| SOFEW | "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why ___ engage in it": Henry Fo |
| LIPGLOSS | "Probably the reason all these boys got crushes," in a Lil Mama hit |
| BREEZE | Shoot the ___: Engage in Idle chatter (6) |
| EERIE | Drink has no head, that is, which is weird |
| CLAY | Dylan Minnette's lead character in 13 Reasons Why, _ Jensen (4) |
| OPUSEST | It's work there is need of |
| APROPOS | Regarding a publicity work, there is nothing small (7) |
| NINES | Sixty-___ (engages in a sex act) |
| ANYTHINGGOES | A New York article works, there is no restriction on what has been tolerated (8,4) |
| DIREWOLF | Extinct Pleistocene-era wolf that was larger than modern wolves, and it had a more massive skull, a smaller brain, and relatively light limbs. It is probably the most common mammalian species to be fo |
| EDT | Clock setting in NYC that I never remember which one this is... probably the summer one? |
| TEABAG | Lawrence is on a boat with precious material - it's the reason why something is brewing (3,3) |
| EXPERIENCE | "___ is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward": Oscar Wilde (10) |
| OASIS | The Nile River valley and delta is probably the world's biggest |
| EXPLAIN | Give the reason why it is no longer flat land? (7) |
| CANTMAKEHEAD | Is unable to understand which end is which (4,4,4,3,4,2,2) |
| NORTAIL | Is unable to understand which end is which (4,4,4,3,4,2,2) |
| OFIT | Is unable to understand which end is which (4,4,4,3,4,2,2) |
| FORTHELOVEOFCOD | The reason why true believers are there may come from a cry of despair! (3,3,4,2,3) |
| DYEINGBREED | A poodle is probably the best one, if you want a pink dog? |