New York Times, Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Crossword Solutions
Across
| On point | APT |
| Lots and lots | SCADS |
| Cubist Picasso | PABLO |
| She/___ | HER |
| Something to live by | TENET |
| Baseball’s all-time R.B.I. leader | AARON |
| “It’s super-cozy, and a breeze to clean!” | STUDIOAPARTMENT |
| Site for sponges | REEF |
| Advertiser of the Year award, e.g. | CLIO |
| Shakespearean schemer | IAGO |
| “You can cancel that gym membership!” | FIVEFLOORWALKUP |
| Mild yellow cheese | EDAM |
| No one in particular | ANY |
| Symbol in the center of the Japanese flag | SUN |
| Tiny “tiny”? | LIL |
| Says yes silently | NODS |
| Painter’s coat | GESSO |
| Sch. with the mascot Mike the Tiger | LSU |
| Simile’s center | ASA |
| Tuba sound | PAH |
| Jon M. ___, director of “Crazy Rich Asians” | CHU |
| Winning | AHEAD |
| Discretion | TACT |
| Cereal staple | OAT |
| Word on Italian street signs | VIA |
| Exist | ARE |
| “Practical” thing | JOKE |
| “The space has endless possibilities!” | MAJORFIXERUPPER |
| Eclipse, to some | OMEN |
| Undecided | TORN |
| Onetime “divorce capital” of the U.S. | RENO |
| Source of the euphemisms found in the clues for 17-, 23- and 48-Across | REALESTATEAGENT |
| Like the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars | INNER |
| In the slightest | ATALL |
| ___ engr. | CIV |
| Indian tea region | ASSAM |
| Hawks | SELLS |
| Gold stds. | KTS |
Down
| Sounds of relief | AHS |
| Place for cultural studies? | PETRIDISH |
| Fair market price, say | TRUEVALUE |
| Not flexible | STIFF |
| Top of the ladder, in brief | CEO |
| horror film with the tagline “When you can’t breathe, you can’t scream” | ANACONDA |
| Moves into position, as troops | DEPLOYS |
| A step up, perhaps | STAIR |
| Comforting gesture | PAT |
| Creator of Christopher Robin | AAMILNE |
| Take ten | BREAK |
| Usual beginning? | LONGU |
| Winning | ONTOP |
| Consider | DEEM |
| Noisy squabbles | ROWS |
| Bloke | FELLA |
| Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia | LAOS |
| Zero | AUGHT |
| You can’t get lower than this | NADIR |
| Low-cut T-shirt feature | SCOOPNECK |
| Seal the deal | SHAKEONIT |
| Like the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune | OUTER |
| Part of PG | PARENTAL |
| Big name in laptops | ACER |
| “Anne of Green Gables” town | AVONLEA |
| Something usually found in brackets | TAXRATE |
| P.M. times | AFTS |
| Form of attachment? | JPEG |
| Where Gandalf declares “You shall not pass!” | MORIA |
| Cries of agreement | AMENS |
| Clothes that may come ripped | JEANS |
| Little bits | IOTAS |
| Eurasian range | URALS |
| “Uhh …” | ERM |
| Plumber’s joint | ELL |
| Array in an electronics store | TVS |
