| Clues | Answers |
| “I’ll return shortly,” in IMs | BRB |
| “Me time” outing | SPADAY |
| “That hits the spot!” | AHH |
| (1) Raisin brand | SUNMAID |
| (2) Partied hearty | MADEMERRY |
| (3) Longtime “Entertainment Tonight” host | MARYHART |
| (4) Thump of one’s ticker | HEARTBEAT |
| (5) Really blushing | BEETRED |
| 2019 March Madness champs | UVA |
| Abound (with) | TEEM |
| Anvil in one’s ear, e.g | BONE |
| Apt rhyme of “wham” | BAM |
| Avis competitor | ALAMO |
| Baited | LURED |
| Behind the eight ball, financially | INAHOLE |
| Collect, as crops | REAP |
| Conflict fought over faith | HOLYWAR |
| Confucian principle | TAO |
| Court divider | NET |
| Creatures | BEASTS |
| Dish often served with daikon radish and ginger | SASHIMI |
| Droop | SAG |
| Energy snack with a crescent moon in its logo | LUNABAR |
| Everlasting | ETERNAL |
| Experts in a lab | TECHS |
| Fictional AFC Richmond coach Lasso | TED |
| Final word in many fairy tales | END |
| First word of a choosing rhyme | EENIE |
| Freezer maker | AMANA |
| Google service that provides sponsored links | ADSENSE |
| Idina’s role in “Frozen” | ELSA |
| It makes dough grow | YEAST |
| Keep ___ of (stay in the know about) | ABREAST |
| Letter-shaped girder | HBEAM |
| Levy that Gandhi protested | SALTTAX |
| Like tricky maneuvers | EVASIVE |
| Macho fellow | HEMAN |
| Member of a Jamaican religion, for short | RASTA |
| Michael of R.E.M | STIPE |
| Nickname for an English channel | THEBEEB |
| Not too much | ABIT |
| On a par with | EQUALTO |
| Optimal option | BESTBET |
| Org. hiring cryptographers | NSA |
| Periodontist’s directive | RINSE |
| Pictures at an exhibition | ART |
| Plot device? | HOE |
| Pre-K basics | ABCS |
| Prejudiced | BIASED |
| Program that mimics the Atari 2600, e.g | EMULATOR |
| Puny | TEENY |
| Relative of teal | AQUA |
| Retroactive subtitle of 1977’s “Star Wars” | ANEWHOPE |
| Romulus and Remus’ river | TIBER |
| Safe offerings at banks: Abbr | CDS |
| Saintly ring | HALO |
| Sandal brand | TEVA |
| Scream or swoon, say | REACT |
| Serious concerns for spelunkers | CAVEINS |
| Skylighted courts | ATRIA |
| Slowly change form | MORPH |
| Some video files | MPEGS |
| Squealer | RAT |
| State of disarray | MESS |
| Supermarket corridors | AISLES |
| They engage in machines | GEARTEETH |
| They’re protected by shinguards | TIBIAE |
| Tribute poem | ODE |
| Type of bean used in some mooncakes | MUNG |
| Type of dinosaur in “Toy Story” | TREX |
| Vena ___ | CAVA |
| Venomous African snakes | MAMBAS |
| Zippo | NADA |
