| Clues | Answers |
| “102 Dalmatians” star Close | GLENN |
| “Consarn it!” | RATS |
| “LOTR” actor McKellen | IAN |
| “Peter and the Wolf” woodwind | OBOE |
| “Silly goose!” | OHYOU |
| “Stop stalling!” | DOIT |
| “Stranger Things” actress Sink | SADIE |
| “The Mod Squad” role | LINC |
| “Uhh … wha?” | HUH |
| “What rotten luck!” | UGH |
| “Your” of yore | THY |
| (That’s my mortal enemy, the mailman!) | GRR |
| *Bike parts that keep feet secured | CLIPINPEDALS |
| *Earsplitting pneumatic drills | JACKHAMMERS |
| *Frequently misplaced items | CARKEYS |
| *What a sad ending tugs at | HEARTSTRINGS |
| Apple music players | IPODS |
| Aptly named “Predator” prequel | PREY |
| Beach Boys or 2Pac hit | IGETAROUND |
| Beasts of burden | ASSES |
| Beethoven sonatas, say, and the ends of the starred clues’ answers | PIANOPIECES |
| Blood pressure and heart rate, say | VITALSIGNS |
| Brittney Griner’s league | WNBA |
| California peak | SHASTA |
| Campfire starter, sometimes | MATCH |
| Carded | IDED |
| CBS crime drama since 2003 | NCIS |
| Celebrity gossip show | ENEWS |
| Charisma, to Austin Powers | MOJO |
| Check out again, as a library book | RENEW |
| Chemistry term that isn’t basic? | ACID |
| Chest muscles, for short | PECS |
| Child care worker | NANNY |
| Clean Air Act org | EPA |
| Custardy desserts | FLANS |
| Diagram for a cross-country road trip | USMAP |
| Disney deer | BAMBI |
| Dog show org | AKC |
| Each | PER |
| Flannel pattern | PLAID |
| Former Matchbox car company | TYCO |
| Function | USE |
| Golfer Palmer, to fans | ARNIE |
| GPS guess | ETA |
| Iconic red soda container | COKECAN |
| Industry power player | TITAN |
| It’s all around you | AIR |
| Many dwellings in NYC | APTS |
| Moby Dick’s hunter | AHAB |
| NAACP co-founder ___ B. Wells | IDA |
| Negroni, for one | DRINK |
| Nota ___ | BENE |
| Overact | HAMUP |
| Poet Scott-Heron | GIL |
| Poetic tribute | ODE |
| Preacher or bailiff’s words | PLEASERISE |
| Red wine choice, for short | CAB |
| Reproductive option, in brief | IVF |
| Requests | ASKS |
| Servers and privates take them | ORDERS |
| Short memos | NOTES |
| Siberian grassland | STEPPE |
| Smooths, as wood | SANDS |
| Sound made by two digits | SNAP |
| Southpaw | LEFTHANDER |
| Special dessert, e.g | TREAT |
| Tried out | TESTED |
| Unexpected holdup | SNAG |
| Untouched serve | ACE |
| Walked back and forth | PACED |
| What spoilers might reveal | ANSWERS |
| Whistle blower, briefly | REF |
| Wraparound attire | SARI |
| WWII sub | UBOAT |
| ___ Modern (London museum) | TATE |
| ___-century modern | MID |
