| ‘American ___’ (show that once featured Paula Abdul as a judge) |
IDOL |
| ‘Connoisseur’ of sorts |
BEERSNOB |
| ‘Cool!’ |
NEATO |
| ‘Mercedes ___’ (anti-consumerist Janis Joplin song) |
BENZ |
| ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ counselor Deanna |
TROI |
| ‘Valley of the Dolls’ novelist |
SUSANN |
| ‘___ Frutti,’ 1955 hit co-written by Dorothy LaBostrie |
TUTTI |
| 18th-century dance of France |
MINUET |
| 2,000 pounds |
TON |
| Abandon the suit? |
GONUDE |
| Able to reach the top shelf, maybe |
TALL |
| Add up |
TOTAL |
| Admit a mistake |
OWNIT |
| Aesop character who finished second |
HARE |
| Amanda Gorman’s writings |
POEMS |
| Apple chairman and former CEO of Genentech |
ARTHURDLEVINSON |
| Applied hastily, as makeup |
DAUBED |
| Aromatic wood used in some closets and chests |
CEDAR |
| Attract |
DRAW |
| Before of yore |
ERE |
| Bias |
SKEW |
| Black and white apex predator |
ORCA |
| Brews that might be turned down by a 50 Down |
PABSTS |
| Brownstone steps |
STOOP |
| Burn After Eating, e.g., which has 669,000 Scoville units |
HOTSAUCE |
| Business website heading |
OURTEAM |
| Candy bar that has ‘the taste of Sweden,’ per old ads |
SKOR |
| Capital of Oman |
RIAL |
| Catherine who was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor |
PARR |
| Chicken or turkey, e.g |
MEAT |
| Cleaning pad brand |
SOS |
| Cleaning up a mess? |
ONKP |
| Club in a Manilow hit that’s found hidden in ‘Episcopal’ |
COPA |
| Creeps (ahead) |
INCHES |
| Dallas NBA player, briefly |
MAV |
| Did the front crawl |
SWAM |
| Dig (up) |
DREDGE |
| Do some basting |
SEW |
| Do-it-yourself purchases |
KITS |
| Draft animals |
OXEN |
| Enlarges |
GROWS |
| Extreme ___ (action sport with a specially designed stick) |
POGO |
| Feature of repartee |
WIT |
| Figure (out) |
SUSS |
| Flight tracker posting |
ARRIVAL |
| Flood plain of the American South |
MISSISSIPPIDELTA |
| Fly that folds its wings while resting |
TSETSE |
| Foil relative |
EPEE |
| Frown |
SCOWL |
| Gather, as crops or rewards |
REAP |
| Grammy Award-winning singer Shania |
TWAIN |
| Harris and Gore, informally, e.g |
VEEPS |
| Head of the smiling alien Snoo, for Reddit |
LOGO |
| Hit the deck again? |
REDEAL |
| Home of Bath and Tours |
EUROPE |
| Ibuprofen brand |
ADVIL |
| Idaho, for one |
SPUD |
| Individually wrapped cleaner |
WETNAP |
| It can be bruised or stroked |
EGO |
| It may be consolidated or forgiven |
DEBT |
| It’s cold in Madrid |
FRIO |
| It’s regrettable for a routine or a road |
RUT |
| Junk folder contents |
SPAM |
| Layered desserts with spirit-soaked sponge cake, custard and fruit |
TRIFLES |
| Like milk that’s not worth crying over |
SPILT |
| List of runners |
SLATE |
| Livia’s language |
LATIN |
| Long-haired rabbit breed |
ANGORA |
| Maker of Oreo products |
NABISCO |
| Marie Curie ___ Sklodowska |
NEE |