| "Challenge accepted!" |
ITSON |
| "Correct!" |
RIGHT |
| "Star Wars" villain Kylo ___ |
REN |
| *Architecture or construction |
LINEOFWORK |
| *Butt heads |
LOCKHORNS |
| *Evade conviction |
BEATTHERAP |
| *Something that catches you off guard |
BOLTFROMTHEBLUE |
| 10 to 1, e.g |
ODDS |
| Adele or Cher, vocally |
ALTO |
| Apprehensive |
LEERY |
| Bundle of grain |
SHEAF |
| Casual top |
TEE |
| Chicken ___ (Filipino dish) |
ADOBO |
| Coffee grinder inputs |
BEANS |
| Come after |
ENSUE |
| Compensate for |
OFFSET |
| Confuse |
ADDLE |
| Contribute to the mix |
ADDIN |
| Costly |
STEEP |
| Cry from a pirate |
ARR |
| Did a 10K, say |
RAN |
| Directly in your path, or a hint to what can precede each starred answer's first word |
DEADAHEAD |
| Director's cry |
CUT |
| Down Under pal |
MATE |
| Dress code requirement, at times |
TIE |
| Duck with downy feathers |
EIDER |
| Dull-colored |
DRAB |
| Extremely angry |
IRATE |
| Flashlight, to a Brit |
TORCH |
| Flummoxed |
ATSEA |
| French for "star" |
ETOILE |
| Gather together |
AMASS |
| Grown-ups |
ADULTS |
| Had a snack |
ATE |
| Happen repeatedly |
RECUR |
| Hosted a show |
EMCEED |
| Italian city whose name anagrams to "anise" |
SIENA |
| Like a swamp with many plants |
REEDY |
| Like the weather in Florida, often |
HOT |