1
“Steady as ___ goes!”
SHE
4
Naughty
BAD
7
Arguing … or working hard
ATIT
8
“Like that’s ever going to happen!”
ASIF
10
Decomposes
ROTS
11
Poker buy-in
ANTE
12
Handy note for tracking a debt
IOU
13
Gobbled up
ATE
14
Popular music player discontinued in 2022
APPLEIPOD
18
Drawings, sculptures, paintings, etc.
ART
19
Business that would like to have a chat? … or a hint to 7-, 8- and 14-Across
AISTARTUP
25
One might hold candles for a birthday
CAKE
26
Discipline with a lotus poses
YOGA
27
“Eww! Keep that to yourself!”
TMI
28
Preschooler’s go-to question
WHY
1
Bend down
STOOP
2
Approach for some money, casually
HITUP
3
U.F.O. passengers, for short
ETS
4
Sheep’s sound
BAA
5
“It’s ___!” (“Easy-breezy!”)
ASNAP
6
“That goes for me, too”
DITTO
7
Opera solo
ARIA
9
Provide with a meal
FEED
15
Running behind schedule
LATE
16
Period of history
ERA
17
Faux-humble reply to “Great job!”
ITRY
19
Perform in a play
ACT
20
“That would be me!”
IAM
21
Hit the slopes
SKI
22
Transport to the impound lot
TOW
23
“Oooof! That’s awful!”
UGH
24
Cough up the money
PAY