New York Times Crossword
THE ART OF PUZZLE-MAKING BY ANDREW ZHOU / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ
After completing this puzzle, draw a line connecting the circles, starting and ending at the first circle of 62-Across, to spell a five-word message. The connected circles will reveal a picture related to the puzzle’s theme. (Note: Rounded edges look best.) To complete the effect, draw a line between the circle at 36-Across and the circle at the third square of 37-Across. ACROSS 1 Accents to tuxedos 6 Leader in a robe 10 Stinger 14 Wind-borne seed 19 “Sesame Street”
figure 20 “Long live …!” 21 Western ski resort 22 N.F.L.’s Kaepernick 23 Where 68-Across is
permanently housed 25 How 122-Across is
usually described 27 Hoses connect to them 28 Curiosity or
Opportunity 29 Imperial ____ (bar
orders) 30 Pill alternative, for
short 31 Vegas inits. 34 Rug rat 35 Blood parts 36 It may be a shocker 37 Hawaiian for
“appetizer” 38 Sum to 39 Sport-____ (offroaders) 41 Recipe amt. 42 Ones making the
grade, for short? 43 Triangular snacks 46 D.J. ____ tha Kyd 48 Time for pampering
oneself 51 Lightly bite 52 Dogie catcher 56 Invisible lures 58 Thither 59 Writer with an interest in cryptography 61 Idiot, in slang 62 Not cooped up 64 Sigh of relief 66 Experimental
writing? 68 1929 work that is the theme of this puzzle, with “The” 71 Short 73 “Our” side in a
sci-fi battle 74 Mild cheeses 77 AAA line: Abbr. 78 California wine city 79 Nickname for the Philadelphia Eagles stadium, with “the” 81 Falsity 82 Lake that’s the source
of the Mississippi 85 With 96- and 105-Across, how 122-Across explained the subject of this puzzle 89 Tops 92 Bests in a Fourth of July hot dog contest, say 94 Irony or hyperbole 95 MI6 R&D division in 007 novels 96 See 85-Across 99 Certain laundry appliance 101 Three ____ of the Wheel of Dharma (Buddhist concept) 104 Lead-in to cab 105 See 85-Across 109 Spanish greeting 111 Quantity of eggs 115 ____-green 116 Prosy 120 Place for works that are in the works … or what the message formed by the connected letters is? 121 Houston-based petroleum giant, informally 122 Creator of 68-Across 123 Established figures? 124 Drying-out woe, for short 125 “Whew!” elicitor DOWN 1 Modern pic 2 Moving company? 3 Open 4 Set in a cockpit 5 Mailed 6 Tie, as a score 7 Caramel morsel from Hershey 8 Composer of the “Concord” Sonata 9 Dorm V.I.P.s 10 “Time ____ …” 11 Grad 12 Cloud type 13 Pirate’s pet 14 Lasting reminder 15 Some pullovers 16 Michigan college or
its town 17 Choir stands 18 Snare 24 Julius Caesar’s first name 26 ____ Park, Colo. 31 Kind of sauce 32 Camera-crane
operator 33 Something that
shouldn’t be mixed 37 How to get the permit, say 40 Shot deliverer 42 Circus employees 44 Palindromic
musician 45 Palindromic tribe 47 Showed, informally 48 Bub 49 Big stretch 50 Milk-Bone, e.g. 53 Cultural gathering 54 Boot part 55 Scores after deuces,
informally 57 Tijuana title: Abbr. 58 Violinist Menuhin 60 Draw out 61 Org. with a June draft 63 Call back? 65 ____ Rand Institute 67 “I agree fully!” 69 Broadcast antennas,
e.g. 70 Bit of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” 71 Witches in “Macbeth,”
e.g. 72 Words upon a shocked realization 75 Form 1099-____ 76 Actor Green 78 “See ya!” 80 Plane area 83 Beach-house owner 84 ID 86 Graduating grp. 87 Cawfee 88 Channel that aired “Moesha” 90 Half-Betazoid “Star Trek” character 91 German city with a Pennsylvania namesake 93 Dangerous job 95 Play period: Abbr. 97 French queens 98 Fall 99 Figure in the “Arabian Nights” 100 Virtuosic 102 2018 biopic with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes 103 Narrow cuts 104 Boston ____ 106 Device outmoded by smartphones 107 Unusual feature of 68-Across 108 Second side to vote 110 Nails 112 Suffix with Motor 113 Unsightly spot 114 Chemical ending 117 Scottish denial 118 Tour grp. 119 Winner of a record eight N.H.L. Norris Trophies