| "Allegory of the cave" philosopher |
PLATO |
| "Game of Thrones" patriarch Stark |
NED |
| "The War of the Worlds" writer |
WELLS |
| "Things don't look good" |
ITSBAD |
| "Yeah, sure" |
IBET |
| "__ the season ... " |
TIS |
| Absolutely must have |
NEED |
| Accord, perhaps |
TRUCE |
| Actor Ruck |
ALAN |
| Actress Christine |
LAHTI |
| Advanced degree? |
NTH |
| Amherst campus, familiarly |
UMASS |
| Arizona people |
HOPI |
| Army unit |
BATTALION |
| Basis of comparison for many innovations that's depicted four times in this puzzle |
SLICEDBREAD |
| Bathysphere realm |
DEEPSEA |
| Beach problem |
EROSION |
| Bistro |
CAFE |
| Brand paired with devil horns for a Halloween costume |
PRADA |
| Chums |
BESTBUDS |
| Church minister |
DEACON |
| Clique |
COTERIE |
| Cooper of CNN |
ANDERSON |
| Dark horses |
BAYS |
| Dressed for work, perhaps |
INASUIT |
| Drink mix made popular by NASA |
TANG |
| Dynamic start? |
AERO |
| Elbows |
JABS |
| Exams often given by committee |
ORALS |
| Fam member |
SIS |
| Gait between a walk and a canter |
TROT |
| Hat that may match a kilt |
TAM |
| Held on to |
KEPT |
| Hertz rival |
AVIS |
| In the lead |
AHEAD |
| Iron deficiency |
ANEMIA |
| Janelle's "Abbott Elementary" role |
AVA |
| Key above ~ |
ESC |
| Large strings |
CELLOS |
