zACROSS&DOWNÊKúËA‹ûñ»1.3JOILS.FLORAL.MGSDROPMEALINE.AILDONEANDDONE.DRYSNEER..STU.BELL...DITTO.MILADYMID.OAHU..NOTI.ECO.PURLS.BOONSRANLATE.ADAMANTENTER.WADED.SEA.STAT..AINT.TRYBEEFYT.METAT...RELY.RBI..SHERAOYL.DUALCITIZENTOM.ITSNOSECRETHUE.SHEESH.KALE----.------.--------------.--------------.--------..---.----...-----.---------.----..----.---.-----.------------.------------.-----.---.----..----.---------.-----...----.---..--------.--------------.--------------.------.----Themeless 40By Sarah Sinclair. Edited by Kelsey Dixon.© 2023, Andrews McMeel UniversalPaints that can be thinned with GamsolThey may be good or long26th element on the periodic tableSolitaryWord with "dating" or "skating"Description of many a ditsy dress patternIt's bogged down!Young fellowOne wise beyond their yearsHilarious sortPer ___ (for each year)Director SpikeUnits on a Wellbutrin bottleLifted one's spirits?"Is It a Meal? A Snack? No, It's '___.'" (NYT article about a TikTok trend)In a sneaky way"I wanna hear from you!"Nintendo game notorious for ruining friendshipsSuffer"Boom! That's taken care of"Like some nonfiction readsSnide expressionFitting nickname for a chef"Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center" writer hooksCome into one's own"#same"Like tennis racquet stringsLost on purposeOld-timey manner of address now associated with wearing a fedoraCheugyUnderwhelming___ mortalTaylor Swift song with the lyric "They keep watchful eyes on us""Keep it to yourself!"Home of American Girl doll Nanea Mitchell"Me?! Never!"Green descriptorSome stitches in a knit hat___ Hawkins danceTimely benefits___ stitch (sewing anchor)Missed the train, for exampleGreens descriptorFirm"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" protagonist Arthur ___Key above Shift on some keyboardsHung out in a kiddie poolCreator of Kanga and RooAriel's area"ASAP!""___ It Fun" (Paramore bop)"What's a ___ Guy?" (@sethrogen tweet about a 2022 "scandal")Hanes heavyweight shirt brandStock option?Dare counterpartUsed for a rendezvous"Into the ___ of it!" (Backyardigans song)Have faith in, with "on"Slugger's statTen, for the decimal system"Princess of Power""The Snowy Day" author ___ Jack KeatsInstagram video optionFeed the kittyOlive ___ (Popeye's sweetie)Child born in the U.S. to Canadian parents, for exampleDunk onTrig function"...kinda"Jerry's antagonist, in comics"Kind of obvious, really"Peach or pumpkin"Geez!"Salad green that was made even trendier by appearing on a Beyoncé sweatshirtALTERNATE CLUES: 2D: Important tool for a sewing project 14A: "When I'm Sixty-Four" exhortation 18A: Shampoo option 21A: Animal Crossing currency 22A: Pokémon that turns into a rock when it naps 26D: The opposite of trendy 27A: ___-century modern 30A: Most populous Hawaiian island 36D: Stick around 40D: Ding 47A: Taste 51D: Bulky 54D: "All your ___ are belong to us" (meme expressing victory) 55A: One half of the "Catradora" ship 67A: Green with a "dinosaur" variety CONSTRUCTOR NOTES: 12D: Me, eating popcorn, raisins, pickles, and salami and feeling part of the zeitgeist <3 28D: ...and a phrase this puzzle's author could NOT say to Taylor Swift because The Eras Tour tickets were very hard to get :'( 65A: Easter egg: these are the names of 2 Sinclair family cats :)