author: Jeanne D. Breen
title: Rose Garden #1
copyright: July 2025
rows:
- - clue: Michael Phelps' signature stroke
    answer: BUTTERFLY
- - clue: Primary ingredient in a French Connection or a Godfather
    answer: AMARETTO
  - clue: Palm or tarot reader (2 wds)
    answer: FORTUNETELLER
- - clue: Marine habitats affected by climate change (2 wds)
    answer: CORALREEFS
  - clue: Phenobarbital, for one
    answer: BARBITURATE
- - clue: What Edward VIII did in 1936
    answer: ABDICATED
  - clue: One who takes some risks in business, perhaps
    answer: ENTREPRENEUR
- - clue: 1999 Michael Mann film about a tobacco industry whistleblower (2 wds)
    answer: THEINSIDER
  - clue: Warp plus weft (2wds)
    answer: THREADCOUNT
- - clue: Zingers (2 wds)
    answer: SNAPPYCOMEBACKS
  - clue: Place to enjoy some oysters (2 wds)
    answer: RAWBAR
- - clue: Legendary lyricist
    answer: HAMMERSTEIN
  - clue: The 1978 Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin" showcased his tunes
    answer: FATSWALLER
- - clue: Curie or Nobel, e.g.
    answer: CHEMIST
  - clue: Cookware retailer (2 wds)
    answer: WILLIAMSSONOMA
- - clue: They want things to change
    answer: ACTIVISTS
  - clue: Their highest point is Mount Mitchell, in North Carolina
    answer: APPALACHIANS
- - clue: Publisher of The New Yorker and Vogue (2 wds)
    answer: CONDENAST
  - clue: Elizabeth and Philip vis-a-vis William and Harry
    answer: GRANDPARENTS
- - clue: Benchwarmers (2 wds)
    answer: SECONDTEAM
  - clue: Byron's mathematically inclined daughter (2 wds)
    answer: ADALOVELACE
- - clue: They're engaged in love/hate relationships
    answer: FRENEMIES
light:
- clue: Muscle car
  answer: CAMARO
- clue: Skor bar fillin	
  answer: TOFFEE
- clue: Country on the north coast of Borneo
  answer: BRUNEI
- clue: Empathize
  answer: RELATE
- clue: Short-tempered
  answer: SNIPPY
- clue: Big name in W.W.I weaponry
  answer: BERTHA
- clue: Playwright Noel
  answer: COWARD
- clue: Prestige
  answer: CACHET
- clue: Memorable features of "The Sixth Sense" and "The Usual Suspects"
  answer: TWISTS
- clue: Peace, in Arabic
  answer: SALAAM
- clue: Ancestry shared by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Tulsi Gabbard
  answer: SAMOAN
- clue: "Absence makes the heart grow ___"
  answer: FONDER
- clue: Award-winning TV drama whose 7 seasons were set in the period that covered March 1960 to November 1970 (2 wds)
  answer: MADMEN
- clue: Imposes, as a tax
  answer: LEVIES
medium:
- clue: Key ingredient in shortbread
  answer: BUTTER
- clue: Comeback
  answer: RETORT
- clue: Lash out (2 wds)
  answer: LETFLY
- clue: Spent time in the tub
  answer: BATHED
- clue: Trimmed down
  answer: EDITED
- clue: Grim persona?
  answer: REAPER
- clue: Like disinformation
  answer: UNTRUE
- clue: Direction in many soup and stew recipes
  answer: SIMMER
- clue: Complete a form (2 wds)
  answer: FILLIN
- clue: British food writer Nigella
  answer: LAWSON
- clue: Keeper of the flame in some settings?
  answer: SCONCE
- clue: Patronizes a restaurant (2 wds)
  answer: EATSAT
- clue: Birthplace of Frederic Chopin
  answer: POLAND
- clue: Reciprocal of cosine
  answer: SECANT
dark:
- clue: Like some census data
  answer: RACIAL
- clue: AWOL's "A"
  answer: ABSENT
- clue: Painter who appears on the £20 note in England
  answer: TURNER
- clue: Spirited healer?
  answer: SHAMAN
- clue: Streakers of a sort
  answer: COMETS
- clue: They might consist of pancakes or poker chips
  answer: STACKS
- clue: Cooper's creation
  answer: BARREL
- clue: Drag queen who was a frequent collaborator of film maker John Waters
  answer: DIVINE
- clue: Italian brandy
  answer: GRAPPA
- clue: Hurting more
  answer: ACHIER