Author: by Jared Goudsmit
Across
| “Up” protagonist | CARL |
| The “T” of PSAT | TEST |
| Made a sound like a kitten | MEWED |
| Great Basin people | UTES |
| Smoothie berry | ACAI |
| Saying | ADAGE |
| Bitter dispute | FEUD |
| Word after “corn” or “poker” | CHIP |
| Queen’s term | REIGN |
| Quick-service burger place, e.g. | FASTFOODJOINT |
| Great bargain | STEAL |
| Terk in “Tarzan,” for one | APE |
| Swiftie or Sheerio | FAN |
| Actor’s small assignment | BITPART |
| Author ___ Neale Hurston | ZORA |
| One of two in the play “Trouble in Mind” | ACT |
| Make ends ___ | MEET |
| Painful spots on the body | SORES |
| “Your argument makes sense” | THATSAGOODPOINT |
| Striped cat | TABBY |
| “2 Weeks in Lagos” actress Beverly | NAYA |
| “Chocolate Rain” singer Zonday | TAY |
| Menorca, por ejemplo | ISLA |
| Likes better | PREFERS |
| Sylvia Rhone, for Epic Records | CEO |
| Actor’s signal | CUE |
| Pushpins | TACKS |
| “You don’t have to explain what you mean” | ICANTAKEAHINT |
| Make sense | ADDUP |
| Big-screen movie format | IMAX |
| Footwear brand that’s 75% vowels | AVIA |
| Landform such as Devils Tower | BUTTE |
| ___ model | ROLE |
| Jeopardize | RISK |
| Gives in | CAVES |
| ___ out a living (gets by) | EKES |
| Feeling after a pradal serey class | ACHE |
Down
| Sleeves’ ends | CUFFS |
| Really bugged | ATEAT |
| Reduce, ___, recycle | REUSE |
| “Dose” of acid | LSDTAB |
| It might be filled with barbacoa | TACO |
| Empty auditorium sound | ECHO |
| Stated | SAID |
| Container filled with bills | TIPJAR |
| Physicist Curie | MARIE |
| “Traplines” author Robinson | EDEN |
| “Here comes the punchline . . .” | WAITFORIT |
| Khai yat sai ingredient | EGG |
| Bobcat’s home | DEN |
| Not sturdy | FLIMSY |
| Decide | OPT |
| WNBA venue | ARENA |
| “So gross!” | NASTY |
| Biluochun or pekoe | TEA |
| Tent spike | PEG |
| Make things right | ATONE |
| Disorderly scene | ZOO |
| Room that may store forgotten heirlooms | ATTIC |
| Wild-goose ___ | CHASE |
| Broadcast with sensationalized stories | TABLOIDTV |
| Rival of Athens | SPARTA |
| “We’re not sure yet” letters | TBA |
| Clumsy sort | OAF |
| Henna, e.g. | DYE |
| “Space jokes are out of this world!” e.g. | PUN |
| Leave the workforce | RETIRE |
| Desert where the Sahrawi people live | SAHARA |
| Some superheroes’ accessories | CAPES |
| Palindromic Honda model | CIVIC |
| Doughy snack from a Jewish deli | KNISH |
| Tent spike | STAKE |
| “Aww!” | CUTE |
| Ran ___ (went wild) | AMOK |
| Veggie that’s sometimes massaged | KALE |
| Former lovers | EXES |
| “The Bachelorette” channel | ABC |
| “One Kiss” singer ___ Lipa | DUA |
