Microscope part |
LENS |
Monastery residents |
MONKS |
Movie critic Roger |
EBERT |
Not much |
ATAD |
One of 11 on the periodic table |
GAS |
Parents' date night hire |
SITTER |
Passed-down stories |
LORE |
Period when criticism might pour in, and a hint to the words that bookend the starred clues' answers |
OPENSEASON |
Person copying off someone else's test |
CHEATER |
Pod veggie |
PEA |
Query |
ASK |
Recoil in pain |
WINCE |
Securities backed by the govt |
TNOTES |
Short cut? |
SNIP |
Singer and actress Salonga |
LEA |
Slam on the accelerator |
GUNIT |
Slip-up |
ERROR |
Some pretzel shapes |
RODS |
Surgeons' domains: Abbr |
ORS |
Sweetie |
HON |
Taxi alternatives |
UBERS |
Tender cut of meat |
LOIN |
The "G" of LGBTQ+ |
GAY |
The "M" of STEM |
MATH |
The Hawkeye State |
IOWA |
They may clash in a boardroom |
EGOS |
Three-letter deli order |
BLT |
Titular Disney character seeking a dragon |
RAYA |
Tropical vacation destinations |
ISLES |
Tusked wild beast |
BOAR |
Understandable |
CLEAR |
Walk unhurriedly |
MOSEY |
What's in it for the long haul? |
SEMI |
Word after "covert" or "photo" |
OPS |
Work-from-home job? |
UMP |
___ mortal |
MERE |
___ Ole Opry |
GRAND |
___ squad (team of beauty experts) |
GLAM |