Author: by Will Nediger
Across
Indoor sports venue ARENA
Greek cheese FETA
___.blackfarmerfund.org WWW
Make a quick visit POPIN
Some deli loaves RYES
Former leader of Iran SHAH
Country singer’s vocal feature TWANG
Unadon fish EELS
Polynesian figurine TIKI
GLAAD co-founder JEWELLEGOMEZ
Team spirit MORALE
Houston MLB player ASTRO
“First of all . . .” ONE
Volleyball hits before spikes SETS
Not as young OLDER
Smack SLAP
“Hey, and also . . .” in a text OHBTW
Aishwarya ___ Bachchan RAI
“drivers ___” (Olivia Rodrigo song named for a form of ID) LICENSE
Kimono sash OBI
Suffix meaning “most” EST
Appetizer follower ENTREE
“Diamonds & Rust” singer JOANBAEZ
“Sure!” YES
It may make a 404 message appear ERROR
Devoutly religious GODLY
French farewell ADIEU
Water plus dirt MUD
Latina pop icon who starred in “Hustlers” JENNIFERLOPEZ
Alpha’s opposite OMEGA
Haircut sound SNIP
Rubies and emeralds GEMS
“Third ___ the charm” TIMES
Make less stressful EASE
Part of town AREA
Bird said to deliver babies STORK
Crush it at a drag show SLAY
“Into You” or “Fade Into You” SONG
Down
Appropriate APT
Column’s counterpart ROW
Clean Air Act org. EPA
Assassin of medieval Japan NINJA
Extremely lovely people ANGELS
Like many library services FREE
Hair that might be wished upon EYELASH
Spills the beans TELLS
Good thing to have ASSET
Sudden impulse WHIM
“___ up and smell the coffee!” WAKE
Expert WHIZ
Backless seat STOOL
Teensy WEE
Becoming more mature GROWINGUP
Crime novelist Walter MOSLEY
Connected to Wi-Fi, say ONLINE
Clicks “Love” or “Haha” on Facebook, say REACTS
Tip of a boot TOE
Anticipate with fear DREAD
Stand for a painting EASEL
Like a fancy hotel RITZY
___ capita PER
Rude, crude person BOOR
“We’ll let you know later” letters TBA
“Is the answer not already obvious?” NEEDIASK
Sans-___ font SERIF
Diary JOURNAL
Corner stores that might have cats BODEGAS
___ Puffs (peanut-butter-and-chocolate cereal) REESES
“I’m fuming!” emotion ANGER
Sulky MOPEY
___ down (makes a quick note of) JOTS
Send forth EMIT
Pixar fish who “touched the butt” NEMO
“Abbott Elementary” actress ___ Ann Walter LISA
Number of calories in water ZERO
Chess pieces MEN
Droop SAG
