THE NORMA JEANE PUZZLE

Across

1 Actress playing Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde” 11 Luxury brand that

sells $625 Crocs 12 Appetizer that’s vegetarian but not vegan 13 Central part of

a computer (abbr.) 14 Forgets a line, say 15 Like the sky

at dawn

17 Have an understandable reaction to “The Way We Were” 19 Green part of

Halle Bailey’s Ariel

21 Lip-balm brand that looks extremely bitable 24 Handle

28 It’s incredible! 29 Bit atop a burger bun

Down

1 Jackson 5 song that opens with “You went to school to learn, girl” 2 *shakes head* 3 Baldwin on

“30 Rock”

4 The ___ (“The Boys” character who got intimate with an octopus) 5 Make certain 6 Highest card, or lowest card 7 ___ of passage (bat mitzvahs and quinceañeras, for two)

8 Wed

9 Thickener used in vegan gummies 10 Declares

16 Instructive note on a gift tag

17 Tech on some police informants 18 “My Brilliant Friend” novelist Ferrante 19 Vanilla-extract measurements (abbr.)

20 Feel the burn 22 Props in

“Magic Mike” 23 Clearheaded

25 Day before rent is due, typically (abbr.)

26 Stooge with a onesyllable name 27 Finish