THE DEFIANT PUZZLE

Across

1 Nose tap 5 Oprah-produced documentary about the titular actor-activist 7 Person who might refuse to eat at an Olive Garden (their loss!)

9 “... or ___ thought!” 10 Encrypted, perhaps

12 Homes that often have thatched roofs 14 “Attack on ___” (anime with a cult following) 15 Greenery found on a pond

17 Ball seen in TV reruns?

18 Glittery rocks 20 Dorothy’s portrayer in “The Golden Girls” 21 Candy that is better or worse than Twizzlers, depending on whom you ask 23 Machine used to plant fields 24 Greenery found beside a pond

Down

1 Description on Tinder or Twitter 2 Game where both players say a number at the same time 3 Beginning

4 Item that can be mechanical 5 ¯\_(``))_/¯

6 Content creator who might ask you to like and subscribe 7 More stinky 8 Mouth accessories for “Ugly” Betty 9 Haircut for Joan Jett or Miley Cyrus 11 One-named

Irish singer

13 More melancholy 16 Palindromic Pokémon

19 Word with “eye” or “boob” 22 Nickelodeon character with a declassified school-survival guide