Mary Lou Guizzo & Jeff Chen’s New York Times crossword–Amy’s recap

NY Times crossword answer, 10 7 22, no. 1007

There’s a 19-letter theme entry break up in three throughout the middle: Supreme Court Justice KETANJI / BROWN / JACKSON, newly on the job. Nice!

Fave fill: ZEBRA (with a comic’s joke within the clue: [“How fast does a ___ have to run before it looks gray?”: Demetri Martin]), HANGER-ON, a LATE GAME, Billie EILISH, tasty STREUSEL, the KONA COAST (needed to work for the COAST a part of this), ARMADILLO (nice language clue: [Animal that the Aztecs called ayotochtli, or “turtle-rabbit”]), GOES ALL IN. (Note: I don’t like EILISH as a result of it’s a popular culture identify I do know–it’s as a result of she’s a gifted songwriter and rocker who’s carving out a profession within the sexist music trade on her personal phrases.)

Not positive how I really feel about MAC ‘N CHEESE. That’s how I pronounce “mac & cheese,” sure, however I don’t spell it with ‘n.

27d. [Car modified into the Monkeemobile], GTO. Did not know that, however it’s good to get an outdated automotive clued by way of popular culture as an alternative of with gearhead references fully unfamiliar to many.

Four stars from me.