ sacCULDE
• __ salad (leafy course with croutons)CAESAR
• __ saltROCK, SEA
• __ salts (bath additive)EPSOM
• __ sandwichCLUB
• __ Sapphire ginBOMBAY
• __ sauceTARTAR
• __ sauce (Japanese condiment)SOY
• __ sauce (shrimp topping)TARTAR
• __ sauce (sushi condiment)SOY
• __ Says (kids' game)SIMON
• __ scale: measure of mineral hardnessMOHS
• __ schoolMED
• __ ScotiaNOVA
• __ Scotia, CanadaNOVA
• __ scoutTALENT
• __ secondLEAP
• __ sequiturNON
• __ shadowEYE, TAIL
• __ shedSHE
• __ shipSISTER
• __ shortsCARGO
• __ showerBRIDAL
• __ shu porkMOO
• __ shuiFENG
• __ Simbel, EgyptABU
• __ skatesROLLER
• __ Sketch (drawing toy)ETCHA
• __ skiing (Dubai diversion)INDOOR
• __ smartphone purchasesINAPP
• __ smasherATOM
• __ so (nevertheless)EVEN
• __ sockTUBE, PUPPET
• __ sodaCLUB
• __ solution: contacts wearer's needSALINE
• __ songs (traditional music)FOLK
• __ speak (in a way)SOTO
• __ SpeedwagonREO
• __ sprayNASAL
• __ Springs, New YorkSARATOGA
• __ spumante wineASTI
• __ squadPEP, TEAM
• __ squashACORN
• __ St. Louis, ILEAST
• __ Star StateLONE
• __ Star State (Texas)LONE
• __ state: focused mindsetFLOW
• __ steakSTRIP, SWISS
• __ stone (unchangeable)SETIN
• __ story (autobiography)LIFE
• __ straits (difficult situation)DIRE
• __ Strauss & Co.LEVI
• __ subclavia (arm's major blood vessel)VENA
• __ suitLEISURE, BEFIT
• __ supportsARCH
• __ SutraKAMA
• __ syrupMAPLE
• __ tableTRESTLE
• __ taiMAI
• __ TatinTARTE
• __ Technica: tech news websiteARS
• __ terrierSKYE
• __ testBETA
• __ than (minimally)NOLESS
• __ the billFOOTS
• __ the consequencesDAMN
• __ the crack of dawnUPAT
• __ the fat: gabCHEW
• __ the Great (kid-lit sleuth)NATE
• __ the GrouchOSCAR
• __ the hole (hidden asset)ACEIN
• __ the HunATTILA
• __ the lily: add unnecessary decorGILD
• __ the line (followed orders)TOED
• __ the potSTIR
• __ the pot: causes troubleSTIRS
• __ the side of cautionERRON
• __ the throne (next in line)HEIRTO
• __ the wiserNONE
• __ time (does something while waiting)KILLS
• __ time (never)ATNO
• __ Tin TinRIN
• __ to be (fated)MEANT
• __ to goRARIN
• __ to go: full of enthusiasmRARIN
• __ to selfNOTE
• __ to the core (evil)ROTTEN
• __ to the throne (the next to reign)HEIR
• __ to: beforePRIOR
• __ Tomé and PríncipeSAO
• __ Top CreameryHALO, NTS
• __ Toy Barn: "Toy Story 2" shopALS
• __ trap (atomic clock device)ION
• __ tromboneSAD
• __ truly (letter sign-off)YOURS
• __ tubeBOOB
• __ turtleSEA, SNAPPING
• __ Tyme (quaint)OLDE
• __ upPEPS
• __ up (absorb)SOP
• __ up (admit the truth)FESS
• __ up (enlivens)PEPS
• __ up (ripped apart)TORE
• __ upswing (rising)ONAN
• __ Valley, CASIMI
• __ Valley, CaliforniaDEATH
• __ VegasLAS
• __ Vegas AcesLAS
• __ Vegas RaidersLAS, ROSH
• __ Vegas, NVLAS
• __ velvet cupcakeRED
• __ veraALOE
• __ vera (soother in lotions)ALOE
• __ vera gelALOE
• __ vera lotionALOE
• __ vez: again, in SpanishOTRA
• __ vincit amorOMNIA
• __ vinegar: ingredient in sushi seasoningRICEWINE
• __ Vista, CACHULA
• __ voceSOTTO
• __ vuDEJA
• __ vu: familiar feelingDEJA
• __ Wall of ChinaGREAT
• __ waterOFTHEFIRST, OFFADUCKSBACK, BLOWSOUTOFTHE, OVERTHEDAM
• __ waveRADIO
• __ wayINA, ATTA
• __ weekEXAM
• __ wellARTESIAN
• __ Williams bourbonEVAN
• __ with faint praiseDAMN
• __ Without BordersDOCTORS
• __ workerGIG
• __ Worm: 1980s bedtime toyGLO
• __ XGEN
• __ year (year with a February 29th)LEAP
• __ yesterday (gullible)BORN
• __ yum: Thai soupTOM, ASAP
• ___ law (current equation)OHMS
• __-addressed stamped envelopeSELF
• __-Aid (drink-mix brand)KOOL
• __-Alt-DelCTRL
• __-and-breakfastBED
• __-angle lensWIDE
• __-at-easeILL
• __-backLAID
• __-Ball (arcade game)SKEE
• __-Ball: target game in arcadesSKEE
• __-beenHAS
• __-BismolPEPTO
• __-bitsy (tiny)ITSY
• __-blondASH
• __-bouche: bite-size freebieAMUSE
• __-campAIDEDE
• __-Caps (candy brand)SNO
• __-Caps candySNO
• __-cat (scared one)FRAIDY
• __-ColaCOCA
• __-coneSNO
• __-cone: icy treatSNO
• __-conscious: green-mindedECO
• __-controlSELF
• __-Cuban (jazz genre)AFRO
• __-Dale (Robin Hood pal)ALANA
• __-Dame de ParisNOTRE
• __-day (vitamin dose, often)ONEA
• __-de-FranceILE
• __-de-sacCUL
• __-demain (Mardi, to Dimanche)APRES
• __-deuceyACEY
• __-di-dahLAH
• __-do-wellNEER
• __-dokeOKEY
• __-dried tomatoesSUN
• __-ease (uncomfortable)ILLAT
• __-European languagesINDO
• __-eyedDEWY, DOE
• __-fashioned (quaint)OLD
• __-fiSCI
• __-fi (outer-space stories)SCI
• __-Free: contact lens solutionOPTI
• __-friendlyECO, USER
• __-friendly (good for the environment)ECO
• __-friendly softwareUSER
• __-fruttiTUTTI
• __-garde fashionAVANT
• __-GrainNUTRI
• __-grittyNITTY
• __-help bookSELF
• __-highACE
• __-ho (very eager)GUNG
• __-in first-outLAST
• __-jonggMAH
• __-Latin: medieval languageANGLO
• __-Loompa (Wonka worker)OOMPA
• __-MagnonCRO
• __-ManPAC
• __-med studentPRE
• __-Mex cuisineTEX
• __-Missouria TribeOTOE
• __-moSLO, SYS
• __-mo replaySLO
• __-mo videoSLO
• __-mutuelPARI
• __-nezPINCE
• __-niacin (reddening-reducing supplement)SLO
• __-ops (opinion influencers)PSY
• __-ops (serious mind games)PSY
• __-optic cableFIBER
• __-pantsSMARTY
• __-pedi (salon service)MANI
• __-pei: wrinkly dog from ChinaSHAR
• __-pitch softballSLO
• __-Puf fabric softenerSTA
• __-reliefBAS
• __-rock musicALT
• __-Roman wrestlingGRECO
• __-Saxon languageANGLO
• __-sciPOLI, NAT
• __-second ruleFIVE
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• -ify kinESCE
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• ...at a museumVISITTHEGIFTSHOP
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• ...during a caseCOURTRECESS
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• ...in absentee votingMAILINYOURBALLOT
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• ...on railsHIGHSPEEDTRAIN
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• ...Prince of Denmark denouementACTV
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• '45 battlegroundIWO
• '60s ill-fated NASA missionAPOLLOI
• '60s Israeli leaderMEIR
• '65 Oscar score song played by a balalaika bandLARASTHEME
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• '70s arcade successPONG
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• "__ 'Oe": "Lilo & Stitch" songALOHA
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• "__ a Grecian Urn"ODEON
• "__ all adults here"WERE
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• "__ and the Bandit"SMOKEY, ORATOR
• "__ and ye shall find"SEEK
• "__ Andronicus"TITUS
• "__ as directed"USE
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• "__ betcha"YOU
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• "__ bon!"TRES, APPETIT
• "__ Burr, Sir"AARON
• "__ but a scratch"TIS
• "__ but known!"HADI
• "__ by land, two..."ONEIF
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• "__ Chameleon": Culture Club hitKARMA
• "__ changed my mind"IVE
• "__ come to me ... "ITLL
• "__ Come": BTS hit songYETTO
• "__ complicated"ITS
• "__ cool!"NOT, NIFTY
• "__ cow!"HOLY
• "__ creature was stirring..."NOTA
• "__ Croft: Tomb Raider"LARA
• "__ Diary ... "DEAR
• "__ diem!"CARPE
• "__ done it!"WEVE
• "__ dreaming?"AMI
• "__ du lieber!"ACH
• "__ es todo" ("We're done")ESO
• "__ esta usted?"COMO
• "__ evil, hear..."SEENO
• "__ Faire": 2024 HBO docuseriesREN
• "__ Fideles"ADESTE
• "__ Fideles" (carol)ADESTE
• "__ first you don't succeed..."IFAT
• "__ from New York ... !"LIVE
• "__ further reflection ... "UPON
• "__ Get Your Gun"ANNIE
• "__ glad to!"IDBE
• "__ go bragh!"ERIN
• "__ go time!"ITS
• "__ got a situation here"WEVE
• "__ got to be kidding!"YOUVE
• "__ Green": Kermit's songBEIN
• "__ guacamole!"HOLY
• "__ gusto": "Pleased to meet you"MUCHO
• "__ Haw"HEE
• "__ Holmes": Millie Bobby Brown filmENOLA
• "__ hoping!"HERES
• "__ I was your age..."WHEN
• "__ ideas?"ANY
• "__ in Cincinnati"WKRP
• "__ Is a Woman": Ariana Grande songGOD
• "__ is believing"SEEING
• "__ Is Betta Than Evvah!"ETTA
• "__ is cheap"TALK
• "__ is human ..."TOERR
• "__ is more"LESS
• "__ it down!"TONE
• "__ it ironic?"ISNT
• "__ it obvious?"ISNT
• "__ it or lose it!"USE
• "__ just have to do"ITLL
• "__ kleine Nachtmusik"EINE
• "__ knew?"WHO
• "__ know that"EVENI
• "__ la la!"OOH, TRA
• "__ la vie!"CEST
• "__ la vista"HASTA
• "__ Land": Emma Stone/Ryan Gosling musical filmLALA
• "__ little confused..."IMA
• "__ longa, vita brevis"ARS
• "__ luck!"LOTSA
• "__ Mack": Disney Channel series featuring seventh gradersANDI
• "__ magnifique!"CEST
• "__ making a list ... "HES
• "__ making myself clear?"AMI
• "__ making this up!"IMNOT
• "__ Man": Village People hitMACHO
• "__ Mañanitas"LAS
• "__ Maria"AVE
• "__ me!"SPARE
• "__ me!": "Comin' through!"SCUSE
• "__ Mine": George Harrison bookIME
• "__ mio"OSOLE
• "__ mio": classic Italian love songOSOLE
• "__ Misérables"LES
• "__ Missing Hearts": Celeste Ng novelOUR
• "__ my memory": "Remind me"JOG
• "__ my reasons"IHAVE
• "__ my wit's end"IMAT
• "__ news?"ANY
• "__ no easy way to say this ... "THERES
• "__ No Sunshine": Bill Withers hitAINT
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• "__ of Girls' Things": poem by Sharon OldsODE
• "__ of Me": PJ Harvey albumRID
• "__ of tuneful persons" (what Southey was among, per Byron)AHOST
• "__ of your business!"NONE
• "__ Off to See the Wizard"WERE
• "__ on my watch!"NOT
• "__ on You": Luke Bryan hitDRUNK
• "__ or it didn't happen!"PICS
• "__ out!"PEACE, ASLEEP
• "__ out!" (ump's shout)YER
• "__ pity" ("Too bad")TISA
• "__ Prohibido": 1994 Selena hitAMOR
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• "__ Rae": Sally Field filmNORMA
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• "__ right!"ITSERVESYOU, PLAYEDONESCARDS
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• "__ seen worse"IVE
• "__ sesame!"OPEN
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• "__ Sir or Madam..."DEAR
• "__ so fast!"NOT
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• "__ Talkin'": 1975 Bee Gees hitJIVE
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• "__ the bag!"ITSIN
• "__ the Cat": children's book seriesPETE
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• "__ the next!"ONTO
• "__ the night before..."TWAS
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• "__ the word!"MUMS
• "__ the word!" ("Don't tell anyone")MUMS
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• "__ there, tiger"EASY
• "__ time!"ITS
• "__ to Each Other": Olivia Dean hitNICE
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• "__ unto my feet": PsalmsALAMP
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• "__ we good?"ARE
• "__ we having fun yet?"ARE
• "__ we meet again"UNTIL
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• "__ Weapon": buddy cop film franchiseLETHAL
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• "__ who?"SEZ
• "__ willikers!"GEE
• "__ with my little eye ... "ISPY
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• "__ you change your mind ... "SHOULD
• "__ you clever!"ARENT
• "__ you decent?"ARE
• "__ you kidding?"ARE, ARENT
• "__ you like to know?"WOULDNT
• "__ you serious?"ARE, ARENT
• "__ you so!"TOLD, ITOLD
• "__ you sure?"ARE
• "__ you sweet!"ARENT
• "__ your age!"ACT
• "__ yourself"SUIT, TREAT
• "__-a-Lula": classic Gene Vincent hitBEBOP
• "__-ching!"CHA
• "__-Dick"MOBY
• "__-dokey!"OKEY
• "__-hoo! Over here!"YOO
• "__-hoo!"WOO
• "__-Hur"BEN
• "__, am America": HughesITOO
• "__, Brute?"ETTU, OGRE
• "__, ergo sum"COGITO
• "__, Macduff": ShakespeareLAYON
• "__, set, go!"READY
• "__, sing America": HughesITOO
• "__: Ares"TRON
• "__: Soulsville U.S.A.": HBO documentary about a record labelSTAX
• "__company, three's..."TWOS
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• "¡Ándale!"RAPIDO
• "¡Ay, caramba!"DIOSMIO
• "¿__ qué?"POR
• "¿Cómo __ usted?"ESTA
• "¿Cómo __?"ESTAS, ESTA
• "¿Cómo está __?"USTED
• "¿Por qué no los __?"DOS
• "¿Qué __?": Spanish greetingTAL
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• "... amber __ of grain"WAVES
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• "... but maybe I'm off base?"ORNOT
• "... if you know what's good for you!"ORELSE
• "... never mind, then"ORNOT
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• "... up to you, though"ORNOT
• "... we traverse __"AFAR
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• "....__ Happiness"ANDTHEPURSUITOF
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• "...but maybe not?"ORISIT
• "...following me"ASIDO
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• "...good witch __ bad witch?"ORA
• "...it's off to work __"WEGO
• "...lived happily __ after"EVER
• "...lived happily ever __"AFTER
• "...love but __ forever": BurnsHER
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• "...Sweet Chariot" imperativeSWINGLOW
• "...that __ flag was still there"OUR
• "...the preservation and __ of their own liberties": LincolnPERPETUITY
• "...unalienable Rights, __..."THATAMONGTHESE
• "10-4"ISEE
• "100%!"YES, PURE, ALL, INTOTO
• "2 funny"LMAO
• "2001" supercomputerHAL
• "25" and "30" singerADELE
• "30 for 30" networkESPN
• "30 Rock" pageKENNETH
• "4 real?"SRSLY
• "99 Luftballons" bandNENA
• "99 Luftballons" groupNENA
• "99 Luftballons" singerNENA
• "A book which people __ and don't read" (Twain on "Classic")PRAISE
• "A Boy Named __": Johnny Cash hitSUE
• "A Boy Named Sue" singerCASH, EVES, UTAH, YODA, BETA, EPIC, RINK, JOHNNYCASH
• "A Change Is __ Come"GONNA
• "A change of mood...of a day I had __": FrostRUED
• "A Christmas Carol" scoffBAH
• "A Court of Thorns and Roses," for oneROMANTASYSERIES
• "A Court of Thorns and Roses" novelist Sarah J. __MAAS, OBEY
• "A legacy of beauty" sloganeerDIOR
• "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived" co.REI
• "A likely story"IBET
• "A long time __..."AGO
• "A Man on the Inside" actor TedDANSON
• "A Master of __": P. Djèlí Clark novel inspired by Islamic mythologyDJINN
• "A miss __ good..."ISAS
• "A mouse!"EEK
• "A Real Pain" Oscar winner CulkinKIERAN
• "A Visit From the Goon Squad" novelistEGAN
• "Aaron Burr, __": "Hamilton" songSIR
• "ABC World News Tonight" anchor DavidMUIR
• "Abominable" character named EverestYETI
• "About __ big"YEA
• "About __": Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novelABOY
• "About me" summariesBIOS
• "About that ... "THINGIS
• "About the Author" sectionsBIOS
• "Abracadabra!" followerFORMYNEXTTRICK
• "Absolument!"OUI
• "Absolut nicht!"NEIN
• "Absolutely out of the question!"NOSIREE
• "Absolutely relatable behavior right there"ASONEDOES
• "Absolutely!"YES
• "Acoustic Soul" singer India.__ARIE
• "Across the pond" pondATLANTIC
• "Additionally..."ALSO
• "Adopt, don't shop" org.SPCA
• "Affirmative"YES
• "After that,..."THEN
• "Agnus __" (Mass prayer)DEI
• "Agree," at seaAYE
• "Agreed!"DEAL, AMENTOTHAT, YOUSAIDIT, WITHOUTQUESTION, YESINDEED, ABSOLUTELY
• "Ah, it makes sense now"OKISEE
• "Aha, understood"OHISEE
• "Aha"ISEE
• "Aida," for oneOPERA
• "Ain't happenin'"NOPE
• "Ain't happening!"NAH
• "Ain't it the truth!"AMEN
• "Ain't no rule say the dog can't play basketball" filmAIRBUD
• "Ain't so!" replyISTOO
• "Air" prefix for sphereATMO
• "Airplane!" star LeslieNIELSEN
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• "Aladdin" actor MassoudMENA
• "Aladdin" figureGENIE
• "Aladdin" parrot named for a Shakespeare villainIAGO
• "Aladdin" princeALI
• "Aladdin" role for Robin WilliamsGENIE
• "Aladdin" transportMAGICCARPET
• "Alas ... "SIGH
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• "Alaskan king" seafoodCRAB
• "Alfie" star MichaelCAINE
• "Ali __ and the Forty Thieves"BABA
• "All __ lost"ISNOT
• "All __!"ABOARD, ENTIRELY, TOTALLY
• "All aboard!"GETON
• "All bets __ off"ARE
• "All clear?"ANYQUESTIONS
• "All Eyez on Me" rapperTUPACSHAKUR
• "All finished"IMDONE, DONE
• "All I Wanna Do" singer-songwriterSHERYLC
• "All kidding __..."ASIDE
• "All My Children" actress KathleenNOONE
• "All over that"ONIT
• "All Things Beauty, All in One Place" sloganeerULTA
• "All Things Considered" mediumRADIO
