Across
- 2. Actor/writer/director whose second feature depicted him perpetually failing upwards
- 3. A type of cream; also a census-designated place in Virginia
- 5. A popular Diptyque fragrance, redolent of jasmine and cedar
- 8. The site of a fortuitous meeting that would bear fruit four years later
- 12. ___ Thompson; one of many ballers entangled with Kardashians
- 13. Smash hit by Taylor Swift, about a famous boybander
- 14. Autonomous vehicles operating in major cities across the United States
- 16. Recreational party drug
- 17. of "Vigil" and "Tenth of December" fame
- 19. As in, "I hate my ___ life"
- 21. Clear your standing water to avoid this mosquito-borne virus
- 22. Fight song for blue and white Ivy
- 23. This Kentucky lawmaker has certainly never been in good trouble
- 25. Island nation in the Caribbean
- 26. Creature with sizable stompers
- 28. "Greetings," this director is "Dressed To Kill"
- 29. Television painter with a famous head of hair
Down
- 1. German-Austrian actor, most recently in "Dracula"
- 4. A longitudinal muscle that moves the scapula and supports the arm
- 6. Protein snack, known for its puff
- 7. Your longest Los Angeles home
- 9. Designer of Y2K chairs at a time when "everything was changing"
- 10. Beef, with a diphthong
- 11. American actor, most recently in "Drop"
- 15. Foolishness, perhaps with bananas involved
- 16. Professionals who deal in death
- 18. Another word for "broad" or "ditz"
- 20. One letter shy of "Driver's License" singer
- 24. 2011 film starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain
- 27. The sound our hearts make
