3/15/26
People Sunday
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1A
Florida governor DeSantis
RON
4A
Android download
APP
7A
Hot ___ the presses
OFF
10A
Plural of “is”
ARE
11A
Shapeless lump
BLOB
13A
Rival of Reebok
AVIA
14A
Tree that sounds like “you”
YEW
15A
Streaming service that airs “Only Murders in the Building”
HULU
16A
Release some steam
VENT
17A
Actor who won an Emmy for Prince Charles on “The Crown”: 2 wds.
JOSHOCONNOR
20A
Rankle
IRK
21A
Waltzed or sambaed, for example
DANCED
24A
Disapproving sound
TSK
26A
“Everything Everywhere ___ at Once”
ALL
27A
Lumberjack’s chopper
AXE
28A
2025 “Knives Out” sequel featuring 17-Across: 4 wds.
WAKEUPDEADMAN
32A
Mined rock
ORE
33A
Recycling bin’s cover
LID
34A
Georgia band whose first single was “Radio Free Europe”
REM
35A
___ for (selecting)
OPTING
37A
By way of
VIA
39A
2024 tennis drama starring 17-Across and Zendaya
CHALLENGERS
44A
Artsy Manhattan neighborhood bordering the West Village
SOHO
46A
Robert Crawley’s noble rank in “Downton Abbey”
EARL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47A
Neckwear that might shed feathers
BOA
48A
___ school (precollege academy)
PREP
49A
Muscle firmness
TONE
50A
Poehler who won a Golden Globe for Best Podcast
AMY
51A
Belly muscles
ABS
52A
Ready to go
SET
53A
“You bet!”
YES
1D
R&B singer of 2008’s “Sexy Can I”: 2 wds.
RAYJ
2D
Black-and-white cookie
OREO
3D
“ABC World ___ Tonight”
NEWS
4D
Absolutely despise
ABHOR
5D
Remove, like feathers from a chicken
PLUCK
6D
Collared, short-sleeved shirt
POLO
7D
Conquered, as a personal fear
OVERCAME
8D
Feature of a shark
FIN
9D
Needing weight loss, maybe
FAT
12D
___ up (dress warmly)
BUNDLE
13D
Stratford-upon-___ (Shakespeare’s home)
AVON
18D
Go for a trek in the woods
HIKE
19D
“The Lion King” lioness
NALA
22D
Test
EXAM
23D
Lair for an animal
DEN
24D
Infield covering during a rain delay
TARP
25D
Makes a rough drawing of
SKETCHES
26D
Contribute
ADD
28D
Seek the favor of
WOO
29D
Forearm bone next to the radius
ULNA
30D
Baby in a sty
PIGLET
31D
Knock-down, ___-out fight
DRAG
36D
Breakfast chain that goes by its initials
IHOP
37D
“Journey to the Center of the Earth” author Jules
VERNE
38D
Narrow waterway
INLET
40D
Southeast Asian country once ruled by France
LAOS
41D
Online company that bans selling human body parts
EBAY
42D
European city built on seven hills
ROME
43D
Verbalizes
SAYS
44D
Spot offering skin peels
SPA
45D
Ball
ORB