Like all Best Picture Oscar winners since 2005 except for "Coda," "Green Book," and "The Artist"
15A
Line said while tapping one's watch, perhaps
18A
Marked down
19A
What my dog must to do before she gets a treat
20A
Wheel connectors
24A
"What is a ___?" (incorrect response from then-Jeopardy contestant Ken Jennings in 2004 to the answer "This term for a long handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker.")
25A
Royal topper
26A
Nighttime stopover
27A
Think piece
Verticali
1D
Psychoactive chem. compound commonly found in ayahuasca
2D
Sound of satisfaction
3D
Intense dissatisfaction
4D
Word before Madre or Mist
5D
"Feel me?"
6D
"Never Ending ___ Bowl" (Olive Garden promotion since 2013)
7D
Everglades inhabitant
8D
Shimmering stone
14D
Reddit co-founder Ohanian
15D
Luigi's steed, in Nintendo games (well kinda...this character's probably more associated with 9-Across)
16D
Shallot cousin
17D
Onetime Detroit-to-Seattle hwy.
21D
___ Vegas Golden Knights (2023 Stanley Cup winners)