| 'Black Beauty' novelist Sewell |
ANNA |
| 'Captain Underpants' creator Pilkey |
DAV |
| 'Come ___, we're expecting you ...' ('The Love Boat' theme lyrics) |
ABOARD |
| 'Dirty ___ Done Dirt Cheap' (AC/DC song) |
DEEDS |
| 'First of all...' |
ONE |
| 'Girls' creator Dunham |
LENA |
| 'Gosh darn it!' |
DRAT |
| 'Music for Airports' composer |
BRIANENO |
| 'Science Friday' airer |
NPR |
| 'Sesame Street' character voiced by Ryan Dillon since 2013 |
ELMO |
| '___ right back!' |
ILLBE |
| 1/1760th of a mile |
YARD |
| 2004 Jude Law drama |
CLOSER |
| Actor Banderas |
ANTONIO |
| Armitage who plays 'Young Sheldon' |
IAIN |
| Attach, as a button |
SEWON |
| Back muscle, for short |
LAT |
| Balancing device |
SCALE |
| Baled stuff |
HAY |
| Baseball Hall of Famer Ripken |
CAL |
| Body of water that's surrounded? |
WALLEDPOND |
| Brewhouse brew |
ALE |
| Built to ___ |
SPEC |
| Came down softly? |
SNOWED |
| Changes gradually, graphically |
MORPHS |
| Cocoa container |
MUG |
| Colorful parrot |
MACAW |
| Comic strip character known for saying 'Ack!' |
CATHY |
| Competition for toys? |
DOGSHOW |
| Confident finish? |
IAL |
| Connectivity issue |
LAG |
| Dress shirt component |
COLLAR |
| Equipment used at the Winter Olympics |
SKIS |
| European peak |
ALP |
| Frosty maker |
WENDYS |
| Furniture to display cheesy stuff? |
KITSCHTABLE |
| Gambler's numbers |
ODDS |
| Get bigger |
SWELL |
| Go faster |
SPEEDUP |
| Golf prop |
TEE |
