Naysayer's quaint contraction

4 letters

"A __ formality"

M

E

R

E

5 letters

"America's Got Talent" judge Mandel

H

O

W

I

E

3 letters

"Knives Out" actress de Armas

A

N

A

3 letters

"You Got It" singer Orbison

R

O

Y

5 letters

Actress Tyler who voices Lana Kane on "Archer"

A

I

S

H

A

10 letters

Actress and philanthropist who has co-produced films with Tom Hanks

R

I

T

A

W

I

L

S

O

N

3 letters

African antelope

G

N

U

4 letters

Aid and __: help on a heist

A

B

E

T

3 letters

Alphabet starter

A

B

C

3 letters

Amer. currency

U

S

D

4 letters

Be a bookworm

R

E

A

D

9 letters

Ben E. King hit that begins "When the night has come / And the land is dark"

S

T

A

N

D

B

Y

M

E