| Macaulay's '___ of Ancient Rome' |
LAYS |
| Mantel piece |
URN |
| Most common evening for 'Dateline NBC' during its three-decade run: Abbr |
FRI |
| Much of Tonga |
ISLETS |
| Nickname that can be a diminutive of a family member |
TITO |
| No-brainer? |
ZOMBIE |
| Not needing to work |
SETFORLIFE |
| One crossing the line |
SCAB |
| One means of gaining access |
BADGE |
| Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year in 2022, describing an unapologetically self-indulgent state |
GOBLINMODE |
| Pepper with a 'delayed fuse' |
SERRANO |
| Perfume part |
ESTER |
| Phony |
FAKE |
| Platte Valley people |
OTOE |
| Publicity, of a sort |
AIRTIME |
| Quake |
SEISM |
| Quick greetings |
NODS |
| Reds state |
OHIO |
| Replying to emails, scheduling meetings, etc., informally |
ADMIN |
| Seabird that can be tufted or horned |
PUFFIN |
| Shocked reaction |
TRIPLETAKE |
| Shorthand for unnamed co-authors |
ETAL |
| Smooths, as silk |
IRONS |
| Snack crackers since 1921 |
CHEEZITS |
| Some Greek cheeses |
FETAS |
| Statement from someone you should probably respond to with skepticism |
IMNOTASCIENTIST |
| Susceptible to burning, in a way |
FAIR |
| The world's first Black-led republic |
HAITI |
| They may be held during the national anthem |
BRIMS |
| They might go to extremes |
MOODSWINGS |
| Thinks of with buyer's remorse, say |
RUES |
| Top-selling concession item at San Francisco's Oracle Park |
GARLICFRIES |
| Toy that's not really a toy? |
POODLE |
| Unwanted spot, informally |
ZIT |
| Words that might be followed by 'Hear! Hear!' |
ATOAST |
