| '... happily ever ___' |
AFTER |
| 'Allahu ___!' (Muslim cry) |
AKBAR |
| 'Beats me!' |
DUNNO |
| 'Bye Bye Bye' boy band |
NSYNC |
| 'Early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better ___ some noise': Malcolm X |
MAKE |
| 'It's ___ of the times' |
ASIGN |
| 'Little Orphan ___' |
ANNIE |
| 'Moby-Dick' captain |
AHAB |
| 'Understood' |
ISEE |
| 'You bet!' |
YES |
| '___ Be' (2010 #1 hit by the Black Eyed Peas) |
IMMA |
| 100, gradewise |
APLUS |
| A few |
SOME |
| Actor Dennis |
QUAID |
| Advanced deg. for a writer or musician |
MFA |
| Alternative to carpeting |
RUG |
| Became a millionaire, say |
GOTRICH |
| Bête ___ |
NOIRE |
| Brunch, e.g |
MEAL |
| Bucks and does |
DEER |
| Bullets and such |
AMMO |
| Certain New Haven collegians |
YALIES |
| Circular windows |
OCULI |
| Cooking device in a fast-food restaurant |
FRYER |
| Crown wearer at a fall football game |
HOMECOMINGQUEEN |
| Do a new production of, as a recording |
REMASTER |
| DoorDash list |
MENU |
| Double ___ Oreos |
STUF |
| Dull photo finish |
MATTE |
| Entry in a doctor's calendar: Abbr |
APPT |
| Factory-inspecting org |
OSHA |
| Faucet problem |
LEAK |
| Fifth-most-common family name in China |
CHEN |
| Finish first in a race |
WIN |
| Greetings |
HELLOS |
| Hair tamer |
GEL |
| Incorrect |
WRONG |