ACROSS

1. ___ Misérables
2. Johnson who directed Knives Out
3. 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Benatar
4. Unknown, briefly
5. Ancient Icelandic epic
6. Artist credited for many a 2000s club anthem
7. Flag holder
8. Trendy sandal brand
9. One may be blank
10. Locomotive low on fuel, say:
11. Pooh’s dear?
12. Building across from Kahn
13. Top knot
14. Where an Obie might go to grab contraceptives, abbr.
15. Mexican restaurant in Oberlin:
16. Some SFX
17. Closed completely
18. Lounge staple
19. Band
20. Vietnam Veterans Memorial architect Maya
21. Moon-loving co-op, familiarly
22. Blackfish subject
23. Llama relative
24. Hair arrangements
25. Transparency
26. Bit of forest on campus
27. Psych major aid
28. Breakfast stack
29. Tiny-eyed mouse cousin
30. When an Obie might go to any of the starred clues
31. Common Sense author Thomas
32. Compel
33. Jacket part
34. On a cruise, perhaps
35. Recycled TikTok
36. 21d, Sp.
37. Slip up
38. Slinky sea creatures
39. Barbie counterpart

DOWN

1. Temporary loss of function
2. Sherlock’s sister
3. Arias, often
4. You might do this to your steps
5. Preferable ideal
6. Brand of ibuprofen
7. Indian flatbread
8. One element of a burpee
9. Bewilder
10. Better follower
11. Semi aquatic critters
12. Before, to a poet
13. Spanish king
14. Get ___ !
15. Pal
16. Oberlin Alum Dunham
17. Croaky subject of a certain ExCo
18. Style for natural curls
19. Noted Fifth Avenue retailer
20. Personalizable clog
21. New ___
22. Indigenous Peruvian
23. Good thing to have in a conflict
24. Sass, slangily
25. Horticulturist
26. Bank fixture
27. Publicly shames as a celebrity
28. Gateway
29. Promising words
30. Soak
31. Smoothie form
32. Virtuous individual
33. Umami ordering station
34. Overact
35. S.U.V. alternative
36. Relaxation destination
37. Alternative to 62a
38. Variable jeans element
39. Entice