THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Lack of this results in baldness
6 Alcohol
13 Scenes from action movies 19 Old foundation
21 1994 Jean-Claude
Van Damme sci-fi thriller 22 Get back
23 Parenting: A+
25 Night demons
26 Maintain
27 Number of people in an office?
29 “Step ____!”
30 Bye word
33 Nervous stress 34 Chip-on-one’s-shoulder outlooks, in slang
35 Taming wild horses: D
40 Reflex messengers 42 Heavy metal
43 Some kitchen appliances 44 Wildlife conservationist’s device
47 Union station?
49 Valet skills: B+
54 You can dig it
55 Spain and England in the 16th century
57 Like a sure bet
58 Watch chains
59 Do an old printing-house job
60 Skills, in Sevilla
61 Heart
62 Hosting a morning news show: C+ 67 Photo finish
70 First draft picks
71 It makes stealing pay off 75 “See you later!” 76 Cheerful
78 Norman Lear series star 80 Spots
81 Stuffing tip jars: D
83 Chip away at 84 Bottom-line figure 86 Alternative to a Maxwell 87 Indy winner Luyendyk 88 Hot stuff
91 Employee efficiency: D+
95 Sorcerer
97 Much, informally 99 Supply-____ (economic theorist)
100 Growing room
101 Do a P.R. makeover on 103 16501–16511
107 Put on hold
109 Baseball skill: C 113 Protect, as freshness 114 What to do once you’ve made your bed, per a saying 115 Skirts
116 Nueva York, e.g.
117 Afterword
118 Bibliographical abbr.
DOWN
1 Channel on which to see some b&w films
2 Fleece
3 Noted Deco designer
4 1975 Wimbledon champ 5 New Age author Chopra 6Apt name for a cook?
7 Lulu
8 Used Gchat, e.g.
9 Went back through a passage
10 Hockey infraction
11 “Yer darn ____!”
12 Clear soda
13 Lit ____
14 Farm setter
15 Story
16 Stereo quality: B 17Blake who wrote “Memories of You”
18 Roast rotators
20 Fantasy author Canavan, author of the “Black Magician” trilogy
24 Whirl
28 Producers of the most Mideast oil
31 Actress Samantha
32 Rides since 2011
34 Burned rubber
35 Designer Bill
36 U. S. Grant adversary 37 Trouble terribly
38 Learns to live with
39 Set a price of
41 Malodorous
45 Metro areas, informally 46 Sticks together? 48 Luxury-car pioneer Henry 49 One may exert pressure 50 Significant advances
51 The other guys
52 Diver Louganis
53 Porgy and bass
56 F.D.R. program 58 Dangerous structure 60 Combat zone
61 Anglican headwear 63 Strong brew
64 “Movin’ ____”
65 Call attention to, as a potential problem 66 Small power source 67 Classic shoe name 68 Starting job in Washington, say
69 Fashion sense: A
72 Lead-in to fare
73 Part of a TV transmission 74 ____ Garson, Oscar winner for “Mrs. Miniver” 76 Solomonlike
77 One-eighth part
78 Funeral stands 79 Mushroom that might be served in ramen
81 Uncivil greetings
82 Sign of a smash hit
85 ____ de Vil, Disney villain 89 Patch (together)
90 Way to get to Harlem, per Duke Ellington
91 Desire a piece of the action 92 Conception
93 Chutzpah
94 Mourn
95 Snooker shot
96 Flu symptoms
98 Full
101 Clinton’s attorney general for all eight years
102 Rat Pack nickname 104 Quod ____ faciendum 105 Stationer’s stock 106 “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” writer
108 Kid-____ (TV for tots) 110 Tiny criticism
111 Pioneer cellphone co. 112 Fancy-looking name appendage