- MET
- Got together
- ___ Gala
- Came face to face
- Encountered
- Happened upon
- Mays or Snider, briefly
- Hometeam player, at Shea
- Ran across
- Shea player
- Tom Seaver, once
- Ran into
- Gooden, once
- Lincoln Center building
- Shea Stadium pro
- Came up against
- Got together IRL
- Citi Field player
- Made small talk with, perhaps
- Mrs. ___ (baseball mascot)
- NYC museum with a David H. Koch plaza, after "the"
- Saw for the first time
- Had a chance to speak
- Hooked up with
- Rendezvoused with
- The ___ (NYC opera house)
- Company planning its first-ever opera staging by a Black composer this year
- Fulfilled
- Achieved
- I never ___ a man I didn't like
- Achieved, as a sales quota
- Bartolo Colon, e.g.
- Bumped into
- Collided (with)
- Joined (up)
- Quip, part 4
- Ran up against
- Reached, as a quota
- Reached
- Came across
- Reached, as expectations
- Matched, as terms
- Assembled
- Opera house, for short
- Congregated
- Came together
- Interleague Yank rival
- Intersected
- 1986 Series Fenway foe
- Competed against
- Convened
- Lincoln Center attraction, with "the"
- New York player
- Got together with
- Played
- Greeted
- Rendezvoused
- Queens athlete
- Joined
- Satisfied
- Contacted
- First saw
- Made contact with
- Experienced coincidence, in a way
- Was sufficient enough for
- Manhattan opera company, familiarly
- Expansion player of '62
- Shea Stadium player
- Coped effectively with
- Miracle worker of 1969?
- Strawberry was one
- '60s Polo Grounds denizen
- Came upon
- Crossed one's path
- Early '60s Polo Grounds denizen
- Made the acquaintance of
- N.Y.C. opera venue, with "The"
- Yankee's Big Apple rival
- Chanced upon
- The place for opera
- '69 miracle team member
- Converged
- Complied with
- Was introduced to
- Johan Santana, for one
- Satisfied, as an obligation
- Throneberry or Strawberry, once
- Collected
- New York ballplayer
- When Harry ___ Sally ...
- Citi Field ballplayer
- Held a conference
- Big Apple attraction, with "the"
- Formed a juncture
- Lived up to
- Miracle team member of the 1969 baseball season
- Faced
- Crossed paths
- Had a conference
- New York baseballer
- Shea performer, formerly
- Yank combatant
- Lincoln Ctr. place for "Cav" and "Pag"
- NYC opera house
- Titular movie character who, my college lit professor claimed, was a Christ figure
- Been introduced
- Famed opera house, briefly
- Had a date
- NY opera mecca
- Were introduced
- Covered, as expenses
- Mike Piazza, for one
- Brave competitor?
- Pedro Martinez, now
- Queens player
- Brave rival?
- Have we __?
- Mays, in his last game
- Player at the new Citi Field
- Queens ballplayer
- Strawberry, in the '80s
- Attained
- Held a hearing, say
- Confronted
- 49-Down, as a rookie
- Haven't we __?
- Crossed paths with
- Reached, as goals
- Exchanged handshakes
- First got acquainted
- Fulfilled, as a deadline
- National League athlete
- Saw
- Shook hands with, perhaps
- One of the 91-Down
- Citi player
- Crossed
- Sat
- Brave adversary?
- I __ a traveller ... : Shelley's "Ozymandias"
- Satisfied, as expectations
- Willie Mays, in '73
- We have __ the enemy . . .
- Had a session
- 16 Across host
- Shared a border
- Faced, as a challenge
- Sat in session
- Agreed to
- Succeeded in
- Shook hands with
- Made good on
- Coped with
- Gathered
- Achieved, as expectations
- Strawberry, once
- Mr. ___ (sports mascot)
- Polo Grounds player, once
- Choo Choo Coleman, in 1962
- Tom Terrific or Marvelous Marv, e.g.
