Author: by Jess Rucks
Across
“Notorious” ___ (former SCOTUS member) RBG
Beret, for example HAT
Frosted ICED
“Right on, bro!” YEAHDUDE
Like a bro who’s ripped SWOLE
Well-regarded ESTEEMED
Astonishes SHOCKS
Enter angrily STORMIN
Defeat soundly SPANK
Head-to-toe mindfulness exercise BODYSCAN
___ Bo TAE
“Bummer!” AWMAN
Flight stat ETA
Banjo sound TWANG
Iranian coins RIALS
Li Hing Mui ___ (Hawaiian take on a classic tequila drink) MARGARITA
Noah’s boat ARK
She/___ pronouns HER
Blinking body part EYELID
Trip to buy brewskis BEERRUN
One-named Irish singer ENYA
Fantasize DREAM
Notoriously cute mammal whose “behaviors would result in criminal charges if water weasels had a justice system” (per an “Ologies” episode) SEAOTTER
Horrify APPALL
Linguistics expert on “Star Trek” UHURA
Sip noisily SLURP
Citrusy scrapings ZESTS
___ Lanka SRI
Walkman insert CASSETTE
Needed scratching ITCHED
Wide rd. AVE
Word on some sugar-free drinks DIET
“White water” river parts RAPIDS
Irate MAD
Some window units, for short ACS
Bronte heroine Jane EYRE
Down
Spicy whiskeys RYES
“Simply the ___” (Tina Turner hit) BEST
Cat, in Spanish GATO
Muggy HUMID
Port city on the Arabian Peninsula ADENYEMEN
Lasso who said, “If God would have wanted games to end in a tie, she wouldn’t have invented numbers” TED
Champion’s cry IWON
Mixologist’s concoction COCKTAIL
Large deer ELK
___ Moines, Iowa DES
Like some decaf teas HERBAL
Evil spirits DEMONS
Phrase a drag race contestant hopes to hear RuPaul say SHANTAYYOUSTAY
Place for a mud bath SPA
Lasting mark SCAR
The sun, for one STAR
Against ANTI
“Good heavens!” EGAD
The “A” of UAE ARAB
Hopped-up on coffee WIRED
Creator MAKER
Circular holiday decoration WREATH
“The Notebook” actress Rowlands GENA
Feature of a camel HUMP
Keisters REARS
Sang like Missy Elliott RAPPED
Snakelike fish EELS
Rains ice SLEETS
Keister TUSHIE
Spelled weird “wierd,” say ERRED
Late-night trips to the fridge, e.g. RAIDS
Quetzalcoatl worshipper AZTEC
Bamboozle SCAM
Magma that’s aboveground LAVA
Pre-owned USED
Makeshift swing TIRE
Aunt, in Spanish TIA
Lifesaving procedure CPR
