Across
- 5. Favorite cuisine, think hummus, olives and olive oil
- 6. High school alma mater with a southern outlook
- 9. Favorite dessert, an Italian "pick-me-up"
- 11. Birth order: the firstborn
- 14. College mascot that's known for bucking
- 16. Favorite dance company from the Windy City
- 19. Favorite color, made by mixing red and blue
- 23. Favorite cocktail with a tropical twist
- 26. Celebrity crush who played Roman Roy on "Succession"
- 27. First car, a 2000s hatchback that shares its name with a gun's bore size
- 29. Favorite Great Lake, the only one entirely within the U.S.
- 30. Biggest pet peeve, often heard at the dinner table
- 31. Favorite season, when the leaves come down
Down
- 1. Favorite prescription drug, a mouthful also sold as Plaquenil
- 2. Favorite food, whether mashed, baked or fried
- 3. Childhood street that sounds like a monastery
- 4. Name of college best friend
- 7. Side gig: core-strengthening instructor
- 8. Favorite movie, famous for its deli scene
- 10. Favorite Toledo restaurant, named for a Middle Eastern marketplace
- 12. Zodiac sign represented by the scales
- 13. Day job: the one who designs the dance steps
- 14. First cat, named for the panther in "The Jungle Book"
- 15. Family dance studio
- 17. Favorite band, behind "Dog Days Are Over"
- 18. Dream vacation to the boot-shaped country
- 20. Childhood dog's name, as in "___ and the Tramp"
- 21. First modeling gig, for Toledo's minor league baseball team
- 22. Favorite coffee order, chilled and sweet
- 24. Favorite podcast
- 25. Favorite TV show where "the tribe has spoken"
- 28. Least favorite flower