Across Clues Answers 1 Degrees for boardroom execs MBAS 5 “___ want for Christmas …” ALLI 6 What Hamlet holds while giving his “Alas, poor Yorick!” speech SKULL 7 Wild, as an animal FERAL 8 Sphere ORB DOWN Clues Answers 1 Word after “match” or “mischief” MAKER 2 Bit of writing on a book jacket […]

Across Clues Answers 1 Instrument in bluegrass music BANJO 6 Publication with the headline “C.I.A. Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years,” with “The” ONION 7 Cut-off point for cropped jeans ANKLE 8 Hilarious person RIOT 9 Place to hibernate DEN DOWN Clues Answers 1 “Tens across the ___!” BOARD 2 1982 film

Across Clues Answers 1a Apple computers MACS 5a Colorful parrot with a long tail MACAW 6a Enticing scent AROMA 7a ___ song (dangerous lure) SIREN 8a “Barbie” character whose job is “beach” KEN DOWN Clues Answers 1d Singing sister in the Osmond family MARIE 2d Future oak tree, perhaps ACORN 3d Attended CAME 4d ___