| MELLO | With 7-Across, rhyming citrus soda |
| DRAMA | With 86-Across, rhyming phrase for a histrionic person |
| FRESCA | Diet lime and grapefruit citrus soda |
| YELLO | Mello ___ (highly-caffeinated citrus soda) |
| SIERRA | ___ Mist (citrus soda) |
| MELLOYELLO | Coca-Cola citrus soda |
| LEMONADE | Citrus soda (8) |
| DEWS | Some citrus sodas, colloquially |
| IVEHAD | Today is the last day of summer; with 7-Across, 23-Across, and 34-Across, what I hope you can say about your summer |
| BANANA | With 7-Across, something to start with |
| OCEAN | With 7-Across, Rhode Island, with "the" |
| FIT | With 7-Across, dovetail with, say |
| FROOT | With 7-Across, product with the longtime mascot Toucan Sam |
| ABBEY | With 7-Across, Beatles album with a zebra crossing on its cover |
| DONOT | With 7-Across, street sign with a red circle and white bar |
| APPLE | With 7-Across, longtime cereal brand with a fruit in its name |
| CASH | With 7-Across, game show with Ben Bailey driving a taxi |
| BOJACK | With 7-Across, titular cartoon character voiced by Will Arnett |
| BINGE | With 7-Across, enjoy season after season of |
| POLI | With 7-Across, gov. major |