| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CREAKY | Apt to make a grating sound. |
| RASP | Make a grating sound |
| SWEETENS | Adds instruments to make a lusher sound |
| HIC | Bad sound to make during a sobriety test |
| AMERICAN | Apt adjective for today that's needed to make sense of eight puzzle answers |
| BRIDGE | Apt word to substitute for each of four black squares to make sense of the across answers on either side of them |
