Each issue’s crossword puzzle is developed around a business theme. The puzzle’s headline serves as a hint to the three longest answers. For the solution, visit McKinsey.com/crossword. 1 47 Q UA RT E R _ 0 2 _ 2 0 2 6 ACROSS 1 Understand 6 Quadrathlon equipment 11 Letter addenda: Abbr. 14 Jean Smart TV series 15 Defeated person’s concession 16 Create plot holes, say 17 Superlatively sore protuberance? 19 ___ de la Grande Jatte 20 Rock subgenre 21 Teach through repetition 23 Hue and cry 24 Subject of the 2022 documentary The Princess 26 Food for Fido 27 Least important Red Guard member? 30 Reagan’s “Star Wars” initials 32 Little suckers? 33 Baked dessert 34 Genetically altered pork cuts? 39 Not neg. 40 Snow structure 41 Name of one of the littlepeople in Who Moved My Cheese? 42 Gradually substitute omelet ingredients? 47 Long-range nuke 48 Enjoy 49 “I’m unimpressed” 52 Canopy for a Jewish marriage ceremony 55 Dancer Duncan 57 Role in Barbie 58 Sprite from Paris? 60 Coffeehouse dispenser 61 ___ mignon 62 Lowest par, typically 63 “Gangnam Style” rapper 64 Seizes 65 Goes downhill fast? DOWN 1 Neighbor of Burkina Faso 2 Participated in a relay 3 Blessing precursor 4 Uno card 5 False start? 6 Chocolate bar advertised with the slogan “Gimme a break” 7 Tiranë is its cap. 8 “Way to go, dude!” 9 Tingling feeling triggered by certain sounds 10 Hat in a Foreign Legion uniform 11 Ryan of MacGruber 12 Self-centeredness 13 Words in a cross-reference 18 Fit of pique 22 ___-tzu (Chinese philosopher) 25 Tennis player Jana who won Wimbledon in 1998 27 Sank one’s teeth into 28 XXIV × L 29 Hearth residue 30 Kissing couple, e.g. 31 Fuzzball 35 Fore-and-___ 36 Calabria’s place in Italy’s boot 37 Extinct giant deer 38 Cries of surprise 39 Make erect, as ears 43 Audio system component 44 Throws out 45 “Holy cow!” 46 Skin transplants 49 Shimmering pattern 50 Made a goof 51 President before Garfield 53 Dismissive sound 54 Vehicle for the high C’s? 56 Creator of Gloop, Salt, Bucket, and others 59 Maiden name indicator