New York Magazine

THE BOOKSTORE PUZZLE

- By Malaika Handa

Across

1 Writer of the book “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry,” as well as its adaptation’s screenplay

6 Small amount

10 Partiful link, e.g.

11 Virtual assistant whose default voice is female (really makes you think!)

12 Cassettes, but not CDs

14 Resource in “Catan”

15 Enjoys a romance novel

16 “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s ___”

17 Like the monsters in “A Quiet Place”

18 Bottle material

19 Become older

22 Begin taking estrogen, perhaps

24 There’s one for “High School Musical” and one for “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”

25 Lose touch with reality

26 Bills in a busker’s tip jar, usually

27 Birds’ homes

Down

1 “Holes” character nicknamed because he has “nothing in his head”

2 “Never Have I ___” (show starring Maitreyi Ramakrishn­an)

3 “___ Principals” (Danny McBride and Jody Hill show)

4 Cousin ___ (hairy member of the Addams family)

5 Narrowly avoided accident

6 Heavenly world in “Thor: Love and Thunder”

7 ~ 8 Greek god of war

9 Prefix with “respectful” or “interested”

13 Gassy display?

16 Rocker Morissette who coined the term “friends with benefits”

17 “I Bet You Think About Me” director Lively

18 Feature of the Cheshire Cat

19 Targets

20 Black Phillip in “The Witch,” for one

21 Finishes

22 Number of seasons of “Pushing Daisies”

23 Common blister spot

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