| "Contra" game console, for short |
NES |
| "Get out!" |
SCRAM |
| "SNL" alum Bryant |
AIDY |
| "Street Fighter" character with a Fortnite skin |
CHUNLI |
| "The Office" character played by Melora |
JAN |
| A dozen |
TWELVE |
| A suit might have a "peak" one |
LAPEL |
| Agree silently |
NOD |
| Bad smell |
ODOR |
| Band with a 2024 residency at the Sphere |
PHISH |
| Bank claim |
LIEN |
| Beam of sun |
RAY |
| Beijing's country |
CHINA |
| Breathe it in! |
AIR |
| Brown, e.g ... or a green vine |
IVY |
| Cat-eating sitcom extraterrestrial |
ALF |
| Counting everything |
INALL |
| Didn't own outright |
RENTED |
| Diner's cloth |
NAPKIN |
| Dirty ___ (tea drink with espresso) |
CHAI |
| Dissertation |
THESIS |
| Early gardener? |
EVE |
| Elly De La Cruz's Ohio team |
REDS |
| Examination taken by an E-reader? |
EYECHART |
| Eyelid concern |
STYE |
| Fashion designer Anna |
SUI |
| Feature of many a crossword |
THEME |
| Fenty Beauty founder, informally |
RIRI |
| Fire remnants |
ASHES |
| Flashiness |
GLITZ |
| Formerly called |
NEE |
| Friend, in France |
AMI |
| Geological age |
EON |
| Ghost's cry |
BOO |
| H, in a Classical symphony? |
BEETHOVENSFIFTH |
| H, in a dream sequence? |
FLASHBACK |
| H, in a sleeveless garment? |
HALTERTOP |
| H, in the boonies? |
MIDDLEOFNOWHERE |
| Hairstyle for Macy Gray |
AFRO |