Dragon Drop
◆ · By Brian Callahan
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Org. with Jets and Panthers
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Across
- 1AOrg. with Jets and Panthers
- 4A"___! The Genetic Opera" (2008 film featuring skilled assassins who reclaim the organs of clients who miss payments)
- 8ADoes a deep dive into
- 10A"Do. Not. Stop. This is wildly entertaining!"
- 11A"Things Fall Apart" author Achebe
- 12A"Who loves orange soda? Kel loves orange soda! Is it true? Is it true? Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, it's tr-u-ue! ___! ___! ___!" (line delivered before a make out session with a bottle of orange soda on Nickelodeon's "Kenan & Kel")
- 13AZilch
- 17A2025 Rebecca Yarros novel that follows "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame"
- 19A___ Tac (mint)
- 20AFolded tortilla chips with flavors like Fuego, Nitro, and Blue Heat
- 21ABall ___ cup (classic children's toy)
- 22A"Stat!"
- 23AMil. rank referenced in the title of a 1967 Beatles album
- 24AThe MLB's Bronx Bombers, on scoreboards
Down
- 1D"I don't want to hear any complaining!"
- 2DChicken
- 3DSinger Ari or singer Annie
- 4DPortmanteau genre of 17-Across
- 5DVegas-based esports tourney
- 6DA pop
- 7DCal. neighbor
- 8DInsta post
- 9D"Rugrats" dad whose name is spelled with consecutive letters of the alphabet
- 14D"Peachy keen"
- 15DStyle, in probably-already-dated slang
- 16D_merican _eteorological _ociety
- 17DBig name in elevators
- 18DSuffix with Uzbeki-, Tajiki-, and Kyrgyz-