- Willie Mays, once
- Attained, as a goal
- Lincoln Center landmark, with "the"
- National competitor
- We have ___ the enemy, and they are ours: Perry
- Adjoined
- New National Leaguer of 1962
- Had a powwow
- José Reyes, for one
- One who plays chez Shea
- Player on a Queens bench
- Source of Saturday broadcast.
- Equaled.
- Melchior's house.
- Famous opera-house: Colloq.
- Broadway and 39th Street.
- Kept a rendezvous.
- Location of "Diamond Horseshoe."
- Mr. Bing's bailiwick.
- New York's opera.
- Bing's domain.
- Collided.
- Helen Traubel sings here.
- It opens November 13th with "Aida."
- It seeks $750,000.
- Mr. Bing's house.
- It opened in 1883.
- It opens with "Forza del Destino."
- Music mecca.
- Scene of last night's opening.
- Bing's house.
- Contended.
- Musical mecca.
- Rudolph Bing's bailiwick.
- Aria area.
- Bing's bailiwick.
- Peters, Tucker, etc.
- Bing's place.
- Music-lover's mecca.
- Refuted.
- Mecca for music lovers.
- Became acquainted.
- Diva's goal.
- Opposed.
- Came in contact with.
- Kept a tryst.
- Setting of the Diamond Horseshoe.
- Singer's goal.
- B'way at 39th.
- Place for 17 Across.
- Bing's realm.
- Flowed together.
- Aspiration of many singers.
- Big league ball player.
- Fell in with.
- Giant's successor.
- N.Y.C. landmark, for short.
- One of Casey's men.
- Opera's home.
- Bing's concern.
- Former N.Y.C. landmark.
- Agee, for one.
- Along with: Prefix
- Hodges, for one
- Lincoln Center tenant
- N. L. player
- Queens V.I.P.
- Where Salome dances
- Choo Choo Coleman was one
- Hernandez or Wilson
- Strawberry blooming at Shea, e.g.
- N. Y. opera
- N.Y. player
- Queens athelete
- Seaver or Staub
- Lincoln Center unit
- N. Y. athlete
- We have ___ the enemy . . .
- Home for "Aida," etc.
- Shea athlete
- Shea performer
- Where Sills' trills give thrills
- Cellar player in '78
- Seaver, once
- Sherrill Milnes's milieu
- Conjoined
- Where divas reign in N.Y.C.
- Lee Mazzilli, e.g.
- Lincoln Ctr. attraction
- Foster or Kingman
- Lincoln Ctr. structure
- Showcase for a Pavarotti
- Where to see 17 Across
- Inst. 100 years old
- Lincoln Ctr. edifice
- Seaver, twice
- Strawberry, for one
- Strawberry, e.g.
- N.Y. site for Tut exhibition
- Opera mecca
- Ed Kranepool was one
- Kranepool was one
- N.Y.C. landmark
- Shea denizen
- Strawberry or Darling
- La Scala's N.Y. rival
- Site for "Cav."
- Famed opera hse.
- Lincoln Ctr. building
- Milieu for Levine
- N.Y. opera house
- N.Y. opera house, fondly
- Place for Pavarotti
- America's La Scala
- Cleon Jones was one
- Connected
- Double encounter?
