Across
1.
Frequent teen feeling
ANGST
6.
Natural hairstyle once called a blowout
AFRO
10.
Rapper Kendrick
LAMAR
11.
Confiscated
TOOK
12.
Country with a "boot"
ITALY
13.
Dance in which Hawaiian oral traditions are passed down
HULA
14.
Rage ___ (Oxford University Press’s 2025 Word of the Year)
BAIT
15.
Street feature uncommon in Manhattan
ALLEY
16.
"Sure, tell me more …"
ILLBITE
18.
Concedes
ADMITS
21.
Tropical fruit often crosshatched into cubes
MANGO
24.
Matching blazer and skirt, e.g.
SUIT
26.
___ vera gel
ALOE
27.
___ Boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island)
OUTER
28.
Neighborhood amenity that might close for winter
POOL
29.
Took the wheel
DROVE
30.
Thor and Baldr, to Odin
SONS
31.
Yankees legend Jeter
DEREK
Down
1.
Interrogation room excuse
ALIBI
2.
Birth-related
NATAL
3.
Service with an "undo send" option
GMAIL
4.
Breakfast items that taste similar to soft pretzels
SALTBAGELS
5.
Not give up
TRY
6.
Yoga pants and performance tops, e.g.
ATHLEISURE
7.
Court infraction
FOUL
8.
Play part
ROLE
9.
"Sounds reasonable!"
OKAY
15.
Convenience at a cash-only restaurant, perhaps
ATM
17.
Wedding vow words
IDO
19.
Practice problem provider
TUTOR
20.
Kitchen strainer
SIEVE
21.
Things you might study before a geography test
MAPS
22.
Samosa ingredient, in Indian cooking
ALOO
23.
Lunchtime-ish
NOON
25.
Difficult hike
TREK
27.
"Very unusual …"
ODD