| 'Be that as it may ...' |
ANYHOW |
| 'Could you, would you, with ___?' (Dr. Seuss line) |
AGOAT |
| 'Despicable Me' character voiced by Steve Carell |
GRU |
| 'It's ___ a matter of time' |
ONLY |
| 'Othello' villain |
IAGO |
| 'Terrible' Russian despot |
IVAN |
| '___ never too late to learn' |
ITS |
| Abbr. on old vitamin bottles |
RDA |
| Add to the payroll |
HIRE |
| Air quality watchdog created by the Nixon admin |
EPA |
| Annual awards ... like the one actor Shalhoub won in 2018 |
TONYS |
| Annual Westminster event |
DOGSHOW |
| Approved |
OKED |
| Archipelago forming the southernmost part of the continental U.S |
FLORIDAKEYS |
| Auditioner's goal |
ROLE |
| Bewhiskered river swimmer |
OTTER |
| Biblical garden |
EDEN |
| Black-and-white Nabisco cookie |
OREO |
| Canine collar dangler |
IDTAG |
| Church recess |
APSE |
| Company that makes Frisbees |
WHAMO |
| Confirmed the flavor of |
TASTED |
| Convenience at a business that doesn't take credit cards |
ATM |
| Cove |
INLET |
| Derisive laugh sound |
SNORT |
| Disappear |
VANISH |
| Drink that can cause brain freeze |
ICEE |
| Elusive Tupperware components, often |
LIDS |
| Exam for sophs. or jrs |
PSAT |
| Fizzy drinks |
SODAS |
| Flashy effect |
ECLAT |
| Fret (over) |
STEW |
| Garden waterer |
HOSE |
| Gloomy pal of Winnie-the-Pooh |
EEYORE |
| Hair removal cream brand |
NAIR |
| Hawaiian greeting |
ALOHA |
| Hertz rival |
AVIS |
| Hobbyist's knife brand |
XACTO |
| Honolulu's island |
OAHU |
