ACROSS

1. Way of the universe, in many ancient Chinese faiths
4. “Watch out, it’s a ___!”
8. Unit equal to one joule per second
10. Where one might play Mario and Sonic and the Olympic Games
11. Where Suzanne Vega is sitting in a classic poem
13. Mr. Beast platform, for short
14. Makes one’s living
15. Rowing tool
17. Body part home to the “hammer and anvil”
19. It comes before tres
20. Ann M. Martin series, acronymized
21. Land, Hell, or Word ___
25. Thriller has sold
the most of them
27. Standard cup of coffee?
30. Character trait of an owl
31. Ghosts do it
32. Compasses data points, abbr.
33. Annual text from a family member, say

DOWN

1. Permanent skin addition
2. Former HBO owner
3. Last option on many survey questions
4. They can be monozygotic or dizygotic
5. Cleans with water
6. They may be accompanied by O, Y, and U
7. More clean, say
8. Cheeky response to “No way!”
9. Neptune’s territory
12. MD’s title
16. Make sense of the situation
18. Famously reliable Honda model
19. State of curtains, a bath, or a cartoon
20. Shade-providing tree that can live for over 400 years
22. Sport that CRLS plays on the Charles
23. Triple A minus one
24. Family-friendly ratings
26. Kaitlin Olson’s role in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
28. Compete for
29. Rude comment about someone

This crossword also appears in our May 2024 edition