| "Another brewski, please!" |
BEERME |
| "Golly!" |
GEE |
| "Lemme see..." |
HMM |
| "Raggedy" doll |
ANN |
| "S" in the NATO alphabet |
SIERRA |
| "Tell Mama" singer James |
ETTA |
| "This can't be good ..." |
UHOH |
| "Yes, sailor!" |
AYE |
| *Comment after discovering a tiny bug on your pug? |
THATSAMITE |
| *Dracula's words of hesitation about his next meal? |
AMIBITINGYOU |
| *Drop-in from Clark Kent's alter ego? |
SUPERVISIT |
| *Thieves who steal "Shark Tank" proposals? |
PITCHPIRATES |
| Absorbs, with "up" |
SOPS |
| Adversary |
FOE |
| Audacity |
NERVE |
| Book introduction |
PREFACE |
| Broadcast |
AIR |
| Bump on a toad |
WART |
| Canadian gas brand |
ESSO |
| Chicken ___ king |
ALA |
| Cove or bay |
INLET |
| CPR expert |
EMT |
| Crispy sandwiches |
BLTS |
| Ctrl-Alt-___ |
DEL |
| Dedicated poem |
ODE |
| Delivery vehicle |
VAN |
| Doubt-raising question, and a hint to the transformation applied to each starred clue's answer |
ORISIT |
| European volcano that erupted in June 2025 |
ETNA |
| Farm bales |
HAY |
| Fragrant evergreen |
FIR |
| Freeze over |
ICEUP |
| French pal |
AMI |
| Gemma of "Crazy Rich Asians" |
CHAN |
| Genetic messenger |
RNA |
| Get ready |
PREP |
| Giant coffee container |
URN |
| Golden Arches coffee chain |
MCCAFE |
| Goofy prank |
CAPER |
| Grammy-winning "Dr." |
DRE |
| Home plate official |
UMP |
