| Clues | Answers |
| “… ___ flag was still there” | OUR |
| “American ___” | IDOL |
| “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the ___ Rings” | TEN |
| “___ time for bed” | ITS |
| 2020 Selena Gomez album | RARE |
| African snake | ASP |
| Aid to progress (2 words) | STEPPINGSTONE |
| Allow | LET |
| An easy number to multiply by | ONE |
| Archipelago part | ISLET |
| Beach souvenir | CONCH |
| Building-block brand | LEGO |
| Burning heap | PYRE |
| ChapStick target | LIP |
| Charges | COSTS |
| Close buddy | PAL |
| Dog or cat doctor | VET |
| Earlier in the past | AGO |
| Farm storage building | SILO |
| First-rate | ACE |
| Fishing rod | POLE |
| Fit together perfectly | DOVETAIL |
| Fury | RAGE |
| Gardener’s tool | HOE |
| Glazed, like some eyes | GLASSY |
| Goad on | URGE |
| Half a horseshoe sound | CLOP |
| Hit with snowballs | PELT |
| Home for a pig | STY |
| Item of value | ASSET |
| Kilt wearer | SCOT |
| Length x width | AREA |
| Look up and down | OGLE |
| Make characters? | TYPE |
| Military team | CORPS |
| Milky gem | OPAL |
| New York ___ | CITY |
| Night sight | STAR |
| No more than a smidgen | IOTA |
| Nobleman | EARL |
| Part of a radish | ROOT |
| Part of a superhero’s outfit | CAPE |
| Pennsylvania ___ (White House st.) | AVE |
| Place to barbecue | PATIO |
| Plant that covers garden walls | IVY |
| Potato ___ | CHIP |
| Pull behind | DRAG |
| Quick break | BREATHER |
| Rice Krispies sound | SNAP |
| Rotisserie rod | SPIT |
| Santa checks this twice | LIST |
| Santa’s helper | ELF |
| Shaped like a toy-train track | OVAL |
| Stable particle with a positive charge | PROTON |
| Stack of stuff | PILE |
| Strip of wood | LATH |
| Suffer without | NEED |
| Taunt | TEASE |
| What is owed | DEBT |
| Wicked | EVIL |
| Winter ride | SLED |
| Word before “identity” | SELF |
| Worth more than a quiz | TEST |
| ___ and con | PRO |
| ___ Ketchum of “Pokemon” | ASH |
| ___ vera | ALOE |
