Degeneration and Regeneration
Erratum on Sun, 1/15/23, 11:15 AM UTC: There was previously an outdated version of the clues in the copy-able sheet link, which has since been removed. Please use the puzzle page as the source of truth. Additionally, the clue "Spanish day of the week" under Dying lily pads has been moved under the clue "Hold onto".
Erratum on Sun, 1/15/23, 4:20 PM UTC: The clue "Actress Levya" is supposed to be "Actress Leyva."
Ripples (bottom left to top right)
Very short
Species of Pan
They'll be longer and generally more well-known than this
Short
＿ chua (Vietnamese pork) / Orange (which you will ignore later) skin-like / Bleach
＿ mileage may vary / Riverbank structure / Location in The Puzzle Factory
Actress Leyva / Ending for buzz or tank / Genus of Venus
Ad award / Continent of River Molch / Like those found in oysters
Curator of Lepidoptera, ＿ E Pierce / I ＿ River (Foo Fighters song, 2 words) / Wii avatar / Bird’s bill
Cutting / Fishing gear / Friday, in a business setting (abbr.) / Draft animal
Dill (obsolete) / Cambodian politician Lon ＿ / Close male pals in slang
Find the remainder with respect to (2 words) / National mall attraction (abbr.) / Supposedly localized entirely within a kitchen
Gunky or filthy / Jungkook or Lisa, for example / English title
Number of ungrown or dead lily pad letters needed to solve this puzzle / Software no longer needed for class / Berkeley or Santa Barbara / Linder ＿ (paladin)
Protagonist from Mother's Heart / Auditory organs / Country-styled
Refusal / Nagoya castle clan / Secretive group / Fire deity
Scream / Dinosaur coiner / Underwater inkers
Water holder / Tails alternative / Eye white
Medium
Almonds and flower water / 9th degree polynomial / 1982 sci-fi film
Caroline Islands currency / Sandcastle construction equipment / Protruding edge for pipes or trains
Description of this puzzle, visually / ＿ Taqueria (Stud 2005-2020) / ＿ by any other name (2 words)
Greek marketplace / Ctrl+F / Strobilus, informally / Prefix used in title of this puzzle
Long
River prospector / Sneak peek / Conservational vessel
Sponsor of USNCO / Sai and Chikuma city / Lepisosteids / Citation format (abbr.)
Tide movement / You, for this clue / Drank
Blooms
Point fingers at a small horse head (6 3 3)
Expose Spanish pink decryption device (3 4 5)
Word found in this puzzle’s title (12)
Pig masquerading as a mushroom pokemon in the night, poetically (3 5 4)
Nibel savior trapped inside part of the transmission (4-5 3)
Use binary operation on a vegan alternative to an Australian canid (4 3 5)
Camper for Hawaiian goose with rainbow stickers (5 4 3)
Pierce chili pepper (5 7)
Desserts made from a steady leak of conflict (3 4 5)
Young lily pads
Steel and brass, for example
Hint at, with ‘to’
The I in IOU
Gulf of Sidra resident
Gili Islands Strait
Alter
Neopets that enjoy lily pads
Verdi opera
Earn back
Queen bee hit by bus
K/DA Akali
Hits
Desires
Dying lily pads
Shamelessly offensive
Option
Sleepy
Like a white powder
Briefly look at
Mother of Rehoboam
Addict suffix, colloquially
Drug-making sector
Hold onto
Spanish day of the week
Twisted or vibrated (archaic)
Suitable for any gender
Bago River mouth
Ponds
A Disney apatosaurus shelter abbreviated area unit.
A park perhaps with an elephant, a bear or a big cat's baby can be heard on a farm.
A Chinese philosopher: “nautical color, nautical yes”.
Craft to decorate your wall with unknowns or conditions.
Craft seen in the sky fighting Zulu men.
Naja, colloquially online hahahas, might resemble an eye featured in a nearby cape.
What’s next, in two different senses.