| Lake whose floor is higher than Lake Ontario's surface |
ERIE |
| Like 'Avengers: Infinity War' vis-a-vis 'Avengers: Endgame' |
OLDER |
| Like a reptile's skin |
SCALY |
| Loan adjustment, for short |
REFI |
| Marine mammal that makes bubble rings |
DOLPHIN |
| Mature, like fruit |
RIPEN |
| Mouth-watering smell |
AROMA |
| Not accepting credit |
CASHONLY |
| Not strong |
WEAK |
| NYC time zone |
EST |
| One of the protagonists in 'Heartstopper' |
CHARLIE |
| Owns |
HAS |
| People from Italy's capital |
ROMANS |
| Ph.D. holders |
DRS |
| Puns and such |
WORDPLAY |
| Rabbit relative |
HARE |
| Region |
AREA |
| Reluctant |
LOATH |
| Room sometimes reached by ladder |
ATTIC |
| Second drafts |
REWRITES |
| Shade sources |
ELMS |
| Smallest bills |
ONES |
| Steeped drinks |
TEAS |
| Swedish furniture chain |
IKEA |
| Take the show on the road |
TOUR |
| Tanks and tees |
TOPS |
| Thawbs or kimonos, e.g |
ROBES |
| Thin pancake |
CREPE |
| Three-syllable berry |
ACAI |
| Thumbs-up responses |
YESES |
| Troop entertainment grp |
USO |
| Walks back and forth |
PACES |
| What a bralette lacks |
WIRE |
| Word before 'book' or 'strip' |
COMIC |
| ___ out a win (barely triumphs) |
EKES |
| ___ Shi ('Turning Red' writer-director) |
DOMEE |
| ___ terrier |
SKYE |