| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Congressional approval vote |
| 2005 Black Eyed Peas hit that Pitchfork called "so monumentally vacuous, slapped together and tossed-off that it truly tests the definition of 'song.' |
| Fast-food restaurant feature |
| Household appliance |
| Big Apple cop who's looking to bust Popeye? |
| Gangnam Style" rapper Psy's nationality |
| Become apparent |
| 'Cold As Ever' rapper |
| Portuguese term meaning "suspects" brought up in the 2007 Madeleine McCann disappearance case |
| Acapulco appetizer |
| Applies with a cotton swab, e.g. |
| Adam's apple area? |
| Extreme happiness |
| Adams apple source |
| Adam's apples? |
| Ambient noises from appliances, e.g. |
| Receives with approval |
| Tech gadget reviewer |
| Grappa's cousin |
| Chinatown appetizers |
| A good band pic on the CD, songs that will appeal to music producers, etc.? |
| Approve of publicly |
| Appetizer |
| __ a happy note |
| Apply Brylcreem, e.g. |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) |
| Attempt to win approval |
| Apply gently, as cream |
| Apple leavings |