Author: Blake Slonecker
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Snack brand that originated in 1919 |
HOSTESS |
| Burns at the steak? |
CHARS |
| Wife whom Marc Antony deserted for Cleopatra |
OCTAVIA |
| Physical feature of the god Pan |
GOATEE |
| Service setting |
TEACART |
| Roger ___, Physics Nobelist known for tilings |
PENROSE |
| N.B.A. great nicknamed “Sir Charles” |
BARKLEY |
| How knights jousted, typically |
INARMOR |
| Denim dye |
ANIL |
| Medical research of a sort |
DRUGTRIALS |
| Forklike |
TINED |
| Tip at a hair salon? |
SPLITEND |
| Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts |
HAGRID |
| Remove, as from a stock exchange |
DELIST |
| Some commercial come-ons |
REBATES |
| Sics on |
SETSAT |
| Leave high and dry |
STRAND |
| Site of Chicago’s Centennial Wheel |
NAVYPIER |
| Storm warning |
SIREN |
| Young Frankenstein player, 1974 |
GENEWILDER |
| “___ for now” |
TATA |
| Rudolph’s signature feature |
REDNOSE |
| Server unit |
TERABIT |
| Put on a pedestal |
ADMIRED |
| Put on a pedestal |
IDOLIZE |
| Pedestals |
STANDS |
| Bulletin board material |
NOTICES |
| “The Love ___ of W.E.B. Du Bois” (2021 novel) |
SONGS |
| Like the “s” in debris (but not Du Bois) |
ASONANT |
Down
| Steamy scene? |
HOTBATH |
| Big Brother’s superstate in “1984” |
OCEANIA |
| It might be done “into space” |
STARING |
| Safety, often |
TACKLER |
| Appraisal: Abbr. |
EVAL |
| Brought forth |
SIRED |
| Ones with strong appetites |
SATYRS |
| Mountebanks |
CONARTISTS |
| Torments |
HARRIES |
| Cartoon superhero with an “A” on his chest |
ATOMANT |
| Flipped, in a way |
RESOLD |
| Third eye users |
SEERS |
| New Testament folk |
GENTILES |
| Pooh’s bestie |
PIGLET |
| Filled in |
UPDATED |
| Targets for censors |
DIRTYWORDS |
| Can’t stomach |
DESPISES |
| Quit early, so to speak |
BAILED |
| Bringer of sleep and dreams |
SANDMAN |
| Word before star or after good |
EVENING |
| Narcolepsy medicine |
RITALIN |
| Coffee first cultivated in Yemen |
ARABICA |
| Web browser? |
NETIZEN |
| Occasion for cheek swabs |
DNATEST |
| Must |
NEEDTO |
| Eye piece |
RETINA |
| Pot |
GRASS |
| Mulligans |
REDOS |
| Fantasy sports format, informally |
ROTO |