Author: Daniel Mauer
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| First half of this puzzle’s theme … |
ANTICI |
| GQ or S.I. |
MAG |
| Sky: Fr. |
CIEL |
| Betray … or ignite |
TURNON |
| Destination of mail sent to ZIP codes 09002, 09003, 09004, etc., in brief |
APO |
| Generous words at a bar |
ONME |
| Myers-___ Type Indicator (personality assessment) |
BRIGGS |
| Characters rarely depicted in “Peanuts” cartoons |
GROWNUPS |
| “Afraid that ain’t happening” |
ITSANOGO |
| Source of iridescence in many mollusks |
NACRE |
| Same old, same old |
RUT |
| … |
ALMOSTTHERE |
| Altered states |
TRANCES |
| First word spoken on the moon, 1969 |
HOUSTON |
| Female lobsters |
HENS |
| Toi et moi |
NOUS |
| Riches of El Dorado |
ORO |
| … |
WAITFORIT |
| A as in Argentina |
UNA |
| McKenzie of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords |
BRET |
| Slope up or down |
RAMP |
| Self-driving car’s array |
SENSORS |
| Bird or kitty, at times |
PREENER |
| … |
NOTQUITEYET |
| Inverness negative |
NAE |
| Unnerve |
DAUNT |
| Residents of the Sagebrush State |
NEVADANS |
| Really put oneself out there |
BAREDALL |
| Elite groups |
ALISTS |
| The wheel was a good one |
IDEA |
| ___ Maria (coffee liqueur) |
TIA |
| Ora segment |
MINUTO |
| Behave like a certain surface-feeding shark |
BASK |
| Whitney who patented the cotton gin |
ELI |
| … and the end of the theme (finally!) |
PATION |
Down
| When some vaccines are first given |
ATBIRTH |
| Cultivate, physically or spiritually |
NURTURE |
| Isolde’s love |
TRISTAN |
| Teri Garr’s “Young Frankenstein” role |
INGA |
| About half of a sidecar |
COGNAC |
| Step on it! |
INSOLE |
| Myopic “Mr.” of old cartoons |
MAGOO |
| Financing initialism |
APR |
| Hit the road with roadies, perhaps |
GOONTOUR |
| Mollusks with iridescence not created by 22-Across |
CONCHS |
| Desensitize against through experience |
INURETO |
| ___ penguin |
EMPEROR |
| Article in Paris Match |
LES |
| s dance |
WATUSI |
| Ball club V.I.P.s, in brief |
GMS |
| “Amscray!” |
SHOO |
| Co-producer of Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy” |
ENO |
| Canberra’s state: Abbr. |
NSW |
| Modern digital asset, in brief |
NFT |
| Teem |
ABOUND |
| Vex |
IRRITATE |
| Experiment with |
TEST |
| Half of sei |
TRE |
| Fleet inits. |
USN |
| One of many genres for Yoko Ono |
NEODADA |
| Giant star in Scorpius |
ANTARES |
| Chinese American fashion designer with a Dolly Girl line |
ANNASUI |
| Had every intention of doing it |
MEANTTO |
| Persist |
PRESSON |
| Sound a little rusty, maybe |
SQUEAK |
| Joe-___ weed |
PYE |
| Make over |
REVAMP |
| Latin list ender |
ETALIA |
| China’s Zhou ___ |
ENLAI |
| Force |
DINT |
| Accessory for running or dribbling |
BIB |
| Start of many a rap name |
LIL |
