| 'Bag Lady' singer Erykah |
BADU |
| 'Beg pardon?' |
HUH |
| 'Done!' |
THERE |
| 'Finally' singer Peniston |
CECE |
| 'Hold on!' |
WAITASEC |
| 'It's in ___ Kiss' |
HIS |
| 'Terra Ignota' author Palmer |
ADA |
| 'The Wild ___ ' (Louise Gluck poem) |
IRIS |
| 'Well, well, well!' |
OHO |
| 'Yeah, right!' |
DREAMON |
| '___ and the Happily Ever After' (Stephanie Perkins book) |
ISLA |
| '___ on a true story' |
BASED |
| '___ only as directed' |
USE |
| Accurate statement |
FACT |
| Basic idea |
GIST |
| Beachfront view |
SEA |
| Blues Hall of Famer Clay |
OTIS |
| Campaign trail worker |
AIDE |
| Chewy treat made with medjools |
DATECOOKIE |
| Cotton-tipped item in a makeup bag |
SWAB |
| Country that's the world's largest producer of olive oil |
SPAIN |
| Cuts up finely |
DICES |
| Deodorant brand |
SPEEDSTICK |
| Did a dairy farm chore |
MILKED |
| Elicit a laugh from |
AMUSE |
| Energy source often transported by train |
COAL |
| Farm animals with yokes |
OXEN |
| Feel poorly |
AIL |
| Foldable mattresses |
FUTONS |
| Fought one-on-one |
DUELED |
| Giant snake |
ANACONDA |
| Glass in a window |
PANE |
| Glorifying poems |
ODES |
| Initial poker bets |
ANTES |
| Insect with a waggle dance |
BEE |
| Judgy sound |
TSK |
| Language of Kishwar Naheed's poems |
URDU |
| Language related to LSF |
ASL |
| Least risky |
SAFEST |