| "Back when I was a kid ..." |
ONCE |
| "Becoming" author Michelle |
OBAMA |
| "Bye!" |
SEEYA |
| "Classic" cola |
COKE |
| "I do" |
YES |
| "Thor" actress Russo |
RENE |
| "You said it!" |
AMEN |
| "___ and the Tramp" |
LADY |
| Actress and activist Watson |
EMMA |
| Backyard cookout site |
PATIO |
| Big ones clash in Hollywood |
EGOS |
| Bygone Russian ruler |
TSAR |
| C sharp equivalent |
DFLAT |
| Cantaloupe and honeydew |
MELONS |
| Champion's cry |
IWON |
| Change from "Facebook" to "Meta," say |
RENAME |
| Chem major's hangout |
LAB |
| CNN journalist Jim |
ACOSTA |
| Coastal defense structures |
SEAWALLS |
| Colorful sign of spring |
BLOOM |
| Con artist's victims |
MARKS |
| De Armas of "Knives Out" |
ANA |
| Donkey's cry |
BRAY |
| Fake duck |
DECOY |
| Father figures? |
DADBODS |
| Feeling of grief |
LOSS |
| Fencing blade |
EPEE |
| Fitzgerald who was "Queen of Jazz" |
ELLA |
| Flavorful spread with dill, maybe |
HERBBUTTER |
| Flickering ... or, read differently, what connects 16-, 20-, 36-, 38- and 50-Across? |
BLINKING |
| Greek salad cheese |
FETA |
| Green morsel in veggie soup |
PEA |
| In addition |
ALSO |
| Leg joint |
KNEE |
| Like a foul odor |
NASTY |
| Like some canned fish |
OILY |
| Like wine aged in a barrel |
OAKY |
| Lion's zodiac sign |
LEO |
| Magical charm |
MOJO |
