| "Abbott Elementary" network |
ABC |
| "Beef" actress Wong |
ALI |
| "Faux" follower |
PAS |
| "___ as directed" |
USE |
| Air Force Two passengers, for short |
VPS |
| Ask too much |
IMPOSE |
| Beethoven or Chopin work (... first 2 letters + the last 2) |
PIANOSONATA |
| Bibliography abbr |
ETAL |
| Boy |
LAD |
| Cafe or bistro |
EATERY |
| Carne ___ |
ASADA |
| Chesapeake ___ |
BAY |
| Chill with buddies |
HANGOUT |
| Closing words in Hollywood, and a hint to the indicated letters |
THATSAWRAP |
| College exam graders, often |
TAS |
| Comprehended |
GOT |
| Continuously |
EVER |
| Decongestant brand |
SUDAFED |
| Denver omelet meat |
HAM |
| Dizzy feeling, or a Hitchcock movie |
VERTIGO |
| Dreams big |
ASPIRES |
| Eggs at a fertility clinic |
OVA |
| Emerge |
APPEAR |
| Frayed bit |
TATTER |
| French for "to be" |
ETRE |
| Geography class item |
GLOBE |
| GI entertainment grp |
USO |
| Glide on ice |
SKATE |
| Group of matching teacups |
SET |
| Guitar pioneer Paul |
LES |
| Hiking path (... first 2 letters + the last 2) |
FOOTTRAIL |
| Hotel offering |
ROOM |
| Jamaican music genre |
SKA |
| Ken, to Barbie |
BEAU |
| Kitschy garden statue |
GNOME |
| Knucklehead |
TWIT |
| Kuwaiti leader |
EMIR |
| Leaning left |
LIBERAL |
| Lies atop |
RESTSON |