| "Booksmart" or "Dumb and Dumber" |
BUDDYCOMEDY |
| "Bring it in, dude" embrace |
BROHUG |
| "Da 5 Bloods" setting, for short |
NAM |
| "How cute!" |
UAW |
| "Huzzah!" |
YAY |
| "Selma" actor David |
OYELOWO |
| "Selma" director DuVernay |
AVA |
| "The Lion King" lion |
NALA |
| "There it is!" |
AHA |
| "__ had one job!" |
YOU |
| 12-year-old, e.g |
TWEEN |
| 12/24 and 12/31 |
EVENS |
| Actor Bana |
ERIC |
| Astronomer Halley |
EDMOND |
| Aye-aye or dik-dik |
ANIMAL |
| Batting __ |
CADGE |
| Big name in cameras |
CANYON |
| Break off |
END |
| Budget carrier HQ'd in Dallas |
SWA |
| Build a new room, say |
ADDON |
| Bullet train technology |
MAGLEV |
| Childhood companion depicted five times in this puzzle, thanks to some Down clues |
IMAGINARYFRIEND |
| Compact cosmetic |
ROUGE |
| Cyberchatted with, briefly |
IMED |
| Cynical start? |
CEE |
| Dash used in date ranges |
ENE |
| Do, __, mi |
DRE |
| Email option that protects privacy |
BCC |
| Endow |
FUND |
| Epiphany trio |
MAGI |
| Exclamation during a polar bear plunge |
BRR |
| Fabric measures |
YARDS |
| Finished perfectly |
PACED |
| Finishes a gin rummy turn, e.g |
DISCARDS |
| Flight board info |
GATE |
| Future esposa, perhaps |
NOVIA |
| Hands down |
BYFAR |
| Helgenberger of "CSI" |
MARG |
| Hindi word for "tea" |
CHAIR |
