| Cook with direct heat | 21 |
| R&B singer with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick" | 41 |
| Where low-rise jeans sit | 24 |
| Rise to one's feet | 18 |
| "Where ... go wrong?" | 21 |
| "Up in arms" or "break a leg" | 29 |
| Follow the ... [kids' game] | 27 |
| Northernmost country in Africa | 30 |
| Harsh criticism | 15 |
| The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. | 26 |
| Secures, as wrapping paper | 26 |
| Springsteen, to fans | 20 |
| Unreturned serve | 16 |
| Tossed and turned | 17 |
| Corn cake | 9 |
| Quite pleased with oneself | 26 |
| Academic hurdles | 16 |
| One direction | 13 |
| What the KonMari Method leaves you with | 39 |
| Bird that's still getting wise to the world? | 44 |
| Like all leap years | 19 |
| Stone Age diet, familiarly | 26 |
| Like talking with one's mouth full | 34 |
| Sticky yellow squares ... or a description of the circled letters and what they follow? | 87 |
| Defeat soundly, in slang | 24 |
| Naval fleet | 11 |
| Baby's garment | 14 |
| Was understated in one's description | 36 |
| Lady ... ["Shallow" singer] | 27 |
| Optometrists check them | 23 |
| Acts like one's true self, colloquially | 39 |
| Join the army | 13 |
| Appeared to be | 14 |
| Brushes away, as a fly | 22 |
| Explain something in steps | 26 |
| "I wish I could ... that" ["Ew!"] | 33 |
| Get one's story straight? | 25 |
| Org. defending individual rights | 32 |
| Freeloading sort | 16 |
| Tail end of a lion's tail | 25 |
| Lasagna-hitting-the-floor sound | 31 |
| a golfer drives off of it | 25 |
| dough rolls | 11 |
| reddit started offering it in march 2024 | 40 |
| food eaten after the fall? | 26 |
| "sounds awful!" | 15 |
| mamba, e.g. | 11 |
| mambo, e.g. | 11 |
| comeback to "are too!" | 22 |
| "are you serious?!" | 19 |
| lotus position productions? | 27 |
| french fashion house, initially | 31 |
| "ye" follower, on a quaint shop sign | 36 |
| architect who designed the louvre pyramid | 41 |
| german city where the gutenberg bible was published | 51 |
| california wine, for short | 26 |
| stairway post | 13 |
| apples in classrooms | 20 |
| in generous amounts | 19 |
| paste used in japanese cooking | 30 |
| "N" in NGO | 10 |
| ... certificate [document for a newborn] | 40 |
| Handle, as a problem | 20 |
| "60 Minutes" broadcaster: Abbr. | 31 |
| Cook's cover-up | 15 |
| Enroll in | 9 |
| Like a wallflower | 17 |
| Baseball card figures, for short | 32 |
| Pulls in, as a salary | 21 |
| Young woman's title | 19 |
| Orderly grouping | 16 |
| Captivating quality | 19 |
| Game with kings and rooks | 25 |
| Splinter, sensei to the Ninja Turtles, is one | 45 |
| Students in the last year of high school | 40 |
| .. 6, futuristic Oscar-winning Disney animation | 47 |
| Actress Jessica who starred in Fantastic Four | 45 |
| Bouvet Island ISO code | 22 |
| Shallow-draft boat, used in swamps | 34 |
| Person who follows the teachings of Lao-Tzu | 43 |
| Uninhabited national park Balearic island | 41 |
| Religion established in 1863 teaching worth of all | 50 |
| A dapper, polite man | 20 |
| Segregates | 10 |
| Leaders of Jewish congregations | 31 |
| A concept or mental impression | 30 |
| Saint | 5 |
| Robert Downey Jr. in short form | 31 |
| Medical room where surgeries take place | 39 |
| South Carolina | 14 |
| Daniel Goleman wrote a seminal work on this | 43 |
| Rat pack singer Sammy Davis ... | 31 |
| This media form first pressed in Boston in 1690 | 47 |
| Did bend | 8 |
| Baked goods made by the Queen of Hearts | 39 |
| Balkan circle dance also performed at bar mitzvahs | 50 |
| Three-letter abbreviation for captain | 37 |
| Coconut material used for making doormats | 41 |
| A call to attract someone's attention | 37 |
| Driving forces behind personal growth | 37 |
| "Chocolate is God's apology for ..." | 36 |
| Legally accepted union between two people | 41 |
