New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 “Cease!” on the seas
6 “What nonsense!”
9 Walk on the edge?
13 Luminary
17 Clubs with strobes
19 Hieroglyphic bird
21 ____ O’s (chocolaty cereal brand)
22 Asian territory in the game Risk
23 Roll out
24 Sailing vessels that Cap’n Crunch might commandeer?
27 Cuzco builders
29 Tetris piece
30 Testing times
31 Heavily armored vessels getting married? 35 Smelter input 36 Whiskey distiller’s
supply 37 “The plot thickens!” 38 Candy in collectible
containers 39 Mideast monarchy 43 Numbers on righthand pages 45 Resells ruthlessly 47 Speaker on a car’s dash 48 Polished 49 Fruit mentioned in the “Odyssey” 51 Equal 52 Actor Stephen 53 Split, e.g. 54 Kids’ game in which small vessels attack each other? 59 Rio maker 60 Flood survivor 61 ____ Gold, chief of staff on “The Good Wife” 62 Often-quoted chairman 63 A large amount 66 Fishing vessel that can pull only half a net behind it? 70 Bruce of “The Hateful
Eight” 71 Messenger ____ 72 Rare craps roll 73 Incapacitate, in a way 74 Growth ring? 76 Recreational vessel that’s never left the harbor? 84 1997 action film set on
a plane 85 X amount 86 Isaac Newton, e.g. 87 Brings up 89 Bad at one’s job 90 P, to Pythagoras 91 Revolver, in Roaring
Twenties slang 94 Use scissors on 95 Governess at
Thornfield 96 Berkeley institution,
briefly 97 In place of 98 It brings people
together 99 No. of interest to some recruiters 100 Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing? 106 Malodorous mammal 109 A&M athlete 110 Matisse who painted “La Danse” 111 Cargo vessel full of iPads? 114 Mown strips 117 “Game of Thrones,” e.g. 118 Blackens 119 Staple of Shinto rituals 120 Second story? 121 Rub out 122 Not needing a cane, maybe 123 Deadhead’s hits? 124 Foolish
DOWN
1 Kick in 2 Struggle 3 Ambitiously sought 4 Noninvasive medical procedures 5 Flashlight : U.S. :: ____ : U.K. 6 Consequential 7 Addis ____ 8 Lookout point 9 “You Send Me” singer, 1957 10 Coffee holder 11 Works on as a cobbler might 12 Libertarian pundit
Neal 13 Head honcho 14 It may end on a high
note 15 D.C.’s National ____ 16 Chicago-based
fraternal order 18 Mezzanine access 20 They hang around the
rain forest 25 Return from a trip to
the Alps? 26 Pharma watchdog 28 Surveillance aid 31 Coat in a cote 32 Fire 33 Longtime retailer hurt by Amazon 34 Coverage provider? 40 Femme’s title 41 Choice for an online gamer 42 Star of “Kinsey,” 2004 44 Is downright terrible 46 Actress Téa 47 Beauty 48 Under goer? 50 Biathletes do it 52 Uncreative creation 53 Forming spiral
patterns 55 Holy Week follower 56 ____ State (Alabama’s nickname) 57 Measure of purity 58 Cheer with an accent 63 “____: A Love Story” (1998 George Burns book) 64 Like soubise sauce 65 Coat of arms element 67 Flock female 68 Vogue or Elle 69 Ehrich ____ a.k.a. Houdini 70 Chops up 75 Elephant ____ (pastry) 77 It may help remove a curse 78 Hold an assembly 79 Revivalprefix movement 80 Not mainstream 81 Bellyacher 82 Quits, informally 83 Nonsensical talk 88 Prep for a match 90 Dilapidated dwelling 91 Manhandles, with “up” 92 Like the Gemini flights 93 Way out 96 Wares at fairs 97 “Around the World in 80 Days” protagonist 101 Nonpermanent sculpture medium 102 Flower with rays 103 Vichyssoise vegetables 104105 106 DialectSingleEntry ticketof Arabic 107 Iridescent stone 108 Women’s Open org. 112 Go astray 113 Roulette bet 115 Cool, in the ’40s 116 Roguish