Clues |
Answers |
“ASAP!” |
PRONTO |
“Dapper” fellow |
DAN |
“Despicable Me” protagonist |
GRU |
“No ___” (“You can’t go back in” rule) |
REENTRY |
“r u 4 real?” |
SRSLY |
“Star Wars” droid, familiarly |
ARTOO |
“That is,” in Latin |
IDEST |
“___!” “Polo!” |
MARCO |
Affirmation on the high seas |
AYE |
Agonize (over) |
FRET |
All-vowel refrain in a kids’ song |
EIEIO |
Apple computer since 1998 |
IMAC |
Blue, in Spanish |
AZUL |
Body spray brand |
AXE |
Bookworm |
AVIDREADER |
Boston NBAers, for short |
CELTS |
Bounce |
HOP |
Bubkes |
ZERO |
Chopped-up meat dish |
HASH |
Clickable text |
LINK |
Collect, like crops |
REAP |
Desert refuges |
OASES |
Dorothy’s mom on “The Golden Girls” |
SOPHIA |
Elisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas” |
SHUE |
Feeling hot, or not feeling so hot |
ILL |
French article |
LES |
Gaseous mist |
VAPOR |
Had a snack |
ATE |
Home to the Burj Khalifa, for short |
UAE |
HSN competitor |
QVC |
Hyundai Santa Fe alternative |
KIASORENTO |
Income that half of workers make more than |
MEDIANWAGES |
Indian city that became Chennai |
MADRAS |
Irritate |
ANNOY |
Jazz Count |
BASIE |
Kerouac novel … and where you’d find the first words of 3-, 7- and 11-Down |
ONTHEROAD |
LA or NYC neighborhood |
NOHO |
Laughs heartily |
YUKS |
Like a 5 a.m. wakeup call |
EARLY |
Like carpaccio and ceviche |
RAW |
Like most salad greens |
LEAFY |
Long-winded |
VERBOSE |
Mount ___ Hospital |
SINAI |
Narrow cuts |
SLITS |
One of five born together, informally |
QUINT |
Piece of protective football gear |
SHOULDERPAD |
Place to be pampered |
SPA |
Portmanteau pastry |
CRONUT |
Puts some chips on the table |
ANTES |
Really hurt |
MAIM |
Recurring title role for Tyler Perry |
MADEA |
Red, in Spanish |
ROJO |
Refuses to proceed |
BALKS |
Scot’s “no” |
NAE |
Screw up |
ERR |
Seasons, like popcorn |
SALTS |
Sixth sense, for short |
ESP |
Sleep aid brand |
UNISOM |
Space Race country, briefly |
USSR |
Stir-fry need |
OIL |
Stock market debuts: Abbr |
IPOS |
Support beams |
JOISTS |
Swiss peak |
ALP |
The right direction? |
EAST |
Thick, wheat flour noodle |
UDON |
Thorny flower |
ROSE |
Timid |
MEEK |
To no ___ (fruitless) |
AVAIL |
Toggle on an alarm clock |
AMPM |
Top-left keyboard key |
ESC |
Trade show |
EXPO |
Up to, briefly |
TIL |
What tofu is made of |
SOY |
Where hang time takes place |
MIDAIR |
Women’s apparel company |
LANEBRYANT |
Word before “bars” or “business” |
MONKEY |
Worth |
VALUE |
___ mater |
ALMA |