ACROSS
1. Refuses to
5. To leave out or exclude
9. Email field for duplicate
11. Automobile, informally
12. Classic Valentine’s gesture
13. Stanta’s laugh, said thrice
14. Natural way of the universe, in Chinese philosophy
15. Uber’s food delivery service
16. In the morning
17. ” …just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to lover her.”
20. “But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you …
29. You and I
30. Abyss
31. Alma mater of 2024 WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark
32. The date of Harry’s confession to Sally
35. “You have bewitched me ,”
44. For a rectangle, length times height
45. Single dollar bills
46. Part of the mind, per Freud
48. Ayo Edebiri’s role in “Inside Out 2”
49. World’s largest military allience
50. Hospital wing for critical cases, in short
DOWN
2. Prefix meaning “eight”
3. Flatbread variety
4. To walk, as a horse
5. “Milk’s favorite cookie”
6. Internet slang for “more”
7. One might text when frustrated
8. “Thesis,” in French or Portuguese
9. Popular Indian beverage
10. Abbreviation for media studies degree
18. Beloved, briefly
19. Hot gossip
21. As opposed to rent
22. Golf ball accessory
23. “Who’s That Girl?” rapper
24. National Weather Service administration
25. It’s all around us
26. Aka Trump Derangement Syndrome, a pejorative term coined by Republicans
27. British term of endearment
28. To recline
33. Vote in favor of
34. Tall, flightless bird
35. Might be printed on a conversation heart
36. Orion Group’s stock symbol
37. The design team, informally
38. Cheerful exclamation
39. Prefix for “sequitur” or “fiction”
40. Genetic blueprint
41. Filming location
42. “Bear,” in Spanish
43. To fib
47. Title for PhD holder