Author: by Stella Zawistowski
Across
Culinary pro such as Leah Chase CHEF
Total SUM
Sleeveless garment VEST
Person HUMAN
“I’ve figured you out!” OHO
Past lovers EXES
Girl who goes to Wonderland ALICE
Pump ___ (lift weights) IRON
___ out (go on a rant about a subject of interest) GEEK
Part of a description of a mullet PARTYINTHEBACK
Detangling tool COMB
Japanese currency YEN
Shrub BUSH
Hamsters and parakeets, e.g. PETS
In need of a bath DIRTY
Central Plains people OTOE
Tugboat’s sound TOOT
NYC neighborhood near TriBeCa SOHO
Comma or colon PUNCTUATIONMARK
Slows a car down BRAKES
High-voiced Muppet ELMO
Go on dates with SEE
Hill-building bug ANT
Oboe accessory REED
Like a 25-degree angle ACUTE
Org. that might celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month GSA
Map lines (Abbr.) RDS
Dances like Charles Coles TAPS
Game in which players compete to build the highest-scoring quilt PATCHWORK
Crawfish ___ (New Orleans event) BOIL
Cookie with a Tiramisu flavor OREO
Rhyme and synonym for “defeats” BEATS
___ methi (potato dish) ALOO
Snoozefest BORE
Start a tennis match SERVE
Shelter with stakes TENT
Female sheep EWES
Roach or mosquito PEST
Down
Bloke CHAP
Dance with pu’ili HULA
Kuwaiti ruler EMIR
Verify the accuracy of FACTCHECK
Arrange by size, say SORT
“This isn’t good!” UHOH
“Bread” and “dough” are slang for it MONEY
Dietary practice that avoids animal products VEGANISM
Corp. bigwig EXEC
Look for SEEK
“Tut-tut!” TSK
“So Sick” singer NEYO
Still being tested INBETA
Little devil IMP
One might be made in the morning BED
Toy that springs back after being punched BOPBAG
180s UTURNS
“Moonlight ___” (Beethoven piece) SONATA
Carried TOTED
Dirt in a planter SOIL
Cooks in an oven ROASTS
Number of U.S. states that start with “C” THREE
Item carried on the shoulders at a strongwoman meet YOKE
The “T” of BLT TOMATO
___ cotta TERRA
Once was USEDTOBE
Certain dietary restriction NOCARBS
Asset held by a third party ESCROW
Maintenance UPKEEP
Hatch a scheme PLOT
“___ goes nothing!” HERE
Causes of misery WOES
Piece of softball equipment BAT
Futbol cheer OLE
Charged particle ION
“___ you for real?” ARE
Screens you may buy at Best Buy TVS
Part of a tennis match SET