• "Alligator Boy" in a 2021 Netflix animated filmARLO
• "Allow me"MAYI
• "Already had a bite"IATE
• "Alternatively ... "IFNOT, ELSE
• "Am __ believe..."ITO
• "Am __ late?"ITOO
• "Am __ risk here?"IAT
• "Am I __ to see you!"GLAD
• "Am I free to go?"AREWEDONE
• "Am I the Drama?" rapperCARDIB
• "Am not!" rebuttalARESO
• "Am not!" replyARESO
• "Am so!" answerARENOT
• "Am so!" replyARENOT
• "Am too!" replyARENOT
• "Amazing!"GEE, AWESOME, OOH, WOWIE
• "Ambiguous Desire" singer ParksARLO
• "Amen"SOBEIT
• "America the Beautiful" waterSEA
• "America's Playground" claimantLASVEGAS
• "America" contractionTIS
• "American Dream" band __ SoundsystemLCD
• "American" territorySAMOA
• "Amscray!"SCOOT, GETLOST
• "Amsterdam" novelist McEwanIAN
• "And __ off!"WERE
• "And also ... "PLUS, ORZO, NORI
• "And besides..."ALSO
• "And here it is!"TADA
• "And here's to you, __ Robinson"MRS
• "And I say __ you ... "UNTO
• "And more of the same" abbr.ETC
• "And now, without further __ ... "ADO
• "And there you have it!"VOILA
• "And they're off!"THERACEISON
• "And yet ... "EVENSO, BUTNO
• "And your point is..."SOO
• "And??"CARETOELABORATE, MATHEMATICALSYMBOLS, SIGNS
• "Anna Karenina" novelistTOLSTOY
• "Anne of Green Gables" settingAVONLEA
• "Annie" song that's a counterpoint to "It's the Hard-Knock Life"EASYSTREET
• "Another card, please"HITME
• "Another thing ... "ALSO
• "Antlered" fraternal clubMOOSELODGE
• "Antony and Cleopatra" snakeASP
• "Any suggestions for my next move?"WHATAMIGONNADO
• "Anybody home?"HELLOHELLO
• "Anyone __?"ELSE
• "Anyone'll do"WHOEVER
• "Anything else!"NOTTHAT, AREWEDONE
• "Anything you want!"NAMEIT
• "Apparently, it's better not to dye your hair"?THEYSAYSTAYGRAY
• "Apparently"SOITSEEMS
• "Aquaman" starJASONMOMOA
• "Aquarius" and "Good Morning Starshine" musicalHAIR
• "Architect of India"NEHRU
• "Are not!" responseAMSO
• "Are so!" responseAMNOT
• "Are we done here?"CANIGO
• "Are we there __?"YET
• "Are ya up for it?"WANNA
• "Are you __ out?"INOR
• "Are you serious?"REALLY
• "Are you sure you're right about that?"DOESIT
• "Ariel" voice actor DiggsTAYE
• "Army of Darkness" director SamRAIMI
• "Arrested Development" star MichaelCERA
• "Arrival" arrivals, brieflyETS
• "As __ on TV"SEEN
• "As a bonus..."PLUS
• "As I suspected!"AHA
• "As if!"HAH, PFFT
• "As you wish"SOBEIT
• "Ask away!"DONTBESHY
• "Ask me, __ expert"IMAN
• "Ask someone else"NOIDEA
• "Assuming that's true ... "IFSO
• "At __, soldier!"EASE
• "At Last" singer JamesETTA
• "At what place?"WHERE
• "At what time?"WHEN
• "At your earliest convenience," less politelyASAP
• "Attendee" suffix for movieGOER
• "Attendee" suffix for partyGOER
• "Au contraire, __ frère"MON
• "August: __ County"OSAGE
• "Auld __ Syne"LANG
• "Auld Lang __"SYNE
• "Auld Lang Syne" time, for shortNYE
• "Average" fellowJOE
• "Average" fellowsJOES
• "Average" guyJOE
• "Average" guysJOES
• "Avoid fertilizer," from Angler MagazinePROTIP
• "Aw, shoot!"RATS
• "Aw, so sweet!"TOOCUTE
• "Away with you!"SCAT
• "Bad idea"NAH
• "Bad Romance" singer Lady __GAGA
• "Bah," in BerlinACH
• "Bald" birdEAGLE
• "Bald" birds of preyEAGLES
• "Ball's in __ court"YOUR
• "Ballerina" actress de ArmasANA
• "Baloney!"ITISNTSO
• "Bar" foodSUSHI
• "Barbie" actress IssaRAE
• "Bathers by a River" painter MatisseHENRI
• "Battlestar Galactica" actor Edward James __OLMOS
• "Be a Revolution" author IjeomaOLUO
• "Be glad to"SURECAN
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• "Be honest!"ADMITIT
• "Be My Guest With __ Garten"INA
• "Be quiet!"SHUSH
• "Be reasonable"GETREAL
• "Be right back ... "ONESEC, SETAT, REBUS, SLAP
• "Be right there!"INASEC
• "Be right with you"ONEMOMENT
• "Be still!"SHH
• "Be strong, dude" encouragementMANUP
• "Be that __ may..."ASIT
• "Beat Bobby Flay" contestantCHEF
• "Beat it!"GETOUT, SHOO
• "Beats me"DUNNO
• "Beau Is Afraid" themePARANOIA
• "Beautiful Mistakes" rapper Megan __ StallionTHEE
• "Beauty and the Beast" candelabraLUMIERE
• "Because the Night" singer-songwriterPATTISMITH
• "Because you're worth it" brandLOREAL
• "Bedtime" readingSTORY
• "Been __, done that"THERE
• "Beetlejuice" director BurtonTIM
• "Beg pardon"AHEM, SORRY
• "Begin"OKAYGO, START
• "Bel Canto" novelist PatchettANN
• "Believe __ not..."ITOR
• "Beloved" novelist MorrisonTONI
• "Beloved" protagonistSETHE
• "Ben-Hur" settingROME
• "Best wishes"GODBLESS
• "Best. Day. __!"EVER
• "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" singer BridgesLEON
• "Better Call __": AMC dramaSAUL
• "Better than perfect!"APLUSPLUS
• "Better. Guaranteed." gadget brandOXO
• "Beverage" suffix for lemonADE
• "Beware the __ of March"IDES
• "Beyond the Gates," for oneSOAP
• "Bien sûr"OUI
• "Big Blue" tech co.IBM
• "Big yikes"YEESH
• "Big" acquisitionGET
• "Big" name in the Coen brothers' filmographyLEBOWSKI
• "Billion" prefixGIGA
• "Billionth" starterNANO
• "Billy" barnyard beastsGOATS
• "Billy" farm animalGOAT
• "Bird" prefixAVI
• "Black Beauty" novelist SewellANNA
• "Black Swan" costumesTUTUS
• "Black Widow" singer RitaORA
• "Black-ish" fatherDRE
• "Black" cattle breedANGUS
• "Blackboard" metaphor for a beginningCLEANSLATE
• "Blackfish" mammalsORCAS
• "Blah, blah, blah..."ETCETC
• "Bleeding Love" singer LewisLEONA
• "Blonde" star de ArmasANA
• "Blowin' in the Wind" composerDYLAN
• "Blue Bloods" org.NYPD
• "Blue's __": Nick Jr. showCLUES
• "Board game" metaphor for a beginningSQUAREONE
• "Bob's Burgers" girlTINA
• "Bobby Hockey"ORR
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" Oscar winner MalekRAMI
• "Bon appetit!"DIGIN, EAT, ENJOY
• "Bonanza" brotherHOSS
• "Bone" prefixOSTEO
• "Boom Boom" blues legendJOHNLEEHOOKER
• "Borne hither, __ all eludes me": WhitmanERE
• "Borrrring"BLAH
• "Bosch" actress RogersMIMI
• "Both options are too good to take just one"ICANTPICK
• "Boys __ be boys"WILL
• "Brandenburg Concertos" composerBACH
• "Brave" studioPIXAR
• "Break a leg" addresseeACTOR
• "Breakfast at Tiffany's" actor BuddyEBSEN
• "Breaking Bad" org.DEA
• "Bridgerton" and "Stranger Things," for twoNETFLIXSHOWS
• "Bro!"DUDE, DAWG
• "Broad City" star GlazerILANA
• "Broad City" star JacobsonABBI
• "Brokeback Mountain" star HeathLEDGER
• "Brown Skin" singer India.__ARIE
• "Buenas __" (good night, in Nicaragua)NOCHES
• "Built for the Wild" cooler companyYETI
• "Bulletproof" garmentVEST
• "Buona __"SERA, CHERI, WHO
• "Buona __": Italian "Good evening"SERA
• "But for mine own part, it was __ to me": ShakespeareGREEK
• "But of course!"OHYES
• "But that's not why I __ ... "CALLED
• "But there is __ in Mudville ... "NOJOY
• "Butt out!" initialsMYOB
• "Butterfly Dance" artistYANNI
• "By __ way ... "THE
• "By Jove!"ISAY
• "By that logic ... "ERGO, TORTS
• "By what means?"HOW
• "Bye now"SEEYA
• "Bye-bye!"TATA
• "C u l8r"TTFN
• "c ya"TTFN
• "C'est la __!"VIE
• "C'est la vie"ALAS
• "C'est magnifique!"OOLALA
• "C'est tout!"FINI
• "C'mere!"PSST
• "C'mon, __ be fun"ITLL
• "Cabaret" role for Alan CummingEMCEE
• "Call Me Maybe" singer Carly __ JepsenRAE
• "Call Me" bandBLONDIE
• "Called it, didn't I"SEE
• "Can I get a __?": "I messed up"REDO
• "Can I help you?"YES
• "Can you believe this scam?"WHATARACKET
• "Can't argue with that"IDAGREE
• "Can't believe it!"ILLBE
• "Can't Fight This Feeling" bandREOSPEEDWAGON
• "Can't resist!"IGOTTA
• "Candyman" director DaCostaNIA
• "Canine" dudeDAWG
• "Canine" treesDOGWOODS
• "Cannot __": slangy expression of mock horrorUNSEE
• "Capisce?"SEE
• "Captain's __, stardate ... "LOG
• "Car Where U Are" sloganeerAVIS
• "Care to explain?"WHATISTHIS
• "Careful, now!"EASY
• "Carpe __!": "Seize the day!"DIEM
• "Carpe diem" hashtagYOLO
• "Carpool Karaoke" co-creatorCORDEN, JAB, OAR
• "Casablanca" heroineILSA
• "Casablanca" roleILSA
• "Casablanca" star, affectionatelyBOGIE
• "Cash Cab" carTAXI
• "Casino" directorSCORSESE
• "Cat's in the Cradle" singerHARRYCHAPIN
• "Catastrophe" writer/star DelaneyROB
• "Catch my __?"DRIFT
• "Catch my drift?"SEE
• "Caught you!"OHO, GOTCHA
• "Cause I feel like it" notionWHIM
• "Cav/Pag" opera combination, notablyDOUBLEBILL
• "Ceiling" room coolerFAN
• "Central" prefixMID
• "Central" prefix for nightMID
• "Certain" je ne sais quoiTHING
• "Certainement!"OUI
• "Certainly!"YES
• "Challenge accepted!"ITSON
• "Chandelier" singerSIA
• "Check this out," "I'll demonstrate," and "Eyes on me"WATCHPARTY
• "Cheers" regularNORM
• "Cheers" star PerlmanRHEA
• "Chess champ" rap DJGRANDMASTERFLASH
• "Child's play!"EASY, TAG
• "Chill, will ya?"EASY
• "China Falls From Top Spot," e.g.BREAKINGNEWS
• "Chinese": prefixSINO
• "Chocolaty" theme of the puzzleMANDM
• "Christina's World" painter WyethANDREW
• "Christmas tree" carolOTANNENBAUM
• "Christopher Robin" hopperROO
• "Christopher Robin" joeyROO
• "Ciao!"TATA
• "Ciertamente!"SISI
• "Cimarron" novelist FerberEDNA
• "Citizen __"KANE
• "Clan of the Cave Bear" authorAUEL
• "Class, pay attention!"EYESONME
• "Claws" actor JackKESY
• "Clean" solvent brandOXI
• "Clever"WELLPLAYED
• "Click here" textLINK
• "Click, Clack, __: Cows That Type": Caldecott Honor bookMOO
• "Climb __!" (invitation from a tree house)ONUP
• "Close enough"ISH
• "Close this program" keyESC
• "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"TIMETOGETUP
• "Cocker" dogSPANIEL
• "Coco" voice actor __ García BernalGAEL
• "Coil" prefixSPIRO
• "Cold" drinkware brandIGLOO
• "Collapsed in Sunbeams" singer-songwriter ParksARLO
• "Color me intrigued!"OOH
• "Come on in!"ENTER, ITSOPEN
• "Come on now!"PSHAW
• "Come on, be __!"APAL
• "Come on, tell us!"SAYIT
• "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama" memoirist OdenkirkBOB
• "Comfortable. Confident." shoe brandKEDS
• "Comin' __ the Rye"THRO
• "Coming after the break ... "UPNEXT
• "Coming soon" adPROMO
• "Coming soon" ad, for shortPROMO
• "Common Sense" pamphleteerPAINE
• "Comprende?"SEE
• "Concrete Rose" novelist ThomasANGIE
• "Confidentially ... "ENTRENOUS
• "Confirmed, captain"AYE
• "Consequently ... "ANDSO, HENCE, THUS, ERGO
• "Consider it done!"ISURECAN
• "Consider this ... "NOWLETSSUPPOSE
• "Constricting" snakesBOAS
• "Constrictor" snakeBOA
• "Constrictor" snakesBOAS
• "Cool" that's cool againFAB
• "Copacabana" bartenderTONY
• "Copacabana" showgirlLOLA
• "Copy that"HEARD
• "Copy"GOTCHA
• "Cor, blimey!"ISAY
• "Corduroy" writer/illustrator FreemanDON
• "Correct!," or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 34-, and 52-AcrossRIGHTYOUARE
• "Could not agree more"AMEN
• "Could not stop laughing!"IDIED
• "Couldn't resist!"IHADTO
• "Count me in!"IMSOTHERE
• "Count on me"IWILL
• "Cowboy Bebop" genreANIME
• "Cowboy Carter" iconBEYONCE
• "Crack a window, would you?"ITSHOT
• "Cradle of Texas Liberty"ALAMO
• "Crazy Rich __": Jon M. Chu rom-comASIANS
• "Crikey!"EGADS
• "Critique of Pure Reason" philosopherKANT
• "Cross my heart!"ISWEAR
• "Crying in H __": Michelle Zauner memoirMART
• "Cue the music!"HITIT
• "Curiously strong" mintALTOID
• "Cut that out!," or an apt title for this puzzleKNOCKITOFF
• "Da 5 Bloods" director SpikeLEE
• "Dallas" surnameEWING
• "Damn with faint praise, assent with civil __": PopeLEER
• "Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper" artistDEGAS
• "Dancing Queen" pop quartetABBA
• "Dang!"HECK
• "Daniel Deronda" novelistELIOT
• "Dark Angel" actress JessicaALBA
• "Darn it all to __!"HECK
• "Darn it!"AWMAN, OHRATS, DRAT, RATS, SEW, OHDRAT, NUTS
• "Darn straight"AMEN
• "David Copperfield" villainHEEP
• "Day by Day" musicalGODSPELL
• "Days of Our Lives" actress on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"LISARINNA
• "De __": "Gracias" responseNADA
• "Dead serious"NOJOKE
• "Deal!"SOLD
• "Dear __ Hansen"EVAN
• "Dear __ or madam..."SIR
• "Dear old" family memberDAD
• "Dear Sir or __..."MADAM
• "Death, be not proud" poet JohnDONNE
• "Decisamente!"SISI
• "Deck the Halls" contractionTIS
• "Dee-lish!"YUM
• "Deep knee" exercisesBENDS
• "Deeply unfortunate"SOSAD
• "Def!"YEP, TOTES
• "Delish!"YUM, YUMMY, MMM
• "Derry __": sitcom set in Northern IrelandGIRLS
• "Despacito" singer FonsiLUIS
• "Despicable Me" antiheroGRU
• "Despite that ... "YET, EVENSO
• "Details later" lettersTBA
• "Developed With Dermatologists" lotion brandCERAVE
• "Devil Inside" bandINXS
• "Dexter: Resurrection" actress ThurmanUMA
• "Dexter: Resurrection" airer, for shortSHO
• "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singerMONROE
• "Dibs!"MINE
• "Did I just hear what I think I heard?"EXCUSEYOU
• "Did you notice I was gone?"MISSME
• "Did you start already?"AMILATE
• "Didn't expect to see you!"OHHITHERE
• "Didn't fool me!"IKNEWIT
• "Didn't we just see this?"AGAIN
• "Diet Pepsi" singer AddisonRAE
• "Dig in!"EAT
• "Dinner and a Movie" airerTBS
• "Direct" subordinate staffREPORTS
• "Dirt Cheap" country singer JohnsonCODY
• "Dirty snowballs"COMETS
• "Disorderly" dessert served at a Harrow cricket matchETONMESS
• "Ditto"SODOI, SOAMI, SAMEHERE, ASDOI, IAMTOO, SAME, ASAMI, IDOTOO
• "Divergent" trilogy novelist VeronicaROTH
• "Do __ favor?"MEA
• "Do __ others ... "UNTO
• "Do __ others as..."UNTO
• "Do __?" (timid person's question)IDARE
• "Do I know you?"HAVEWEMET
• "Do it again!"ENCORE
• "Do the Right Thing" actor DavisOSSIE
• "Do the Right Thing" pizza placeSALS
• "Do you doubt me?"AMIWRONG
• "Do you think I was born yesterday?"OHSURE
• "Do your __!"WORST
• "Do-Re-Mi" figureDEER
• "Doctor De Soto" writer/illustrator WilliamSTEIG
• "Doctor Who" actress CatherineTATE
• "Doctor Who" actress GibsonMILLIE
• "Does that make sense?"GETIT
• "Doesn't excite me"MEH
• "Doggone it!"DRAT, AWHECK, RATS
• "Doing all right"IFEELOKAY, IFEELOK
• "Don't __ me, but ... "HATE
• "Don't __ me!"SASS
• "Don't __ yourself short"SELL
• "Don't ask me!"LORDKNOWS
• "Don't be __" (words of caution)AHERO
• "Don't be afraid to embrace fan fiction!"?KICKTHECANON
• "Don't be impulsive," literallyLOOKYOULEAP
• "Don't be so __"MODEST
• "Don't be that __!"GUY
• "Don't bet __!"ONIT
• "Don't blame me!"IMINNOCENT
• "Don't come any closer!"STOP
• "Don't delete" markSTET
• "Don't forget we want lots of letters!"REMEMBERTOWRITE
• "Don't go!"STAY
• "Don't interrupt!"IMSPEAKING
• "Don't just sit there!"MOVE
• "Don't know her"WHO
• "Don't leave!"STAYHERE
• "Don't lose any sleep over it," in a textNBD
• "Don't overlook this news" lettersICYMI
• "Don't play," in musicTACET
• "Don't sweat the small stuff"WHYWORRY, LETITSLIDE
• "Don't take me too seriously" indicatorWINK
• "Don't tell __ can't do it!"MEI
• "Don't use that __ of voice with me!"TONE
• "Don't wait to sign up!"REGISTERNOW
• "Don't worry about me"IMOK
• "Don't you agree?"ISNTIT
• "Don't you cry" girl in a Foster songSUSANNA
• "Don't you take that __ with me!"TONE
• "Doneski!"FINI
• "Door's open!"ENTER, COMEIN
• "Double Indemnity" novelistCAIN
• "Double-quick!"STAT
• "Double, double __ and trouble"TOIL
• "Double"-meaning phraseENTENDRE
• "Downton Abbey" cookDAISY
• "Drag Race" matriarch, affectionatelyMAMARU
• "Dream a Little Dream" singerMAMACASS
• "Dream on!"HAH, ASIF
• "Drinks are __!"ONME
• "Dude, are you serious?"BRUH
• "Dude!"DAWG, BRO
• "Duh," in a textOBVS
• "Dumb & Dumber" co-starDANIELS
• "Dune" film score composer ZimmerHANS
• "Dust in the Wind" bandKANSAS
• "Dynamite" K-pop groupBTS
• "E.T.," in a way?PERIODPIECE
• "Earthsea" series writer __ K. Le GuinURSULA
• "EastEnders" airerBBC
• "Easy on Me" singerADELE
• "Easy to clean" ad claimNOMESS
• "Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!"PIECEOFCAKE
• "Easy-peasy!"SOSIMPLE
• "Easy!"PIECEOFCAKE, LIKECHILDSPLAY, AWALKINTHEPARK, NOTHINGTOIT
• "Educated: A Memoir" writer WestoverTARA
• "Educated" memoirist WestoverTARA
• "Eek!"YIPE
• "Eh, __ difference"SAME
• "Either you do it, __ will!"ORI
• "Elf" actress DeschanelZOOEY
• "Elf" star FerrellWILL
• "Emilia Pérez" Oscar winner SaldañaZOE
• "Emmy in the Key of Code" author LucidoAIMEE
• "Encanto" songwriter __-Manuel MirandaLIN
• "Encore!"MORE, ONEMORE
• "Enough, I get it"OKOK
• "Enough," in briefTMI
• "Enough!"STOP, STOPTHAT, AMPLE
• "Eso __": Paul Anka hitBESO
• "Espresso" singerSABRINACARPENTER
• "Estoy __": Spanish "I'm doing all right"BIEN
