Across
- 4. Kick-heavy, as food
- 6. Triangular pastry
- 8. The North Star State
- 10. Print on Bansal's lead
- 12. The letter Z in military alphabet
- 14. Vikings war chant
- 16. How many children Bansal has
- 17. Tesla release following the Model 3
- 18. Member of a rowing crew
- 20. Caltech rival
- 21. What a cucumber might become
- 23. Last time Bansal missed doing a NYT crossword
- 24. First research university in the U.S.
- 27. Given as soon as ablation of the LPVs begins
- 29. 401 ____
- 30. 90s rock genre
- 31. Bulldogs' home
Down
- 1. Deep red hue
- 2. Cyberspace reality in film
- 3. NFL team named for the region's Scandinavian heritage
- 5. Tequila aged in oak barrels
- 7. Candy with chewy interior and crunchy exterior
- 9. Caffeinated dessert
- 11. Place to hangout in PHL airport
- 13. Car with a "Ludicrous Mode"
- 15. Command given 2 minutes after 5-minute warning
- 19. Bansal look-alike from behind, according to Gockley
- 20. Frequent dinner spot for the Bansal family
- 21. Interactive bike brand
- 22. Limp ___
- 25. One might have to skip when working with Bansal
- 26. Spirit made from blue agave
- 28. Personal trainer to avoid
- 29. Eddie Vedder's band