| "All the Birds in the Sky" Nebula winner __ Jane Anders |
CHARLIE |
| "Ask me anything!" |
SHOOT |
| "If only!" |
IHOPE |
| "Insecure" star Issa |
RAE |
| "Peter, Peter, pumpkin __ ... " |
EATER |
| "Pipe down!" |
KEEPQUIET |
| "Pronto!" letters |
ASAP |
| "Reply all" medium |
EMAIL |
| "Untrue!" |
NOTSO |
| "Will do!" |
ONIT |
| Ace a presentation |
NAILIT |
| Bacardi liquor |
RUM |
| Baghdad's country |
IRAQ |
| Blu-ray buy |
DISC |
| Brought about, as a movement |
SPAWNED |
| Build |
ERECT |
| Came to a close |
ENDED |
| Cook's Illustrated offering |
RECIPE |
| Cucumber salad, coconut rice, etc |
SIDES |
| Diva's big moment |
ARIA |
| Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
TWISTEDHUMOR |
| Emperor after Claudius |
NERO |
| Error |
MISTAKE |
| Fit to be tied |
MAD |
| Forgettable band with a memorable song |
ONEHITWONDER |
| Former quarterback Manning |
ELI |
| Four Corners state |
UTAH |
| Fragrance |
SCENT |
| Fret (over) |
STEW |
| Galaxy, for one |
PHONE |
| Goalie's success |
SAVE |
| Hand out cards |
DEAL |
| Jazz pianist McCoy |
TYNER |
| Judge who hit 62 home runs in 2022 |
AARON |
| Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham" |
KEIRA |
| Lake bird with a wild laugh |
LOON |
| Like 18-Across |
ROMAN |
| Like a red-carpet event |
POSH |