| Clues |
Answers |
| “Danny and the Dinosaur” writer Hoff |
SYD |
| “Hamilton” creator |
MIRANDA |
| “Moll Flanders” author |
DEFOE |
| “Sad trombone” sound |
WAHWAH |
| “See how the morning __ her golden gates”: Shakespeare |
OPES |
| “That’s just nasty” |
UGH |
| “To __ it mildly!” |
PUT |
| “Woe is me!” |
ALAS |
| “Yikes!” |
ACK |
| *Baker’s digits? |
BUTTERFINGERS |
| *Comic’s humerus? |
FUNNYBONE |
| *Gingerbread man’s chomper? |
SWEETTOOTH |
| *Rocket scientist’s trap? |
SMARTMOUTH |
| *Smurf’s plasma? |
BLUEBLOOD |
| *Snowman’s joint? |
COLDSHOULDER |
| *Soda jerk’s noggin? |
FOUNTAINHEAD |
| *Witch’s dialect? |
WICKEDTONGUE |
| 1995 NL Rookie of the Year Hideo |
NOMO |
| 2023 Kentucky Derby winner |
MAGE |
| 81-Down resident |
HEN |
| Accepted doctrine |
ORTHODOXY |
| Actress Skye |
IONE |
| Aegean region that includes Athens |
ATTICA |
| Annoys a little |
MIFFS |
| Argentine tennis player Juan MartÃn __ Potro |
DEL |
| Ariz. neighbor |
CALIF |
| Asian cuisine with drunken noodles and massaman curry |
THAI |
| Auxiliary rockets, for short |
RETROS |
| Avian crop |
CRAW |
| Balkan native |
SLAV |
| Bill of fare |
MENU |
| Billy Joel’s “__ Got a Way” |
SHES |
| BLT part |
BACON |
| Boarding pass information |
SEAT |
| Breaks a commandment |
SINS |
| Brief survey |
APERCU |
| Calculator button |
MINUS |
| Chi-Town daily, with “the” |
TRIB |
| Chimney residue |
SOOT |
| Christian sch. in Tulsa |
ORU |
| Citizen of a Polynesian archipelago |
TONGAN |
| Cloth measure |
YARD |
| Crèche figure |
ASS |
| Crèche figure |
ANGEL |
| Depend (on) |
RELY |
| Diagnostic pics |
MRIS |
| Disciple of Laotzu |
TAOIST |
| Doctrine suffix |
ISM |
| Doggie |
POOCH |
| Dust cloth |
RAG |
| Emotionally demanding |
NEEDY |
| Empire State canal |
ERIE |
| Fed. benefits agency |
SSA |
| Feline grooming sites |
CATSPAS |
| Fish-eating bird |
ERNE |
| Fit together neatly |
NEST |
| Focused gp |
ASSN |
| Former sea in Central Asia |
ARAL |
| French article |
UNE |
| French Calvinist of the 16th and 17th centuries |
HUGUENOT |
| Game-enhancing toy by Nintendo |
AMIIBO |
| Gave the once-over |
EYED |
| Geologic age |
EON |
| Gestation location |
WOMB |
| Glitzy gathering |
GALA |
| Golfer’s goal |
PAR |
| Greek campus group |
FRAT |
| Greet warmly |
WELCOME |
| Grew ashen |
PALED |
| Hammed it up |
EMOTED |
| Holy scrolls |
TORAHS |
| Insect appendage |
ANTENNA |
| Insect that resembles a locust |
CICADA |
| Italian rumbler |
ETNA |
| Jazz drummer Max |
ROACH |
| JV player, perhaps |
SOPH |
| Kid-lit character who says, “It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it” |
EEYORE |
| Killer whale |
ORCA |
| Kitchen bulbs |
ONIONS |
| L.A. suburb mentioned in Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin'” |
RESEDA |
| Ladder step |
RUNG |
| Laugh |
CHUCKLE |
| Leaf (through) |
PAGE |
| Left, on un mapa |
OESTE |
| Login handles |
USERIDS |
| Luau wreaths |
LEIS |
| Make off with |
TAKE |
| Map dot |
CITY |
| Marine creatures |
SEALIFE |
| Mean |
DENOTE |
| Mega- or giga- ending |
BYTE |
| Messing of “Will & Grace” |
DEBRA |
| Miata maker |
MAZDA |
| Military group |
UNIT |
| New Haven alumni |
ELIS |
| NFL stat |
ATT |
| Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
BODYLANGUAGE |
| Not as prosperous |
POORER |
| Not learned |
INNATE |
| Nutmeg spice |
MACE |
| Offend |
INSULT |
| Official at Oberlin, e.g |
DEAN |
| On in years |
AGED |
| Organ array |
PIPES |
| Oscar-winning film featuring a bunny named Judy Hopps |
ZOOTOPIA |
| Outfielder Ramirez who won two World Series with the Red Sox |
MANNY |
| Perfectly |
TOAT |
| Preadolescent |
TWEEN |
| Pressure for payment |
DUN |
| Printer spec |
DPI |
| Psych 101 topic |
EGO |
| Puff up |
BLOAT |
| Recon acquisition |
INTEL |
| Runners in hot weather: Abbr |
ACS |
| Salinger title heroine |
ESME |
| Scand. nation |
SWED |
| Secured, in a way |
TIEDON |
| Silk ties |
OBIS |
| Slopes headgear |
SKICAP |
| Smooch |
KISS |
| Sneaker strings |
SHOELACES |
| Some autobahn autos |
BMWS |
| Soon, poetically |
ANON |
| Stop, in Strasbourg |
ARRET |
| Structure with layers? |
COOP |
| Teller of tall tales |
LIAR |
| Tijuana pair |
DOS |
| Tots seasoning |
SALT |
| Traffic blocker? |
NARC |
| Ultimate degree |
NTH |
| Umami source, briefly |
MSG |
| Unfavorable renown |
NOTORIETY |
| Unfreeze, as a plane’s wing |
DEICE |
| Verse writer |
POET |
| Walter Mitty creator James |
THURBER |
| Widely known |
FAMOUS |
| Wine grape |
PINOT |
| Wiretapping org |
NSA |
| Withdraws to safety |
EVACUATES |
| Word of thanks |
MERCI |
| [Not my mistake] |
SIC |
| __ annual basis |
ONAN |
| __ nut chewing |
BETEL |
| __ vision |
XRAY |