Crossword: Our monthly puzzle

YOU CAN FIND EIGHT CLUES IN THESE PAGES

Across

1 Big name in cooking spray 4 ___-de-sac

7 Secretive government org. 10 Another secretive government org.

11 What “I” might be

12 Question to answer

“Because . . . ”

13 Cat’s coat

14 Pioneering name in TV dinners 16 Deadly snake also known as the fer-de-lance

18 Cindy ___ Who (Dr. Seuss character)

19 Informal thumbs-down

20 “For here ___ go?”

22 Something found in tihs clue 25 Georgia’s capital, for short 27 Dungeons & Dragons creature 28 Theme of workers inside the White House over time

32 This gained popularity as a concealer of dark tobacco stains

33 By way of

34 Fitting for the occasion

35 “I ___ art”: Rosa Bonheur 36 What “I” might be

37 Make go “Vroom!”

38 Santa ___, California 39 Top choice?

Down

1 Sound blown in dismissal 2 Guatemalan grandfather 3 Item once worth the sale of property for medieval nobles 4 Fast-casual café chain

5 Tied, as a game

6 Get excited about

(the opportunity)

7 Sports org. that Megan Rapinoe plays in

8 “Go on, git!”

9 Writer Rand

15 Description to one who’s just made lifestyle changes, with “the”

17 Words before “dried” or “pasted”

21 Capital near New York’s border 23 Shrub choice for a British hedge

24 Eighth of a data set 26 Bedsheets, e.g.

28 Bit of attire for young American campaigners in the late 19th century 29 Available to watch

30 Nothin’

31 One of the Ivies

32 Happy hour spot