New York Times Crossword
Joel Fagliano is the digital puzzles editor for The New York Times and creator of the daily Mini. He sold his first crossword to the paper when he was 17. He graduated from Pomona College in 2014 with a double major in linguistics and 45-Across. Joel says this puzzle is a result of having some extra time at home recently . . . and of drinking lots of coffee. — W.S.
ACROSS
1 Book that’s out of this
world?
6 Illuminating point
12 Gilda Radner character on
‘‘S.N.L.’’
20 Took the plunge 21 Ladies’ men
22 April 22
23 Gray with a tinge of brown
24 Things got off to a bad start when one trainee tripped and . . .
26 ____ on the side of 27 Father on ‘‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’’
29 Doctor Zhivago, in
‘‘Doctor Zhivago’’ 30 Flock
31 Part of a Parisian
address
32 Roofed patio
35 1099-____ (I.R.S.
form)
37 Company with a Gigafactory
40 The carton leaked milk everywhere when another trainee accidentally ...
45 ____ sci, college major
related to psych 46 Kitchen bulb
47 Put back in place, as
measures 50 Overly sentimental 53 The drip coffee tasted grainy because they . . .
57 Company whose Nasdaq symbol is its name
58 Having colors in
blotches 61 Steinbrenner who took over the Yankees in 2010 62 Moves like Jagger 63 Box-score stat 64 It follows more or less 65 Draft choice 67 Nonkosher meat 68 In fact, every cup
they served was . . . 75 Writer Rand
76 ‘‘This is the worst’’ 77 Flier for a magic show 78 Internet address, in
brief
79 Lifesavers
82 Headed up
83 ‘‘Oh, so that’s how it’s
going to be’’
84 Comfort
85 To make matters worse, the espresso machine . . .
88 Some TVs and cameras
89 Fully
90 Home to many Berbers
94 ‘‘Surely you don’t mean me!?’’
95 They worried about their jobs — these mistakes were . . . 102 Snitches
105 Attendee 106 Stereotypical dogs 107 Weak ____ (unconvincing argument)
108 ‘‘Give it ____!’’ 111 Polite title
113 Either weekend day, symbolically
114 Sound from a fan 115 Sure enough, when the boss showed up, everyone . . .
120 Speak grandly
122 Bit of contingency planning
123 Pal of Pooh
124 Soap Box Derby entrant
125 Reporter’s vantage point
126 Adult
127 Critics’ awards
DOWN
1 Makes fit
2 Get misty
3 Source of bay leaves 4 Offering in the Google
Play store
5 Like ninjas
6 Premier League rival of Tottenham Hotspur
7 Really stand out 8 Onetime label for
Radiohead
9 Depend
10 Spreadsheet part 11 Log-in need
12 Make things interesting, so to speak
13 Sounds of satisfaction 14 Be in the works 15 When you might run
away from home
16 Info on an invitation 17 Player of Ben Wyatt on ‘‘Parks and Recreation’’ 18 Unnaturally pale 19 Shakespearean
affirmatives
25 Trade gossip
28 ____ Men (‘‘Who
Let the Dogs Out’’ group)
33 Purely
34 ‘‘You win this hand’’ 36 Valentine’s Day purchase
38 Takes an ‘‘L’’
39 Constant stress or
heavy drinking 41 Popular children’sbook series with hidden objects
42 ____ glance
43 Grazing spots
44 N.Y.C. shopping mecca
48 Optical illusion
49 Showy feather
50 Drudge
51 So-called ‘‘enclosed’’ rhyme scheme 52 It beats nothing 54 Absurd pretense 55 Justice nominated by Obama
56 Your highness?: Abbr. 58 Series of missed calls 59 ‘‘Do you know who
____?’’
60 Singer born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin 64 Team-building
activity? 65 ‘‘The Wiz’’ director Sidney
66 N.L. Central team 69 ____ Islands, archipelago between Iceland and Norway 70 They give a hoot
71 Kind of deer
72 Explorer Ponce de
León
73 Nail polish brand 74 Trees that line the
National Mall 79 Asian city with a monument to John McCain
80 Finish 0-0, say 81 Matin’s opposite
83 ‘‘See you later’’ 84 Crass, classless sort 85 Custom auto
accessories 86 Excessively promote 87 Pro-____
88 They usually make
the cut
91 French chess piece 92 Got takeout, say
93 Ones concerned with
cash flow, for short 96 Man, in Italian
97 More nifty
98 Part of a cash register 99 Destination in the ‘‘Odyssey’’
100 Render ineffective 101 Many Twitch streamers
103 D and ), in texts 104 Ships
109 Sharp pain 110 Escapee from Miss Gulch’s bicycle basket
112 Moore whom Sports Illustrated called the ‘‘greatest winner in the history of women’s basketball’’ 115 Org.
116 Dinghy thingy
117 Spell the wrong way? 118 Small fry
119 Lead-in to long
121 Snitch