Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1a Pump iron | LIFT |
| 5a Peer | EQUAL |
| 7a Like the music of Rick James and James Brown | FUNKY |
| 8a Animal that can’t change its stripes, per an old adage | TIGER |
| 9a Pointed part of a fork | TINE |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1d Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitching | LEFT |
| 2d Resignation proclamation | IQUIT |
| 3d Mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc. | FUNGI |
| 4d “Is this seat ___?” | TAKEN |
| 6d U-shaped instrument in ancient Greece | LYRE |