Across Clues
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unflattering press for a celeb | BAD PR |
| Fries, e.g. | SIDE |
| Owned | HAD |
| On a cruise | AT SEA |
| Ridicule | TAUNT |
| 2019 March Madness champs | UVA |
| “Call Me Maybe” or “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)”? | TELEPHONE NUMBER |
| BTS genre | K-POP |
| Done deal | SURE BET |
| Tony winner Hagen | UTA |
| NFL three-pointers, for short | FGS |
| “Popular” or “Fashion!”? | IN TUNE |
| “Sound of da Police” or “The Artist in the Ambulance”? | SIREN SONG |
| Figure, briefly | BOD |
| Lebanese capital | BEIRUT |
| Art stand | EASEL |
| “Midnight Train to Georgia” or “Chattanooga Choo Choo”? | RAILROAD TRACK |
| Griswold of the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” films | CLARK |
| Adidas addition | INSOLE |
| Undecided initials | TBA |
| “Sittin’ in the Sun (Countin’ My Money)” or “Can’t Buy Me Love”? | BUDGET CUT |
| “I’m Too Sexy” or “Summer in the City”? | HOT AIR |
| Antioxidant juice brand | POM |
| Some mantras | OMS |
| Puzzles | ENIGMAS |
| “Success!” | TA-DA! |
| “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” or “Talkin’ Baseball”? | LINEDRIVE SINGLE |
| Actress Ryan | MEG |
| Watch rim | BEZEL |
| Wood finish | STAIN |
| Equal | ARE |
| Actor’s compilation | REEL |
| Explored a national park, perhaps | HIKED |
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Down Clues
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Item used at home | BAT |
| Used (up) | ATE |
| Fiber alternative | DSL |
| Cheat at cards, say | PEEK |
| Reneé of the “Mean Girls” musical | RAPP |
| Like bumper-to-bumper traffic | STOP/GO |
| “Amsterdam” novelist McEwan | IAN |
| Union __ | DUES |
| The blahs | ENNUI |
| Commotion | HUBBUB |
| Maker of Healthy Start Newborn skin products | AVEENO |
| Moved unpredictably | DARTED |
| Spoil | TURN |
| Long Island university that has hosted several presidential debates | HOFSTRA |
| Ran into | MET |
| Common port type | USB |
| Cake part | TIER |
| Opera solo | ARIA |
| Arrive quietly | SNEAK UP |
| Actor Stoltz | ERIC |
| Void’s partner | NULL |
| Roam (about) | GAD |
| Bad marks | STIGMAS |
| Sea eagle | ERNE |
| Not followed | LAST |
| Crystal ball, e.g. | ORB |
| Pixar film set on the Day of the Dead | COCO |
| Longtime “Project Runway” host Heidi | KLUM |
| GRE org. | ETS |
| Title role for Geena Davis | THELMA |
| Tougher to fillet, perhaps | BONIER |
| Not much, colorwise | A TINGE |
| “Spill!” | DO TELL! |
| Period | AGE |
| Clue | Answer |
| Film trivia site | IMDB |
| More red | RARER |
| Coffee specification | SIZE |
| “Spill!” | DISH! |
| Averse to | ANTI |
| Neckline shape | VEE |
| Nickelodeon slime | GAK |
| Fabrication | LIE |
| Sew up | END |
