Author: by Willa Angel Chen Miller
Across
| Word before “chocolate” or “matter” |
DARK |
| Give a “whap!” |
SWAT |
| Certain Chopin piece |
ETUDE |
| “Superfood” berry |
ACAI |
| Like, forever |
EONS |
| Stared in disbelief |
GAPED |
| Young child |
LITTLEONE |
| Cartoon character originally named Dippy Dawg |
GOOFY |
| Suffix with “Gator” |
ADE |
| Bit of land in the ocean |
ISLE |
| Offerings from Jeni’s or Ben & Jerry’s |
PINTS |
| President Barbie portrayer |
ISSARAE |
| Is unwell |
AILS |
| Garden gnome or plastic flamingo |
LAWNORNAMENT |
| Drift, as a scent |
WAFT |
| Glowing gas |
NEON |
| Ninja Turtle with a blue bandanna, for short |
LEO |
| Log splitter: Var. |
AXE |
| Skill that’s rare these days … or, parsed differently, a hint to 17-, 27-, 45- and 61-Across |
LOSTART |
| Gray Catan resource |
ORE |
| “___ Be There for You” (song) |
ILL |
| “Tell Mama” singer James |
ETTA |
| Draws to a close |
ENDS |
| Tool similar to a paper knife |
LETTEROPENER |
| “Penciled” facial feature |
BROW |
| “Please locate the ___ exit” |
NEAREST |
| Asian capital in the Red River Delta |
HANOI |
| Tiny complaints |
NITS |
| Chinese bun |
BAO |
| Lacking company |
ALONE |
| “Time for bed!” |
LIGHTSOUT |
| Just adores |
LOVES |
| Pinnacle |
ACME |
| Part of YOLO |
ONCE |
| Celebratory meal |
FEAST |
| “Grizzly” animal |
BEAR |
| Tournament exemptions |
BYES |
Down
| ___ Lama |
DALAI |
| Orange juice and soda, chemically |
ACIDS |
| Gives a PG-13 to, say |
RATES |
| DIY set |
KIT |
| Playground plank |
SEESAW |
| Like some sweaters |
WOOLEN |
| Diarist Frank |
ANNE |
| Mao ___-tung |
TSE |
| Moussaka ingredient |
EGGPLANT |
| Philosophy of the Way |
TAOISM |
| Savvy about |
UPON |
| Nimble |
DEFT |
| Ice cream brand |
EDYS |
| Turkish currency |
LIRA |
| ___ text (image description that a screen reader might read) |
ALT |
| 198,120 square miles, for Thailand |
AREA |
| “Are you ___ out?” |
INOR |
| Ready to pour |
ONTAP |
| College in Barcelona? |
ELON |
| Stereotypical D&D fan |
NERD |
| Digits in sneakers |
TOES |
| Bawl |
SOB |
| Wheelbarrow bar |
AXLE |
| ___-tip pen |
FELT |
| Most wary |
LEERIEST |
| Other, in Spain |
OTRO |
| Put away |
STOW |
| Write “missteak,” say |
ERR |
| Certain small steaks |
TBONES |
| Total head-scratcher |
ENIGMA |
| Lead-in to “lands” or “world” |
NETHER |
| Ann Arbor-to-Detroit direction |
EAST |
| Black piano key material |
EBONY |
| Ponzu or pesto |
SAUCE |
| “Like, absolutely!” |
TOTES |
| Four, for eight |
HALF |
| ___ vera (plant with edible gel) |
ALOE |
| Briefly bright star |
NOVA |
| “That’s great!” |
NICE |
| Place with test tubes |
LAB |