Author: by Adrian Johnson
Across
Green tube in Mario games PIPE
Behind, on a ship AFT
Actor Mineo SAL
Opposite of behind AHEAD
Mathematician behind the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 … FIBONACCI
Where Belfast is NORTHERNIRELAND
Beach lotion abbr. SPF
Internet language whose name comes from “elite” LEET
Universal Freestyle 108 and others TITLES
Throw forcefully, in slang YEET
Toy block brand LEGO
“2 funny” LOL
Phishing scheme, e.g. SCAM
“How awesome!” DOPE
Hush puppies, for one SIDE
Home spa fixture HOTTUB
Clownfish who’s the son of Marlin and Coral NEMO
Ref. whose 2021 word of the year was “vax” OED
“Stop with your conspiracy theories!” ITSACOINCIDENCE
Home builder’s site LOT
1/24 of a dia HORA
Grader’s writing implement REDPEN
Tales of old LORE
Hardness scale name MOHS
Flipped pans? SNAP
Monopolist’s amount ALL
Hit precisely NAIL
Aardvark’s morsels ANTS
Did the rumba, say DANCED
“Can’t I?” is one PLEA
Op. ___ CIT
Balancing event at a picnic EGGANDSPOONRACE
Tokens of friendship KEEPSAKES
Western Canadian territory YUKON
Pour water on a grease fire, e.g. ERR
Yang’s companion YIN
Needing realignment BENT
Down
Velvety blossom PANSY
“My fingers are also crossed” IHOPESOTOO
Totally new face PERFECTSTRANGER
Feast on feijoada, say EAT
“No chance in heck!” AINTGONNAHAPPEN
Security org. in “The Blacklist” FBI
Legal wrong TORT
Oniony Chinese flatbread SCALLIONPANCAKE
Facial breakout ACNE
Coffee cup covers LIDS
UPS rival DHL
Liberated FREED
Actor ___ Patrick Harris NEIL
Choir section ALTOS
Jellied fish in some pies EEL
“Later, luv!” TATA
Its “O” doesn’t in fact stand for oil OPEC
“___ to my surprise …” MUCH
Kuwaiti bigwig EMIR
Subversive “Transformers” villain DECEPTICON
Garden where fig leaves were worn EDEN
Ski slope site HILL
Dynamite sound BOOM
Poems of praise ODES
Do pressing work? IRON
“The Simpsons” teacher Krabappel EDNA
“Free Solo” peak, informally ELCAP
Farm towers SILOS
Camera’s “eye” LENS
Zodiac feline LEO
Artery opener STENT
Evasive hockey maneuver DEKE
Ending for “teen” AGER
June 1944 event DDAY
“___ questions?” ANY
Be an Alta boy, say? SKI
Pitmaster’s spice blend RUB
