| "Glass Onion" filmmaker Johnson |
RIAN |
| "I dunno" gestures |
SHRUGS |
| "It's open!" |
ENTER |
| "Pride Is the Devil" rapper |
JCOLE |
| "SNL" alum Hooks |
JAN |
| "They were no match for me!" |
GOTEM |
| *Controller part that gets worn out playing "Mortal Kombat"? |
KICKBUTTON |
| *Everyone's favorite fire-breathing monster? |
MAINDRAGON |
| *Obstacle encountered at dawn? |
EARLYBURDEN |
| *Plot where blue bars of soap grow? |
COASTGARDEN |
| *Shoutout to a ride-hailing app? |
UBERMENTION |
| *Time when tall, thick grass covers a golf course? |
ROUGHSEASON |
| Actor Cariou |
LEN |
| Ancient land on the Dead Sea |
CANAAN |
| Anti-anxiety drug |
XANAX |
| Appliance alert |
BEEP |
| Avocado discard |
PIT |
| Bar mixer |
COLA |
| Big Apple store |
SAKS |
| Black gemstone |
ONYX |
| Campy scarf |
BOA |
| Cast |
PROJECT |
| Center of Renaissance art |
ITALY |
| Certain cross-country traveler |
SKIER |
| Chest muscles, briefly |
PECS |
| Chuckleheads |
BOZOS |
| Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
ENDIN |
| Confection typically flavored with saffron and rosewater |
HALVA |
| Distraction in a dr.'s waiting room |
MAG |
| Drive away |
REPEL |
| Egyptian cobras |
ASPS |
| Fibber |
LIAR |
| Flamenco shout |
OLE |
| Four-award acronym |
EGOT |
| Gala garb |
GOWN |
| His and hers |
THEIR |
| Jaguar, for one |
CAR |
| Large deer |
ELKS |
| Letters before a take |
IMO |
