| FIRMEDUP | Phrase meaning "made more definite" whose first word is formed by F + an anagram of "mired": 2 wds. (Theme answer: This answer's first and second words are the opposites of 20-Across's first and secon |
| FLYINGCOLORS | Phrase in an idiom for success whose first word is formed by F + a verb meaning "telling falsehoods": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word is airplane-related, and the second word is a synonym for "hu |
| PUMPFAKED | Phrase meaning "made a deceptive basketball move" formed by a gasoline-dispensing machine + a synonym for "forged": 2 wds. |
| MAGICFLUTE | Fantastic woodwind whose second word is formed by F + a stringed Renaissance instrument: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters spell a synonym for "pal.") |
| FILENAME | Title given to a computer document formed by F + an anagram of "Melanie": 2 wds. |
| FEDORA | Piece of soft-brimmed headwear formed by F + an anagram of "adore" |
| AVIATORSHADES | Eyewear whose first word is formed by AV + an anagram of "ratio": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word is airplane-related, and the second word is a synonym for "hues") |
| SURFERGIRL | Member of a sports subculture whose first word is formed by an anagram of "fuser" + R: 2 wds. (Theme answer: This song title is formed by an athlete on a board + a gendered term) |
| NORDICNOIR | Literary style whose first word is formed by an anagram of "Rodin" + C: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The second word of this answer is a French translation of one of the colors in this puzzle's title.) |
| KAISERROLL | Baked good whose first word is formed by K + an anagram of "Aries": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word of this food item is a translation of "king") |
| QUEENFROSTINE | Board game ruler whose second word is F + an anagram of "orients": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word is a regal person and the second sounds like a dessert topper) |
| FIASCO | Complete failure formed by F + an anagram of "Casio" |
| FORCED | Synonym for "compulsory" formed by F + an anagram of "decor" |
| FRAPPE | Beverage formed by F + an anagram of "paper" |
| FASCIA | Anatomical layer formed by F + an anagram of "Isaac" |
| FORCE | Physical power formed by F + an anagram of "core" |
| FLAUNTS | Synonym for "displays ostentatiously" formed by F + an anagram of "sultan" |
| FRIGATES | Boats formed by F + an anagram of "triages" |
| FLITS | "Darts around" equivalent formed by F + an anagram of "slit" |
| MUPHRYSLAW | Intentional misspelling of the principle "anything that can go wrong will go wrong" whose first word is formed by an anagram of "ump" + an anagram of "Rhys": 2 wds. |
