Author: by Beth Rubin
Across
Fight against COMBAT
Board game with Miss Scarlett CLUE
Texter’s “Hang on one moment” BRB
Famous Harlem theater APOLLO
Officials who say “Strike!” UMPS
Water, in French EAU
Basic beliefs TENETS
Handles as a duo TAGTEAMS
Violent son of Zeus ARES
Indulged HUMORED
Votes from those opposed NAYS
“___ Been to the Mountaintop” (MLK speech) IVE
“Alif, ba, ta . . .” language ARABIC
Like the paint Van Gogh used for “The Starry Night” OILBASED
Hand, in Spanish MANO
Part of the eye CORNEA
Poems addressed to a particular subject ODES
Jasper or opal GEM
Range of hills RIDGE
“I’ve heard enough!” TMI
Love SO much ADORE
___ out a victory EKE
Frozen rain SLEET
Apartments popular with artists LOFTS
Skin opening PORE
Set to not ring or buzz ONSILENT
Some Zadie Smith works ESSAYS
Bathroom, in Britain LOO
Word before “colors” or “love” TRUE
“Get it?” SEE
Disability justice activist Landre ANNA
Catch lightning ___ bottle INA
“Hang on one moment!” JUSTASEC
Votes into office ELECTS
Bonfire residue ASH
Hazard RISK
New team member ROOKIE
Spelling competition BEE
Soulard Market city (Abbr.) STL
Has a hunch SENSES
Down
Board game with ore, lumber, brick, wool and grain CATAN
Show such as “Porgy and Bess” OPERA
Bank-issued checks MONEYORDERS
“It’s a ___ in disguise” BLESSING
___-rock ALT
Japanese tech company TOSHIBA
“C’mon, I only made a little mistake!” CUTMESOMESLACK
“Hilarious!” in a text LMAO
Improvement UPGRADE
Name that’s an anagram of “reset” ESTER
“Golden Girls” actress Arthur BEA
Male sheep RAM
Throw under the ___ (betray) BUS
Cheese aka queso de bola EDAM
Charlottesville sch. UVA
Crafty person’s repertoire BAGOFTRICKS
Like the noble gases INERT
Shows up COMES
Certain jeans LEES
Version of a book EDITION
Thin pancake similar to malawah CREPE
Greek yogurt brand OIKOS
Retail event SALE
Hang ___ (do a surfing trick) TEN
“Stop it now” DONT
Totally wigs out LOSESIT
Chad-to-Sudan direction EAST
Solitary sorts LONERS
2024 and others YEARS
Release from a knot UNTIE
Soothes EASES
Soothing gel ALOE
Boxing punch JAB
Put to work USE
That gal SHE
Class for some soon-to-be bilinguals (Abbr.) ESL
Geologic period EON
