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Rebecca Goldstein, of Albany, Calif., is a research scientist at Merck, developing immunotherapies for cancer. Rachel Fabi, of Syracuse, N.Y., is a bioethics professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University. They met via the online crossword community and now hang out on weekly Zoom calls. They both love collaborating. Rebecca says, “Having a second mind can really elevate an idea.” Rachel adds that she enjoys having someone to share puns with. – W.S.
ACROSS
1 It grows on trees 5 Dance form featured in the documentary “Kumu Hina” 9 If-then-____ (programming trio) 13 Fruit in the custard apple family
18 Home to Dublin and Toledo
19 Ritual whose name translates to “covenant” 20 Locale for many cabs 21 Common lab culture 22 Stockpile bread? 24 Research hors d’oeuvres online? 26 “Ditto”
27 Tizzy
29 Rural tower
30 Catchy tune, in slang 31 Fighting sport, for short
33 Since
35 “Time to head out!” 38 Selects green-bean casserole, candied yams and mashed potatoes? 43 What a ghost might do to you
46 Chortled syllable 47 Loch Ness monster, apparently
48 Love lines?
50 Eases
51 Blast from the past, so to speak
53 “Full House” twins 55 Setting in “Nomadland”
56 Kilt folds
57 Alex’s partner in the jewelry industry 58 Features of a vacant stare
60 Gets caught 61 Sanctify
63 “Cease!” on the seas 64 Part of a rock band? 65 Debate roasting versus deep-frying? 67 Groove
70 “There ____ enough words”
72 Word with bump or trap
73 Former Florida flier 75 Breaking up
78 Corn unit
79 Inventor Gray who had a patent war with Alexander Graham Bell 80 Martin of Hollywood 81 City on the Kenai Peninsula
83 “Let me join!” 84 Foolish
86 Unspecific amount in a recipe
87 Small game, often 88 Some nail-biters, for short
89 Developing
91 Steers the dessert cart?
94 Fame
96 Cupid’s counterpart 97 Grabbed a chair 98 Some sex cells
100 Heads of org. charts 102 Part of some pods 104 November birthstone 108 Make cranberry sauce from scratch? 112 Reserve the chardonnay for later? 114 On a bias
115 Off-the-wall
116 Actress Jessica 117 Noted Celtic musician 118 Kind of question 119 Shiny silver sticker? 120 Bid first, say
121 “____?” “___!”
DOWN
1 ____ tea 2 Exclamations of enlightenment 3 Outer layer 4 1988 Beach Boys hit with a geographical title
5 “The White Lotus” network
6 Web addresses
7 Stage name of Montero Lamar Hill
8 St. Francis of ____ 9 Official lang. of Guyana 10 Land through which the Mekong River flows 11 Go bad
12 Quarter backs? 13 Letter before cue 14 Landmark health legislation, for short 15 Certain recyclable, in the Midwest
16 Brand aptly found in “natural pooch food” 17 Tendril 23 “Ba-dum-tss” sounds 25 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole ____ Love”
28 Aids in planning 32 Untold millennia 34 G-men
36 Buffalo NHLers 37 Work on one’s whisking technique? 38 Slices and dices 39 “Absolutely not” 40 “Goodness!”
41 Enter a bear market 42 Tournament ranking 44 Clinton and Obama, astrologically
45 Approx.
49 Chuck Taylor All Star, e.g.
52 Pro tip about seasoning stuffing? 53 Length of some fun runs, informally
54 Backed up
57 Having an even score 59 Macy’s Thanksgiving ____ Parade
61 Hairstyle that the Brits call “fringe”
62 Captain Marvel, e.g. 65 Start of some countdowns
66 Peruse
68 Open, as a drain 69 Home to Faa’a International Airport 71 German candy with a caramel center 73 Toddler’s time out? 74 Parsonage 75 Sicilian stratovolcano 76 Things behind the Times?
77 “____ the night before Christmas … ”
79 Pitchers
80 Thur. + 3
82 Arthur of tennis 83 Rage
85 Philanthropist Pratt for whom the Baltimore public library system is named
87 Measurer of acidity 90 Pluck
92 Entrance
93 Put in a hold
95 “For real,” in modern parlance
98 Go-ahead 99 Metaphor for a migraine
101 Lucid
103 Inspiration for the tribute band A*Teens 105 Winter candle scent 106 Actress Taylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit” 107 Ardor 109 Ryan Gosling’s role in “Barbie”
110 Common factor 111 It ends when 1/1 begins
113 Boyo