Crossword: June 2, 2026

ACROSS

1 Intensifier by itself; conveys mediocrity if doubled
3 “The ___,” Roald Dahl book
6 Unofficial New Zealand demonym, exotic fruit
9 Aerobic exercise
10 British MP Rupert
12 Formally chooses GOP nominees
13 An activity of an impatient driver
17 Involving hearing and sound
18 A work of artistry with words
20 an Irish interchange
22 Where one is taken via ambulance
23 apex, summit, supreme
24 U.S. movies’ content rating organization
27 A roundabout substitute for an impassable route
31 These have yet to be reinvented
32 Old English prefix suggesting “2”
33 Prestigious and large NYC art museum
35 Midwestern state housing Toledo and Columbus
36 A highway which is a step below a freeway
41 Often slang for vibes or persona; Ozuna album
42 A battery’s negative terminal when discharging
44 Eisenhower’s standardized natl. highway system
48 To proscribe, often legally
51 Code for individual traits received from parents
52 Assistance, charity
53 Self-mobile
54 Agency funded with FICA taxes
55 English indefinite article preceding vowel sounds

DOWN

1 A car for a whole family
2 The loneliest number
4 An emergency signal for when very badly lost
5 A child’s opportunity to drive at amusement parks
6 “forces beyond your ___”
7 Catches a quarterback’s passes
8 The Hoosier State
9 To take by use of a threat of force
11 A tree with a penchant for crying
14 A brand of pasta sauces
15 A right-wing Northern Irish political party
16 A summary of one’s academic performance
19 “Get this off __ __!”
20 A team sport which competes in rivers
21 Common abbreviation of New Testament epistle
22 Hanover’s current time zone
25 A (perhaps dishonest) stratagem
26 The remains of an extinguished fire
28 A level in a ranking system
29 Baseball official’s short. title, often pejorative
30 To assess and judge again
34 “locum ______,” person who’s a temp. substitute
37 The team behind Grok
38 Sites of pain, inflammation; Smallpox symptom
39 ‘60s on-campus activist organization
40 Saturated with water
43 For shocking someone back to life
45 Independent org. oriented around an issue
46 Call them for a tow or to request a road map
47 A weak metal that helps form bronze
49 12-step program founded by a Dartmouth alum
50 Sigma “__” on Webster Avenue