Author: by Catherine Cetta
Across
| Throw out forcefully | EJECT |
| Hookup for electric instruments | AMP |
| Surgery marks | SCARS |
| Word before “chip” or “cheese” | NACHO |
| Auto | CAR |
| Number of people in a trio | THREE |
| Humanlike robot | DROID |
| French for “friend” | AMI |
| Rarin’ to go | EAGER |
| *Award-winning writer and director of “Lost in Translation” | SOFIACOPPOLA |
| Lansbury who will appear posthumously in “Glass Onion” | ANGELA |
| Anna’s sister in “Frozen” | ELSA |
| *Game-winning scorer in the Olympic Women’s Soccer finals in 2008 | CARLILLOYD |
| Mediator’s asset | TACT |
| “Here’s when I’ll show up” letters | ETA |
| Phishing, e.g. | SCAM |
| Tiniest U.S. coins | DIMES |
| ___ for tat | TIT |
| As desired, in recipes | TOTASTE |
| Difference between 9 and 10 | ONE |
| 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. | EVENS |
| Basil or cilantro | HERB |
| Maine winter hrs. | EST |
| Claudius’ successor | NERO |
| *”Tattooed Man at a Carnival” photographer | DIANEARBUS |
| Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse | TOON |
| “Relax, soldier” | ATEASE |
| Meteor that might be wished upon … and a literal hint to the asterisked clues’ answers | SHOOTINGSTAR |
| “I wish I ___ done that” | HADNT |
| Bitter beer | ALE |
| Jazz style | BEBOP |
| “Curiouser and curiouser!” speaker | ALICE |
| Driving accessory? | TEE |
| Author Lalami | LAILA |
| Hopeless case | GONER |
| “OMG a bug!” | EEK |
| Landscaping tool | EDGER |
Down
| Finale | END |
| Pickle container | JAR |
| Green prefix | ECO |
| Sculpt a body? | CHISEL |
| Task organizers with checkboxes | TODOLISTS |
| Trendy berry | ACAI |
| Baby’s first word, sometimes | MAMA |
| Steep, in a way | PRICEY |
| Choreography units | STEPS |
| Flatbread cooked on a tava | CHAPATI |
| Jason’s ship | ARGO |
| Fishing rod attachment | REEL |
| Medicinal fluids | SERA |
| Actress Edie whose surname anagrams to “focal” | FALCO |
| Not new | OLD |
| Ideal blackjack combo | ACETEN |
| Indigenous | NATIVE |
| Parmesan shredder | GRATER |
| Back muscle, informally | LAT |
| Nebraska’s most populous city | OMAHA |
| Single-celled creature | AMOEBA |
| Population-counting survey | CENSUS |
| Biting African fly | TSETSE |
| Up for discussion | DEBATABLE |
| D.C. legislator | SEN |
| Pick up the tab | TREAT |
| Never | NOTONCE |
| “___ even stand a chance?” | DOI |
| Like traits you’re born with | INNATE |
| Look over again | REREAD |
| Furry aquatic mammal | OTTER |
| Hair or carpet style | SHAG |
| Overhead light? | HALO |
| Loki’s adoptive father | ODIN |
| Sheer joy | GLEE |
| Hide and ___ | SEEK |
| Huge | BIG |
| Futbol cheer | OLE |
| Golf course goal | PAR |
