| 'Auld Lang ___' |
SYNE |
| 'I'd hate for that to be true . . .' |
HOPENOT |
| 'Spring forward' acronym |
DST |
| 'Starving' singer Steinfeld |
HAILEE |
| '___ Is How We Do It' |
THIS |
| 2023 Disney role for Halle Bailey |
ARIEL |
| Amaterasu or Ra |
GOD |
| Animals related to stink badgers |
SKUNKS |
| Apt-sounding surname for a Leo |
LYONS |
| Assist with a crime |
ABET |
| Athlete on a crew team |
ROWER |
| Boast about past triumphs |
TOOTYOUROWNHORN |
| Bottle top |
CAP |
| Broadband option |
DSL |
| Chew like a dog with a bone |
GNAW |
| Chocolate caramel candies |
ROLOS |
| Climate-conscious prefix |
ECO |
| Comedian Richard |
PRYOR |
| Conjure up |
INVOKE |
| Costa ___ |
RICA |
| Cover with cloth |
DRAPE |
| Disc for some old-school DJs |
RECORD |
| Fail in a clutch situation |
CHOKE |
| Fibbing people |
LIARS |
| Form a connection |
BOND |
| Gets ready to be photographed |
POSES |
| Had a heck of a blast |
WHOOPEDITUP |
| Hawaiian expression of love |
ALOHA |
| In the lead |
AHEAD |
| Indigenous people of northern California |
OHLONE |
| Jam-packs |
CRAMS |
| Language spoken in 'The Lord of the Rings' |
ELVISH |
| Last day of Dec., for short |
NYE |
| Like a tooth that's not quite ready for the Tooth Fairy |
LOOSE |