Author: Amie Walker
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Device that might be confused with a router |
MODEM |
| Essayist Didion |
JOAN |
| Things in Easter baskets |
EGGS |
| Honda luxury brand |
ACURA |
| Taking ___ account |
INTO |
| Money that’s borrowed |
LOAN |
| song by the Runaways with the lyric “Hello world, I’m your wild girl” |
CHERRYBOMB |
| Not all |
SOME |
| Spicy |
HOT |
| Caviar, e.g. |
ROE |
| Feeling tense |
ONEDGE |
| Not worth a ___ |
SOU |
| Walk in water up to one’s ankles, say |
WADE |
| ___ Lingus |
AER |
| Deana Carter hit with the lyric “My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet” |
STRAWBERRYWINE |
| “Warts and all,” in an ad |
ASIS |
| Mideast title |
EMIR |
| “American Dad!” network |
TBS |
| “Mad” run |
DASH |
| Lugged around |
TOTED |
| Furry “Star Wars” creature |
EWOK |
| Hawaii’s Mauna ___ |
KEA |
| Rip |
TEAR |
| Lesbian icon played by Lucy Lawless |
XENA |
| Prince hit with the lyric “And if it was warm she wouldn’t wear much more” |
RASPBERRYBERET |
| Race, as an engine |
REV |
| Frees (of) |
RIDS |
| Chicago trains |
ELS |
| “Be that as it may …” |
EVENSO |
| ___ Lanka |
SRI |
| In the style of, on a menu |
ALA |
| Lose energy |
TIRE |
| “I love this song!” … or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
THATSMYJAM |
| Take a snooze |
REST |
| -Down’s state |
IOWA |
| Inner ___ (goal of meditation) |
PEACE |
| Is in the hole |
OWES |
| Novice, informally |
NEWB |
| Jazzy instruments |
SAXES |
Down
| Physicist Ernst |
MACH |
| Dos x cuatro |
OCHO |
| Song for two |
DUET |
| Slip up |
ERR |
| It’s in your bones |
MARROW |
| Be in harmony |
JIBE |
| Musical artist Yoko |
ONO |
| Bank lobby sight |
ATM |
| Completely insignificant person |
NOBODY |
| Otherwise |
ELSE |
| “Your response is what I hoped you’d say” |
GOODANSWER |
| Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins |
GAMGEE |
| Villain’s expression |
SNEER |
| “Sure thing!’ |
YOUBET |
| Aquatic salamander |
NEWT |
| Cloth strips on military uniforms |
SASHES |
| Ones involved in a 2023 Hollywood strike |
WRITERS |
| Overdue debt |
ARREAR |
| Unhappy |
SAD |
| Airport org. |
TSA |
| Reluctant, as an investor |
RISKAVERSE |
| Acted too broadly |
EMOTED |
| Large-horned mountain goats |
IBEXES |
| Appliances with lint traps |
DRYERS |
| Number of times Rose tells Jack she loves him, in “Titanic” |
ONE |
| Kit ___ bar |
KAT |
| Auto financing figs. |
APRS |
| Critic’s piece |
REVIEW |
| Vitamin that contributes to hair and nail growth |
BIOTIN |
| Goodyear aircraft |
BLIMPS |
| In style once more |
RETRO |
| Makes after taxes |
NETS |
| Wild guess |
STAB |
| Hero in the Trojan War |
AJAX |
| Wedding dress material |
LACE |
| City north of Des Moines |
AMES |
| Weeding tool |
HOE |
| “So cu-u-ute!” |
AWW |
| Vote in favor |
YEA |