| “Candy canes,” at the poker table |
SEVENS |
| “Hamilton” highlight |
DUEL |
| “Heavens!” |
DEARGOD |
| “Holy moly!” |
YOWZA |
| “This statement is false,” e.g |
PARADOX |
| Act of cutting the deck? |
CARDCHOP |
| An unspecified person |
SOMEONE |
| Appropriate |
INORDER |
| Bewildered state |
DAZE |
| Beyoncé’s “___ Here” |
IWAS |
| Brave legend |
AARON |
| Cafe come-on |
AROMA |
| Caret’s key |
SIX |
| Cassowary cousin |
EMU |
| Chainer of Prometheus |
ZEUS |
| Corncrib contents |
EARS |
| Cow on cartons |
ELSIE |
| Cutter’s kin |
SLOOP |
| Dark time, informally |
NITE |
| Designer Jacobs |
MARC |
| Draws in |
ENTICES |
| Due halved |
UNO |
| Dwindle |
RECEDE |
| Early learning |
ABCS |
| Far from friendly |
ICY |
| Final passage |
CODA |
| Folly |
MADNESS |
| From the thrift shop, perhaps |
USED |
| Get into |
DON |
| Good reputation sought by gardeners? |
SEEDCRED |
| Greenland explorer |
ERIC |
| Guzzling act that leaves the whiskers frothy? |
BEARDCHUG |
| Hopes to lose |
DIETS |
| Horn of Africa nation |
SOMALIA |
| India’s prime minister |
MODI |
| Italian dressing component |
OREGANO |
| Kin of pallets |
SKIDS |
| Knight’s backers |
PIPS |