• "Et voilà!"THERE
• "Etc.," in PittsburgheseNAT
• "Eternals" actress McHughLIA
• "Ethan Frome" novelist WhartonEDITH
• "Euphoria" airerHBO
• "Euphoria" cable networkHBO
• "Eureka!" criesAHAS
• "Even so ... "STILL
• "Evening" Beethoven piano pieceMOONLIGHTSONATA
• "Everybody knows that!"DUH
• "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor GarrettBRAD
• "Everybody will tell you the same!"ASKANYONE
• "Evil Woman" rock gp.ELO
• "Evita" namePERON
• "Evita" narratorCHE
• "Evita" surnamePERON
• "Ew! No!"ASIF
• "Ew!"YECCH
• "Ewe OK?"MAA
• "Ewe talking to me?"BAA
• "Excuse me ... "AHEM, HUNH
• "Excuse me" soundAHEM
• "Excuse you!"AHEM
• "Excusez-__"MOI
• "Exit full screen" keyESC
• "Exodus" Oscar nominee SalMINEO
• "Extra Crispy" frozen foodTATERTOTS
• "Face/Off," in a way?SLASHERFILM
• "Failing that ... "IFNOT
• "Faire" focusREN
• "Family Guy" daughterMEG
• "Family Matters" nerdURKEL
• "Fancy meeting you here!"OHHI
• "Fancy!"OOH
• "Fancy" artist IggyAZALEA
• "Fare thee well"ADIEU
• "Farewell, amigos!"ADIOS
• "Farewell, mes amis!"ABIENTOT
• "Farewell" song in Sleepless in SeattleBYEBYEBLACKBIRD
• "Farming" starterAGRI
• "Father of American Education"MANN
• "Father of Modern Astronomy"GALILEO
• "Father of the American Cartoon"THOMASNAST
• "Father of the Blues"WCHANDY
• "Fear of Flying" author JongERICA
• "Feed a cold, __ a fever"STARVE
• "Feeling overwhelmed here"ICANTEVEN
• "Feliz ano __!" (Rio 1/1 wish)NOVO
• "Feliz Navidad" singer FelicianoJOSE
• "Fernando" bandABBA
• "Ferrari" director MichaelMANN
• "Fiddler on the Roof" milkmanTEVYE
• "Fiddler on the Roof" wifeGOLDE
• "Fiddlesticks"DARN, AWRATS, DRAT
• "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org.THEFBI
• "Field of Dreams" localeIOWA
• "Fiery" failureHOTMESS
• "Fighting" team of the Big TenILLINI
• "Filet" fishSOLE
• "Final Finalist Finally Arrives," e.g.LATESTUPDATE
• "Finally!"ATLAST
• "Find out"GOASK, ASCERTAIN, LEARN
• "Finding __": Pixar film about a missing fishNEMO
• "Finding Nemo" settingOCEAN, REEF
• "Fine, be like __!"THAT
• "Fine, whatever"OKSURE
• "Fine, you made your point!"OKIGETIT
• "Fingers crossed!"IHOPESOTOO, IHOPESO
• "Fingers crossed" feelingHOPE
• "Fini!"DONE
• "Fire away"ASK
• "Fire Shut Up in My Bones," e.g.OPERA
• "First Lady of Song" FitzgeraldELLA
• "Folklore" music artist SwiftTAYLOR
• "Follow me"COME
• "Fool Us" co-hostTELLER
• "For __ a jolly good fellow ... "HES
• "For __ a jolly..."HES
• "For All Mankind" side: Abbr.USSR
• "For crying out loud!"YEESH
• "For example..."SAY
• "For goodness' __!"SAKE, SAKES
• "For heaven's __!"SAKE
• "For me? You shouldn't have!"AWHOWSWEET
• "For People and Nature" sloganeerWWF
• "For real?"THATSO
• "For sure, for sure!"YESINDEEDY
• "For sure!"TOTES, DEFINITE
• "For those in the back!"LOUDER
• "For You" singer RitaORA
• "Fore!" siteTEE
• "Forget about it"UHUH
• "Forgive the imposition ... "IHATETOASK
• "Found a solution!"IHAVEIT
• "Found" fish in a Disney filmNEMO
• "Four Quartets" monogramTSE
• "Four Quartets" poetELIOT
• "Four-room" rental dwellingAPARTMENT
• "Fourth Wing" creatureDRAGON
• "Frasier" brotherNILESC
• "Freedom from" feelingEASE
• "Fresh Air" airerNPR
• "Fresh Air" broadcasterNPR
• "Fresh Air" co-host GrossTERRY
• "Fresh as a" flowerDAISY
• "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" novelistFANNIEFLAGG
• "Friends, __, countrymen ... "ROMANS
• "Friends" or "Girlfriends"SITCOM
• "From my point of view ... "ASISEEIT
• "From your lips to God's ears"IHOPE
• "Frozen" character who sings "In Summer"OLAF
• "Frozen" character with antlersSVEN
• "Frozen" ice queenELSA
• "Frozen" snowmanOLAF
• "Fruity" suffix for nectarINE
• "Fuel vs. pleasure" maximEATTOLIVE
• "Full __ ahead!"STEAM
• "Further" fussADO
• "Futurama" captain with one eye and purple hairLEELA
• "Future Nostalgia" singer LipaDUA
• "Gah!"OHNO
• "Game, set, match"IWIN
• "Gangnam Style" rapperPSY
• "Gangsta Rap" rapperICET
• "Gangster Malone takes the bait!"?BUGSYBITES
• "Garfield Minus Garfield" characterJON
• "Gavel-to-gavel" coverage providerCSPAN
• "Geaux Tigers!" sch.LSU
• "Gee whiz!," "Golly!," and "Holy cow!"BOYBAND
• "Gee willikers!"GOODGRAVY
• "Gee, I'm impressed!"WOW
• "Gee!"GOSH
• "Genius of Love" band, or what the answers to the starred clues are members of?TOMTOMCLUB
• "George Washington of India"NEHRU
• "Gesundheit" elicitorACHOO
• "Gesundheit" promptACHOO
• "Get back to work!"YOURENOTPAIDTOLOAF
• "Get it now?"SEE
• "Get it together!"CLEANUPYOURACT
• "Get it?"SEE
• "Get lost!"SCAT, SCRAM
• "Get me?"YHEAR
• "Get off the stage!"BOO
• "Get on that stage and wow the crowd"KNOCKEMDEAD
• "Get out of here!"YOUREKIDDINGME
• "Get Out" writer/director JordanPEELE
• "Get outta here!"SCAT, SHOO, SCRAM
• "Get Smart" roleAGENT
• "Get that pool float out of my way!"?MOVETHENOODLE
• "Get your head on straight"SNAPOUTOFIT
• "Get your own die, pal!"?THATSMYCUBE
• "Ghost" psychic __ Mae BrownODA
• "Ghostbusters" actor HaroldRAMIS
• "Ghostbusters" actor HudsonERNIE
• "Gigi" playwright AnitaLOOS
• "Gimme a __!"SEC
• "Gimme a break, dude!"AWMAN
• "Gimme a break"OHCOMEON, CMON, SHEESH
• "Gimme, gimme!"INEEDIT
• "Girl With a Pearl Earring" painterVERMEER
• "Girls5eva" co-star __ Elise GoldsberryRENEE
• "Give it __!"ATRY
• "Give me a single example"NAMEONE
• "Give Peace a Chance" collaboratorONO
• "Glass Onion" director JohnsonRIAN
• "Glee" teen played by Kevin McHaleARTIE
• "Gnarly!"AWESOME
• "Gnarly" and "Gabriela" girl groupKATSEYE
• "Gnossiennes" composerSATIE
• "Go ahead and ask"TRYME
• "Go ahead, __ I care!"SEEIF
• "Go away!"SHOO
• "Go back!" computer commandUNDO
• "Go back" keyESC
• "Go Birds!" NFL teamEAGLES
• "Go jump in a lake!"AMSCRAY
• "Go me!"IRULE, IROCK
• "Go no farther"HALT
• "Go on ... "AND
• "Go on, git!"SHOO
• "Go team!"RAH
• "Go," or "go" starterGIT
• "God bless you, please, __ Robinson"MRS
• "Goldberg Variations" composerBACH
• "Golly!"GEE, BOY
• "Good 4 U" singer OliviaRODRIGO
• "Good grief!"ACK
• "Good Grief" director LevyDAN
• "Good heavens!"OHMY, MERCYME, MYGOD, GOSH
• "Good job on that coup you pulled off"?WELLWRESTED
• "Good job!"NICEONE, NICE
• "Good one"HAHA
• "Good point"TRUE, ASSET, FAIR
• "Good riddance"NOLOSS
• "Good shot!"NICE
• "Good to go" hand gesturesOKSIGNS
• "Gorg!"FAB
• "Gorillas in the Mist" subjectAPE
• "Gosh darn it"WELLSHOOT
• "Gosh!"GEE
• "Got it, dude!"IMHIP
• "Got it?," slangilyYADIG
• "Got it"ISEE, IVE
• "Got this, boss"ONIT
• "Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred cluesMADEYOULOOK
• "Gotcha"OHISEE, ISEE, ONIT
• "Gotta go now!"IMOFF
• "Gotta run!"TATA
• "Grab __" (manager's order to pinch-hitters)ABAT
• "Gracious!"OHMY, WOWIE
• "Grand Hotel" star GretaGARBO
• "Grand slam" awards acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred cluesEGOT
• "Grand slam" awards, for shortEGOTS
• "Grand" ice creamEDYS
• "Grand" peak visible from eastern IdahoTETON
• "Grand" stage jumpJETE
• "Gravity's Rainbow" novelistTHOMASPYNCHON
• "Great blue" water birdsHERONS
• "Great Expectations" wardESTELLA
• "Great idea!"AHA
• "Great minds think __"ALIKE
• "Great performance!"BRAVO
• "Great, now we're pouting"REALMATURE
• "Great" kid lit detectiveNATE
• "Grecian Urn" poetKEATS
• "Green" digit for a gardenerTHUMB
• "Groovy, man!"FAROUT
• "Gross!"ICK, UGH
• "Groundhog Day" writer/director HaroldRAMIS
• "Growing Pains" actor ThickeALAN
• "Grrr!"IMMAD
• "Grub's up!"SOUPSON
• "Grumpy Old Men" actorLEMMON
• "Guardians of the Galaxy" raccoonROCKET
• "Guided" excursionTOUR
• "Guilty as charged"THATSME
• "Guys and Dolls" composer FrankLOESSER
• "Hadestown" Tony nominee NoblezadaEVA
• "Hadestown" writer MitchellANAIS
• "Haha, u wish"LOLNOPE
• "hahahahahaha"ROFL
• "Hair Love" voice actress IssaRAE
• "Half-off" eventSALE
• "Half" prefix for circleSEMI
• "Hallelujah!"PRAISEBE
• "Halls of Montezuma" org.USMC
• "Hamilton" actress PhillipaSOO
• "Hamilton" actress Renée __ GoldsberryELISE
• "Hamilton" creator __-Manuel MirandaLIN
• "Hanna" star Creed-MilesESME
• "Hansel and Gretel" figureHAG
• "Happens to everyone"WEALLDOIT
• "Happy __!": June greetingPRIDE
• "Happy as a" songbirdLARK
• "Happy Birthday to __"YOU
• "Happy Birthday" writerICER
• "Happy Days" retortSITONIT
• "Hard pass"YEAHNO, NOTHANKS, NAH
• "Hard-boiled" foodEGG
• "Harmonious" Vegas hotelARIA
• "Harriet" and "Wicked" Oscar nominee ErivoCYNTHIA
• "Hasta __!"LUEGO
• "Hasta la vista"LATER
• "Haste makes __"WASTE
• "Hate it!"UGH
• "Hava Nagila" danceHORA
• "Have a bite"TASTEIT
• "Have a few samples"TRYTHESE
• "Have we __?"MET
• "Haven't __ you somewhere before?"IMET
• "Having said that ... "BUT
• "He __ of you, that never used to beg": Shak.ASKS
• "He has my whole heart"IMHIS
• "He said, __ said"SHE
• "He who thinks little, __ much": LeonardoERRS
• "Heads up!"DUCK, THINKFAST
• "Hear me out ... "SOLISTEN
• "Hear! Hear!"SOTRUE
• "Heard"GOTCHA, GOTYOU
• "Heart Don't Lie" singer JacksonLATOYA
• "Heart on My Sleeve" singer Ella __MAI
• "Heated Rivalry" co-star WilliamsHUDSON
• "Heaven Can Wait" Oscar nominee JackWARDEN
• "Heaven forbid!"HOPENOT
• "Heavens, no!"PSHAW
• "Heavens!"OHDEAR, OHMY
• "Hedda" writer/director DaCostaNIA
• "Hee-haw!" horse relativeDONKEY
• "Heliophilic" jazz aliasSUNRA
• "Hello __": classic barbershop songMARYLOU
• "Hello there!"HIYA
• "Hello, ewe!"BAA
• "Hello, fellow sheep"BAA
• "Hello, sailor!"AHOY
• "Hello" and "Bye Bye Bye"SONGS
• "Hello" singerADELE
• "Help __ the way!"ISON
• "Help me out, would ya?"BEAPAL
• "Henry, Come On" singer Del ReyLANA
• "Here Comes the Hotstepper" singer KamozeINI
• "Here we are!"ITSUS
• "Here we go!"ITSON
• "Here's a thought..."SAY
• "Here's to Oktoberfest!"PROST
• "Here's to you!," for instanceTOAST
• "Here's to you!"CHEERS
• "Hey Arnold!" bullyHELGA
• "Hey you!" whisperPSST
• "Hey, c'mere!"PSST
• "Hey, over here!"PSST
• "Hey, Soul Sister" rock bandTRAIN
• "Hi there, matey!"AHOY
• "Hi-ho, the derry-o" localeDELL
• "Hi-ho, the derry-o" settingDELL
• "High Hopes" lyricist SammyCAHN
• "High School Musical" actor ZacEFRON
• "High-rise" footwearTHIGHBOOTS
• "High" esteemREGARD, HONOR
• "High" parts of shoesHEELS
• "High" timeNOON
• "Hilarious!"WHATAGAS
• "Himno Nacional," south of the borderMEXICANANTHEM
• "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapperNAS
• "Hmm, odd"HOWSTRANGE
• "Hola" follower, perhapsCOMOESTA
• "Hold my beer"WATCHTHIS
• "Hold on __" ("Be patient")ASEC
• "Hold on a moment"ONESEC
• "Hold your horses!"WHOA
• "Holes" novelist LouisSACHAR
• "Holy cow!"YOWZA
• "Holy moly!"EGAD, YIPE
• "Holy" bratTERROR
• "Holy" fishMACKEREL
• "Home Alone" boyKEVIN
• "Home on the Range" animalANTELOPE
• "Homesick: A Memoir" writer WardSELA
• "Honest!"NOLIE
• "Hooray!"YAY, YIPPEE
• "Horned" birdOWL
• "Hostel" director RothELI
• "Hot diggity dog!"YAHOO
• "Hot To Go!" singer ChappellROAN
• "Hotel Transylvania" protagonistDRAC
• "Houdini" singer DuaLIPA
• "House __": longtime HGTV seriesHUNTERS
• "House" actor PennKAL
• "How __ can I say it ... "ELSE
• "How __ I to know?"WAS
• "How comfy!"AAH
• "How cool"NEATO
• "How could you be so insensitive!"READTHEROOM
• "How could you?" soundTSK
• "How cute!"AWW
• "How did they do that!?"WOW
• "How fun!"OHNEAT
• "How goes it?," or a question that could be answered by 17-, 25-, 36-, and 53-AcrossWHATSSHAKIN
• "How Long" singer CharliePUTH
• "How many sugars?," quaintlyONELUMPORTWO
• "How rude!"EXCUSEYOU
• "How swanky!"OOHLALA
• "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" townWHOVILLE
• "How To __ Your Diary": interactive edition in a YA seriesDORK
• "How To Be an Antiracist" author Ibram X. __KENDI
• "How very wonderful!"OOOH
• "How We Do (Party)" singer RitaORA
• "How wonderful!"OOH
• "How ya __?"DOIN
• "How ya doin'?"SUP
• "How you __?": Joey's "Friends" catchphraseDOIN
• "How've ya __?"BEEN
• "How've you __?"BEEN
• "However ... "YET, BUT
• "Hug the shore until you reach the ocean," e.g.SOUNDADVICE
• "Huge" prefix for bucksMEGA
• "Humble" dwellingABODE
• "Humble" homeABODE
• "Hungry hungry" animal in a kids gameHIPPO
• "Hurry up!"COMEON, HIE
• "Hurry!" lettersASAP
• "Hush"SILENCE
• "Huzzah!"YAY
• "Hyphenated" steaksTBONES
• "I __ a hunch!"HAD
• "I __ born yesterday!"WASNT
• "I __ Feeling": Black Eyed Peas hitGOTTA
• "I __ my wit's end!"AMAT
• "I __ remind you ... "NEEDNOT
• "I __ sorry"AMSO
• "I __ to differ"BEG
• "I accept!"YES
• "I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion"AGONY
• "I am in this meme"ITME
• "I beg of you"PLEASE
• "I call it!"DIBS
• "I can be viewed without special formatting"TXT
• "I can explain"HEARMEOUT
• "I can handle the truth!"BEHONEST
• "I can help"USEME
• "I Can't Breathe" singer-songwriterHER
• "I can't see through you!," and what's needed to complete 17-, 24-, 33-, and 45-Across?DOWNINFRONT
• "I can't take any credit"ITSALLYOU
• "I can't wait for an answer!"TELLMENOW
• "I can't wait to see what's inside!"OPENIT
• "I can't wait!"OHBOY
• "I caught you!"AHA, OHO
• "I could __"EAT
• "I could use a hand"HELPME
• "I couldn't care __"LESS
• "I deserved that"SERVESMERIGHT
• "I did it!"TADA
• "I did no __ thing!"SUCH
• "I didn't do it!"NOTME
• "I didn't hear a 'Please'!"SAYTHEMAGICWORD
• "I didn't wait long enough?"TOOSOON
• "I do" venueALTAR
• "I don't __ it"BUY
• "I don't believe that!"PSHAW
• "I don't buy it"LIAR
• "I don't know" gestureSHRUG
• "I drag my __ around with me": Orson WellesMYTH
• "I dunno" gestureSHRUG
• "I FALLED. HUG PLZ." memeLOLCAT
• "I feel __"SEEN
• "I feel __": It's like you know me!"SEEN
• "I feel seen"ITME
• "I found it!"AHA
• "I get it now!"AHA
• "I got it! I got it!"OHOH
• "I got it"ONME
• "I got this!"ONIT, LETME
• "I hate to say it ... "SADLY
• "I have a good lawyer and I'm not afraid!"SUEME
• "I heard you! Enough!"OKOK
• "I Hope You Dance" singer WomackEANN
• "I knew it all __!"ALONG
• "I like it!"LOOKSGOOD
• "I lost interest" lettersTLDR
• "I love the white stuff, baby / In the middle of an __": "Weird Al" lyricOREO
• "I Love Trash" singer on "Sesame Street"OSCAR
• "I mentioned the bisque" "Seinfeld" characterELAINE
• "I messed up"THATSMYBAD
• "I need a rescue" lettersSOS
• "I need an answer right now"YESORNO
• "I need more time!"DONTRUSHME
• "I promise it's not as weird as it sounds ... "HEARMEOUT
• "I saw a mouse!"EEK
• "I say we're square now"CALLITEVEN
• "I see now"AHA
• "I should get going"ITSLATE
• "I smell a __!"RAT
• "I smell trouble"OHNO
• "I think I goofed"UHOH
• "I think that's correct," or what one may say about the ends of 17-, 28-, and 50-AcrossSOUNDSRIGHTTOME
• "I Think You Should Leave" star RobinsonTIM
• "I think you'll find this yummy!"TASTEIT
• "I think you're __ something"ONTO
• "I think..." textIMO
• "I thought you just left!"BACKSOSOON
• "I told you!"SEE
• "I totally did that, yep"GUILTYASCHARGED
• "I wanna play, coach!"USEME
• "I wanna show you something"CMERE
• "I want all the juicy details!"SPILLTHETEA
• "I want to learn how to do that!"TEACHME
• "I want to stay informed!," or what might be said by the answers to the starred clues?KEEPMEPOSTED
• "I was __ ready!"BORN
• "I was today years __ when ... "OLD
• "I Will Survive" singer GaynorGLORIA
• "I wish to tune my quivering __": ByronLYRE
• "I wish wearing flat-irons on our heads would keep us from __": "Little Women"GROWINGUP
• "I wish!"IFONLY
• "I won't __ words ... "MINCE
• "I won't ask again!"ANSWERME
• "I wonder ..."HMM
• "I, for __ ... "ONE
• "I'd be glad to"YES
• "I'd have a backup plan"DONTBETONIT
• "I'd like to take a stab"LETMEGUESS
• "I'd love to"YES
• "I'd rather __ on the side of caution"ERR
• "I'd rather __"NOT
• "I'll __ around"ASK
• "I'll follow you"LEADON
• "I'll have to pass"ITSANO
• "I'll order that also"SAME
• "I'll pass"NAH
• "I'll pay this time"ONME
• "I'll see thee damned __ I call thee coward": "Henry IV, Part 1"ERE
• "I'll take complete credit, thanks"ALLME
• "I'll take that as __"ANO
• "I'm __ ears!"ALL
• "I'm __ teetotaler": ShawABEER
• "I'm __ you asked"GLAD
• "I'm __ yours!"ALL
• "I'm __": "You blow me away"INAWE
• "I'm a fool!"DOH
