Author: by Amanda Rafkin
Across
Pear variety | BOSC |
Disneyland vehicle | TRAM |
Cat features that might destroy your furniture | CLAWS |
Golden rule preposition | UNTO |
Biryani grain | RICE |
Journalist Farrow | RONAN |
Flower part you might hold between your teeth | STEM |
Rapper who plays Fin Tutuola on “SVU” | ICET |
Closing bit of music | OUTRO |
“Oof, that’s pretty mortifying” | HOWEMBARRASSING |
Mined resource | ORE |
Teeny | ITSY |
Buildings for storing hay | BARNS |
Spiky plants with an “old man” variety | CACTI |
Capital of UT | SLC |
Boatloads | ATON |
Play it by ___ | EAR |
Respond | ANSWER |
“I’ll be cashing in a huge favor in the future” | YOUOWEMEBIGTIME |
“Is there a reason you did that?!” | OMGWHY |
“Don’t trust that big cat; he’s lion,” e.g. | PUN |
Per person | APOP |
Function | USE |
Smidgens | IOTAS |
Scully or Mulder, e.g. | AGENT |
Class of medication often used to treat depression (Abbr.) | SSRI |
Wonderstruck feeling | AWE |
Stir-fried Chinese noodle dish | CHICKENCHOWMEIN |
“The Black Unicorn” author Lorde | AUDRE |
Fly high | SOAR |
“Ish” | ORSO |
Pap ___ | SMEAR |
Revise | EDIT |
“___ your own business” | MIND |
Bombards with junk emails | SPAMS |
Tomb Raider archaeologist Croft | LARA |
Broadway backdrops | SETS |
Down
Burning ___ | BUSH |
Not deceived by | ONTO |
Balbacua or beef bourguignon | STEW |
“You’ve gotta be kidding me . . .” | COMEONNOW |
The Chickahominy, e.g. | TRIBE |
Costa ___ | RICA |
Dell competitor | ACER |
Like grams or liters | METRIC |
Animal ___ (video game) | CROSSING |
Really bad | LOUSY |
Against | ANTI |
Advise of danger | WARN |
Kiss, in Britain | SNOG |
“___ Chatterjee vs Norway” | MRS |
Reach, like a goal | ATTAIN |
Louisiana wetland | BAYOU |
Particles with neutrons | ATOMS |
Moulin ___ | ROUGE |
Video device, for short | CAM |
Grilled cornmeal cake | AREPA |
Make a choice on Bumble | SWIPE |
Tart yellow fruit | LEMON |
Snuck | CREPT |
Gloomy “Winnie the Pooh” character | EEYORE |
Parents hanging out in the wings | STAGEMOMS |
Cat features that might tickle your face | WHISKERS |
Ms. Frizzle’s vehicle | BUS |
Sparkly strands on a Christmas tree | TINSEL |
“So cute!” | AWW |
“Get outta here!” | SCRAM |
Main artery of the body | AORTA |
Mama ___ Elliot | CASS |
Part of a camel | HUMP |
Notion | IDEA |
Concerto’s finish | CODA |
Razor’s target | HAIR |
Great Lake that appears frequently in crosswords | ERIE |
“This ___ happening” | ISNT |
Silently agrees | NODS |