2024 Republican Presidential candidate (and former one-term Vice President) who *totally normally* refers to his wife as "mother"
6A
Take another crack at
7A
Vampire Weekend frontman Koenig
8A
Swish sounders on a basketball court
10A
Expressionist Edvard who painted "The Scream"
11A
Ultra-violent blue cartoon mouse known for frequently mutilating and/or murdering 3-Down on "The Simpsons"
12A
Like a bonfire pit
Verticali
1D
Attention-diverting shout that took off following a 2015 YouTube video (it later became a satirical 2016 U.S. Presidential candidate who actually edged out both Jill Stein and Harambe the deceased gorilla in a Texas poll just months before the election)
2D
Dig in
3D
Dimwitted black cat who is often the victim of 11-Across's sadistic hijinks on "The Simpsons"