| Genre for Stray Kids |
KPOP |
| German for "the" |
DER |
| Gravestone letters |
RIP |
| Gronk, before his second retirement |
BUC |
| Grown-up tadpole |
FROG |
| Hairstylist's cylinder |
ROLLER |
| Hairstylist's goo |
GEL |
| Letter before sigma |
RHO |
| Like some garages |
ONECAR |
| Made, as a pool shot |
SANK |
| Mayhem |
CHAOS |
| Med. drama settings |
ERS |
| Michael of "SNL" |
CHE |
| Night before |
EVE |
| Olympic distance measures |
METERS |
| Opposite of SSW |
NNE |
| Person I truly am |
REALME |
| Pickleball enthusiast Andre |
AGASSI |
| Pink school supply |
ERASER |
| Pouch that drips |
IVBAG |
| Question |
ASK |
| Remove, as six blocks from this puzzle's grid ... making space for letters that complete the starred clues' answers and spell an apt word |
SCRATCHOFF |
| Shade trees at Central Park |
ELMS |
| Shrug, in a text |
IDK |
| Singer DiFranco |
ANI |
| Singer King |
CAROLE |
| Sofa problem |
SAG |
| Some nobles |
EARLS |
| Stick for a pool shot |
CUE |
| Subpar effort |
BGAME |
| Suffix with "velvet" |
EEN |
| Swarm |
MOB |
| Taper off |
EBB |
| That, in Barcelona |
ESO |
| Three, in Rome |
TRE |
| Trash pandas |
RACCOONS |
| Unrefined metal |
ORE |
| Upturned |
ONEND |
| Veggie found in "bookracks" |
OKRA |
| Word after "carbon" or "news" |
CYCLE |
| ___ carte |
ALA |
| ___ chi |
TAI |
| ___ it up (have a laugh) |
YUK |
