| Clues | Answers |
| “A Series of Unfortunate Events” brother | KLAUS |
| “Dead Poets Society” director Peter | WEIR |
| “Not so great” | MEH |
| “Verb” or “adjective,” e.g | NOUN |
| “___ Visite” (Truffaut short film) | UNE |
| *”Actually…” | YOUKNOWWHAT |
| *”Get ready to feel a lot of feels” | CUETHETEARS |
| *”I only need a minute,” or a guarantee about this puzzle’s theme | ITLLBEQUICK |
| *1970s aquarium pet | SEAMONKEY |
| *Doris Day signature song | QUESERASERA |
| *Mascara and liquid liner | Eyemakeup |
| 2022 World Cup host | QATAR |
| Additionally | ALSO |
| Big word on a dollar bill | ONE |
| Bit of body art, for short | TAT |
| Burning pile | PYRE |
| California’s Santa ___ winds | ANA |
| Casserole sphere | PEA |
| Checkers at SFO | TSA |
| Choir voice | ALTO |
| Civil rights leader ___ B. Wells | IDA |
| Cleared (of) | RID |
| Dazzle | IMPRESS |
| Dermatology topic | ACNE |
| Designer Christian | DIOR |
| Doja Cat specialty | RAP |
| Eel on a sushi menu | UNAGI |
| Farmiga of “The Conjuring” | VERA |
| Functions | USES |
| Get smart | LEARN |
| Goddess of the dawn | EOS |
| Grow bored with | TIREOF |
| Had regrets about | RUED |
| Hosp. areas | ORS |
| In need of a massage | ACHY |
| In pieces | APART |
| Insect in a cocoon or chrysalis, e.g | PUPA |
| Internet setup device | ROUTER |
| Journey | TRIP |
| Knob | DIAL |
| Leave the beach? | EBB |
| Like many a country highway | TWOLANE |
| Little ___ (Brighton Beach nickname) | ODESSA |
| Meyers of late night | SETH |
| More active | SPRIER |
| New and improved | REINVENTED |
| Number on a whiskey bottle | AGE |
| Ocean predator | ORCA |
| Painter Matisse | HENRI |
| Patti with three Tonys | LUPONE |
| Person with a J.D | ATTY |
| Polar bear’s place | ARCTIC |
| Pre-merger location | ONRAMP |
| Protein-rich legume, to Brits | SOYA |
| Raggedy dolls | ANNS |
| Ranter’s emotion | IRE |
| Reached great heights | SOARED |
| Reading before the semester starts | PREWORK |
| Saints quarterback Dalton | ANDY |
| Searcher’s question | WHERE |
| Set on a course? | CLUBS |
| Smartphone precursors | PDAS |
| Status ___ | QUO |
| Stir-fry vessel | WOK |
| Supporter’s vote | YEA |
| Takes shots off the field? | TRASHTALKS |
| Target of prayer rug prayers | ALLAH |
| Tarnish | SULLY |
| Tasty bites | MORSELS |
| The Beatles’ “Eight Days ___” | AWEEK |
| Timetable, informally | SKED |
| Wed. follower | THU |
| Winter Palace inhabitant | TSAR |
| Yard division | FOOT |
| Yemen’s capital | SANAA |
| ___ Mae (Whoopi’s “Ghost” role) | ODA |
