Solution: One might start fermenting in the kitchen - NYT Crossword

None of the three entries in this stack have been in a Times puzzle before. This pair was the hardest spot in the puzzle for me, as both clues are open to all kinds of interpretation. At 15A, [One might start fermenting in the kitchen], I thought of, well, things that ferment: kimchi, pickles, sauerkraut from a big ol’ cabbage. The “One” in question is doing the fermentation, here: It’s a HOME BREWER who, along with their mash and wort, will probably find themselves fermenting in a garage or shed before too long. 17A, [It features high wind movements], seemed like weather trivia at first, but the “wind” is musical, a reference to an OBOE SONATA.