Author: by Susan Gelfand Across Utter nonsense TRIPE Colombo, ___ Lanka SRI Phone downloads APPS Support staff AIDES Words of confidence ICAN In ___ of LIEU Porsche 911s, for example SPORTSCARS Decked out CLAD Documentary maker Burns KEN Bronte’s Jane EYRE Laughs loudly ROARS Spacious bag TOTE Orchard pest FRUITFLY S’poses RECKONS Rank above cpl. SGT…

Clues Answers “Drop it!” LETGO “Hold your horses!” WHOA “Pressure” singer Lennox ARI “That’s untrue about me!” IDONOT “The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies” author Potter BEATRIX “___ Knows One?” (Passover song) WHO *He ad-libbed an economics lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” BENSTEIN *Mozart’s last opera TheMagicFlute *Spinning machine for polishing a gemstone ROCKTUMBLER…

Clues Answers “Goodness me!” ISAY “Life of Pi” director Lee ANG “Madness” mo MAR “Sadly …” ALAS “Schitt’s Creek” character Rose MOIRA “Stop dawdling!” CMON “___ queen!” YAS Apple pie ___ mode ALA Baby bears CUBS Baller known for dribbling from sideline to sideline? CROSSINGGUARD Baller known for hitting the books? STUDENTCENTER Baller known for…

Clues Answers “As coroner, I must ___ / I thoroughly examined her” (“The Wizard of Oz”) AVER “Herb puns are at an all-___ low” THYME “Honey” BABE “The Princess and the Frog” princess TIANA “You bet!” SURE “___ you glad?” ARENT Actress Kurylenko OLGA Alicia at the piano, or piano parts KEYS Alternative to suspenders…

Clues Answers “All Things Considered” station NPR “Enjoy your meal!” BONAPPETIT “Er … I’ll pass” UMNO “Esta ___” (Spanish for “All right”) BIEN “Get out!” LEAVE “How ya doin’?” SUP “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” orator, in brief MLK “Now it’s adding up!” ISEE “Slow down, folks!” ONEATATIME “The show ___ go on” MUST “___…

Clues Answers “Como ___?” ESTA “How gorgeous!” ITSABEAUTY “Little Women” actress Watson EMMA “The ___ have it” (“This bill passes”) AYES “Time for me to bounce” IVEGOTTAGO “We Are Never ___ Getting Back Together” (Taylor Swift classic) EVER “You were right after all” ISTANDCORRECTED As well ALSO Attentive ALERT Best of the best ELITE Big…

Author: by Sam Buchbinder Across Goatee, for example BEARD Where to find toe beans PAWS Do a terrible stand-up set BOMB “We want to be included!” USTOO “Now!” ASAP Adidas competitor AVIA Men’s Health alternative GQMAGAZINE Blend together MELD Blog feed format letters RSS Goulash or birria STEW Food label stat. RDA Online place to obsess…

Clues Answers “3 Women” actress Spacek SISSY “And here it is!” VOILA “Around the Horn” airer ESPN “At most” TOPS “Freaks and Geeks” actor Rogen SETH “How strange …” ODD “I Fall to Pieces” singer Cline PATSY “if u ask me …” IMHO “Let You Love Me” singer Rita ORA “Let’s go!” CMON “Such pretty…

Clues Answers “A Promised Land” author Barack OBAMA “Anything more?” WHATELSE “But rly tho??” SRSLY “Regrettably …” ALAS “Scram!” … and what the last words in the starred clues’ answers often do GETLOST “Throw me a bone!” WOOF “You can’t talk about this case” ruling GAGORDER *Binge out of spite HATEWATCH *Inglewood-based NFL player LACHARGER…

Clues Answers “Big Brother” network CBS “Don’t rain on my ___!” PARADE “Present!” IMHERE “The Tell-Tale Heart” writer EDGARALLANPOE “This ride is fun!” WHEE “You got it!” YEP 12/31: Abbr NYE 2021 M. Night Shyamalan thriller in which people age suddenly OLD 2021 sci-fi epic starring Zendaya DUNE Alternative strategy, or a hint to the…