Author: Christina Iverson Editor: Will Shortz Across Tea with tapioca pearls BOBA Tear to bits SHRED Syringe amts. CCS Anthony Hopkins’s role in “Thor” ODIN France’s longest river LOIRE Something to draw names out of HAT Flaw in an argument LOGICALFALLACY Inventor David Aguilar built a fully functional prosthetic one from Legos ARM “My treat!”…

Author: Samantha Podos Nowak Editor: Will Shortz Across Certain “figure” made in skating EIGHT Closes SHUTS Lawyer’s org. ABA Diving gear SCUBA Grannies NANAS “___ out!” (ump’s call) YER Disinfectant brand LYSOL Plane passenger’s preference, perhaps AISLESEAT Mutt MONGREL Birthday dessert CAKE Beachside hut CABANA Skeptical sort NAYSAYER Cereal in a party mix CHEX Scottish…

Author: Hoang-Kim Vu Editor: Will Shortz Across Loose-fitting garment TENTDRESS Things packed for a sleepover, informally PJS Cavs, on a scoreboard CLE Effects seen on FX, perhaps CGI Nation on the Red Sea ERITREA Helmsman on “Star Trek” SULU High times for the petroleum industry OILBOOMS X, but not Y NUMERAL It might help you…

Author: Natan Last Editor: Will Shortz Across Performance featuring masklike kumadori makeup KABUKI Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970 ELLIS Place for some nonstarters BULLPEN Currency that replaced the British West African pound LEONE Common party store purchase BALLOONS “Grazie ___!” (“Thank you so much!”) MILLE Bring…

Author: Julian Xiao Editor: Will Shortz Across The works of many conductors CIRCUITS Written remembrance, for short OBIT Advocate for a 61-Across, informally UNIONREP ___ chip NACHO Bump or spike INCREASE Bishop, e.g. CLERIC Canoodle NECK Home theater installation STEREO Arpad ___, creator of an eponymous chess rating system ELO Mill fodder GRIST First syllable…

Author: Esha Datta Editor: Will Shortz Across Line just above “total,” maybe TIP Place for three men of verse INATUB Mideast site of conflict GAZA That: Sp. ESO “Nothing doing” NODICE Series of courses MEAL Response to a baby animal picture AWW Like many tournaments SEEDED Swiss river AARE ___ discount ATA Game island represented…

NYT ACROSS CLUES 1 What Professor Moriarty was a professor ofMATH 5 Some lunchbox sammiesPBJS 9 AbrasiveHARSH 14 “O.G. Original Gangster” rapperICET 15 McFlurry flavorOREO 16 Walled city near MadridAVILA 17 Just like ___THAT 18 Grant consideration, sometimesNEED 19 Hell of a guy?SATAN 20 Things with hardware and software componentsCOMPUTERSYSTEMS 23 Quickly join a call, with “on”HOP 24 Infantry members, in briefGIS 25 In the style ofALA 26 Bunny…

Author: Greg Snitkin Editor: Will Shortz Across What Professor Moriarty was a professor of MATH Some lunchbox sammies PBJS Abrasive HARSH “O.G. Original Gangster” rapper ICET McFlurry flavor OREO Walled city near Madrid AVILA Just like ___ THAT Grant consideration, sometimes NEED Hell of a guy? SATAN Things with hardware and software components COMPUTERSYSTEMS Quickly…

Author: Nate Cardin Editor: Will Shortz Across Cinnamon or cardamom SPICE Big-ticket ___ ITEM From the beginning ANEW Hot drink with marshmallows COCOA Foal’s mother MARE Sweeping tale SAGA Signs that it’s time to take out the trash ODORS “Toy Story” dachshund with a springy body SLINKYDOG This emoticon: 😉 WINKYFACE Gather together AMASS ___…

Author: Joe Marquez Editor: Will Shortz Across Little spheres in a pod PEAS “___ mañana!” HASTA Salt Lake City’s home UTAH Language in Pakistan URDU Out-spoken? ALOUD Canceled, as a mission NOGO Where silt builds up to create a delta RIVERMOUTH Two-person acts DUOS Former stadium for the Indianapolis Colts RCADOME Come into view EMERGE…