| "Atlas Shrugged" author |
AYNRAND |
| "Aw, darn it!" |
OHHELL |
| "Detective Pikachu" actor Watanabe |
KEN |
| "More or __" |
LESS |
| "No worries" |
ITSOKAY |
| "Spider-Man: __ the Spider-Verse" |
ACROSS |
| "True Blood" star Paquin |
ANNA |
| "__ closed!" |
CASE |
| *"Is this a smile on my face?" |
HOWMADAMI |
| *Forensic expert on many a crime drama |
DNAANALYST |
| *Like Viola and Sebastian's ship at the start of "Twelfth Night" |
LOSTATSEA |
| *Warning from the paranoid |
TRUSTNOONE |
| Abbreviation on old Russian maps |
SSR |
| Accessories worn by soccer captains |
ARMBANDS |
| Baklava sweetener |
HONEY |
| Barely gets (by) |
EKES |
| Barnyard female |
EWE |
| California governor Gavin |
NEWSOM |
| CBS News correspondent Barnett |
ERROL |
| Climate for much of Nevada |
DESERT |
| Clinic staffers: Abbr |
RNS |
| Converged |
MET |
| Dessert with icing |
CAKE |
| Driver's "Star Wars" role |
REN |
| Enjoyed some gum, say |
CHEWED |
| Envelope opened with a click, e.g |
ICON |
| Explosive initials |
TNT |
| Final authority |
SAYSO |
| Five dollar face, for short |
ABE |
| Fly |
AVIATE |
| Grunts and groans |
NOISES |
| High tennis shot |
LOB |
| Hurricane center |
EYE |
| Jazz licks |
RIFFS |
| Key in a PC reboot combo |
CTRL |
| Lab rodent |
RAT |
| Lab rodent |
MOUSE |