| "Almost ready" |
ONESEC |
| "American Chopper" argument, e.g |
MEME |
| "Blue Nude" painter |
MATISSE |
| "Buona __" |
NOTTE |
| "Long story short ... " |
INSUM |
| "Stop misquoting me!" |
IDIDNTSAYTHAT |
| "That's the spot" |
AAH |
| "Too much to get into" |
ITSTRICKY |
| "Van Helsing" role |
IGOR |
| Aromatic herb |
THYME |
| Beach blanket |
SAND |
| Breathable fabric |
MESH |
| Camel kin |
TAN |
| Chuck |
YEET |
| Close |
SHUT |
| Comedian who wrote "Cracking Up" and "I Know I Am, but What Are You?" |
SAMANTHABEE |
| Cord cutter, perhaps |
STREAMER |
| Cornstarch brand |
ARGO |
| Cozy aesthetic |
COTTAGECORE |
| Creature feature with giant ants |
THEM |
| Currency in West Africa |
LEONE |
| Diminutive of Dolores |
LOLA |
| Euler's field |
MATH |
| Game for owls |
MICE |
| Goof |
ERR |
| Groove |
RUT |
| Handle for a née-sayer |
MAIDENNAME |
| Have empathy |
CARE |
| Hermey of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," for one |
ELF |
| High points |
ZENITHS |
| Hodgepodge |
MISHMASH |
| Hoity-toity type |
SNOOT |
| Jai __ |
ALAI |
| Josh who plays Shakespeare on "History of the World, Part II" |
GAD |
| Judge |
DEEM |
| Lara Croft, for one |
ACTIONHERO |