| Organic farmer's fertilizer | 27 |
| Comfortable seating area for relaxation | 39 |
| Carbonated water added to cocktails | 35 |
| Temporary residence | 19 |
| Protagonist of the "Tomb Raider" series | 39 |
| Money used in Berlin, e.g. | 26 |
| Company co-founded by Bill Gates | 32 |
| Oven-baked dish with layers | 27 |
| System of rules used at official ceremonies | 43 |
| Contagious or infectious ... | 28 |
| Result of particular influence | 30 |
| Message sent in an envelope | 27 |
| House near the sea | 18 |
| Performance by a single singer | 30 |
| Who selflessly cares for others | 31 |
| Memorable item brought from a trip | 34 |
| Mascara Hypnôse [brand] | 24 |
| A musical genius | 16 |
| Gradual wearing away of soil | 28 |
| Confidential information | 24 |
| City on the Nile river | 22 |
| Institution for hearings and trials | 35 |
| Pop artist behind the "Wrecking Ball" | 37 |
| Person's particular way of thinking about things | 48 |
| Not fully grown | 15 |
| Ingredient in most toothpastes | 30 |
| Meal prepared and eaten outdoors | 32 |
| On a ... wheel | 14 |
| ... National Park [California] | 30 |
| The world | 9 |
| Gala was his wife and muse | 26 |
| Personal enemy, opponent | 24 |
| Round roll of bread | 19 |
| To spray with a hose | 20 |
| To swallow up something until it is fully submerged | 51 |
| Side from which the breeze blows | 32 |
| One who pays rent to a landlord | 31 |
| Cause of great annoyance | 24 |
| Stick firmly [to] | 17 |
| Not factorymade | 15 |
| Step one of an invention | 24 |
| Rest, in Rioja | 14 |
| symbolic gift of money to a bride's family | 42 |
| stop something before it is complete | 36 |
| movie: the cook, the thief, his wife & her .... | 47 |
| pro ...., proportion, e.g. of hours or salary | 45 |
| talented at drawing, painting or sketching | 42 |
| absorbent fabric used in washcloths | 35 |
| asserts openly | 14 |
| android, automaton | 18 |
| put something in cargo for shipment | 35 |
| water vapor, used in saunas | 27 |
| allow water to drain from spaghetti | 35 |
| international organization for standardization | 46 |
| piece of music for a single voice; girl's name | 46 |
| doorstep material that might say "welcome" | 42 |
| spongy tissue lining the rind of oranges or lemons | 50 |
| popular advice, take one step .... time | 39 |
| islamic law, derived from the qur'an | 36 |
| describes a barbecue flavor | 27 |
| search engine, email provider and shout of joy | 46 |
| toys flown in the sky and held by a string | 42 |
| where something or someone first came from | 42 |
| magneto and gandalf actor's initials | 36 |
| chart showing roads and geographical features | 45 |
| triple-letter type of cylinder battery | 38 |
| comedy through exaggeration and sarcasm | 39 |
| donna ...., author of the goldfinch | 35 |
| gather a great deal of something | 32 |
| *Vegan Thanksgiving dish | 24 |
| *Certain sling swimsuits | 24 |
| Magic show prop | 15 |
| Mononymous British singer | 25 |
| Gin mixer | 9 |
| Han and Leia's son | 18 |
| www.reddit.com, e.g. | 20 |
| Soaks up rays | 13 |
| Big name in bite-size cookies | 29 |
| Campfire beverage | 17 |
| Fresh start | 11 |
| *Place to go outside? | 21 |
| Animation technique in "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" | 55 |
| Obnoxious person | 16 |
| Washington, D.C. subway | 23 |
| "I'd rather not decide" | 23 |
| "... the Vegetarian" [1995 episode of "The Simpsons") | 53 |
| Go over quickly | 15 |
| Cliff projection | 16 |
| When a plane should get in: Abbr. | 33 |
| Hindu exercise discipline | 25 |
| Fall blooms, in brief | 21 |
| Brit lit's Jane | 15 |
| Meteorologist's tracking tool | 29 |
| "Um, of course!" | 16 |
| Where one might go out on top? | 30 |
| Goes out for a bit? | 19 |
| "... favor" | 11 |
| Swiatek who defeated Coco Gauff at the 2024 French Open | 55 |