| In need of water |
ARID |
| In the past |
AGO |
| In the style of |
ALA |
| Introductory phase |
STAGEONE |
| It’s north of Cleveland |
LAKEERIE |
| Kagan of the court |
ELENA |
| Lady of note? |
GAGA |
| Largest city in the Arab world |
CAIROEGYPT |
| Leg, in dated slang |
GAM |
| Lupita Nyong’o and Meryl Streep, for two |
YALIES |
| Many quinceañera attendees |
NINAS |
| Minecraft or Fortnite |
VIDEOGAME |
| Nostalgic song |
OLDIE |
| Notable loch |
NESS |
| Particle accelerator particle |
ION |
| Pet store enclosures |
CAGES |
| Peter Parker or Miles Morales, or, as an imperative, a hint to the circled letters |
ALTEREGO |
| Place to park |
LOT |
| Plot unit |
ACRE |
| Poker unit |
HAND |
| Pot seeds? |
ANTES |
| Pricey wood used for deck furniture |
TEAK |
| Primary |
MAIN |
| Science whiz Bill |
NYE |
| Shoulder muscle, for short |
DELT |
| Start of a Cuban count |
UNO |
| Stern’s opposite |
BOW |
| Tel Aviv lander |
ELAL |
| Tennis champ Osaka |
NAOMI |
| Tesla’s Musk |
ELON |
| Triangular sail |
JIB |
| Trip around the sun |
YEAR |
| Under the weather |
ILL |
| Up in the air, for short |
TBD |
| Venetian blind pieces |
SLATS |
| Where originally found |
INSITU |
| Will not, quaintly |
SHANT |
| Work with a libretto |
OPERA |
| Wrinkle-resistant, as a shirt |
NOIRON |
