Across
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1 Painter’s protective garment | SMOCK |
| 6 “Toy Story 5” studio | PIXAR |
| 7 Your answer to “Where were you at 9 p.m. last night?,” perhaps | ALIBI |
| 8 Tennis star Rafael | NADAL |
| 9 Solemn sound from a church bell | KNELL |
DOWN
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1 Defeat soundly, in slang | SPANK |
| 2 Italian city with a fashion week | MILAN |
| 3 Iron ___ (rust) | OXIDE |
| 4 Small group of conspirators | CABAL |
| 5 Food for a baleen whaleK | RILL |