| "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
ALLKIDDINGASIDE |
| "Collapsed in Sunbeams" singer Parks |
ARLO |
| "Don't panic!" |
BECALM |
| "Malo" opposite |
BUENO |
| "Oh, gotcha" |
AHOK |
| *Bed in a nursery |
BABYCRIB |
| *Collection for an afternoon party |
TEASERVICE |
| *Desert plant on the back cover of a U2 album |
JOSHUATREE |
| *Subject of many June parades |
GAYPRIDE |
| Afore |
ERE |
| Ahead by a point |
UPONE |
| AnnaSophia of "Little Fires Everywhere" |
ROBB |
| Apples that come in seven colors |
IMACS |
| Arcade pioneer |
ATARI |
| Baggins of Bag End |
BILBO |
| Biblical twin |
ESAU |
| Big Band style |
SWING |
| Bit of concert merch |
TSHIRT |
| Bowen of "SNL" |
YANG |
| Cindy Clawford of "Ted Lasso," for one |
CAT |
| Classic clown name |
BOBO |
| Color chart element |
HUE |
| Couple |
TWO |
| Cussed |
SWORE |
| Desktop array |
ICONS |
| Director Luhrmann |
BAZ |
| Dish alternative |
CABLE |
| Disneyland city |
ANAHEIM |
| Divining tool |
ROD |
| Draw upon |
USE |
| Ecosystem |
BIOME |
| Emmy-winning journalist Roger |
MUDD |
| Exclusively |
ONLY |
| Exuded, as charm |
OOZED |
| Fraction of a min |
NSEC |
| Garment that may say "World's Okayest Cook" |
APRON |
| Gothenburg native |
SWEDE |
| Grand-scale tales |
EPICS |
| Greek consonant |
TAU |
