Me, to you, saying I'm grateful for solving my puzzles in the year 2022, over text

____ mater

Bowling score that's good but not quite good enough

Air filter acronym that we all should have been acquainted with in 2020

2013 Katy Perry song that I sing to my cats sometimes

Synthetic fiber that I only know about from crosswords

Timothée's role in "Call Me By Your Name" (and he's actually Jewish!)

Come here, grandchildren. In my day music was played from little plastic discs called "CDs", and you had to go to a special store to buy them. They came along with inserted pieces of paper with artwork, lyrics, and credits for everyone who performed on the album. Hey where are you going?

"Joy to the world..."

Salsa queen Cruz

Rise high

Issa ___ (creator of "Rap Sh!t")

As of this writing, the Denver Broncos have the fewest total of these in the 2022 season (Abbr.)

Head out

Players who don't bring their B-game

"Silent night..."

Root vegetable common in Pacific islands

Salty water solution used in delis

Forest green

"Hark the herald angels sing, glory to..."

"Homegoing" author Yaa

Where to get the massage

___mit!

Hometown of the Kings, which now lights a purple beam into the sky whenever they win (Abbr.)

Oaxacan other

I do believe that you are blushing

"And although it's been said many times, many ways..."

My brain's status in basically any social situation

Hand soap ingredient, maybe

They have tater tots... that's about all I can recommend

Danny Pudi's role on "Community"

You get over it as you age

Roman Senate wear

Zip

XTC founder Partridge

Hulu show based on Michelle Dean's Buzzfeed article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered"

Howled "I left a shitty restaurant review!"?

Pitches

New Zealand natives

"Softly" artist Parks

Pork chop

Salon procedures

"There _____ many problems here"

Southwestern desert that covers southern Arizona and several states in Mexico

Party for seniors

Spider-Woman, for Gwen Stacy

Fancy fish eggs

Repetitive inner quality?

Record label that gave Elvis a TV as a gift for selling over 50 million records

"By Your Side" singer

Partner of oohs

First responders, sometimes

Language spoken in Southeastern Nigeria

Contented cat sound

Necessity when making cheese or wine

Fifteen of these are found in this puzzle

"F9" director Justin

Partner of ifs and buts

Get more of, in a way

Loses "it" status?

Actress Taylor-Joy who starred in a Netflix show that I know the name of but still refer to as "Lady Chess"

Word redacted from the following Simpsons screenshot: https://tinyurl.com/39d122522

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and "Respect", e.g.

Truth alternative

Home of Leopold and Molly Bloom

Ancient, like a saying

Only

Halloween pranks that probably take a while to clean up

Grand Ole Opry auditorium

Filipino dish

"Somewhere in Middle America," per the Counting Crows

Where is Bhutan?

Garden for two

Give it up!

Minneapolis, MN winter setting (answer here is not BRR)

Nickname for the jumping animal seen in this classic viral video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGo4li2K0o