| 'Great' detective of kid-lit |
NATE |
| 'If ___ a nickel ...' |
IHAD |
| 'It's ___!' (classic 'Frankenstein' line) |
ALIVE |
| 'Toodles!' |
CIAO |
| '___ the night before Christmas ...' |
TWAS |
| Actor Epps |
OMAR |
| Actor Malek of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' |
RAMI |
| Adds one's two cents |
CHIMESIN |
| AMC's 'Better Call ___' |
SAUL |
| Artist Frida renowned for her self-portraits |
KAHLO |
| Atoms with charges |
IONS |
| British royal crowned in May 2023 |
KINGCHARLESIII |
| Casper is a friendly one |
GHOST |
| Come off as |
SEEM |
| Comically packed circus vehicle |
CLOWNCAR |
| Cry on a roller coaster |
WHEE |
| CT scan alternatives |
MRIS |
| Edward ___, poet who wrote 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat' |
LEAR |
| Eliot of the Untouchables |
NESS |
| Emulates Snoop Dogg or Doja Cat |
RAPS |
| Exam for an aspiring atty |
LSAT |
| Extra periods in sports, in brief |
OTS |
| Failed to |
DIDNT |
| First Latina justice, successor to David Souter |
SONIASOTOMAYOR |
| Fixes, as a carnival game |
RIGS |
| For-prophet institution? |
SEMINARY |
| Frozen waffle brand |
EGGO |
| Fury |
IRE |
| General ___ chicken |
TSOS |
| Gives in to gravity, as a roof |
SAGS |
| Group of showbiz elites |
ALIST |
| Hair salon sound |
SNIP |
| Haw's partner |
HEM |
| Keanu Reeves's role in 'The Matrix' |
NEO |
| Material for LPs |
VINYL |
| Nest egg fund, in brief |
IRA |
| Not much |
ABIT |
