The Crossword Solver

Author: Joseph Gangi Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Groups of plants FLORAS Mental ___ MATH Escape vessel POD Bottom floor of a 46-Across, perhaps LEVELA Farmland measure ACRE “We ___ arrant knaves, all”: Hamlet ARE Banded gemstones AGATES Cry after a poke ICANTSEE Cave dweller of Greek myth POLYPHEMUS Over ATOP Cool, ’90s-style PHAT Old Testament…

Author: David Kwong Editor: Joel Fagliano Across It might come in a package AID Showy accessories on marching band uniforms PLUMES Big mouth MAW Measure of inflation, in brief PSI Bygone DEFUNCT Money maven, for short CFO *Allot time ELECTIONDAY The False Good Samaritan, e.g. CON Account that’s been overdrawn? SAGA Delightful diversion ROMP Mo.…

Author: Kate Hawkins Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Stubb was his second mate AHAB Things attached to spines: Abbr. PGS Blowback FLAK Prep for a launch, in a way DEBUG Shell company? CREW Concept in holistic medicine AURA Marimba lookalike VIBRAPHONE Absolute ___ (big and strong person, in modern slang) UNIT *taps watch anxiously* IDONTHAVEALLDAY A.P.…

Author: Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Napoleon had a large one EGO Cut close SHEAR Moved, in a way AWED Where you’ll find women out to drink? LESBIANBAR First city to reach a population of one million people, in the second century B.C. ROME Platonic outing FRIENDDATE Lament MOAN Get set…

Author: Michael Schlossberg Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Staff symbol CCLEF Items on the backs of some Jeeps GASCANS Test pilot’s attire GSUIT Bedridden LAIDUP Creditor, in legalese OBLIGEE Champion boxer Errol ___ Jr. SPENCE Once or twice ADVERB Like Mary Shelley when she wrote “Frankenstein” TEENAGE Marketing expenditure PAIDAD Bearing MIEN Natural source of rubber…

Author: Judy Bowers Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Followers of the star of Bethlehem, in the Bible MAGI No longer working KAPUT Family nickname SIS Tech giant headquartered in New Taipei City ACER Standing at 6-5, say? UPONE $5 bill, slangily ABE *”Yuck! I’ve dated him before. Swipe left!” OHNOEWHEISMYEX Cry out EXCLAIM “Mmm, that’s good!”…

Author: Jeffrey Martinovic Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Bread spread JAM Furniture retailer with an arboreal name WESTELM Speck or Serrano HAM International baseball powerhouse USA Pan’s domain, in Greek myth ARCADIA Match chant OLE Letter before upsilon TAU Alternative to Pepto-Bismol IMODIUM Non-neutral entity? ION Like proverbial milk SPILT Down ___ (memorized) PAT Distributed, with…

Author: Hanh Huynh Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Snap PIC Misfortune WOE Warm-up leader at a race PACECAR Dirty look SC O WL Passionate, as a performance EMOTIVE Seats of power THRONES Good and hot ENRAGED Signal to snap HUT Kind of workout class SPIN Longtime judge on “Britain’s Got Talent” and “America’s Got Talent” SIMONC…

Author: Matthew Stock and Christina Iverson Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Mexican condiment CREMA A whole lot SCADS Alternatives to booths, perhaps MAILINBALLOTS Device for an on-line conversation? TINCANTELEPHONE National Bullying Prevention mo. OCT Finds a line of best fit, say TAILORS Storage unit POD Set down WRITE Bunch of hair HANK Eagerly excited AGOG Something…

Author: Carly Schuna Editor: Joel Fagliano Across Word of elaboration ALSO Fluffy toy, familiarly POM Stroll AMBLE Convincing scam video DEEPFAKE Without a compass, say AMORAL Sink feature DISPOSAL “To Kill a Mockingbird” theme RACISM Go for it, slangily SHOOTYOURSHOT Ren Faire rides STEEDS Alveoli, e.g. SACS One of the five stages of grief ANGER…