THE MASCULINITY PUZZLE

Across

1 Protagonist of

“Men” 7 “___-Hulk:

Attorney at Law” 10 “Do as I say!” 11 Law, in Spanish 12 Quaintly imperfect 13 “Who Do You Think You ___?” (TV show that examines celebrities’ genealogy) 14 Outdoorequipment shop whose NYC workers recently voted to unionize 15 Grandmère’s miniature poodle in “The Princess Diaries” (book, not movie!)

17 One of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” 19 “Russian Doll” character trapped in a time loop 20 Ex–“American Idol” judge known for saying, “It’s a no from me, dog” 22 Slices

23 Hip-hop group ___ Franchize Boyz

25 Govt. research agency that partnered with Moderna in 2020 26 Info drops?

30 Did some aquatic exercise

31 “Daddy ___” (Beyoncé song covered by the Chicks)

Down

1 Genre for “Men” 2 “In the Heights” matriarch

3 Stop working? 4 Song where Michael Jackson sings, “You need some tender love and care”

5 Arabic monarch 6 Intel-gathering mission

7 Feats for shooting stars?

8 “I found what I needed!”

9 Big accessory for Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker

16 “The Bernie ___ Show”

18 Morticia or Gomez

21 Mello ___ (soft drink)

24 Song where Taylor Swift sings, “Someday, I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me” 26 Cable alternative (abbr.) 27 Feeling of wonder 28 Professors’ helpers 29 Classes on a valedictorian’s transcript