Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1a Distort, as data | SKEW |
| 5a Give a [heart emoji] on a text thread | LOVE |
| 6a Like a post that’s been shared a bajillion times | VIRAL |
| 7a Signs of things to come | OMENS |
| 8a Dog walker’s restraint | LEASH |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1d Snail’s trail | SLIME |
| 2d Home to kimchi and Kim Jong Un | KOREA |
| 3d Bob ___ (restaurant chain) | EVANS |
| 4d Like the phrase “pen gwyn” (“white head”), from which the penguin gets its name | WELSH |
| 6d Loudness dial: Abbr. | VOL |