THE BOOKSTORE PUZZLE
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