| Leonard Bernstein's 'Candide,' e.g |
OPERETTA |
| Letter after phi |
CHI |
| Like Bluetooth connections |
WIRELESS |
| Like leaving the price tag on a gift |
TACKY |
| Little confab |
TETEATETE |
| Minus |
SANS |
| Mistake fixer |
ERASER |
| Musician's mouthpiece |
AGENT |
| Name associated with simple explanations |
OCCAM |
| Neckwear that's not constricting, one hopes |
BOA |
| Not forward |
SHY |
| One way to start a point |
SPINSERVE |
| Philosopher Girard who coined 'mimetic desire' |
RENE |
| Polite thing to call someone |
SIR |
| Polite thing to call someone |
MADAM |
| Portmanteau structure built from discarded cans |
BEERAMID |
| Powdered green tea |
MATCHA |
| Preventive measure |
BAN |
| Recess retort |
ARESO |
| Rock band with the 2020 Album of the Year nominee 'Women in Music Pt. III' |
HAIM |
| Second sight, say |
ESP |
| Sketching tools |
ARTPENCILS |
| Some short cuts |
FADES |
| Stackers of plastic tubs, in brief |
TSA |
| Subsection of an orchestra |
CLARINETS |
| They 'hatch' late in life |
NESTEGGS |
| They rule the roost |
HENS |
| Third of Sophocles' Theban plays |
ANTIGONE |
| Time to focus on oneself |
MEDAY |
| Transfer, as wine |
DECANT |
| Waver wildly |
YOYO |
| Word with pinky or promise |
RING |
| Wrote some hip-hop lyrics, say |
RHYMED |
| ___ Candy, best friend of Wonder Woman |
ETTA |
| ___ Minor |
ASIA |
