Author: by Adrian Johnson
Across
| Green tube in Mario games |
PIPE |
| Behind, on a ship |
AFT |
| Actor Mineo |
SAL |
| Opposite of behind |
AHEAD |
| Mathematician behind the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 … |
FIBONACCI |
| Where Belfast is |
NORTHERNIRELAND |
| Beach lotion abbr. |
SPF |
| Internet language whose name comes from “elite” |
LEET |
| Universal Freestyle 108 and others |
TITLES |
| Throw forcefully, in slang |
YEET |
| Toy block brand |
LEGO |
| “2 funny” |
LOL |
| Phishing scheme, e.g. |
SCAM |
| “How awesome!” |
DOPE |
| Hush puppies, for one |
SIDE |
| Home spa fixture |
HOTTUB |
| Clownfish who’s the son of Marlin and Coral |
NEMO |
| Ref. whose 2021 word of the year was “vax” |
OED |
| “Stop with your conspiracy theories!” |
ITSACOINCIDENCE |
| Home builder’s site |
LOT |
| 1/24 of a dia |
HORA |
| Grader’s writing implement |
REDPEN |
| Tales of old |
LORE |
| Hardness scale name |
MOHS |
| Flipped pans? |
SNAP |
| Monopolist’s amount |
ALL |
| Hit precisely |
NAIL |
| Aardvark’s morsels |
ANTS |
| Did the rumba, say |
DANCED |
| “Can’t I?” is one |
PLEA |
| Op. ___ |
CIT |
| Balancing event at a picnic |
EGGANDSPOONRACE |
| Tokens of friendship |
KEEPSAKES |
| Western Canadian territory |
YUKON |
| Pour water on a grease fire, e.g. |
ERR |
| Yang’s companion |
YIN |
| Needing realignment |
BENT |
Down
| Velvety blossom |
PANSY |
| “My fingers are also crossed” |
IHOPESOTOO |
| Totally new face |
PERFECTSTRANGER |
| Feast on feijoada, say |
EAT |
| “No chance in heck!” |
AINTGONNAHAPPEN |
| Security org. in “The Blacklist” |
FBI |
| Legal wrong |
TORT |
| Oniony Chinese flatbread |
SCALLIONPANCAKE |
| Facial breakout |
ACNE |
| Coffee cup covers |
LIDS |
| UPS rival |
DHL |
| Liberated |
FREED |
| Actor ___ Patrick Harris |
NEIL |
| Choir section |
ALTOS |
| Jellied fish in some pies |
EEL |
| “Later, luv!” |
TATA |
| Its “O” doesn’t in fact stand for oil |
OPEC |
| “___ to my surprise …” |
MUCH |
| Kuwaiti bigwig |
EMIR |
| Subversive “Transformers” villain |
DECEPTICON |
| Garden where fig leaves were worn |
EDEN |
| Ski slope site |
HILL |
| Dynamite sound |
BOOM |
| Poems of praise |
ODES |
| Do pressing work? |
IRON |
| “The Simpsons” teacher Krabappel |
EDNA |
| “Free Solo” peak, informally |
ELCAP |
| Farm towers |
SILOS |
| Camera’s “eye” |
LENS |
| Zodiac feline |
LEO |
| Artery opener |
STENT |
| Evasive hockey maneuver |
DEKE |
| Ending for “teen” |
AGER |
| June 1944 event |
DDAY |
| “___ questions?” |
ANY |
| Be an Alta boy, say? |
SKI |
| Pitmaster’s spice blend |
RUB |