• "I'm all __!"EARS
• "I'm amazed!"GEE
• "I'm an open book" seshAMA
• "I'm at your service"USEME
• "I'm buying!"ONME
• "I'm chipped" collar attachmentIDTAG
• "I'm dead serious!"NOFOOLING
• "I'm envious!"LUCKYYOU
• "I'm fine with that"OKBYME
• "I'm gonna be straight with you ... "REALTALK
• "I'm listening"SAYMORE
• "I'm not buying it"CMONNOW
• "I'm not listening!"LALALA
• "I'm not sure" soundsUHS
• "I'm on vacay" notificationOOO
• "I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-AcrossITSAMETHING
• "I'm so great!"YAYME
• "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick" boxerALI
• "I'm so relaxed!"AAH
• "I'm so unlucky!"POORME
• "I'm sorry" responseTHATSOK
• "I'm sorta disappointed"SHUCKS
• "I'm standing right here"AHEM
• "I'm stumped!"GIVEMETHEANSWER
• "I'm taking care of that"ONIT
• "I'm the best!"YAYME
• "I'm totally with you"SAME
• "I've __ with you!"HADIT
• "I've been to more enjoyable weddings!"THERECEPTIONISWEAK
• "I've got it for now"OWEME
• "I've got it!"AHA
• "I've got this"TRUSTME
• "I've Grown Accustomed __ Face"TOHER
• "I've no idea"SEARCHME
• "I've seen worse"ITSNOTSOBAD
• "Ice Age" birdDODO
• "Ice Age" squirrelSCRAT
• "Identical" siblingTWIN
• "If __ Street Could Talk": film based on a James Baldwin novelBEALE
• "If all __ fails ... "ELSE
• "If I Could Turn Back Time" singerCHER
• "If I had to bet ... "ODDSARE
• "If I had to guess ... "ODDSARE
• "If I were __ ... "YOU
• "If I Were __ Man"ARICH
• "If I Were King of the Forest" singerLAHR
• "If it __ broke ... "AINT
• "If it isn't my nemesis!"YOUAGAIN
• "If memory serves"ASIRECALL
• "If not..."ELSE
• "If nothing else..."ALLIASK
• "If the __ fits ... "SHOE
• "If This Is a Man" author PrimoLEVI
• "If u ask me ... "IMO, IMHO
• "If we stayed on such a road ... "ATTHATRATE
• "If You __ Been There": Dolly Parton trackHADNT
• "If you ask me," initiallyIMO
• "If you buy another showy pink bloom, so help me ... "?NOTAPEONYMORE
• "If you insist"OHOK
• "If you say so"UHHUH
• "Iliad" cityTROY
• "Impossible!"NOWAY, LIAR
• "In __ of gifts ... "LIEU
• "In addition..."ALSO, ASWELL, PLUS, AND
• "In all probability ... "ODDSARE
• "In conclusion ... "ANDSO
• "In my opinion..."ISAY, IFEEL
• "In my view ... "ITHINK
• "In Praise of Folly" writerERASMUS
• "In space, no one can hear you scream" filmALIEN
• "In spite of that..."ANDYET
• "In that case ... "IFSO
• "In that neighborhood"ORSO
• "In that sense..."ASSUCH
• "In the headlights" animalDEER
• "In what way?"HOW, HOWSO
• "In your dreams!"NOWAY, NEVER, ASIF
• "Inbox zero" obstacleEMAIL
• "Include me!"IMIN
• "Indeed!"DOSAY
• "Industry" networkHBO
• "Infield" metaphor for a beginningFIRSTBASE
• "Inner" openerENDO
• "Insecure" star IssaRAE
• "Insecure" star RaeISSA
• "Inside the NBA" analyst since 2011ONEAL
• "Into Thin Air" mountain peakEVEREST
• "Ironic" singer MorissetteALANIS
• "Is it too risky for me?"DAREI
• "Is that __?"ANO
• "Is that even possible?"CANITBE
• "Is the Pope Catholic?"DUH
• "Is there anything...dangerous as __": FranklinALIAR
• "Is This Thing On?" star WillARNETT
• "Ish"KINDOF, ORSO, SORTA
• "Isn't that something"GEE
• "It __ been easy"HASNT
• "It __ me to say ... "PAINS
• "It __ over till it's over"AINT
• "It all __ fails..."ELSE
• "It can wait"NOTNOW
• "It comes __ surprise..."ASNO
• "It could happen"POSSIBLY
• "It follows that..."HENCE
• "It just clicked!"AHA
• "It makes sense now"ISEE
• "It seems to me..."IDSAY
• "It snewed in his hous of __ and drinke": ChaucerMETE
• "It takes __ to tango"TWO
• "It troubles me that..."IFEAR
• "It was nothing"ITRY
• "It wasn't me"NOTI
• "It's __ a minute!"BEEN
• "It's __ a while"BEEN
• "It's __ good"ALL
• "It's __-brainer!"ANO
• "It's __-up!" (patsy's plaint)AFRAME
• "It's __-win situation"ANO
• "It's a __ formality"MERE
• "It's a __!"TRAP
• "It's a deal!"AGREED
• "It's a shame"ALAS
• "It's about time!"ATLAST
• "It's alright, I suppose"MEH
• "It's always possible"MAYBE
• "It's Always Something" memoirist GildaRADNER
• "It's clear to me now"ISEE
• "It's cold!"BRR
• "It's freezing!"BRR
• "It's just a scratch"ILLLIVE
• "It's like this..."YSEE
• "It's my opinion..."IFEEL
• "It's my treat!"ONME
• "It's my turn to bat"IMUP
• "It's my turn!"IMON
• "It's not all bad news ...," and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are?ONTHEBRIGHTSIDE
• "It's not up to me"IFYOUWANT
• "It's our turn!"WEREUP, WEREON
• "It's peculiar ... "ODDLY
• "It's possible"IMAY, ETALII, RENTAL, SALAD
• "It's so easy, __ can do it"EVENI
• "It's the end of __"ANERA
• "It's the truth!"NOLIE
• "It's time, everyone! Break a leg!"WEREON
• "It's true!"NOLIE, FACT
• "It's us against __"THEM
• "It's wrong __ many levels!"ONSO
• "It's yours"ILOSE
• "Italian penicillin"PASTINA
• "iZombie" settingSEATTLE
• "J to __ L-O!": 2002 remix albumTHA
• "Jabberwocky" startTWAS
• "Jack Sprat could __ fat"EATNO
• "Jackpot!"IMRICH
• "Jai alai" languageBASQUE
• "Jailhouse Rock" starELVIS
• "Jane the Virgin" grandmotherALBA
• "Jane the Virgin" star RodriguezGINA
• "Jazz" documentarian BurnsKEN
• "Je dois etre en desaccord!"AUCONTRAIRE
• "Je t'__": French "I love you"AIME
• "Jeepers!"ACK
• "Jeopardy!" champion AmodioMATT
• "Jeopardy!" host JenningsKEN
• "Jersey __": MTV reality showSHORE
• "Jingle Bells" contractionOER
• "Join the club" kinARENTWEALL
• "Join us for some fun!"COMEOUTANDPLAY
• "Joke, joke"IKID
• "Journey to __" (2000s Sesame Street segment)ERNIE
• "Journeys" that involve emotional manipulationGUILTTRIPS
• "Judy" Oscar winner ZellwegerRENEE
• "Judy" star ZellwegerRENEE
• "Juno" actor MichaelCERA
• "Just __ thought!"ASI
• "Just a heads-up ... "FYI
• "Just a moment!"ONESEC
• "Just awful!"SOBAD
• "Just checking in"YOUOK
• "Just curious"OHNOREASON
• "Just enjoy this victory"AWINISAWIN
• "Just joking!"IKID
• "Just keeping you on your __"TOES
• "Just kidding!"ITSALLINGOODFUN
• "Just like I said I would"ASPROMISED
• "Just like that!"BAM
• "Just like that" soundSNAP
• "Just look at the time!"IBETTERGO
• "Just Mercy" actor __ Jackson Jr.OSHEA
• "Just tell me!"SAYIT
• "Just tell us!"SAYIT
• "Just the news I needed!"MUSICTOMYEARS
• "Just watch me"ICANTOO
• "Just wondering"OHNOREASON
• "Kama __"SUTRA
• "Kapow!"WHAM
• "Kayak" languageINUIT
• "Keep __ Weird": motto of a Texas cityAUSTIN
• "Keep commerce human" websiteETSY
• "Keep talking"GOON
• "Kenan & __": former Nickelodeon sitcomKEL
• "Kidding!"NOT
• "Killers of the Flower Moon" directorSCORSESE
• "Killers of the Flower Moon" peopleOSAGE
• "Killing Eve" assassin played by Jodie ComerVILLANELLE
• "Kinda like that"ISH
• "Kinda"ISH
• "Kindly let us know" lettersRSVP
• "Kings & Queens" singer MaxAVA
• "Kiss" and "tell"VERBS
• "Knives Out" actress ColletteTONI
• "Knock it off!"STOP
• "Knock on wood"HOPESO
• "Knock yourself out!"PLEASEDO
• "KPop Demon Hunters" bandmate of Mira and ZoeyRUMI
• "KPop Demon Hunters" voice actor Daniel __ KimDAE
• "KPop Demon Hunters" voice actor JeongKEN
• "L.A. Law" actressDEY
• "L'Absinthe" painterDEGAS
• "L8r g8r!"TTFN
• "La Brea" actress SkyeIONE
• "La Classe de Danse" painterDEGAS
• "La Dolce __"VITA
• "La Vida Es un Carnaval" singer CruzCELIA
• "La vie en rose" singer ÉdithPIAF
• "Ladies dancing" countNINE
• "Lady Bird" Oscar nominee MetcalfLAURIE
• "Land ho!" caller's spotCROWSNEST
• "Language!" elicitorCUSS
• "Last Call" singer BraxtonTRACI
• "Last card!"UNO
• "Last four digits" IDSSN
• "Later, __!"GATOR, IMOUT, TATA
• "Later, gang!"SEEYA
• "Later, gator!"ADIOSAMIGO
• "Laugh-In" comedian JohnsonARTE
• "Laughable-sounding" rapperLUDACRIS
• "Laughing" African animalHYENA
• "Laughing" African beastsHYENAS
• "Law & Order: SVU" co-starICET
• "Le __ Prince": de Saint-Exupéry novellaPETIT
• "Le __" : Chic songFREAK
• "Leave this to me!"ILLDOIT
• "Lemme do it!"IWANNA
• "Lemme look!"IWANNASEE
• "Les Alyscamps" cityARLES
• "Les Misérables" roleJAVERT
• "Let It Go" singerELSA
• "Let me check"ILLSEE
• "Let me do it"ICAN
• "Let me explain ... "HERESWHY
• "Let me find out"ILLASK
• "Let me give you a few pointers ... "HEREARESOMETIPS
• "Let me give you some advice ... "HERESATIP
• "Let me in!"OPENUP
• "Let me say it again ... "IREPEAT
• "Let me think ..."WELL
• "Let There Be Rock" bandACDC
• "Let us know"RSVP
• "Let's __ this popsicle stand"BLOW
• "Let's do it!"IMGAME, IMIN
• "Let's do this thing!," or what can be said about each set of circles in this puzzleSOUNDSLIKEAPLAN
• "Let's do this!"IMIN
• "Let's get started!"NOMORETALK
• "Let's hear it!"DOTELL
• "Let's hope so!," or what is found in this puzzle's circled lettersKNOCKONWOOD
• "Let's just leave __ that"ITAT
• "Let's maybe take it down a __ or two"NOTCH
• "Let's meet up then!"ITSADATE
• "Let's put it to __": "Show of hands"AVOTE
• "Let's see if you're bluffing"ICALL
• "Let's shake on it!"DEAL
• "Licorice Pizza" settingENCINO
• "Like, yesterday"STAT
• "Likely __!"STORY
• "Likewise!"SODOI, ALSO, DITTO
• "Lilo & Stitch" costume accessoryLEI
• "Lilo & Stitch" themeOHANA
• "Lines" of travel that are Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, etc.ELS
• "Lioness" actress SaldañaZOE
• "Listen to __": podcast that covers a classic teen magazineSASSY
• "Little __ Everywhere": Celeste Ng novelFIRES
• "Little chance of finishing soon"NOENDINSIGHT
• "Little help here"BEAPAL, IMSTUCK
• "Little Miss Sunshine" Oscar winnerARKIN
• "Little old driver" of a 19th-century verseSANTA
• "Little red" fairy tale outerwearRIDINGHOOD
• "Lo-Fi" liquidDECAF
• "Loaded" appetizer offeringsTOTS
• "Local Couple Makes a Commitment," e.g.EXCLUSIVEREPORT
• "Loch Lomond" prepositionAFORE
• "Logically, this means ... "ERGO
• "Loki" actress Mbatha-RawGUGU
• "lol"HEHE
• "Lonely Boy" singer PaulANKA
• "Long time no __"SEE
• "Long," in HawaiianLOA
• "Look __ this way ... "ATIT
• "Look at that!"OHNEAT
• "Look what I did!"TADA
• "Look what I found!"OHO
• "Look, I did it!"TADA
• "Look, I'm on TV!"THATSME
• "Looks like the joke's __"ONME
• "Looks that way"SEEMSTO
• "Lord, what fools __ mortals be!"THESE
• "Lost" actor Daniel __ KimDAE
• "Love __ neighbor"THY
• "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" airerMTV
• "Love is __, love is kind ... "PATIENT
• "Love Is Blind" personal spacePOD
• "Love it!"SOGOOD, NICE
• "Love Me Like You Do" singer GouldingELLIE
• "Love to!"IDBEHONORED
• "Love your work!"IMAHUGEFAN
• "Love, Loss, and What We Ate" memoirist LakshmiPADMA
• "Lovecraft Country" actor Courtney B. __VANCE
• "Low-power" morning beverage, for shortDECAF
• "Lust, Caution" director LeeANG
• "Lux et Veritas" collegianELI
• "M*A*S*H," in a way?STARVEHICLE
• "M*A*S*H" setting, for shortKOR
• "M*A*S*H" star?ASTERISK, ALDA
• "Macbeth" quintetACTS, EID, PANS
• "Mad Men" role for Elisabeth MossPEGGY
• "Mad Men" typesADREPS
• "Madam Secretary" actor TimDALY
• "Made me giggle!"LOL
• "Made up" thingMIND
• "Magic Tree House" subjectTIMETRAVEL
• "Magnum" masterworkOPUS
• "Make it __!"SNAPPY
• "Makes sense now"AHISEE
• "Makes sense to me"ISEE
• "Makes sense"ISEE
• "Mambo Birdland" Grammy winner PuenteTITO
• "Mambo King" PuenteTITO
• "Mamma __!"MIA
• "Mamma Mia!" bandABBA
• "Mamma Mia!" singing groupABBA
• "Mamma Mia!" star SeyfriedAMANDA
• "Mamma Mia" groupABBA
• "Man of Steel" director ZackSNYDER
• "Mangia!"DIGIN
• "ManningCast" brotherELI
• "ManningCast" co-hostELI
• "Mars Attacks!" creatures, in briefETS
• "Masala tea is getting so expensive," e.g.?SKYHIGHCHAISIGH
• "Mashed" side dishPOTATO
• "Mass" news sourcesMEDIA
• "Matilda" star WilsonMARA
• "Matlock" starBATES
• "May __ excused?"IBE
• "May I help you?"YES
• "May I speak with you privately?"AWORD
• "May I?"PLEASE
• "May the gods avert this __": CiceroOMEN
• "Maybe a bit"KINDA
• "Maybe a little later"NOTYET
• "Maybe later"NOTNOW
• "Maybe not even that"IFATALL
• "Maybe, maybe not"WELLSEE
• "Maybe"ITDEPENDS
• "Mayday!" lettersSOS
• "Mayor __": national politics monikerPETE
• "McSorley's Bar" painterSLOAN
• "Me time" outingSPADAY
• "Me too"SAME, SOHAVEI, SODOI, SOAMI, DITTO, LIKEWISE
• "Mean Girls" screenwriter TinaFEY
• "Meant to tell you" shorthandBTW
• "Measure for Measure" antagonistANGELO
• "Measure twice, cut once," for oneMOTTO
• "Meditative Rose" artistDALI
• "Meeting adjourned"WEREDONE
• "Melting clocks" painter SalvadorDALI
• "Memo" on a memo, maybeHEADER
• "Metamorphoses" poetOVID
• "Mic Drop" K-pop septetBTS
• "Micro" discovery that won a 2024 Nobel PrizeRNA
• "Midnight Cowboy" hustlerRATSO
• "Midsommar" director AsterARI
• "Mighty" batter who strikes out in a classic poemCASEY
• "Milk's Favorite Cookie" brandOREO
• "Milk's Marketing Miracle" for 90 yearsELSIE
• "Milk" director Gus Van __SANT
• "Million Dollar Listing" fieldREALTY
• "Minaret" novelist AboulelaLEILA
• "Mind blown!"DEEP
• "Mine! Mine! Mine!"IWANTITALL
• "Minions: The Rise of __"GRU
• "Minor Detail" novelist ShibliADANIA
• "Misery" co-star JamesCAAN
• "Mistakes __ made"WERE
• "Mmm-hmm"ISEE
• "MMMBop" boy bandHANSON
• "Moby-Dick" captainAHAB
• "Modern" Manhattan museumGUGGENHEIM
• "Modern" prefixNEO
• "Money __ everything"ISNT
• "Monsters, __"INC
• "Moo" or "meow"ANIMALSOUND
• "Mood Indigo" composerDUKEELLINGTON
• "Moon and Half Dome" photographerADAMS
• "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" actressJANELLEMONAE
• "Moonstruck" Oscar winnerCHER
• "More deets soon"TBD
• "More details soon" lettersTBA
• "More info soon"TBD
• "Most definitely"ITIS
• "Most likely ... "ODDSARE
• "Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answersGETTHELEADOUT
• "Movin' Out" choreographer TwylaTHARP
• "Moving right __..."ALONG
• "Much obliged"THANKS
• "Mulan" invaderHUN
• "Mulan" soldierHUN
• "My apologies"SORRY
• "My bad!"IMSOSORRY, OOPS
• "My compliments to the chef"TASTESGREAT
• "My concern is..."IFEAR
• "My country, __ of thee"TIS
• "My country, 'tis of __"THEE
• "My Cousin Vinny" Oscar winner MarisaTOMEI
• "My guess is ... "IASSUME
• "My heart just __ in it"ISNT
• "My job is ranking people on a scale of 'miffed' to 'downright furious'"?IRATEIRATE
• "My knight in shining __!"ARMOR
• "My lips __ sealed"ARE
• "My man!"DUDE
• "My peacock's tail is the best!," e.g.?FEATHERBOA
• "My pleasure"GLADTO, ITS
• "My regrets"APOLOGIES
• "My stars!"ISAY
• "My thoughts are with you"ICARE
• "My treat!"ONME
• "My turn!"IMUP
• "My vote is to skip it"ISAYNO
• "My word"ISAY
• "Mystic River" novelist LehaneDENNIS
• "Naked Lunch" in a lunchroom, say?TRAYNOVEL
• "Naked" rodentsMOLERATS
• "Name, please?"YOUARE
• "Naughty, naughty!"TSKTSK
• "Nearly there"ONESEC
• "Neither fish __ fowl"NOR
• "Never __ at live dragons": The HobbitLAUGH
• "Never __ Give You Up": Rickrolling songGONNA
• "Never mind, I guess"ORNOT
• "Never mind!," or what could be said about 17-, 24-, 35-, or 48-AcrossSCRATCHTHAT
• "New Rules" and "New Love" singer DuaLIPA
• "New Rules" singer DuaLIPA
• "New York, New York" singer in the filmMINNELLI
• "New" prefixNEO
• "Newhart" production co.MTM
• "Next one's on me"IOWEYOU
• "Ni __": Chinese greetingHAO
• "Nice to __ you"MEET
• "Nice try"NOPE
• "Nifty!"COOL, NEATO
• "Nightcrawling" novelist MottleyLEILA
• "No __, ands or buts!"IFS
• "No __, no foul"HARM
• "No bid for me"IPASS
• "No bid from me"IPASS
• "No bid"IPASS, PASS
• "No chewing!"GETRIDOFTHATGUM
• "No complaining!"IDONTWANTANYLIP
• "No fooling"IMEANIT, TRUTH
• "No idea" gestureSHRUG
• "No ifs, __, or buts"ANDS
• "No kidding?"ITIS, CLEARLY, ITSTRUE
• "No lunch for me!"IVEEATEN
• "No more for me, thanks"IMFULL
• "No more for me!"IMSET
• "No One Mourns the Wicked" singerGLINDA
• "No other choice for me"IMUST
• "No prize for me this time"ILOSE
• "No prob"EASYPEASY
• "No problem!"SIMPLE
• "No problems yet"SOFARSOGOOD
• "No returns"ASIS
• "No seats left" signSRO
• "No seats" signSRO
• "No texting!"PUTAWAYTHEPHONE
• "No thanks"PASS
• "No Time To Die" actress Ana de __ARMAS
• "No way, no how!"UHUH
• "No worries"ITSOK
• "No, it's lemonade!" shouter in a GEICO adICET
• "No, thank you"IPASS
• "No." and othersSENTENCES
• "None but yourself who are your greatest __": LongfellowFOE
• "None of that is true!"LIES
• "Nonnas" actress ShireTALIA
