| MALCOLMGLADWELL | Canadian author who is a long-time writer for The New Yorker magazine: 2 wds. (More at #76-Across!) |
| ANDIE | Four Weddings and a Funeral actress who is a long-time L'oreal spokeswoman, _ Macdowell (5) |
| YANN | Mr. Martel, author who is a Companion of the Order of Canada |
| SMOKEDMEAT | Famous fare at Montreal restaurant Dunn's (First two words of answer here ...continued at #76-Across) |
| THATSATALLORDER | "Boy, you're asking too much" ... or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across? |
| NECKING | Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across) |
| VED | Indian author ___ Mehta, a staff writer for The New Yorker for more than 30 years |
| ERNIE | Muppet depicted cuddling with Bert on the cover of the New Yorker magazine shortly after the Defense of Marriage Act was overturned |
| COVERSTORY | Article advertised on the front of a magazine: 2 wds. (Theme answer: A warm piece of bedding is followed by something told) |
| ROSS | Harold who co-founded The New Yorker magazine |
| CAROLSHIELDS | Canadian author (who grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park) of The Stone Diaries: 2 wds. |
| MARYBERRY | Food writer who is a former judge on The Great British Baking Show: 2 wds. |
| KETHERENA | Ms. Vermette, Metis writer who is a Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry winner for North End Love Songs |
| OGDENNASH | US humorist and regular contributor to the New Yorker magazine (5,4) |
| ATWOOD | Margaret ---, Canadian author who was joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for her novel The Testaments (6) |
| KAHN | E. J. ___ Jr., longtime writer for The New Yorker |
| MAYER | Jane ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker |
| MCPHEE | John ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker |
| WORDSMITH | Term for a journalist or writer who is a skilled user of language (9) |
| SNIDELYWHIPLASH | Archenemy of Dudley Do-Right the Canadian cartoon Mountie: 2 wds. ...More at #49a! |
