Author: by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano %26 Brooke Husic
Across
“Zero, zip, zilch” | NADA |
Kind of seed on some buns | SESAME |
___ and don’ts | DOS |
Like this clue’s number | EVEN |
Eloquent speaker | ORATOR |
“when will u get here?” | ETA |
Ethernet alternative | WIFI |
Western state whose name means “snow-covered” in Spanish | NEVADA |
Georgia’s capital, for short | ATL |
Rounded feature of many mosques | DOME |
Apple’s center | CORE |
Pub drinks | ALES |
Sanskrit chant for those seeking illumination | GAYATRIMANTRA |
Apt rhyme for “net” in tennis | LET |
Sneaky | SLY |
Get ready | PREP |
Leave out | OMIT |
Nonfiction piece such as “The Case for Reparations” | ESSAY |
Light emitted by underwater organisms | BIOLUMINESCENCE |
Underwater navigation aid | SONAR |
Nickname for meemaw | NANA |
Folding beds | COTS |
Charitable group such as CARE International (Abbr.) | NGO |
___ Paulo, Brazil | SAO |
Rich and buttery cheese curry | PANEERMAKHANI |
Tons | ALOT |
“Doggone it” | DARN |
Totals up | ADDS |
Lychee center | PIT |
Spirits who grant wishes | GENIES |
Hit right on the mark | NAIL |
Pre-holiday night | EVE |
Car-radio button | PRESET |
“Say it ain’t so!” | OHNO |
Chili oil color | RED |
Appraise | ASSESS |
Stir-frying pots | WOKS |
Down
The “N” in NH or NJ | NEW |
Hyperenthusiastic | AVID |
Clear up, like a cloudy windshield | DEFOG |
Channel with wildlife documentaries | ANIMALPLANET |
Simba, to Mufasa | SON |
Build from the ground up | ERECT |
Really relish | SAVOR |
Pong company | ATARI |
Web access devices | MODEMS |
Notable time period | ERA |
Handed out playing cards | DEALT |
Cute river animal | OTTER |
Taco truck dip | SALSA |
Body part with a lid | EYE |
“Wait for it . . .” | ANYSECONDNOW |
Basic unit in chemistry | ATOM |
Actor and comedian Mapa | ALEC |
“Nova” channel | PBS |
River, in Spanish | RIO |
Extra-long time period | EON |
60 seconds (Abbr.) | MIN |
Once ___ while | INA |
Number worn by Sue Bird | TEN |
___-Caps (candy) | SNO |
Stage play part | ACT |
___/no question | YES |
Craving | URGE |
Accessory that holds Girl Scout badges | SASH |
Requests from the menu | ORDERS |
Little battery size | AAA |
Origami material | PAPER |
“What a time to be ___!” | ALIVE |
Jotted down | NOTED |
Luxurious heads of hair | MANES |
Come up | ARISE |
Some roller derby pads protect them | KNEES |
Boise’s state | IDAHO |
Place to wash up | SINK |
School transcript stat | GPA |
Ave. crossers | STS |
Selena y ___ Dinos (Tejano band) | LOS |