• "Nontraditional" starterALT
• "Nosferatu" actress Lily-RoseDEPP
• "Not __" (courtroom pleading)GUILTY
• "Not a chance!"NEVER
• "Not a thread in all __ raiment": PoeHIS
• "Not all __ wear capes"HEROES
• "Not answering email," brieflyOOO
• "Not cool!"DUDE, OUT, UNHIP
• "Not exactly, but close"INAWAY
• "Not gonna do it!"IWONT
• "Not guilty," for examplePLEA
• "Not guilty," for onePLEA
• "Not if __ help it!"ICAN
• "Not interested"PASS
• "Not my __"PROB
• "Not my thing"NAH
• "Not one more step!"HALT
• "Not only that..."ALSO
• "Not possible for me"ICANT
• "Not sure why, but ... "FORSOMEREASON
• "Not sure yet" lettersTBD
• "Not that much"LESS
• "Not to mention..."ALSO
• "Not you too!"ETTU
• "Nothing small" orderALLCAP
• "Nothing to it!"EASY
• "Nothing yet!"NONEWS
• "Nothing you say is true!"LIAR
• "Nothing, thanks"IMGOOD
• "Nova" networkPBS
• "Now __ be told"ITCAN
• "Now __ me down to sleep..."ILAY
• "Now __ seen everything!"IVE
• "Now __ talking!"WERE
• "Now I get it!"OHH, AHA
• "Now I remember!"AHA
• "Now I see!"AHA
• "Now I understand"OHOK, AHA
• "Now I've seen it __!"ALL
• "Now it makes sense"OHISEE
• "Now you listen..."SEEHERE
• "Now, let's see"IWONDER
• "Now, listen ... "SEEHERE
• "Now, look here!"EYESONME
• "Now, where __ I?"WAS
• "Now, where __?"WASI
• "Now!"ASAP, STAT
• "Now!" lettersASAP
• "Now's not the time"SAVEITFORLATER
• "Number the Stars" novelist LowryLOIS
• "Nuts!"OHRATS
• "O __ can you see..."SAY
• "O Canada," for oneANTHEM
• "O Captain! My Captain!," for oneELEGY
• "O Holy Night," for oneCAROL
• "O Sole __"MIO
• "O, that way madness lies" kingLEAR
• "O, turn thy __ sword another way; / Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help": "Henry VI, Part 1"EDGED
• "O'er the land of the __..."FREE
• "Obvi!"TOTES
• "Odds __ ... "ARE
• "Ode to the West Wind" poetPERCYBYSSHESHELLEY
• "Odyssey" peakOSSA
• "Odyssey" prequelILIAD
• "Of course," in OviedoCLARO
• "Of course"SURE
• "Office-inappropriate" initialsNSFW
• "Oh boy, that's uncomfortable"HOWAWKWARD
• "Oh boy"MAN
• "Oh my stars!"IDECLARE
• "Oh my!"YOWZA, MERCYME
• "Oh sure, take their __!"SIDE
• "Oh wow!"GEE
• "Oh, __ up!"GROW
• "Oh, come on!"GAH
• "Oh, for __ sake!"PETES
• "Oh, fudge"RATS
• "Oh, now I see"AHA
• "Oh, of course"AHSO
• "Oh, rats!"AWDARN
• "OK, got it!"ISEE
• "OK, that was dishonest"ILIED
• "Okay by moi"OUI
• "Old MacDonald" enderEIEIO
• "Old MacDonald" excerptAMOO
• "Omg, I just got it!"AHA
• "OMG, twins!"SAMESIES, FACTS, LEGS
• "On & On" singer BaduERYKAH
• "On My Own" in Les MizARIA
• "On the Beach" author ShuteNEVIL
• "On the other hand..."BUT, AGAIN
• "On your mark, get __..."SET
• "Once __ a time..."UPON
• "One card left!"UNO
• "One Day at a Time" starMORENO
• "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" novelistKESEY
• "One last thing ... "ANDALSO, AND
• "One more thought ... "ALSO
• "One more time!"AGAIN
• "Only Murders in the Building" homeHULU
• "Oof, that's not good"YEESH
• "Oof"YEESH
• "Ooh la la!"TRESJOLIE
• "Ooh, burn!"ZING
• "Open the pod bay doors, __"HAL
• "Oppenheimer" directorNOLAN
• "Oppenheimer" or "Anora"MOVIE
• "Opposed to" prefixANTI
• "Opposite" prefix for senseNON
• "Opposites Attract" singer PaulaABDUL
• "Or so __ heard"IVE
• "Or so"ISH
• "Orange Is the New Black" settingPRISON
• "Origin" director DuVernayAVA
• "Orinoco Flow" singerENYA
• "Ornery" fellowCUSS
• "Ornery" guyCUSS
• "Otello" baritoneIAGO
• "Othello" frenemyIAGO
• "Othello" villainIAGO
• "Other" category: Abbr.MISC
• "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred cluesSISI
• "Our food's getting cold!"LETSDIGIN
• "Our Lips Are Sealed" bandGOGOS
• "Our next flight leaves 10 minutes after we land!"WEHAVEABADCONNECTION
• "Our previous recommendation stands"?ILLADVISED
• "Our waiter's wearing leopard-print pants!"THESERVICEISSPOTTY
• "Out you go!"SCAT
• "OutDaughtered" family nameBUSBY
• "Outside" starterEXO
• "Over here"PSST
• "Over the Rainbow" observerTOTO
• "Over the Rainbow" Oscar winnerARLEN
• "Pad" flower in a pondLILY
• "Pair it with thyme or rosemary," e.g.SAGEWISDOM
• "Pale Blue Dot" subjectEARTH
• "Pale" pub servingALE
• "Pamper" antonymMAUL
• "Pantheon" voice actor PaulDANO
• "Park it!"SIT
• "Parks and __"REC
• "Parks and Recreation" townPAWNEE
• "Pass out the cards, please"YOURDEAL
• "Patience __ virtue"ISA
• "Pay attention," "Listen up," and "Eyes on the prize"FOCUSGROUP
• "Pay up! No excuses!"ABETISABET
• "Peace"LATER
• "Peace" shapeVEE
• "Peacemaker" actor SteveAGEE
• "Peanuts" character with a tendency to sleep through classPEPPERMINTPATTY
• "Pencils down!," for one?TIMBERLINE
• "Pencils down!"TIME
• "People walk all over me," "No one appreciates my rugged good looks," etc.?CARPETPEEVES
• "Perfectly reasonable"ICANSEEWHY
• "Perform the music as written! No sharps or flats!," e.g.NATURALORDER
• "Performance is what we do" gas brandSUNOCO
• "Permission granted"YES
• "Peter Pan" protagonistWENDY
• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," e.g.TONGUETWISTER
• "Peyton Place" and "Diamonds Are Forever" actressLANAWOOD
• "Phooey!"RATS
• "Photo" sessionsOPS
• "Photographer Embraces Traditional Darkroom Techniques,” e.g.DEVELOPINGSTORY
• "Physician, __ thyself"HEAL
• "Physician" rap artistDRDRE
• "Pick me!"OHOH
• "Pick up the pace!"PRONTO
• "Picnic" playwrightINGE
• "Piece of cake"ITSEASY
• "Pillowtalk" singerZAYN
• "Pinky swear!"PROMISEME
• "Pinscher" dogDOBERMAN
• "Pitch Perfect" actress __ Mae LeeHANA
• "Pity, really"ALAS
• "Planet of the __"APES
• "Plastic" way to payCHARGECARD
• "Play slowly," in musicADAGIO
• "Play very, very softly," in musicPPP
• "Please be serious"CMON
• "Please excuse the bad language," and what can be said about 18-, 26-, 55-, and 65-AcrossPARDONMYFRENCH
• "Please explain"HOW
• "Please lower your voice"KEEPITDOWN
• "Please tell me the shower's available"ISMELL
• "Please, go first"AFTERYOU
• "Please, I'm on it"ALLOWME
• "Please?"MAYI
• "Pleeease?"CANI
• "Poetry Man" singer-songwriterPHOEBESNOW
• "Point taken"IGETIT
• "Poison" plant groupSUMACS
• "Poison" singer OraRITA
• "Poker Face" star NatashaLYONNE
• "Politics is the __ in which war develops": ClausewitzWOMB
• "Pomp and Circumstance" composerELGAR
• "Pop! __ the Weasel"GOES
• "Poppycock!"TOSH, BAH
• "Power Up" rock bandACDC
• "Praying" insectMANTIS
• "Preach!"SINGIT
• "Precision Crafted Performance" sloganeerACURA
• "Presumed Innocent" writerTUROW
• "Pretty good"NOTBAD
• "Pretty please?"CANI
• "Print to" optionPDF
• "Priscilla" writer/director CoppolaSOFIA
• "Proceed with that"DOSO
• "Product" suffix for soft or silverWARE
• "Pronto!"STAT, ASAP
• "Proud as a" birdPEACOCK
• "Psst!"HEY
• "Purgatorio" poetDANTE
• "Put a lid __!"ONIT
• "Put your wallet away"ONME
• "Putting my phone down a sec"BRB
• "Queen of Country" PartonDOLLY
• "Queen of Creole Cuisine" ChaseLEAH
• "Queen of the Blues" WashingtonDINAH
• "Queer as Folk" actress GillTHEA
• "Quentin's muse"UMA
• "Quick, before we're late!"CMON
• "Quickly!" lettersASAP
• "Quiet down!"HUSH
• "Quiet, you!"SHUSH, CANIT, SHH
• "Quiet!"SHHH, SHH
• "Quit crying, dude!"MANUP
• "Quit it or I'll lose!"DONTJINXME
• "Quit it!"STOP
• "Quit slouching!"SITUP
• "Quit stalling!"DOIT
• "Quit yapping!"SHUTIT
• "Quite possibly"ITMAYBE
• "Quite probably..."ODDSARE
• "R u 4 real!?"OMG
• "Radical Optimism" singer DuaLIPA
• "Raging Bull" Oscar nomineePESCI
• "Rainbow Connection" singerKERMIT
• "Rashomon" director KurosawaAKIRA
• "Ratatouille" culinary geniusREMY
• "Rats!"SHOOT, DARNIT
• "Razzle Dazzle" singer in the 2002 film "Chicago"GERE
• "Read the fine __"PRINT
• "Ready or __, here..."NOT
• "Ready or __..."NOT
• "Ready Player One" author ClineERNEST
• "Ready when you __!"ARE
• "Really, this matters to me!"IDOCARE
• "Really?"ISTHATSO
• "Rebecca" novelist du MaurierDAPHNE
• "Reckon maybe, yeah"ISPOSE
• "Regardless ... "EVENSO
• "Regardless of what you think ... "BELIEVEITORNOT
• "Regrettably..."ALAS
• "Reinvigorated" metaphor for a beginningFRESHSTART
• "Relax, soldier"ATEASE
• "Respect" singer FranklinARETHA
• "Responsible drinking" brandODOULS
• "Restore + Strengthen" shampoo brandFINESSE
• "Return of the Jedi" forest moonENDOR
• "Revolutionary Road" novelist RichardYATES
• "Reward us, __ we think or write!": CarrollERE
• "Rhyme Pays" rapperICET
• "Rhyming" memory aidCHEATSHEET
• "Right away, boss!"ONIT
• "Right away," in a memoASAP
• "Right now!"STAT
• "Right on!"AMEN, CUE
• "Right this second!" lettersASAP
• "Right you are"YESITIS, SUREIS
• "Rise and shine!"GETUP
• "Riverdale" actress ReinhartLILI
• "Road" picture participantTOTO
• "Roasted" side in a Twain taleTATER
• "Rock the __": hit song for The ClashCASBAH
• "Rocky III" actorMRT
• "Rodential" big messesRATSNESTS
• "Roger that"DULYNOTED
• "Roman Holiday" scooterVESPA
• "Roman Holiday" starAUDREYHEPBURN
• "Rooster" networkHBO
• "Roots" actress SinclairMADGE
• "Rosanna" bandTOTO
• "Rubber Duckie" singerERNIE
• "Rudy" coach ParseghianARA
• "Rugrats" dadSTU
• "Rules __ rules"ARE
• "Rumor has it"SOIHEAR, IHEAR
• "Rumor is ... "IHEAR
• "Run __ now!"ALONG
• "RuPaul's Drag __"RACE
• "RuPaul's Drag Race" catchphraseSACHETAWAY
• "RuPaul's Drag Race" networkMTV
• "RuPaul's Drag Race" segment featuring celebrity impressionsSNATCHGAME
• "Sacré __!"BLEU
• "Sad to say ... "ALAS
• "Sadly ... "ALAS
• "Said I Loved You ... But I Lied" singer MichaelBOLTON
• "Saint Joan" playwrightSHAW
• "Saltwater" candyTAFFY
• "Same for me!"IDOTOO, SODOI
• "Same here," formallyASDOI
• "Same here"IAMTOO, METOO, DITTO, IDOTOO
• "Same old same old" feelingENNUI
• "Same with me!"IDOTOO
• "Saturday Night Live" unitSKIT
• "Save me __"ASEAT
• "Save Me" singer AimeeMANN
• "Save your apologies"DONTBESORRY
• "Say 'aye' forcefully and project confidence," e.g.PROTIPS
• "Say cheese!"SMILE
• "Scandal" actress Portia de __ROSSI
• "Scat!"GONOW, SHOO
• "Schitt's Creek" character who tells her son to "stop acting like a disgruntled pelican"MOIRAROSE
• "Schitt's Creek" character with an impressive wig collectionMOIRA
• "School of thought" suffixISM
• "Science Guy" BillNYE
• "Scientology: Fair Game" podcast co-host ReminiLEAH
• "Scram!"GIT, RUNFORIT, SHOO
• "Scrambled" breakfastEGGS
• "Se __ español"HABLA
• "Se __ inglés"HABLA
• "Sea" predatorLION
• "Search me!"NOIDEA
• "Second oboe, play the right notes this time!," e.g.WINDDIRECTION
• "Seconded"IAGREE
• "See other side," for shortPTO
• "See ya!"TIMETOGO, BYE
• "Seems to me" shorthandIMO
• "Seinfeld" role for JuliaELAINE
• "Self-Reliance" essayistEMERSON
• "Semper Fi" org.USMC
• "Semper fi" shouterMARINE
• "Seriously ... "ALLJOKINGASIDE
• "Seriously, now"DONTLIE
• "Serves you right!"GOOD
• "Sesame Street: Sing the Alphabet," perhaps?BESTSPELLINGALBUM
• "Set Fire to the Rain" singerADELE, OBOE
• "Set it and forget it" modeAUTO
• "Seven Nation Army" bandTHEWHITESTRIPES
• "Severance" director StillerBEN
• "Severance" star AdamSCOTT
• "Sex and the City" roleSAMANTHA
• "Shabbat __"SHALOM
• "Shake a leg!"CMON
• "Shake it off"HATERSGONNAHATE
• "Shake on it"PUTERTHERE
• "Shaky" prefix for centerEPI
• "Shame on you!"TSK
• "Shame!"HATETOSEEIT
• "Shantay, you stay" oppositeSASHAYAWAY
• "Shaqtin' a Fool" hostONEAL
• "Shark Tank" airerABC
• "Shark Tank" networkABC
• "She loves me, she loves me not" piecePETAL
• "She's the only __ trust"ONEI
• "Sheesh, what a day!"IMBEAT
• "Sheesh!"OHMAN
• "Shiny Happy People" bandREM
• "Shoes on the floor!"FEETOFFYOURDESK
• "Shogun" star SawaiANNA
• "Shoo!"SCAT
• "Shoot!"DRAT, ASK
• "Should that be the case ... "IFSO
• "Should that happen..."IFSO
• "Should've listened to me!"TOLDYOUSO
• "Show Boat" pairACTS
• "Shrinking" actor/co-creator GoldsteinBRETT
• "Sick burn!"OHSNAP
• "Siddhartha" novelistHESSE
• "Siddhartha" novelist HermannHESSE
• "Side" businessHUSTLE
• "Sign me up!"IMGAME, IMIN
• "Silence!"SHUSH, QUIET
• "Silly me!"DUH
• "Simmer down!"COOLIT
• "Simple Simon __ pieman..."META
• "Sincerely" alternativeASEVER
• "Sing your solo correctly for once!," e.g.VOICECOMMAND
• "Sinners" director CooglerRYAN
• "Sitting Pretty on Top of the World" country singer Lauren __ALAINA
• "Six-pack" musclesABS
• "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" actressMOLLYRINGWALD
• "Skin" prefixDERMO
• "Slam Diego" playerPADRE
• "Sleep tight," "Sweet dreams," and "Don't let the bedbugs bite"NIGHTCREW
• "Sleep" starterNARCO
• "Sleeping Prophet" EdgarCAYCE
• "Sleepless in __": Nora Ephron movieSEATTLE
• "Slip-on" wearSHOE
• "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" essayist DidionJOAN
• "Slow down!"EASY, LETUP
• "Slow down" light colorYELLOW
• "Small world!"OHHI
• "Small" prefix for scopeMICRO
• "Small" suffixETTE
• "Small" suffix for kitchenETTE
• "Smile and be on your best behavior!"ACTNICE
• "Smooth Operator" singerSADE
• "SNL" actor WakimEMIL
• "SNL" alum CheriOTERI
• "SNL" alum GasteyerANA
• "SNL" alum who played a SpartanCHERIOTERI
• "SNL" broadcasterNBC
• "Snowden" org.NSA
• "Snowfall" actor Damson __IDRIS
• "Snowy" birdEGRET
• "Snowy" bird rarely found in snowy placesEGRET
• "Snug as __..."ABUG
• "So glad I don't have to deal with that"BETTERYOUTHANME
• "So glad you've returned!," or a feature of the answer to each starred clue?WELCOMEBACK
• "So happy to be back together!"IMISSEDYOU
• "So long!"TATA, BYE, BYENOW
• "So much chaos in there!"ITSAZOO
• "So soon?"ALREADY
• "So sweet!"AWW
• "So that's __?"ANO
• "So that's how it is!"ISEE
• "So true, right?"ISNTIT
• "So true!"IAGREE, AMEN
• "So what's __ you?"ITTO
• "So's __ old man!"YER
• "Softest-soft Whitest-white" sloganeerSTAPUF
• "Sold out" theater lettersSRO
• "Solved it!"AHA
• "Some unexpected __ in far-off seas": BrowningISLE
• "Someone else did this!"WASNTME
• "Something just occurred to me"HERESANIDEA
• "Sommersby" starGERE
• "Song of Solomon" novelist MorrisonTONI
• "Sorry to hear that"ALAS
• "Sorry to say..."SADLY, ALAS
• "Sorry, but ..."ALAS
• "Sorry, but it's __ from me"ANO
• "Sorry, did I overshare?"TMI
• "Sorry, I don't know that one" sayerALEXA
• "Sorry, laddie"NAE
• "Sorry, we're closed"ITSTOOLATE
• "Sorry, your time __"ISUP
• "Sound off" remote buttonMUTE
• "Sound" prefixSONO
• "Sounds about right," and what can be said about 18-, 28-, and 49-AcrossTHATTRACKS
• "Sounds good"LETS
• "Sounds improbable"IBET
• "Sounds like a __!": "Works for me!"PLAN
• "Sounds like a blast!"HOWFUN
• "Sounds like a good time!"FUN
• "Sounds like a you problem"NOONECARES
• "Sounds right"IDSAYSO
• "South Pacific" songBALIHAI
• "Southern" schoolCAL
• "Space Jam" org.NBA
• "Spaceballs," for oneSPOOF
• "Spaceflight" prefixASTRO
• "Spare me" soundsLALALA
• "Spark" singer ToriAMOS
• "Sparrowlike" sonar soundCHIRP
• "Special" spy missionsOPS
• "Speed it up!"HURRY
• "Spider-Man" filmmakerRAIMI
• "Spider-Man" surnamePARKER
• "Spill!"TELLIT
• "Spontaneous" starterAUTO
• "Spoon River Anthology" poet Edgar Lee __MASTERS
• "Sprechen __ Deutsch?"SIE
• "Spring-ahead" hrs.DST
• "Springsteen" country singer ChurchERIC
• "Srsly!?"OMGNO, RLY, OMG
• "Stainless" metalSTEEL
• "Stairway to Heaven" rock bandLEDZEPPELIN
• "Standing right here!"AHEM
• "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" actor MountANSON
• "Star Trek" captain Jean-__ PicardLUC
• "Star Trek" legend GeorgeTAKEI
• "Star Trek" role for Nichelle NicholsUHURA
• "Star Trek" series, for shortTNG
• "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor JohnBOYEGA
• "Star Wars" heroineLEIA
• "Star Wars" villainVADER
• "Starship Troopers" backdropWAR
• "Stat!"ASAP
• "Stay in your __!"LANE
• "Stay the Night" singer JacksonLATOYA
• "Stay" singer LisaLOEB
• "Steady as __ goes"SHE
• "Steep, strain, serve" productCOLDBREW
• "Step right __ way..."THIS
• "Steppenwolf" novelist HermannHESSE
• "Stick a fork in me!"AMIBEAT
• "Stick around a while!"DONTLEAVE
• "Still Me" memoirist ChristopherREEVE
• "Stone" prefixPETRO
• "Stop beating around the bush!"SAYIT
• "Stop filming!"CUT
• "Stop hogging it!"LETGO
• "Stop right there!"HALT
• "Stop switching lanes so aggressively!"YOURECUTTINGINANDOUT
• "Stop talking!"SILENCE
