Food & Drink
Slightly sweet & chewy, they're the little tapioca pearls in the tea
Boba
"The pins you save live on your boards" on this site
An Olympic award changes a letter & becomes this lever
a pedal (from medal)
This word is medical speak for really bad breath
Halitosis
A non-"Let It Go" song from "Frozen" says these "are better than people. Sven, don't you think that's true?"
Reindeer
A caffè Americano is this dark strong coffee diluted with hot water
Espresso
This site "enables anyone to be a creator", as Noah Beck found out when 9 seconds of lip-syncing made him famous
TikTok
A 4-games-to-0 result in the World Series changes its second letter to "T" & becomes this adjective
steep (from sweep)
Arabic gives us this word referring to food from an animal slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law
Halal
"Now I'm laughing to the bank", rap$ thi$ man in "Am I Dreaming" over the end credits of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
A$AP Rocky
With spinach as a star ingredient, the dish seen here goes by this 2-word name, partly after a city
quiche Florentine
This "in the gaming community is the problem we are trying to solve", said a founder of the platform of that name
Discord
Satisfaction taken in winning trades a "D" for a "Z" & becomes this award for winning
prize (from pride)
A classic song says, "waiting 'round the bend, my" this person, "Moon River & me"
Huckleberry Friend
This song shot to No. 1, 2, 3 o'clock after being featured in the 1955 film "Blackboard Jungle"
"Rock Around The Clock"
Aubergine caviar is another name for this smoky Mediterranean spread made with roasted eggplant
Baba Ghanoush
This search engine with a double-talk animal name emphasizes privacy, saying it doesn't track searches or collect user info
DuckDuckGo
A championship flag trades one of its "N"s for a "D" & becomes this dangling thing
pendant (from pennant)
It's a fancy 9-letter way to say a forerunner or an omen, as of spring
Harbinger
"All Is Love", "Rumpus" & "Food Is Still Hot" are numbers by Karen O & the Kids for this kids' book adaptation
Where the Wild Things Are
They're not lemons, but this 4-letter citrus fruit from Asia, whose juice & zest are used in Japanese cuisine
Yuzu
Called "China's Google", this search engine became the first Chinese company to be listed on the NASDAQ 100
Baidu
A verb meaning to admit, as into a hall of fame, changes a letter & becomes this verb meaning to infer from reasoning
induce (from induct)
The Beach Boys mentioned these Mexican sandals in "Surfin' U.S.A."
Huaraches
Irish singer Glen Hansard starred in this 2007 movie & won an Oscar for co-writing "Falling Slowly"
Once