NYT IDEAS
Across
- 5. Billy goat's noise
- 7. Santa engaging in misogyny?
- 10. Tea that makes you ZZZ
- 12. Fuzzy star of 1988 Studio Ghibli film
- 14. State of mind or eggs hot and fast
- 16. Chewy Japanese noodles
- 17. Melancholic actors or bestsellers at Bath & Bodyworks
- 19. What Arthur may cry at any given moment
- 20. She got run over by a reindeer
- 22. Shakespearean fate
- 25. Beloved half-nude children's superhero Captain ______
- 26. College professors more than likely have one
- 27. GenZ slang for "I'm serious" or a gentleman on a windy day
- 28. Cat's call
- 29. Drag queen Monsoon
Down
- 1. Late opera star known for rendition of "Nessun Dorma"
- 2. Cats can have a little, as a treat
- 3. Color her Barbra
- 4. Wildly unpopular heir to a throne
- 6. They've got jaws in the ocean and in business
- 8. Birth city of actor Bob Odenkirk
- 9. Recently gentrified dip- now in Brownie flavor
- 11. Tasty coffee/ice cream treat
- 13. Saucy pie or interesting late night gossip
- 15. Blood, sweat, and ______
- 18. Meat with a lot of juice or a plant that needs little juice at all
- 21. It's a me- the man who wrote The Godfather books!
- 23. Chicago school with an ironic love for Blue Demons
- 24. A lover's touch, cafeteria chicken, or legal currency