• "Stop the launch!"ABORT
• "Stop!," at seaAVAST, BELAY
• "Storage __": reality TV showWARS
• "Stranger Things" actress HawkeMAYA
• "Striped" fishBASS
• "Stuart Little" actress DavisGEENA
• "Stubborn" personCUSS
• "Stuck in the Middle" actor PresleyISAAK
• "Stuff and nonsense!"PSHAW
• "Success!"WEMADEIT
• "Succession" actor CulkinKIERAN
• "Succession" surnameROY
• "Such a tease!"OHYOU
• "Sugar Walls" singer SheenaEASTON
• "Sullivan's Crossing" channelTHECW
• "Summer squash" veggieZUCCHINI
• "Sup!"HEY
• "Super" starterUBER
• "Super" video-game plumberMARIO
• "Supernatural" actor CollinsMISHA
• "Sure thing"NOPROB
• "Sure, go ahead and gloat"RUBITIN
• "Sure, I get it"AHOK
• "Sure, that tracks"ISEEWHATYOUMEAN
• "Sure"YEP
• "Suuuuure"IBET, IFYOUSAYSO
• "Sweeney Todd" settingLONDON
• "Sweet!"COOL
• "Ta-da!"ALLDONE
• "Ta-ta"BYE
• "Take __ I am"MEAS
• "Take __ leave..."ITOR
• "Take __ time!"YOUR
• "Take a __ back"STEP
• "Take a __ breath"DEEP, INHALE
• "Take a moment to reflect," or what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred cluesLETTHATSINKIN
• "Take cover!"HIDE
• "Take that away!"EWW
• "Take that!"HAH
• "Take this from me!"HERE
• "Take this"HERE
• "Take your pick"EITHER
• "Tall" storyTALE
• "Tartuffe" playwrightMOLIERE
• "Tarzan" actor RonELY
• "Task" networkHBO
• "Tastes great!"YUM
• "Teach Your Children" gp.CSNY
• "Tell me about it!"ICANRELATE
• "Tell me now"SAYIT
• "Temperature" rapper __ PaulSEAN
• "Ten gallon" hatsSTETSONS
• "Tender" beef cutLOIN
• "TGI" dayFRI
• "Thank you," in SwahiliASANTE
• "Thanks a __!"LOT
• "That __ fair"ISNT
• "That __ seem right"DOESNT
• "That __ true!"ISNT
• "That a fact?"ISIT
• "That can't be"OHNO
• "That didn't escape my notice"ISAW
• "That explains it"ISEE
• "That girl?"HER, SHE
• "That Girl" star ThomasMARLO
• "That hits the spot"AHH
• "That hurts!"YOW
• "That is perfect!"LOVEIT
• "That is so wrong!"NONONONO
• "That is to say ... "IMEAN
• "That looks painful"OOF
• "That makes me happy"IMPLEASED
• "That makes sense now"ISEE
• "That makes sense"IHEARYOU, ISEE, IGETIT
• "That much was clear to me"ISAW
• "That one's for you"KEEPIT
• "That really grinds my __"GEARS
• "That really sticks in my __!"CRAW
• "That said...," initiallyOTOH
• "That ship __ sailed"HAS
• "That shouldn't have been possible!"HOW
• "That was exhausting!"INEEDANAP
• "That was mortifying"IDIED
• "That works for me"IMCOOL
• "That would break the internet!"BIGIFTRUE
• "That'd be swell"HOPESO
• "That's __ from me"ANO
• "That's __-brainer!"ANO
• "That's 100% true"NODOUBT
• "That's a laugh!"HAH
• "That's a lie!"UNTRUE
• "That's a shame"AWRATS, ALAS, TOOBAD
• "That's a surprise!"IHADNOIDEA
• "That's absurd"HAH
• "That's all __ wrote"SHE
• "That's all for me"IMDONE
• "That's all there __ it"ISTO
• "That's all, folks!"DONE
• "That's also my opinion"IAGREE
• "That's amazing!"OHWOW
• "That's awful!"UGH
• "That's bad!"OHNO
• "That's clear now"ISEE
• "That's correct"YES
• "That's disgusting!"EWGROSS
• "That's enough of that"STOP
• "That's enough!"NOMORE
• "That's enough!" lettersTMI
• "That's exactly right!"BINGO
• "That's gotta hurt"OOF
• "That's gross!"EWW
• "That's impossible for us"WECANT
• "That's it for me"IMDONE
• "That's it!"IMDONE
• "That's just my two __"CENTS
• "That's my cue!"IMON
• "That's my intention"IPLANTO
• "That's nasty!"EEEW
• "That's neither here __ there"NOR, SIAM
• "That's not true!"LIAR
• "That's obvious"IKNOW, NODUH
• "That's OK with me now"IMOVERIT
• "That's really impressive!"OOH
• "That's right"YES
• "That's so nice"AAH
• "That's so typical"ITFIGURES
• "That's someone else's problem," or an apt title for this puzzleNOTMYJOB
• "That's strange"HOWODD, ODD
• "That's that, then"SOBEIT
• "That's the __ of my worries"LEAST
• "That's the fellow!"HIM
• "That's the last time!"NEVERAGAIN
• "That's the truth!"NOLIE
• "That's the word on the street"SOIHEAR
• "That's too bad"OHGEE, ALAS
• "That's tragic"SOSAD
• "That's true about me"YESIDO
• "That's what I'm talkin' about!"BAM
• "The __ and the Pussycat"OWL
• "The __ Boat Song": classic Scottish ballad that opens "Outlander"SKYE
• "The __ is good,...its execution is poor": BalzacLAW
• "The __ the merrier!"MORE
• "The __-bitsy spider ... "ITSY
• "The $100,000 Pyramid" airerGSN
• "The African Queen" screenwriter JamesAGEE, SERA
• "The Baby-Sitters Club" writer __ M. MartinANN
• "The Banana Boat Song" openerDAYO
• "The Bear" awardEMMY
• "The best in pests" companyORKIN
• "The Big Bang Theory" characterRAJ
• "The Big Bang Theory" co-creator ChuckLORRE
• "The Big Bang Theory" roleRAJ
• "The Big Shamrock" as a CelticONEAL
• "The Biggest Little City in the World"RENO
• "The Bluest __": Toni Morrison novelEYE
• "The Buccaneers" writer WhartonEDITH
• "The Card Players" painterCEZANNE
• "The Case of the Disappearing Crows," e.g.?MURDERMYSTERY
• "The Cask of Amontillado" writerPOE
• "The Celts" singerENYA
• "The Chi" airer, brieflySHO
• "The Christmas Song" composer MelTORME
• "The cinnamon version tastes better than the original," e.g.LIFELESSON
• "The Code Breaker" subj.DNA
• "The Coldest Rap" rapperICET
• "The Count of Monte Cristo" novelistDUMAS, MOIST
• "The Creation of Adam," for oneFRESCO
• "The Crown" actress ClaireFOY
• "The Crying Game" actor StephenREA
• "The Daily Show" genreSATIRE
• "The Daily" podcast producer, brieflyNYT, EPEE, ALAS, LIME, DAB, EPA
• "The Demon of Unrest" author LarsonERIK
• "The Double Helix" subjectDNA
• "The Entertainer" genreRAGTIME
• "The Far Side" cartoonist LarsonGARY
• "The Father of Art Deco"ERTE
• "The Father of Supercomputing"CRAY
• "The Five Second Rule," e.g.MYTH
• "The Fountainhead" protagonistROARK
• "The Fresh Prince of __-Air"BEL
• "The gall!"WHATNERVE
• "The Godfather" actress ShireTALIA
• "The Good Dinosaur" dinosaurARLO
• "The Good Place" actor DansonTED
• "The Goonies" role for Ke Huy QuanDATA
• "The Great Gatsby" term of endearmentOLDSPORT
• "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" peak: Abbr.MTFUJI
• "The Greatest Average American" host BargatzeNATE
• "The Greatest" subjectALI, ATTIRE
• "The Handmaid's Tale" settingGILEAD
• "The Highwayman" poetNOYES
• "The Hunchback of __ Dame"NOTRE
• "The Hunger Games: The __ of Songbirds & Snakes"BALLAD
• "The Hunger Games" ally of KatnissPEETA
• "The Hurting Kind" poet LimónADA
• "The Idol" star Lily-RoseDEPP
• "The Information" novelist MartinAMIS
• "The injustice!"NOTFAIR
• "The Irishman" star RobertDENIRO
• "The Jetsons" dogASTRO
• "The jig __!"ISUP
• "The Joy of Painting" host BobROSS
• "The Jungle Book" bearBALOO
• "The Jungle" writer SinclairUPTON
• "The Keep" novelist JenniferEGAN
• "The King and I" kingdomSIAM
• "The King and I" roleANNA
• "The King and I" settingSIAM
• "The King of Football"PELE
• "The Kite Runner" boyAMIR
• "The lady __ protest too much, methinks"DOTH
• "The Lair of the White Worm" novelist StokerBRAM
• "The Last Showgirl" director CoppolaGIA
• "The Leavers" novelist KoLISA
• "The Library Book" writer SusanORLEAN
• "The Light We Carry" writer MichelleOBAMA
• "The Lion King" lionSIMBA
• "The list goes on," brieflyETC
• "The Little Mermaid" star BaileyHALLE
• "The Lorax" creatorDRSEUSS
• "The Lord of the Rings" beastORC
• "The Lord of the Rings" monstersORCS
• "The Luncheon on the Grass" painterMANET
• "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director NicolasROEG
• "The man with __ for verbal delicacies": MenckenANEAR
• "The Marvelous __ Maisel"MRS
• "The Marvels" star LarsonBRIE
• "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoffRHODA
• "The Masked Singer" judge RitaORA
• "The Matrix" protagonistNEO
• "The medium is the message" coinerMARSHALLMCLUHAN
• "The Menu" star Taylor-JoyANYA
• "The Mikado," for oneOPERETTA
• "The Mirror & the Light" novelist HilaryMANTEL
• "The Mod Squad" roleLINC, LAPELS
• "The Mole" host ShapiroARI
• "The More You Know" TV spot, e.g.PSA
• "The Morning Show" actor CarbonellNESTOR
• "The Music of Tori and the Muses" singer-songwriterAMOS
• "The Mystery of __ Drood"EDWIN
• "The Office" star SteveCARELL
• "The Pat McAfee Show" networkESPN
• "The penny drops!"AHA
• "The People's Princess"LADYDI
• "The Phoenician Scheme" director AndersonWES
• "The Piano" Best Actress Oscar winnerHOLLYHUNTER
• "The Piano" Oscar winner PaquinANNA
• "The Pioneer Woman" host DrummondREE
• "The Pitt" awardEMMY
• "The Price Is Right" networkCBS
• "The Prince of Motown"GAYE
• "The Princess Bride" co-star __ the GiantANDRE
• "The Princess Diaries" novelist MegCABOT
• "The Producers" filmmaker BrooksMEL
• "The proof __ the pudding"ISIN
• "The Prophet" author KahlilGIBRAN
• "The quickest way to Harlem"ATRAIN
• "The Raven" adverbEVERMORE
• "The Raven" poet Edgar Allan __POE
• "The Raven" writer, brieflyEAPOE
• "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star LeakesNENE
• "The Real" co-host LoveLONI
• "The Residence" actress UzoADUBA
• "The Residence" star AdubaUZO
• "The Return of the King" kingARAGORN
• "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" writer Scott-HeronGIL
• "The Rite of Spring" composer StravinskyIGOR
• "The Road to Wellville" role for Anthony HopkinsJOHNKELLOGG
• "The Search for General __": food documentaryTSO
• "The Secret Life of Bees" novelistKIDD
• "The shoe __ the other foot"ISON
• "The Simpsons" barMOES
• "The Simpsons" character in a rhinestone suitDISCOSTU
• "The Simpsons" character whose surname is MannOTTO
• "The Simpsons" creator GroeningMATT
• "The Simpsons" disco guySTU
• "The Simpsons" tavern ownerMOE
• "The Situation Room" channelCNN
• "The sky is __ crammed with shadowy fish": NerudaANET
• "The Social Network" Oscar winner SorkinAARON
• "The Sound of Music" governessMARIA
• "The Sound of Music" heroineMARIA
• "The sound of the voice...sets thoughts __": Helen KellerASTIR
• "The Source With Kaitlan Collins" networkCNN
• "The Star-Spangled Banner" topicFLAG
• "The Steel City"PITTSBURGH
• "The Substance" Oscar nominee MooreDEMI
• "The Subtle Power of the Red Carpet __": Vogue headlineDURAG
• "The Sweetest Taboo" singerSADE
• "The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner __ Thanh NguyenVIET
• "The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner Viet ThanhNGUYEN
• "The Tale of __ Puddle-Duck"JEMIMA
• "The Theory of Everything" Best Actor Oscar winnerEDDIEREDMAYNE
• "The Thin Blue Line" documentarian MorrisERROL
• "The Thin Man" dogASTA
• "The Third Man" and othersNOIRS
• "The Three-Body Problem" genreSCIFI
• "The Translator" novelist AboulelaLEILA
• "The Very Busy Spider" writer/illustratorCARLE
• "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" writer/illustrator CarleERIC
• "The View" airerABC
• "The Waste Land" poet's monogramTSE
• "The way things stand ... "ASITIS
• "The West Wing" creator SorkinAARON
• "The Wheel of Time" roleLAN
• "The Wild Robot" voice actor VingRHAMES
• "The Wild Robot" voice actress StephanieHSU
• "The Wild Swans at Coole" writerYEATS
• "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" novelistLFRANKBAUM
• "The world's online marketplace"EBAY
• "The X Factor" judge CowellSIMON
• "The Young and the Restless" actor BraedenERIC
• "Their __ Were Watching God"EYES
• "There is no there there" coinerGERTRUDESTEIN
• "There isn't anything else!?"THATSIT, TRAIT
• "There was no other choice!"IHADTO
• "There you __!"ARE
• "There, there"ITSOK, NOWNOW
• "There's __ like home"NOPLACE
• "There's no __ like home"PLACE
• "There's no choice for me"IMUST
• "There's not enough chocolate for the both of us!"IONLYHAVEONEBAR
• "There's nothing like the feeling of posting a vlog!"?ILOVEYOUTUBE
• "Therefore speak __ them in parables": MatthewITO
• "They are ready to see you now"GOONIN
• "They beat me"ILOST
• "They can go right ahead"LETEM
• "They had our number"WELOST
• "They're A, B, C, D-licious" cerealALPHABITS
• "Things __ what they seem"ARENOT
• "Things Fall Apart" novelist ChinuaACHEBE
• "Thinking about it"IMAY
• "Thinking Out Loud" singerEDSHEERAN
• "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" poet StevensWALLACE
• "This __ about you"ISNT
• "This __ my first rodeo"ISNT
• "This __ o' the earth": Shak.ORB
• "This __ sudden!!"ISSO
• "This __ take long"WONT
• "This ain't normal"ITSODD
• "This can't be good!"OHNO
• "This can't be!"OHNO
• "This could've been a lot worse"ITSNOTSOBAD
• "This doesn't seem right," or what can be said about 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-AcrossSOMETHINGSFISHY
• "This ends now"WEREDONE
• "This instant!"NOW
• "This is an __!"OUTRAGE, ROUTE, CDC
• "This is bliss!"IMINHEAVEN
• "This is fun!"WHEE
• "This is important"PLEASENOTE
• "This is really bad!"OHNO
• "This is terrible"OHNO
• "This Is Us" Emmy winner __ Cephas JonesRON
• "This just in!," or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across are doing?BREAKINGNEWS
• "This Land Is Your Land" to "God Bless America"ANSWERSONG
• "This means __!"WAR
• "This party rocks!"ITSABLAST
• "This ride is fun!"WHEE
• "This sale ends soon!"ACTNOW
• "This ticks me off!"IMMAD
• "Those __ the days!"WERE
• "Thought you'd never __"ASK
• "Three Blind Mice" line, or what can be said of 20-, 29-, and 46-AcrossSEEHOWTHEYRUN
• "Thunderbolts*" actor Sebastian __STAN
• "Thunderstruck" bandACDC
• "Thus with a kiss I die" heroROMEO
• "Thx" counterpartPLS
• "Tick that off my bucket list" hashtagYOLO
• "Tickle Me" MuppetELMO
• "Tied" Italian restaurant snackGARLICKNOT
• "Time for __": yawner's sighANAP
• "Time is __ of trouble": DickinsonATEST
• "Time to set a date"ISAIDYES
• "Tinker Bell" voice actress WhitmanMAE
• "Tiny" prefix for secondNANO
• "Tips" found in the five longest answersINFO
• "Titanic" heroineROSE
• "To __ human..."ERRIS
• "To __ is human ... "ERR
• "To __ it mildly"PUT
• "To __ their own"EACH
• "To All the Boys" series creator JennyHAN
• "To be truthful..."INFACT
• "To recap..."INSUM
• "To refresh your memory ... "ISAID
• "To repeat ... "ISAID
• "Today was rough"INEEDAHUG
• "Today" producerNBCNEWS
• "Told ya so!"IKNEWIT
• "Told you!"SEE
• "Too cute!"AWW
• "Too funny!"IMDYING
• "Too late to change now"THEDIEISCAST
• "Toodles, dahling"CIAO
• "Toodles"CIAO, SEEYA, TATA, BYE
• "Took you long enough"ATLAST
• "Top Gun" outfitGSUIT
• "Tosca," for oneOPERA
• "Totally ready for the weekend!"TGIF
• "Totally!"YES, UHHUH
• "Totes fab!"TERRIF
• "Toy Story 3" voice actor BeattyNED
• "Toy Story" boyANDY
• "Toy Story" dinosaurREX
• "Train Dreams" writer JohnsonDENIS
• "Treble" music symbolCLEF
• "Très __!"BIEN
• "Trick or __!"TREAT
• "Truce?"AREWECOOL
• "True Colors" singer LauperCYNDI
• "True Detective" actor MahershalaALI
• "Trust your keys with ... " car care chainMEINEKE
• "Truth be told..."INFACT
• "Tsk!" kinTUT
• "Tubular!"RAD
• "Tuesdays With Morrie" writer MitchALBOM
• "Tulsa King" actor McDonoughNEAL
• "Turn that frown upside down"CRACKASMILE
• "Twinsies!"SAMEHERE
• "Twisters" star PowellGLEN
• "Twistin' the Night Away" singerCOOKE
• "Twittering Machine" artistKLEE
• "Two cents" prelude textFWIW
• "U almost here?"ETA
• "U r 2 funny!"LOL
• "u tell me"IDK
• "Ugh, never mind!"OHFORGETIT
• "Ugh, sounds painful!"OOF
• "Uh ... "ERM
• "Uh-huh!"YES, YEP, YEAH, ISEE, YUP
• "Uh-uh"NAH, NOPE
• "Uh, I doubt that"UMNO
• "Um, think again"UHNO
• "Un __ Loco": "Coco" songPOCO
• "Un Verano __ Ti": Bad Bunny album whose title translates to "A Summer Without You"SIN
• "Unacceptable"NOTOK
• "Unbelievable!," "That's crazy!," and "What a coincidence!"WILDBUNCH
• "Uncle!," in SpanishNOMAS
• "Understand?"SEE, GET, GOTME, GETIT
• "Understood"ROGER, ISEE, TACIT, GOT, NOTED, ISEEIT, IGOTYA
• "Unexpectedly..."ANDYET
• "Unfortunately ... "IFEAR
• "Unstoppable" singerSIA
• "Untamed" blooms visited by beesWILDFLOWERS
• "Up in the Air" Oscar nominee FarmigaVERA
• "Ur correct"TRU
• "Ur hilarious!"LMAO
• "Ur not wrong"TRU
• "Ur so funny!"HAHA
• "Us too!"SODOWE
• "Use your inside voice"DONTYELL
• "Use your umbrella!"STAYDRY
• "Vacancy" singer AriLENNOX
• "Valid point"TRUE
• "Vaya con __"DIOS
• "Veep" actor __ ScottREID
• "Veep" Emmy winner TonyHALE
• "Verily!"TIS
