HOPEDIAMOND

UNDERTHESEAWhere each shaded creature can be found in nature ... and in this puzzle's grid? INFLAMMABLEEasily set on fire RUBBERTIRESCar parts that may be repurposed as swings COFFEEROLLSAlternatives to cinnamon buns CROPCIRCLESMysterious patterns in fields, or what 15-, 22-, 31-, and 44-Across are? COTTONBALLSAids in makeup removal ASTIGMATISMEyesight defect ONIONBAGELSPungent breakfast choices ILLUSTRATORSort ritual out, getting left in the drawer MICROMANAGESee to every trivial detail MICROSECONDVery short time COUNTRYBOYSMichael Jordan and Anatole France? CAREERWOMENSabrina Carpenter and Anita Baker? HANDWRITINGWorker composing script