ACROSS
1. In physics, it is a quantity with magnitude but no direction (anagram of rascal)
7. Sun-dried brick houses of the Southwest
13. Word misuse like Sheridan’s famous character commits — like “She’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”
15 High, treeless Andean plateau (anagram of Mao rap)
16. Wistful words to a distant loved one
17. Jewish teachers and leaders
18. *Jordan Peele’s 2022 film involving something strange in the sky
19. Dutch lager brand
21. Southern constellation, the Altar
22. Chinese “way” in Taoist thought
23. Bakery items with crusts
24. Per 24 hours, after “once”
25. *Demonic doll from “The Conjuring” universe
29. Impudent young brats
30. Of a concentration measured per kilogram of solvent (like a solution with one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent)
31. Holy Roman Emperor who succeeded Otto the Great
32. Yellowstone and Yosemite, for example
35. Actor Beatty
36. Italian nights
37. “Don’t get any funny ___!”
38. *2019 horror film set during a very unsettling Swedish festival
42. Part of a guitar or giraffe
43. Charades, Monopoly, or Chess e.g.
44. Revolutionary Guevara (and Michael on SNL)
45. Distinct period of history
46. Gloomy and sullen
48. Words after “Brexit” for a vote?
49. Female spirit from Arabian tales
51. Those who speak words
53. Complete reversals on the road
54. Cheerfully optimistic
55. *Jordan Peele’s breakout horror film from 2017
56. Wrestle, in a rustic way
DOWN
1. Pacific islander from Apia (or like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson)
2. Like some ties and sunglasses
3. Peer Gynt’s mother
4. Vinyl records, for short (Can be found at B-Side in Eureka Springs)
5. Stark girl in “Game of Thrones”
6. Layout for furnishing a space
7. “___ ski” (post-slope socializing)
8. Indian lentil dish, variant spelling
9. Sphere carried with a scepter
10. *A sinister children’s book comes to life (also an unexpected LGBTQ+ pride icon and internet meme) (2014)
11. Residents of Abu Dhabi
12. Emphatic “that’s my verdict” phrase
13. Indian/Sanskrit for “light of knowledge” (or, “You should always _ _ doctor’s advice”)
14. Lacking courage
20. Golf ball prop
24. County in Northern Ireland
26. US passenger railroad
27. Lawyer David of high-profile cases
28. Musk, to friends
29. Prefix meaning standing or stationary
31. Makes a choice
32. Supporter of consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph
33. Betel palm seed chewed in Asia (anagram of carea nut)
34. Guiding star, such as Polaris
35. Vessel for table red
38. Spoil or damage
39. Actress Claudia of “A Raisin in the Sun”
40. Actor Brian of old Hollywood films
41. Put to work again
43. “Whither thou ___, I...” (Ruth 1:16)
46. List of entrees
47. Sicilian volcano
48. Words after “them” in a pronoun choice
50. Spy satellite agency, for short
52. Examples, in brief
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