| Largest branch of Islam |
SUNNI |
| Late-1950s car stylings designed to look aerodynamic |
TAILFINS |
| Leafy fresh herb in a caprese salad |
BASIL |
| Like moldy basements and some memes |
DANK |
| Make a scratch or dent in |
MAR |
| Make up (for) |
ATONE |
| Mon. follower |
TUE |
| Mournful, as poetry |
ELEGIAC |
| München : Munich :: ___ : Cologne |
KOLN |
| Nasal sounds from someone with a slight cold |
SNIFFLES |
| Nincompoop |
TWIT |
| Of a shared cultural identity |
ETHNIC |
| Opposite of urban |
RURAL |
| Oscar winner Mahershala |
ALI |
| Plead |
BEG |
| Plural that makes one wonder why there aren't any meese |
GEESE |
| Puerto ___ |
RICO |
| Ringlets |
CURLS |
| Run in neutral |
IDLE |
| Ships' records |
LOGS |
| Silly |
DAFT |
| Singer Bareilles |
SARA |
| Singer Paul with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame |
ANKA |
| Small lakes |
PONDS |
| Squirt from an octopus |
INK |
| Steer a plane toward the runway |
TAXI |
| Sticky tree secretion |
RESIN |
| Strong negative reaction, as from the public |
BACKLASH |
| Subdermal lump |
CYST |
| Subject to a tax, as property |
ASSESS |
| Test one's ___ (be a challenge) |
METTLE |
| Three-dimensional |
SPATIAL |
| Tiny unit of matter |
ATOM |
| Tolerate |
ABIDE |
| Toni Morrison's 'Beloved,' for one |
NOVEL |
| What you park in a driveway or drive on a parkway |
AUTO |
| Word sometimes used incorrectly for 'fewer' |
LESS |
| Word with tricks and thrills |
CHEAP |
| Zip, zero, nada |
NIL |