| RAPPERSKRILLA | *Its origin was attributed to the ___ ___, who used it as a subtitle to his 2024 single "Doot Doot" |
| COLON | Punctuation before a subtitle |
| CAMERA | It arrived with the Gunners, who used it to take shots (6) |
| TITIAN | ____ red, a striking reddish gold colour named after a Venetian painter who used it (6) |
| APPERTAINED | Was attributed to eat in dapper manner |
| KHAN | Global star whose success was attributed to minimal social media. (Last name) (4) |
| COR | Blimey: the Hebrews used it as a measure! (3) |
| ALOE | Cleopatra used it as a beauty |
| WEIRDAL | Artist whose 2024 single, "Polkamania!," marks the 10-year anniversary of his previous album |
| BOA | 2024 single by rapper Megan Thee Stallion which samples Gwen Stefani's 'What You Waiting For?' (3) |
| DIET | With 5-Across: 2024 single by 12-Across that hit #54 |
| CINNABAR | A bright-red mineral ore of mercury, historically used as a source of vermilion - its name, from Greek and Persian origins, was believed by the ancients to be "dragon's blood" and is given to a striki |
| VERMEER | Artist to whom the National Gallery's "Girl with a Flute" was attributed... until a few weeks ago |
| CERA | Bees make it, we melt it - Pan used it as glue for his pipes, vide Ecl. 2.32 |
| DOUBLETAP | Subtitle to the upcoming "Zombieland" sequel, and a hint to the crossings of certain squares in this puzzle |
| FORTNIGHT | Interest in this time period spiked when Taylor Swift used it as the title of a hit song |
| TURNTURNTURN | 1965 #1 hit for the Byrds that had the subtitle "To Everything There Is a Season": 3 wds. |
| INCH | From the Latin for "twelfth part" and sharing its origin with "ounce", a measure equal to 1/12 of a foot (4) |
| MANGO | Crazy behaviour attributed to the oppressive conditions leading up to the wet season in Australia's |
| ACUMEN | Keenness, penetration, sharpness or shrewd insight, its origin pointing to a Latin word for a piercing tip (6) |
