| "Cola" lead-in |
COCA |
| "Def!" |
TOTES |
| "Done so fast?" |
ALREADY |
| "Fast ___" (Tracy Chapman hit) |
CAR |
| "The Golden Girls" actress Arthur |
BEA |
| "___, a deer, a female deer ..." |
DOE |
| 62-Across was inducted into it in Sept. 2025 |
HOF |
| Actor Kapoor |
ANIL |
| African fly |
TSETSE |
| Arab country home to the Land of Frankincense |
OMAN |
| Atsuko Okatsuka or Wanda Sykes |
COMEDIAN |
| Bartenders check them |
IDS |
| Battle spacecraft piloted by Darth Vader |
TIEFIGHTER |
| Beef often used for fajitas |
SKIRTSTEAK |
| Big ___ (semi) |
RIG |
| Blokes |
CHAPS |
| Bride's phrase |
IDO |
| Broad neck scarf |
ASCOT |
| Brownish-yellow colour |
OCHRE |
| Canon camera series |
EOS |
| Classic cookie |
OREO |
| Clean energy org |
EPA |
| Consumed |
EATEN |
| Folktales, e.g |
LORE |
| G-sharp equivalent |
AFLAT |
| Gondola propeller |
OAR |
| Got cozy |
NESTLED |
| Hang back |
HESITATE |
| Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down |
HIGHFASHION |
| Hello, in Honolulu |
ALOHA |
| Honeycrisp center |
CORE |
| Is for you? |
ARE |
| John Lennon's love |
YOKOONO |
| Josh |
TEASE |
| Kestrel claw |
TALON |
| Kung pao chicken vessel |
WOK |
| Ladies of Lima |
SENORAS |
| Lakers power forward James |
LEBRON |
