Author: by Sarah Sinclair
Across
Go off like a bath bomb FOAMUP
Pal CHUM
“Knives Out” actress de Armas ANA
Pop star Grande ARIANA
Is infatuated, say HASITBAD
Actor’s reading SCRIPT
“Tragic, really” ITSSOSAD
Phrase seen after 1989? TAYLORSVERSION
Manage somehow COPE
1980s TV ET ALF
First part of a play ACTONE
Acadia automaker GMC
“Hush!” SHH
Tolstoy’s “The Death of ___ Ilyich” IVAN
Farewell that’s a popular first Wordle guess ADIEU
Shirt for a hot day TEE
“Let sleeping dogs lie!” DONTPOKETHEBEAR
“Ick!” EWW
Take in or let out ALTER
Guns, as an engine REVS
Opposite of NNW SSE
Prefix with “natal” NEO
Like a plot fit to plow ARABLE
Gallivant GAD
Hosted, as a talent show MCED
“So deserved!” LOVETHATFORYOU
Abridged getaway after a wedding MINIMOON
Labor groups UNIONS
Namesake of a spiciness scale SCOVILLE
(Tee-hee!) GIGGLE
Recently released NEW
Garbed CLAD
Blue book contents ESSAYS
Down
Speedy FAST
Predator in the Puget Sound ORCA
Breezy AIRY
Word after “snail” or “chain” MAIL
“A little,” in Lima UNPOCO
Tequila brand, or a sponsor PATRON
Baked potato herb CHIVE
Abhor HATE
“Back in the ___” (Beatles song) USSR
Fail to come onstage when signaled MISSACUE
Core feature made during crunch time? ABSOFSTEEL
Tandoori bread NAAN
Toss in ADD
Work hard TOIL
Address verbally SPEAKTO
Swears AVOWS
“Isn’t it time for us to leave?” CANWEGONOW
Blasted stuff TNT
Part of the human body that’s about 30 ft. long GITRACT
Just OK MEH
“___-ho!” (“Everybody pull!”) HEAVE
Pronoun on a certain towel HERS
Scary time for Caesar IDES
“Look at Me, I’m Sandra ___” (“Grease” song) DEE
Cooperative board game about fighting diseases PANDEMIC
Corrida cheer OLE
“Gimme a sec!” BRB
Haven REFUGE
Handsome guy ADONIS
Tel ___ AVIV
Like a lion, in terms of hair MANED
They’ll make you feel lousy! LICE
Word before “bridge” or “booth” TOLL
Hi, in Spanish HOLA
Gaming ___ (powerful PCs) RIGS
Exercise with poses YOGA
“___ Murders in the Building” (TV show) ONLY
Employs USES
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