• "Very funny!"HAHA
• "Very quick" product prefixINSTA
• "Very sorry"ALAS
• "Very, very funny!"HAHAHA
• "Victory is mine!"IWIN, IWON
• "Video Games" singer Lana Del __REY
• "View" suffix for tele- or micro-SCOPE
• "Violeta" novelist AllendeISABEL
• "Visionary artist" with her first SoCal solo exhibition, in 2026ONO
• "Viva __ Vegas"LAS
• "Voyage to India" Grammy winnerARIE
• "Voyage to India" singerARIE
• "Wait just a minute!"HEY
• "Wait, what did you just say?"BACKUP
• "Wait!"DONTGO
• "Wake Up Dead Man" filmmaker JohnsonRIAN
• "Waltz for Eva and __"CHE
• "WandaVision" star ElizabethOLSEN
• "Want to play again?"ONEMORE
• "Was that not enough?"MORE
• "Wasn't me," e.g.DENIAL
• "Watch it!"HEY
• "Watch this space" lettersTBA
• "Watch yourself!"BECAREFUL
• "Water" now mostly desertARAL
• "Way cool!"AWESOME
• "Way to go!"NICEONE, EXIT
• "We __ alone"ARENOT
• "We __ Overcome"SHALL
• "We __ sorry!"ARESO
• "We __ to please"AIM
• "We adore __ because we love to produce order": M.C. EscherCHAOS
• "We are not alone" subj.SETI
• "We can manage without them"NOLOSS
• "We can't come back from this!"ALLISLOST
• "We could get separated in this crowd!"IMIGHTLOSEYOU
• "We do beauty differently" sloganeerAVON
• "We doing this?"YOUIN
• "We don't have all day"ANYTIMENOW
• "We exclusively!"ONLYUS
• "We got the okay"ITSAGO
• "We gotta go!"CMON
• "We gotta leave!"LETSGO
• "We have the meats" chainARBYS
• "We made the right choice"ITSBEST
• "We need assistance!"HELPUS
• "We need to talk"AWORD
• "We should!"LETS
• "We the Youth" muralist HaringKEITH
• "We want to hear more!"TELLUS
• "We__ to be self-evident..."HOLDTHESETRUTHS
• "We'll cross that bridge when we get there"LETSPLAYITBYEAR
• "We're __ crossroads"ATA
• "We're __ See the Wizard"OFFTO
• "We're dressed the same!," or a phonetic feature of 18-, 25-, 51-, and 62-AcrossTWINSIES
• "We're here!"ITSUS
• "We're in trouble now"UHOH
• "We're in trouble"UHOH
• "We're on the __ page"SAME
• "We're on!"ITSADATE
• "We've been duped!"ITSATRAP
• "Weekend Edition Sunday" airerNPR
• "Weekend Edition Sunday" host RascoeAYESHA
• "Weekend Update" show, for shortSNL
• "Weeping" treeWILLOW
• "Weird Al" parody that begins, "How come you're always such a fussy young man?"EATIT
• "Weird Al" specialtySPOOF
• "Welcome Back, Kotter" actor KaplanGABE
• "Welcome to Maui!"ALOHA
• "Well done!"BRAVO, OHNICE, NICE
• "Well-loved" ladyADOREE
• "Well, __ that precious!"ISNT
• "Well, __-di-dah!"LAH
• "Well, boo-hoo!"TOOBAD
• "Well, don't look __!"ATME
• "Well, fudge"DANG
• "Well, gosh!"GEE
• "Well, hello!"HITHERE
• "Well, I'll be __!"DARNED, WOW
• "Well, maybe"IGUESS
• "Well, not quite ... "THATSASTRETCH
• "Well, shoot!"DARNIT
• "Well, shucks!"OHGEE, AWGEE
• "Well, sort of"ISH
• "Well, that came out of nowhere"RANDOM
• "Well, that's not what I think"SAYSYOU
• "Welp, never mind"ORNOT
• "Welp!"ALAS
• "West Coast" singer Lana Del __REY
• "West Side Story" role for Rita and ArianaANITA
• "What __ can I do?"ELSE
• "What __ can I say?"MORE, ELSE
• "What __ do for you?"CANI
• "What __ I supposed to do?"WAS
• "What __ is new?"ELSE
• "What __ is there?"ELSE
• "What a __!"DRAG
• "What a bore"HOWDULL
• "What a disaster!"OHNO
• "What a pity"THATSTOOBAD, ALAS
• "What a relief!"THANKGOD, PHEW
• "What a shame"THATSTOOBAD
• "What a surprise!"GEE
• "What a terrible thing to do"ITSASIN
• "What a thrill!"WHOO
• "What a treat!"OHFUN
• "What a wonderful gift!"ILOVEIT
• "What am __ getting?"INOT
• "What are you even saying?"MAKEITMAKESENSE
• "What are you gonna do about it?"SOSUEME
• "What bizarre behavior!"WHOEVENDOESTHAT
• "What difference __ it make?"DOES
• "What do we have here?"OHO
• "What do you think?"ANYIDEAS
• "What fun!"WHEE
• "What game are you watching!?" targetREF
• "What happened next?"ANDTHEN
• "What I did last summer" essay penned by a lifeguard?POOLTABLE
• "What is it?"YEAH
• "What person?"WHO
• "What person?" questionWHO
• "What she said"AMEN
• "What time __?"ISIT
• "What you're into" sharesINSTAPOSTS
• "What'd I tell you?"SEE
• "What'll __?" (bartender question)ITBE
• "What's __ for me"INIT
• "What's it gonna be?"YESORNO
• "What's the __?"PLAN
• "What's the GPS telling you?"ETA
• "What's up, bro!"HEYMAN, LEONE
• "What's Your Country Song" singer ThomasRHETT
• "Whatever"FINE
• "Whee!"SOFUN
• "Wheels down" hr.ETA
• "When a Man Loves a Woman" singerSLEDGE
• "When all __ fails..."ELSE
• "When pigs fly!"NEVER
• "When the moon hits your eye" conditionAMORE
• "Where __ we?"WERE
• "Where __?"AMI
• "Where babies come from" class, brieflySEXED
• "Where do we go from here?"SOWHATNOW
• "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" singer-songwriterPETESEEGER
• "Where Is Love?" musicalOLIVER
• "Where our people stand," per Odin (2017)ASGARD
• "Where the Wild Things __"ARE
• "Wherefore __ thou..."ART
• "Wherefore art __ Romeo?"THOU
• "Whew, that was close!"IMADEIT
• "While we're on the subject ... "ALSO
• "Whiskey Lullaby" singer PaisleyBRAD
• "White Christmas" co-starROSEMARYCLOONEY
• "Who __ them?"NEEDS
• "Who cares if they do"LETEM
• "Who even __ you?"ARE
• "Who gives a hoot?" responseICARE
• "Who Has Seen the Wind?" singerONO
• "Who knows"CANTSAY
• "Who put you up to this?"NAMENAMES
• "Who Shot Mr. Burns?," for oneTWOPARTEPISODE
• "Who, me?"MOI, WHATDIDO
• "Who'd like a teacake?"SCONEANYONE
• "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" roleMARTHA
• "Who's interested?"ANYTAKERS
• "Who's there?" replyITSME, ITISI
• "Whoops, my bad"OHSORRY
• "Why ask why?" beerBUDDRY
• "Why do you __?"ASK
• "Why not both"YESANDYES
• "Why not!"SURE
• "Why the heck not" hashtagYOLO
• "Why this course of action?"EXPLAINYOURSELF
• "Wichita Lineman" singer CampbellGLEN
• "Wicked" actress CynthiaERIVO
• "Wicked" co-star CynthiaERIVO
• "Wicked" starERIVO
• "Wild" actress WitherspoonREESE
• "Will __": ABC police drama starring Ramón RodríguezTRENT
• "Will all great Neptune's __ wash this blood / Clean from my hand?": MacbethOCEAN
• "Will do!"IMONIT, ONIT
• "Will I __ learn?"EVER
• "Wilt Chamberneezy"ONEAL
• "Winners Take All" author GiridharadasANAND
• "Winning __ everything"ISNT
• "Wish we all had that kind of luck"MUSTBENICE
• "Wish" heroine voiced by Ariana DeBoseASHA
• "With any luck"HOPESO
• "Without further __ ... "ADO
• "Woe is me!"ALAS
• "Women Talking" novelist ToewsMIRIAM
• "Wonder Woman" actress GalGADOT
• "Wonder Woman" backdrop, brieflyWWI
• "Woof"ARF
• "Word has it ... "IHEAR
• "Words are but wind"?METAMETAPHOR
• "Work __ for yourself"ITOUT
• "Works for me"IMDOWN
• "Would __to you?"ILIE
• "Would it be too bold of me?"DAREI
• "Would you like a job in my cabinet?" speaker in BarbieISSA
• "Wouldn't that be nice!"IHOPE
• "Wow!" in the Scrabble Dictionary since 2018YOWZA
• "Wunderbar!"OHYAY
• "Wuthering Heights" novelistBRONTE
• "Wuthering Heights" settingMOOR
• "X" and "Pearl" actress GothMIA
• "XO, Kitty" creator JennyHAN
• "Y" sweater gettersELIS
• "Ya dig?" replyIMHIP
• "Ya es suficiente"NOMAS
• "Yabba-dabba-__!"DOO
• "Yada yada" abbr.ETC
• "Yay for me!"IRULE
• "Yay, me!"IRULE
• "Yay, team!"WEDIDIT
• "Ye Olde" boutiqueSHOPPE
• "Yeah, I guess"SURE
• "Yeah, right"IBET, HAH, ASIF
• "Yeah, somewhat"SORTA
• "Yeah, try again"UHNO
• "Yellow Odalisque" painter MatisseHENRI
• "Yellowstone" star BentleyWES
• "Yep"ITIS
• "Yer killin' me!"CMON
• "Yer lyin'!"AINTSO
• "Yes __!"SIRREE
• "Yes, __ ... ": improv principleAND
• "Yes, captain"AYE
• "Yes, honey"OKAYDEAR
• "Yes, indeed!"ITIS
• "Yes, that's clear"ISEE
• "Yes," in OsakaHAI
• "Yikes!"EGAD, EGADS, EEK
• "Yo te __"AMO
• "Yo," in RioOLA
• "Yo!"HEY
• "Yoo-___"HOO
• "You __ be joking"MUST
• "You __ do it!"CAN
• "You __ goin' nowhere!"AINT
• "You __ it to yourself ... "OWE
• "You __ me!"SLAY
• "You __ my day!"MADE
• "You __ My Sunshine"ARE
• "You __ one job!"HAD
• "You __ to be there"HAD
• "You __ try this!"GOTTA
• "You __ what you sow"REAP
• "You __ worry"NEEDNT
• "You are __": map messageHERE
• "You are just too much!"OHSTOP
• "You are my fire / The one __": "I Want It That Way" opening lyricsDESIRE
• "You are not!" responseIAMSO
• "You asked for a fight, you'll get one!"OHITSONNOW
• "You bet!"YES, SUREDO
• "You can __ that again!"SAY
• "You Can Call Me Al" singer-songwriterPAULSIMON
• "You can count on me!"IMIN
• "You can leave now"OKGO
• "You can't be serious!"EAUBROTHER
• "You can't count us out yet"ITSEARLY
• "You defeated me"ILOSE
• "You doing all right?"FEELOK, MOOED
• "You don't have to tell me!"ISAW
• "You don't mean me?!"MOI
• "You don't mean?!"MOI
• "You don't need to tell me"IKNOW
• "You don't see that every day!"HUH
• "You go, __!"GIRL
• "You got a deal!"SOLD
• "You got it!"YEP
• "You got that right!"AMEN
• "You guessed it!"YES
• "You hang on to that"KEEPIT
• "You haven't changed __!"ABIT
• "You know the __"DRILL
• "You know you wanna!"CMON
• "You know you want to!"CMON
• "You look just like me!"TWINSIE
• "You lost me"IDONTFOLLOW
• "You made that up!"LIAR
• "You matter to me"ICARE
• "You must consider the odds," and what can be said about 20-, 34-, or 41-Across?ITSANUMBERSGAME
• "You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-AcrossITSIMPERATIVE
• "You need kissing, badly" speaker of filmdomRHETT
• "You need some time away from work," and how to make the starred clues match their answersTAKEAFEWDAYSOFF
• "You rang?"YES
• "You said it!"SOTRUE, AMEN
• "You should know better!"TSK
• "You should take a break"GETSOMEREST
• "You shouldn't have!"TUT
• "You snooze, you __!"LOSE
• "You stink, ump!"BOO
• "You sure of that?"ISIT
• "You take that back!"AMNOT
• "You told me a thousand times already!"OKOK
• "You wanna fight!?"COMEATME
• "You will __ the day!"RUE
• "You wish!"DREAMON, ASIF
• "You won't get away with this!"ILLTELL
• "You'd think so, but ... "YEAHNO
• "You'll __ me someday"THANK
• "You'll bring us bad luck!"DONTJINXIT
• "You're __ human"ONLY
• "You're being cruel!"MEANIE
• "You're busted!"OHO
• "You're defeated!"IWIN
• "You're even farther now ... "COLDER
• "You're getting close"WARMER
• "You're hilarious!"HAHA
• "You're important to us"WECARE
• "You're not wrong"TRUE
• "You're on!"ITSABET, AGREED
• "You're preaching to the choir"SOAMI
• "You're Welcome" singer in "Moana"MAUI
• "You're wrong"NOPE
• "You've got mail" ISPAOL
• "You've got to be kidding"OHMAN
• "Young ears are listening"KEEPITPG
• "Young Frankenstein" actressTERIGARR, KAHN
• "Young Frankenstein" assistantIGOR
• "Your food is getting cold!"EATUP
• "Your Friend & Jeweler" companySHANE
• "Your front row seat to style and culture"ELLE
• "Your Pet, Our Passion" food brandPURINA
• "Your show is starting"ITSON
• "Your table's ready" devicePAGER
• "Your turn," on a walkie-talkieOVER
• "Yuck!"EWW, FEH
• "Yum Yum Bedlam" rap duo __ Clown PosseINSANE
• "Zip-__-Doo-Dah"ADEE
• "Zip-a-__-Doo-Dah"DEE
• "Zoom-Zoom" automakerMAZDA
• "Zzz" soundSNORE
• (Adam + Minnie) + HelmsDRIVERSED
• (B)enefitBEOFSERVICE
• (If) necessaryNEEDBE
• (Known) for the entire timeALLALONG
• (T)ykeKIDSTEE
• (With) all one's strengthMIGHTANDMAIN
• ) or (, for shortPAREN
• [All of a sudden!]BANG
• [Bor-r-ring!]YAWN
• [Error in original]SIC
• [Eye roll]IBET
• [facepalm]OOF
• [Finger over lips]SHH
• [Giggle]HEEHEE
• [I didn't get my way!]POUT
• [I like these scritches!]PURR
• [I'm a frog]CROAK
• [I'm a pig!]OINK
• [I'm surprised!]GASP
• [Jazz hands]TADA
• [low whistle]GEE
• [Math], science, gym, EnglishFIRSTCLASS
• [Not again!]SIGH
• [Raises hand]IAM
• [Shrug]BEATSME
• [Sigh]AHME
• [Skull emoji]IMDEAD
• [Snicker]HEH
• *"A Chorus Line" eventCASTINGCALL
• *"C'mon, quit pretending to be confused!"OHYOUKNOWWHATIMSAYING
• *"Free Your Mind" groupENVOGUE
• *"Hackney Diamonds" rock bandTHEROLLINGSTONE
• *"I Just Called To Say I Love You" singerSTEVIEWONDER
• *"Neato!"COOLBEANS
• *"Olly olly oxen free" gameHIDEANDSEEK
• *"Peter Pan" pirateCAPTAINHOOK, SMEE
• *"Really, Captain Obvious?"GEEYATHINK
• *"Stranger Things" monsterDEMOGORGON
• *"Tennessee Waltz" singerPATTIPAGE
• *"The Picture of Dorian Gray" novelistOSCARWILDE
• *"To keep happy seems like walking __": YeatsONSTILTS
• *"U Can't Touch This" rapperMCHAMMER
• *"What did you just say?"OHEXCUSEME
• *18th president of the United StatesULYSSESSGRANT
• *1945 battlegroundOKINAWA
• *Action blockbuster with several sequelsTHETERMINATOR
• *Action figure at the bottom of a pool?SUNKENDOLL
• *Actress who plays Fiona Gallagher on "Shameless"EMMYROSSUM
• *Advocate from a social agencyCASEWORKER
• *Aircraft marshaling?PROJECTRUNWAY
• *Airport announcementGATECHANGE
• *American Girl buyDOLLOP
• *American Samoa's capitalPAGOPAGO
• *Antioxidant-rich treatDARKCHOCOLATE
• *App with layered satellite imagesGOOGLEEARTH
• *Apprenticeship in the ways of The ForceJEDITRAINING
• *Approach bearing garnet?GETNEAR
• *Area in Westminster Abbey where Chaucer is buriedPOETS
• *Armless furniture that sits low to the groundSLIPPERCHAIR
• *Band with the 1998 hit "Iris"GOOGOODOLLS
• *Basketball court dividerCENTERLINE
• *Be a little nosyPOKEAROUND
• *Beef cut that may be braisedOXCHEEK
• *BelongingsPERSONALEFFECTS
• *Belt taken with lime and saltTEQUILASHOT
• *Beverage sold at a Florida theme park?EPCOTCOKE
• *Big victory for the Mets or the Yankees, e.g.?SUNNYDELIGHT
• *Blacken on the grillCHARGER
• *Bon Jovi song with the lyric "Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear"LIVINONAPRAYER
• *Book series with a character in red-and-white stripesWHERESWALDO
• *Bottoms worn as loungewearPAJAMAPANTS
• *Bounty hunting?JOBSEARCH
• *Breakfast chain founded in metro AtlantaWAFFLEHOUSE
• *Brunch choiceFRENCHOMELET
• *Bucket list entries?LIFELONGFRIENDS
• *Bun that's a really big hit?STARRINGROLL
• *California's "Eureka" and New York's "Excelsior"STATEMOTTOS
• *Camper's canopyMOSQUITONE
• *Capital gain recordkeeperNATIONALARCHIVES
• *Celebration of Mexico's victory in the Battle of PueblaCINCODEMAYO
• *Challenge for an antsy toddlerSITTINGSTILL
• *Challenging stretch at Augusta NationalAMEN
• *Chin-wagCHEWTHEFAT
• *Christmas tree in an atelier?ARTISTICFIR
• *Ciabatta Chihuahua or pumpernickel Pomeranian?PUREBREADDOG
• *Circle of careSUPPORTSYSTEM
• *Climb without ropesFREESOLO
• *Command aboard the USS EnterpriseWARPSPEED
• *Command to turnFACELIFT
• *CommentsTIREMARKS
• *Commuter's cushionNECKPILLOW
• *Composure metaphor in a P.G. Wodehouse titleSTIFFUPPERLIP
• *Courses full of twists and turns?MAZECLASSES
• *Cowardly Lion or Scarecrow, probably?TINMANSBESTFRIEND
• *Craftsman kitTOOLSET
• *Criticize harshlyRIPTOSHREDS, REVILE
• *Defensive armor that covers the chestBREASTPLATE
• *Defensive player who's often the fastest on the football fieldBACK
• *Depeche Mode song with the lyric "Reach out and touch faith"PERSONALJESUS
• *Desk phone partHANDSET
• *Device whose poles are close togetherHORSESHOEMAGNET
• *DevoutRELIGIOUS
• *Document for some immigrantsGREENCARD
• *Document in some pirate storiesTREASUREMAP
• *Don't pull any shenanigansMEANBUSINESS
• *Dramatic ending to a tied hockey gameGOLDENGOAL
• *Dramatic snag in the outfieldSHOESTRINGCATCH
• *Earlobe sparklerDIAMONDSTUD
• *Earnings for a restaurant with a tandoor?NAANPROFITS
• *Ebert's "Olivier of spoofs"NIELSEN
• *Eeyore's homePOOH
• *Eight-member band from Seoul, perhaps?KPOPOCTET
• *Ensemble for finals week?TESTFASHION
• *Essential for authors who work at the beach?WRITERSSUNBLOCK
• *EvaluatesSIZESUP, RATES
• *Executive space with great viewsOFFICE
• *Extracts dirt from the carpet, maybeSTEAMCLEANS
• *Fashion accessory attached at a salonACRYLICNAIL
• *Feature of some blocky footwearWEDGEHEEL
• *First Amendment guaranteeFREEPRESS
• *Fit for a queenROYALFLUSH, ROYAL
• *Fitness gadget promoted by Suzanne SomersTHIGHMASTER
• *Flavor of many fall lattesPUMPKINSPICE
• *FlourishingLIVINGWILL
• *Folded flyerPAPERAIRPLANE
• *Folks who may be at the point of no return?TAXCHEATS
• *Ford explorer?INDIANAJONE
• *Fundraising events for some librariesBOOKSALES
• *Gain ground, to a generalBATTLEFIELD
• *Gas station convenience store chainCIRCLEK
• *Gently sidestep an awkward questionSKIRTTHEISSUE
