By Lucia Dec-Prat and Elika Khosravani Across 1. Counter to decr. 5. Steps up? 11. ___ House, dining hall with a new “World Tour” dinner menu 14. Not false 15. Latin “of the earth” 16. UN agency focused on working conditions 17. German Chancellor Friedrich 18. Birthplace of nickels and dimes 19. Jerome Powell’s ex-employer, for short 20 Not pregnant, just mortified – a feeling this puzzle's spellchecker knows well 22. NY private university, along with Columbia, the New School

"May Midi" By Lucia Dec-Prat