| 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 |
| Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Dawson |
| Draw back with alarm |
| Clever comeback |
| Accepted principles of right and wrong |
| Bumps on the back, maybe |
| Above the crossbar and between the uprights |
| Backer |
| Airline that Eddie Rickenbacker headed |
| Brightly colored rock |
| All of Me" singer who sang backup for Alicia Keys and Kanye West: 2 wds. |
| Cave comebacks |
| Backless shoes |
| Brightly embarrassed |
| Square dancer's back |
| Ancient storyteller hired by royalty to tell stories in praise of said royalty. Good feedback all around, I think |
| Backup for Dick Tracy |
| Commands a horse to turn right |
| Back |
| Back or belly irritant |
| Backyard cookouts, for short |
| Adjacent-over-opposite in right triangles |
| ''The Balcony'' playwright |
| Armchair quarterback's channel |
| Brightly marked seashell |
| A long backless sofa |
| A century after the Wright brothers' first flight |
| Backbones |
| Borrower's backup |
| Hull backbone |