• *Get one over onPULLAPRANK
• *Gingerbread shaperCOOKIECUTTER
• *Grinning creature in WonderlandCHESHIRECAT
• *Grow, as a savings accountEARNINTEREST
• *Gym amenity filled with opal?LAPPOOL
• *Hall of Fame wide receiver who was drafted by the Vikings in 1998RANDYMOSS
• *Handshake alternativeFISTBUMP, ELBOWBUMP
• *Hank Aaron's record 2,297RUNSBATTEDIN
• *Harlem Globetrotters legend known for his shaved headCURLYNEAL
• *High-intensity workout programCROSSFIT
• *Highly effective pain relieversBULLPENACES
• *Hollow floatiesPOOLNOODLES
• *Home of the Magic and the Magic KingdomORLANDOBLOOM
• *Hozier song with the lyric "I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies"TAKEMETOCHURCH
• *Ice cream sundae traditionally served in a boatBANANASPLIT
• *Inflatable structure at a kids partyMOONBOUNCE
• *Influential personBIGCHEESE
• *Ink-filled tool for illustratorsDRAWINGPIN
• *Inker's toolTATTOOGUN
• *Inlay material, oftenMOTHERIOFIPEARL
• *Intelligence agent's toolPOLYGRAPH
• *Internal setting controlled by thermoregulationBODYTEMPERATURE
• *Item pinned to a bulletin boardPROMOTIONALFLYER
• *Japanese sedan that's been a top seller in the U.S. since 1989HONDAACCORD
• *Jelly Roll Morton jazz compositionBLACKBOTTOMSTOMP
• *Jokes about miscellaneous items?SUNDRYHUMOR
• *Kitchen gadget fashioned from pearl?APPLEPEELER
• *Knockout competition formed with tourmaline?ELIMINATIONTOURNAMENT
• *Latin cornerstone phrase etched by diamond?ANNODOMINI
• *Law that governs interstate electricity transmissionFEDERALPOWERACT
• *Lead Belly song about a wee-hours trainMIDNIGHTSPECIAL
• *Lessens in intensityMITIGATES
• *LesserSECONDARYCOLOR
• *Lifeguarding?LABORPOOL
• *Lightheaded ones?JACKIOILANTERNS
• *Lines on a family treeRELATIONSHIPS
• *Listing of all-time accomplishmentsRECORDBOOK
• *Little Free Library instructionTAKEONELEAVEONE
• *Long-handled, long-toothed combsAFROPICKS
• *Low-carb sandwichLETTUCEWRAP
• *Major coin producer in ColoradoDENVERMINT
• *Makes explicitly clearSPILLSOUT
• *Maneuvering into a tight curbside spotPARALLELPARKING
• *Martial arts-themed toy lineLEGONINJAGO
• *Mattel CEO in BarbieFERRELL
• *Means of sending legal documentsCERTIFIEDMAIL
• *MenschGOODEGG
• *Metaphorical container similar to Pandora's boxCANOFWORMS
• *Mimic's talentDRAPERY
• *Misleads in an alleyGUTTERBALL
• *Mob boss played by James GandolfiniTONYSOPRANO
• *Mohair sourceANGORAGOAT
• *Music, dance, drama, and the likePERFORMINGARTS
• *Naval officer's very quiet "ahoy there"?LITTLEBOSUNPEEP
• *Negro Leagues player in the Baseball Hall of FameSATCHELPAIGE
• *Nellie's birth name, maybeELEANOR
• *No Doubt hit on "Tragic Kingdom"DONTSPEAK
• *Not cooped upFREEIRANGE
• *Odist with a passion for the culinary arts?COOKTOPPOET
• *Official currency of a nation, e.g.LEGALTENDER
• *One minuscule step at a timeATOMBYATOM
• *One who delivers the early newsMORNINGANCHOR
• *One who eats the same brand of corn flakes every morning?CEREALMONOGAMIST
• *One who's overly concerned with pain controlMICROMANAGER
• *Online diaryPERSONALBLOG, BLOG
• *Only "Friends" star never nominated for an Emmy during the show's runCOURTENEYCOX
• *Only woman to serve as prime minister of IndiaINDIRAGANDHI
• *Orange jam produced with emerald?MARMALADE
• *Overseer of a theatrical productionSTAGEMANAGER
• *Panic button for computer usersESCAPEKEY
• *Part of the Blessed TrinityHOLYGHOST
• *Part of the bus that makes the wheels go round and round, round and roundDRIVESHAFT
• *Particular pencil's targetEYEBROW
• *Perform a daring actBILLTHECAT
• *Person looking for employmentJOBHUNTER
• *Person who works a lot?AUTODIALER
• *Philosophical concept concerning the moral code of the universeNATURALORDER
• *Pilot's aerobatic maneuverBARRELROLL
• *Place to find a date?STONE
• *Play area with plastic spheresBALLPIT
• *Plea deal venuesBELLTOWERS
• *Plea for a way to advertise a business that is open all night?GIVEMEANEONSIGN
• *Pointless taskFOOLSERRAND
• *Polish sausageKIELBASA
• *Prehistoric flintsEOLITHS
• *Presentation tool that doubles as a cat toyLASERPOINTER
• *Pride of a jacked security guard?ANTITHEFTARM
• *Problematic backward pass in footballBADSNAP
• *Professional who stands watchSECURITYGUARD
• *Pronunciation dichotomy popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongTOMAYTOTOMAHTO
• *Public relations managerPRESSAGENT
• *Punxsutawney Phil's big momentGROUNDHOGDAY
• *Question on a history test about westward migration in the 1840s?WHYTHEBIGGOLDRUSH
• *RaspberryBRONXCHEER
• *Recovers somewhatFEELSBITTER
• *RehearsalPRACTICERUN
• *Relay rodBATONROUGE
• *Request for greater detailBEALITTLEMORESPECIFIC
• *Result of being left off a guest list?SOCIALSATIRE
• *Result of serious core trainingSIXPACKABS
• *Result of turning over a new leafBLANKSHEET
• *Rhetorical self-questionWHOKNEW
• *Royal who's next in lineCROWNPRINCESS
• *Ruler in the news since 2022CHARLESIII
• *Salt-free seasoning introduced in 1983MRSDASH
• *Sandwich choice at an Italian deliMEATBALLSUB
• *Scoring opportunity in soccerKICK
• *Seasonal maladyFLUME
• *Slug made from an old can?TINQUARTER
• *Social media community obsessed with quick kisses?PECKTOK
• *Some fruity sandwich spreadsRASPBERRYJAMS
• *Special reportNEWSBULLETIN
• *Spotted pattern on faux fur, sayLEOPARDPRINT
• *SqueakerCLOSEONE
• *Squeeze-box instrument with a keyboardPIANOACCORDION
• *Staple of mid-century campus styleBASEBALLJACKET
• *Statistical measure of certaintyCONFIDENCELEVEL
• *Stop sign localeSTREET
• *Storied Gilead localeOMAHABEACH
• *Stressful contest?POETRYSLAM
• *Supporting pilot in a "Top Gun" formationWINGMAN
• *Surviving Victorian society, for a Dickens character?COPPERFIELDGOAL
• *Symbol often adorned with a "Doodle"GOOGLELOGO
• *Tailor's toolSEWINGMACHINE
• *Thanksgiving stuffing dishes that aren't up to snuff?SADDRESSINGS
• *The Beatles hit on "Please Please Me"TWISTANDSHOUT
• *They have happy expectationsOPTIMISTS
• *This eveningTONIGHT
• *Time of financial growthECONOMICBOOM
• *Totally destroyANNIHILATE
• *Treated unseriouslyMADELIGHTOF
• *University in Winston-Salem, North CarolinaWAKEFOREST
• *Ursine critter with a distinctive orange patch on its chestSUNBEAR
• *Useful download for archaeologists?CARBONDATINGAPP
• *Vessel secretly ridden by Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"GERMANSUB
• *Vidal Sassoon's expertiseHAIRSTYLING
• *Video game boost that may repair damageHEALTHSPELL
• *Visionary physicians?EYEDOCTORS
• *Waterproof garmentRAINCOAT
• *Wham! hit on "Make It Big"CARELESSWHISPER
• *What may follow kids in a candy store?SUGARCRASH
• *What some safety valves areSPRINGLOADED
• *Wide receiver's routePASSPATTERN
• *Wise maternal figure voiced by Betty White in "The Lorax"GRAMMYNORMA
• *Woolen garments for ballet dancersLEGWARMERS
• *Wordle ad collectionDICTIONARY
• *Yet-to-be-revealed abilitySECRETTALENT
• #1 in population nowINDIA
• #2 at many cos.COO
• #2 baby girl name in 2024EMMA
• #2 for much managementCOO
• #2 in Open Era earningsNADAL
• #2 language of ThailandLAO
• #2 singles, #1 doubles name (as of mid-'25)COCO
• #5 busiest US airportOHARE
• #9 baby girl name in 2024AVA
• #marinara, e.g.?RAGUTAG
• + or - atomic particleION
• $ fractionsCTS
• $ portionsCTS
• $$$ dispenserATM
• $$$ quantitiesAMTS
• $2 worth of nickels, e.g.ROLL
• 0-0NOSCORE
• 007 author FlemingIAN
• 007 creator FlemingIAN
• 007 portrayer DaltonTIMOTHY
• 1-Down callersUSERS
• 1-to-10 scoring systemSCALE
• 1,000 grandMIL
• 1:1, for oneRATIO
• 10 __ OR LESS (grocery sign)ITEMS
• 10 __ OR LESS (supermarket sign)ITEMS
• 10-min. NFL periodsOTS
• 10,000 square metersHECTARE
• 100 bucksCNOTE
• 100 percentALL
• 100 runs, for a cricketerTON
• 100-meter race, e.g.DASH
• 100-seat chamberSENATE
• 100-yard raceDASH
• 1000 grams, for shortKILO
• 1000+-station networkNPR
• 101 or 233, in mathTHREEDIGITPRIME
• 101, for oneLEVEL
• 1040 fig.SSN
• 105-Down counterpartDOT
• 107-Down statASSIST
• 108-Down cousinGOOSE
• 10th grader, brieflySOPH
• 11-Across kinFWIW
• 11-Down, as a verbLOOPSIN
• 11-time Emmy nominee as a bartenderDANSON
• 110-Across, e.g.TETRAD
• 119-Down figureUNCLESAM
• 11th-grade challengePSAT
• 12-Down qty.BBL
• 12-Down, e.g.SEPTET
• 12-month periodYEAR
• 12, another wayDEC
• 12/24 and 12/31EVES
• 12/31, for oneEVE, RATIO
• 120-Across' assentAYEAYE
• 120-Down's face shields, masks, etc.: Abbr.PPE
• 124 years after HastingsMCXC
• 128 oz.GAL
• 128-Across antonymNAW
• 13 yrs. of educationELHI
• 13-Across cos.RRS
• 13-Down purchase, perhapsPINT, VANE
• 14 AAAAAA, for 35-AcrossSHOE
• 14-time WWE Women's Champion CharlotteFLAIR
• 1492 shipPINTA
• 14th century Russian rulerIVANI
• 15 min. of footballQTR
• 15-Across itemMAP
• 15-year orbiterMIR
• 155, in old RomeCLV
• 16-Down nos.AMTS
• 16-oz. measuresLBS
• 16th century starterMDI
• 16th pres.ABE
• 17-Across optionLAGER
• 17-Across proCPA
• 17-Across topperNUTS
• 17-Down arrayAPPS
• 17-Down, in FrenchETRE
• 17-time WWE championCENA
• 18-Across shadeOLIVE
• 18-hole gameGOLF
• 18-hole sportGOLF
• 18-wheelerRIG
• 180º from SSWNNE
• 1812 US invasion destinationONT
• 1815 novel set in HighburyEMMA
• 1830s presidential nicknameANDY
• 1860s prezABE
• 1883, e.g.HORSEOPERA
• 1890s inventor out to "out-Eiffel Eiffel"FERRIS
• 19-Across requestIDCARD
• 1904's __-Japanese WarRUSSO
• 1910s Hupmobile competitorREO
• 1926, todayTHEME
• 1930s film star known for double entendresMAEWEST
• 1940s conflict, for shortWWII
• 1950s politico StevensonADLAI
• 1950s prezIKE
• 1960s avant-garde styleNEODADA
• 1960s danceWATUSI
• 1960s youth activist org.SDS
• 1965 Alabama march siteSELMA
• 1972 Eagles hit singleTAKEITEASY
• 1975 thriller based on a Peter Benchley novelJAWS
• 1975 thriller with a two-note leitmotifJAWS
• 1975 TV debut, familiarlySNL
• 1977 Top 20 single by Boz ScaggsLIDOSHUFFLE
• 1980s Atari racing gameSUPERSPRINT
• 1980s coolRAD
• 1980s Formula One driver __ FabiTEO
• 1980s hit whose video drew a lot of attention?TAKEONME
• 1980s sitcom ETALF
• 1980s SNL cast memberNORADUNN
• 1982 Hall & Oates songMANEATER
• 1985 novelty hit for the Bears, with "The," or an apt title for this puzzle?SUPERBOWLSHUFFLE
• 1986 film teen with a poor attendance recordFERRISBUELLER
• 1986 Kenny Loggins hit singleDANGERZONE
• 1990 accessibility law, for shortADA
• 1990s Bush successorGORE
• 1990s cardio workout systemTAEBO
• 1990s deodorant brand whose name inspired a Nirvana songTEENSPIRIT
• 1990s fad itemPOG
• 1990s fitness fadTAEBO
• 1990s girl groupTLC
• 1990s Israeli prime ministerRABIN
• 1990s period of Web company successDOTCOMBOOM
• 1990s sketch comedy showINLIVINGCOLOR
• 1990s stuffed animal fadBEANIEBABY
• 1990s treaty acronymNAFTA
• 1990s vice presidentGORE
• 1991 operation that ended with the liberation of KuwaitDESERTSTORM
• 19th Greek letterTAU
• 2-D measurementAREA
• 2-Down, for oneBALM
• 2-Down's love interestERIC
• 2,000 poundsTON
• 2,240 poundsLONGTON
• 20 Across' org.NFL
• 20 Mule Team laundry productBORAX
• 20-Across alternativeAOL
• 20-Grammy pop star was bornTONYBENNETT
• 20-vol. reference workOED
• 20-volume ref. workOED
• 20-year NBA starONEAL
• 200-milligram measuresCARATS
• 2007 Apple debutIPHONE
• 2008 Evelyn Waugh novel adaptationBRIDESHEADREVISITED
• 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winnerOBAMA
• 2010 animated film featuring Princess FionaSHREKFOREVERAFTER
• 2010's Fed headYELLEN
• 2010s Fed headYELLEN
• 2010s Nintendo game consoleWIIU
• 2011 fairy tale-based horror filmREDRIDINGHOOD
• 2013 memoir that was followed in 2025 by "Finding My Way"IAMMALALA
• 2014 Winter Olympics citySOCHI
• 2015 NL Rookie of the year BryantKRIS
• 2017 AL Rookie of the YearJUDGE
• 2017 Tony winner "Come From __"AWAY
• 2018 Cardi B hit singleBECAREFUL
• 2019 Dua Lipa hit singleDONTSTARTNOW
• 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee DerekJETER
• 2020 film about Shaggy's canine sidekickSCOOB
• 2020 Pixar filmSOUL
• 2020s' youthful "zero reaction"GENZSTARE
• 2021 award for Naomi OsakaESPY
• 2021 role for Kristen StewartLADYDI
• 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame inducteeTOP
• 2022 Super Bowl winnersRAMS
• 2022 title role for Tom HanksOTTO
• 2022 World Cup hostQATAR
• 2024 discovery on Mars' highest mountainFROST
• 2024 Korean Air merger partnerASIANA
• 2024 LPGA Tour Player of the Year NellyKORDA
• 2024 NBA All-Star Game MVP "__ Time" LillardDAME
• 2024 Olympics hostPARIS
• 2024 or 2028LEAPYEAR
• 2025 French Open winner GauffCOCO
• 2025 Pixar film about a boy who meets aliensELIO
• 2025 Pixar title characterELIO
• 2025 WNBA championsACES
• 2025's A4 46-Across, for instanceUPDATEDCLASSICS
• 2026 Olympics hostITALY
• 2026 Olympics host countryITALY
• 2026 Winter Olympics host cityMILAN
• 2028 L.A. Games groupIOC
• 2028 Olympics host: Abbr.USA
• 2030 head countCENSUS
• 20s sourceATM
• 21-Tony winner (two each for Cabaret and Fiddler)HALPRINCE
• 21st century explorerDORA
• 22-Across cousinEMU
• 22.5 deg.NNE
• 23- or 44-Across performanceSONG
• 23-Across addressSHE
• 23-Across, e.g.CARD
• 24 hoursDAY
• 24-__ goldKARAT
• 24-hour care ctrs.ERS
• 24-hour cash sources, for shortATMS
• 24-hour money sources: Abbr.ATMS
• 24-hr. cash dispensersATMS
• 24-hr. cash sourcesATMS
• 24-hr. cashierATM
• 24/7 airspace watcherNORAD
• 24/7 hosp. areasERS
• 25-Across, in ToledoTHREE
• 25-Down, in ToledoTRES
• 25-time All-Star outfielder (1955-75)HANKAARON
• 251, in Roman numeralsCCLI
• 263 dovbledDXXVI
• 27-Across directionSLANT
• 27-Across mediumSTONE
• 27-Across transportationUFO
• 27-Down, in SpanishESO
• 27th U.S. presidentTAFT
• 28 of the cards in a Monopoly setDEEDS
• 28-Down amenity, maybeSPA
• 29-Down, in DijonUNPEU
• 3-D scansMRIS
• 3/17 VIPSTPAT
• 30-Across stuffINK
• 30-Down inputAMT
• 31-Down materialORE
• 34-Across dotTOWN
• 34-Across linesROADS
• 34-Across optionPOLLO
• 34-Down optionsHMOS
• 34th prezIKE
• 35-55 NFL total score, typicallyOVERUNDER
• 35-Across, for examplePOEM
• 35-Down declarationIDO
• 35mm camera typeSLR
• 35mm purchasesSLRS
• 37-Across email endingEDU
• 37-Down or GandhiBIOPIC
• 38th presidentFORD
• 39-Across coatsFURS
• 39-Down learnerTYRO
• 3D diagnostic toolMRI
• 3M helmets et al.PPE
• 3M paper productPOSTIT
• 40 weeks pregnant, e.g.DUE
• 401(k) alternativesIRAS
• 401(k) kinIRA
• 401(k) rollover targetIRA
• 403(b) IDsSSNS
• 41-Down womanEVE
• 42-Across majorECON
• 43-Across lettersREM
• 43-Across' country: Abbr.RSA
• 43-Down slipknotNOOSE
• 43,560 square feetACRE
• 44-Down + 5SEPTET
• 44th first familyOBAMAS
• 45% of the answers hereACROSSES
• 450, for NeroCDL
• 45th stateUTAH
• 48 hrs. before Sun.FRI
• 48-Across, et al.PCS
• 48th st.ARIZ
• 49-Across, for oneASANA
• 4G cellphone techLTE
• 5-Across, in EnglishUSSR
• 5-Across' vehicleTARDIS
• 5-to-500 banknoteEURO
• 50 mph runnerHARE
• 50-Across typeRANDO
• 50-Down org.NBA
• 50-state summer camp sponsorYMCA
• 50%HALF
• 50% up front?SEMI
• 500 sheetsREAM
• 500-mile car race's nicknameINDY
• 50s president?GRANT
• 52-Across topperFOAM
• 54-Across sceneryMESAS
• 54-Down featureHUMP
• 55-Across saucePESTO
• 56-Down pioneerAOL
• 57-Across shapeHELIX
• 57-Across soloARIA
• 5G precursorLTE
• 5K, for oneRACE
• 60 Minutes airerCBS
• 60-Across' seatingSTOOLS
• 60-Down, minus the champagne, for shortOJS
• 63-Across' daughterMOM
• 63-Across's cryOUT
• 64-Across' homelandUGANDA
• 65-Across componentFUELTANK, COOKINGGRATE, RADIATIONSHIELD, WHEELEDFRAME
• 67-Across dwellerSOW
• 68-Across, for onePOET
• 7-Eleven convenienceATM
• 72-Down occupationPLANTER
• 78-Down segmentSKIT
• 8 pts. or 4 qts.GAL
• 8-Down and emulatorsFANATICS
• 8-key instrumentPIANO
• 800+ episode franchiseCSI
• 84-Down edgeRIM
• 87 or soBPLUS
• 88-key instrumentPIANO
• 9-to-5, for many employersSTANDARDSHIFT
• 90-degree shapesELLS
• 911 responders, brieflyEMS
• 95-Down in quantity: Abbr.CTS
• 97-Across, e.g.AWARD
• 99-Across logoEYE
• À la Florentine greenSPINACH
• Ávila auntTIA
• ÉlanBRIO
• Épée handleHILT
• Étouffée, for oneSTEW
• ÜberULTRA