| Bother |
| Language from which we get bupkis and shtick |
| Starting place |
| Knuckle-headed gesture? |
| Neuters |
| 911 responder |
| When repeated, a toy train |
| Hamlet's interrogative after "How now!" |
| Pope after Benedict IV |
| Bali, for one |
| M.L.B. execs |
| Stuff in a loft |
| Title for "Game of Thrones" knights |
| listening to Nat King ___, |
| Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___. |
| As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage, |
| and school was hardly an ___. |
| "That was a ___ joke!," Dana sputtered. |
| And, of course, ___ lived |
| Dana bent down to ___ the heavy instrument. |
| happily ___ after. |
| Trojans' sch. |
| Straw vote, e.g. |
| "I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it." |
| "Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked. |
| Skin cream brand |
| Round, squishy toy |
| Actor Chaney |
| Followed |
| Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava. |
| With distinction |
| Daring deed |
| Contraction before "be great" |
| Ava ___ at Dana. |
| Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage |
| Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing |
| and felt her heart ___ as she blurted, |
| Conclude miserably |
| Ava mustered every ___ in her brain |
| Shipwreck site |
| Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___. |
| Reds great Roush |
| were ___ that Dana was smitten, too. |
| "I'd love to hang out some time, no ___!" |
| Figure skater Midori |
| Dana grinned. "Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!" |
| Like buses and bicycles |
| Ava's ___ joy was |
| Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed. |
| Curtain trims, e.g. |
| It hadn't come ___ as she muttered, |
| After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___. |
| Bygone Russian rulers |
| despite sitting next to the noisy ___, |
| Once ___ a time, |
| Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies, |
| Inuit skin boat |
| and Ava learned Dana loved "Much ___ About Nothing." |
| It's a sure thing |
| her prized ___. |
| Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___ |
| Dawn goddess |
| which were an ___ distraction. |
| She had ___ her skill in band, |
| and Ava preferred Accra in ___, |
| Synthetic fabric |
| "___, I guess. At least the week's over." |
| ___ was a girl named Ava. |
| the pair still felt the ___ of their connection. |
| Never existed |
| not so ___ ago, |
| One day, after school, Ava called a ___. |
| She was ___ with her music, |
| One night, after watching "___ Python," |
| Wide shoe spec |
| bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and |
| Just a number, it's said |
| Alabama governor Ivey |