Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1a Sentry’s “Stop!” | HALT |
| 5a ___ vera (succulent) | ALOE |
| 6a “That feeling should fade” | ITLLPASS |
| 10a $1,000,000, informally | MIL |
| 11a One of the Three Stooges | MOE |
| 12a Caller of balls and strikes | UMP |
| 13a ___-1 (class of drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy) | GLP |
| 14a Crunchy tendril used in Asian cuisine | PEASHOOT |
| 17a ___ Stadium, former home of the Mets | SHEA |
| 18a Silverstein who wrote “The Giving Tree” | SHEL |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1d Student’s slip | HALLPASS |
| 2d The “A” of GOAT | ALL |
| 3d Chop (off) | LOP |
| 4d Collective objective … or what the ends of 1-Down, 6-Across and 14-Across lead to | TEAMGOAL |
| 6d “Okay, it’s my turn” | IMUP |
| 7d The “T” of GOAT | TIME |
| 8d All by oneself | SOLO |
| 9d Month #9: Abbr. | SEPT |
| 15d Librarian’s warning | SHH |
| 16d Tee-___ (giggle) | HEE |