- Gooden, for one
- Seaver in the 60's
- N.Y.C. cultural site
- New York landmark, with "the"
- Stop on some art tours, with "the"
- New York ___
- Tackled
- N.Y.C. opera house, with "the"
- Caught up with
- He earns his pay at Shea
- Mr. ___ (Shea mascot)
- Huddled
- Piazza, for one
- Satisfied, in a way
- Brave opponent
- Place to hear a 13-Across, with "the"
- Nolan Ryan, e.g., when he started in the Major Leagues
- Shook hands, say
- Collided, say
- Site for 125-Across, with "the"
- Big Apple cultural attraction, with "the"
- Coloratura's home, with "the"
- Huddled (with)
- National League East player
- Powwowed (with)
- Touched
- Big Apple museum, with "the"
- Where to find the Egyptian Temple of Dendur, with "the"
- Mr. ___ (baseball mascot)
- Shook hands with, say
- Yankee's crosstown rival
- Formed a junction
- N.Y.C. presenter of 8-Down, with "the"
- ___Life
- Miracle player of 1969
- Began a relationship
- Measured up to
- N.Y.C. museum, with "the"
- Trysted
- Big Apple opera lover's destination, with "the"
- New York City cultural venue, with "the"
- Mr. who has stitches in his face
- Big Apple cultural site, with "the"
- Opera presenter, with "the"
- Part of New York City's Museum Mile, with "the"
- ___ Gala (big event in fashion)
- -
- Connected with
- Got with
- Host of an annual N.Y.C. gala, with "the"
- Largest art museum in the Americas, with "the"
- Matched
- Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the"
- Player at Citi Field
- Zoomed, perhaps
- Where Pavarotti first performed in 1968, with "the"
- I ___ her on Monday, 'twas my lucky bun day (Spinal Tap lyrics)
- Learned the name of, say
- Became acquainted with
- I knew I loved you before I ___ you
- BBC program "Well ___ in Woolton"
- Edwyn Collins "Never ___ a girl like you before"
- Haven't ___ You Yet (Michael Buble)
- Have we ___ before?
- Came into contact with
- Took a Bumble match offline
- Noah & The Whale "Just Me Before We ___"
- Wheat "I ___ a girl I'd like to know better but I'm already with someone"
- Wheat "I ___ a Girl"
- Nelson/Haggard "Pancho ___ his match, you know"
- Annual gala locale
- Roberto Alomar is one
- Where James Levine conducts
- Dave Kingman was one
- ___ Gala (annual high-profile event)
- Convened or converged
- 2000 World Series participant
- In a way, matched
- New York opera house, familiarly
- Yankee hater
- 1969 sports hero
- Piazza or Valentine
- Certain baseball pro
- Famous opera house
- Forgathered
- New York athlete
- Certain New York athlete
- Coped effectively with, as a challenge
- Subway Series player
- Have we ___?
- Came face to face with
- Certain NYC pro
- Big Apple athlete
- New York museum, briefly (with "the")
- One who once played at Shea
- An East Coast 27-Across
- Encountered for the first time
- Joined up with
- Reached, as a goal
- ___ Gala (annual NYC event)
- NYC art museum, with "The"
- Queens MLB player
- Satisfied, as a need
- Moved past Zoom dates
- Ran into (all 3 letters in this answer ...)
- Hi, I don't think we've ___!
- Got acquainted with
- Had a gathering
- Diva's place for short
- New York team player
- N.Y. museum
- Crossed paths for the first time
- Yankee rival for ink
- 1986 World Series ring wearer
- Yankee rival
- Certain New York pro
- NY baseball player
- Gathered at one spot
- New York pro
- Certain pro baseball player
- Famous opera house (with "the")
- Had a rendezvous
- Member of a New York nine
- Saw face-to-face
- Had a sit-down
- One of Stengel's "Amazin's"
- Place for a Pavarotti performance
- 2000 Subway Series player
- Kept an appointment
- Sat down with
- Tom Seaver, for most of his career
- First laid 59-Across on
- Gathered in the boardroom
- Held a convention
- Made, as a deadline
- Began an acquaintance
- Got introduced to
- Linked up socially
- New York baseball player
- I'm so happy I ___ you
- NYC opera venue
- Nolan Ryan, as a rookie
- Miracle man?
- Have you two ___?
- Transplant sites, briefly
- How I ___ Your Mother
- Held a session
- Lincoln Center landmark
- The hopes and fears of all the years are ___ in thee tonight
- Citi Field athlete
- Linked up
- Strawberry or Seaver, once
- Big Apple opera house, familiarly
- Gathered for the holidays, say
- Subway Series participant
