| Woofer’s acoustic range |
BASS |
| Weaves’ partner |
BOBS |
| Group of species |
GENUS |
| Australian gem |
OPAL |
| Skeptic’s scoff |
IBET |
| Popped up |
AROSE |
| Bigfoot’s cousin |
YETI |
| Z, in sorority names |
ZETA |
| Water-based paint variety |
LATEX |
| *Ball pits’ spots (In this clue’s answer, note the first letter + the last 3) |
PLAYAREAS |
| Three, for a short golf hole |
PAR |
| Tax agcy. |
IRS |
| Puppy |
WHELP |
| Picture by a username |
AVATAR |
| Nook and Kindle |
EREADERS |
| *Debt instrument backed by a tangible asset (first 3 letters + last 3) |
SECUREDBOND |
| Received |
GOT |
| Family ___ (Ancestry.com diagram) |
TREE |
| Delivery docs |
OBS |
| Ocean predator |
ORCA |
| And so on, briefly |
ETC |
| *Jamie Lee Curtis in “Halloween,” e.g. (first 3 letters + last 3) |
SCREAMQUEEN |
| “Grateful” band fan |
DEADHEAD |
| Wished evil on |
CURSED |
| Newfoundland’s output? |
DROOL |
| Word before “garden” or “party” |
TEA |
| Six-pt. plays in football |
TDS |
| Hair frustrations, or what the words broken across the starred clues’ answers are? |
SPLITENDS |
| Subway handhold |
STRAP |
| Fly like an eagle |
SOAR |
| Spoken |
ORAL |
| Public perception |
IMAGE |
| VIP’s ride |
LIMO |
| Rooster, for a hen |
MATE |
| Pied ___ |
PIPER |
| “What ___ is new?” |
ELSE |
| Observed carefully |
EYED |
