Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1 Like this lyric: “My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry” | EMO |
| 4 Scrooge’s cry before “humbug” | BAH |
| 7 “___ appetit!” | BON |
| 8 “Te ___” (“I love you,” in Spanish) | AMO |
| 9 Use camouflage | BLENDIN |
| 11 Big name in fluorescent paint | DAYGLO |
| 12 Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe | LOWGEAR |
| 13 Egg cells | OVA |
| 14 GPS suggestion: Abbr. | RTE |
| 15 Like many Grindr users | GAY |
| 16 Go on dates with | SEE |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1 Recede, as the tide | EBB |
| 2 Country between Ukraine and Romania | MOLDOVA |
| 3 Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite | ONEAWAY |
| 4 Mammals whose name is a synonym of “pesters” | BADGERS |
| 5 “Sorry, has the meeting started already?” | AMILATE |
| 6 Award recipient | HONOREE |
| 10 The N.F.L.’s Giants, on scoreboards | NYG |
| 12 Makeshift seat at a campfire | LOG |