| "... ish" |
ORSO |
| "Bald" bird |
EAGLE |
| "Deep Rock Galactic" resource |
ORE |
| "Heads or tails" item |
COIN |
| "Just act natural!" |
BECOOL |
| "Milk's favorite cookie" |
OREO |
| "That kitten is SO cute" |
AWW |
| *Bed coverings that are unfit for a king? |
QUEENSIZESHEETS |
| *Movies, books, paintings, etc |
ARTFORMS |
| *Researchers on track to be profs |
POSTDOCS |
| *Summer theme park attractions |
WATERSLIDES |
| 50% |
HALF |
| A cryptographer might crack one |
CODE |
| Author Zola |
EMILE |
| Best of the best |
ELITE |
| Bestie |
BFF |
| Big jump |
LEAP |
| Big ol' nerd |
DORK |
| Body part with a hammer, anvil and stirrup |
EAR |
| Captain Morgan products |
RUMS |
| Car part used on a rainy day |
WIPER |
| Cloud storage option whose apps are featured at the ends of the starred clues' answers |
GOOGLEDRIVE |
| Color similar to teal |
AQUA |
| Conservationist Fossey |
DIAN |
| Coral ___ (home to 25% of all marine life) |
REEFS |
| Destiny |
FATE |
| Diamond specialists? |
UMPS |
| Disparaging |
SNIDE |
| Enjoyed some pad thai |
ATE |
| Evening party |
SOIREE |
| Fended (off) |
STAVED |
| File format that's often mispronounced |
GIF |
| Fiscal bigwig |
CFO |
| Garment that protects against splatter |
APRON |
| Get hitched in Vegas, say |
ELOPE |
| Great ___ (big dogs) |
DANES |
| Hits snooze too many times |
OVERSLEEPS |
| Hold tightly |
CLASP |
| Hullabaloo |
FUSS |
