| _The Old Man and the ____ |
Canadian diver |
| (If) necessary |
Pithy put-downs |
| "Wow, 2025 was a real doozy!" |
Like many fiddle-leaf figs |
| Former drugstore giant |
Susceptible (to) |
| Push beyond acceptable limits |
Act depicted in 2024's "The Fall Guy" |
| German stock market index |
Pop chiller |
| Stem component |
Main ingredient in an aviation cocktail |
| "Come to think ___..." |
H.S. class for tough life lessons? |
| Bagel-and-schmear topping |
"Let's go, sleepyhead!" |
| Boat bottoms |
"If you're asking me ... go for it!" |
| Knee-ankle connector |
Suffix with serpent |
| Johann's "you" |
Involuntary movement |
| Flamenco cry |
Lo mein cousin |
| Brunch option |
"Word on the street is ..." |
| Big fan of the king |
Louisville's river |
| Broad strip |
Tunnel-making machine |
| Land south of Eur. |
Cylindrical oven |
| "Toodle-oo!" |
Features of orchestras and rhinos |
| Left on ___ |
Factory setting |
| Hawkins of dance fame |
Promoter of world peace |
| Batter beater |
Minstrel versifier |
| Fig. that cannot start with 9 |
Monster with regenerative heads |
| Certain religious leader |
"___ in Havana" |
| "Well, shoot" |
Dance move also known as a backslide |
| Emotional manipulation tactic |
Fond similar to Helvetica |
| Booking, for short |
Remind, but more annoyingly |
| Isn't sincere |
The day before hoy |
| One-to-one relationship |
"I like the sound of that!" |
| Default outcomes, perhaps |
Prepare to ship, say |
| Hooting and hollering |
Bodily sextet |
| Tot's cone topper |
Eggless bread spread |
| Unwilling to evolve |
Not ready to move, perhaps |
| Distress call |
Entry in a group chat: Abbr. |
| Grassy, for instance |
Baker of a sort |
| Military band participant |
Von Bismarck and others |
| Police procedure |
Be a bad secret-keeper |
| Org. for The Rock and Brock Lesnar |
Blueprint figure |
| It holds the door for you |
"___ Like You" (2011 Adele hit) |
| Charity walk shirt |
Like boxers before a match, often |
| Big purveyor of health supplements |
Vacant, as stares |
| Cockamamie |
Twilled cotton |
| "That was kinda funny!" |
Book of Ruth figure |
| Sofa + chairs + table |
When the roosters are a-crowin' |
| Gender-neutral term in a family |
Groom feathers |
| Word from the Lakota for "they dwell" |
Way up high |
| Lead-in to opera or bubble |
Maximum effort, casually |
| Rival of ancient Athens |
Eastern path |
| "Made up" thing |
"Oh, shucks!" |
| Printer's table |
Table outside |
| Storage space |
Reluctantly stoop |
| Admission of guilt |
Brian Lamb's channel |
| Havanese greeting |
Frosh dorm crew |
| Failed to meet expectations |
ID scanner target |
| On the ___ (frequently, informally) |
Shipping danger |
| Skims, as soup stock |
East Island figures |
| Nickname for NBA star Victor Wembanyama |
Zipped or zoomed |
| Like some bikini styles |
Running joke |
| Online mail group |
One might lead to pay back |
| Chair ___ (accessible fitness practice) |
Farm machine |
| Classic Homerism |
Arm part, casually |
| Cellphone protector |
Make some introductions, say |
| Fishy fellowships |
Most popular dialogue tag, probably |
| Text messaging protocol initials |
Touches on |
| Debtor's condition |
Faisalabad faith |
| Delivery means to a gas station |
How chili may be brought |
| Change the history of, as a TV series |
MMA stat |
| Like some bank transactions |
Org. for orthodontists |
| Push higher |
Illegalize |
| Letters fittingly found in "Obamacare" |
Modern security threat |
| Capotes are flapped at them |
Sandwich made beside a campfire |
| Cold War alliance |
Yellow fruit, casually |
| John Hersey title town |
Irritated states |
| Tulsans and such |
"A-a-a-and ___!" (improv show ender) |
| Gymnast's gripping aid |
Check the math, maybe |
| Country whose capital is Valletta |
Table leaves, e.g. |
| ___'s Child (R&B; trio) |
Finnish Lapphunds, for example |
| Iron-___ (some patches) |
Metaphors for forgotten history |
| ___ Tai (tiki bar option) |
Tolstoy book whose title asks a question |
| Auteur Kurosawa |
Be of ___ (aid) |
| Wacky Wong |
Secure connections for rock climbers |
| Food for catfish |
Keep coming up |
| Get lippy with? |
Tart citrus |
| Oral subtlety |
Some sorority letters |
| Lundi __ (NOLA parade day) |
Social media user labels |
| Clairvoyant's claim |
Formal defense |
| Close at hand, poetically |
"Turning Red" director Domee |
| Woods with woods |
Org. with the Rule of Law Initiative |
| Foundation of the marine food web |
"Just tell me when it's over" |
| With true spookiness |
Magazine income source |
| Norse gods |
___ Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code" |
| High-carb snack |
Helpers: Abbr. |
| Trattoria entree |
Meaty meal |
| Workout by-product |
Highest seed |
| Sauteing staple |
Half a cassette |
| Many a mockumentary |
Seems less impressive, so to speak |
| Novelist Meg |
Server's obstacle |