THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Sandwich with an apostrophe in its name 6 Last-minute eBay bidders 13 ____ Speaker 18 Family written about by Margaret Mitchell 20 Laureate 21 California city whose name translates to “the table” 22 Concise and to the point 23 Improvement 24 Desirous 25 Word with coin or ring 26 Enclosure for a slush pile, for short 28 Salsa and guacamole 30 Foe of the Jedi 31 Boor 32 This puzzle’s subjects, by another name 36 Beats by ____ (audio brand) 37 For now 41 One of 24 42 Group running a celeb’s social media accounts, say 46 “My ____” 47 Fragrant item in a fireplace 49 Doorway 50 What violence might lead to 52 Political figure on whom Snowball is based in “Animal Farm” 54 Hitting close to home? 57 Pattern on a barber pole 61 Shade 62 Word before rip or slip 63 F.D.R.’s last veep 66 Boatload 67 Youngest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood 68 Daily cable show that has covered Hollywood since 1991 71 Part of a parade float on New Year’s Day 74 Send over the moon 76 Duties imposed 78 Airer of “Arrow” and “iZombie” 79 Party notifications sent with a click 81 Members of un monastère 82 “Well, golly!” 84 Maximally mannered 85 “None for me, thanks” 87 Brain, slangily 89 Cry just before the birthday guest arrives at a surprise party 92 Juniors, to their fathers 96 Tingling, in a way 100 Tousles, as hair 103 Muscat native 104 Bog growths 107 Bit of offroad equipment 108 Where Orange County is, in brief 109 Something with many variables to consider 110 Chow down on, biblically 112 Judea and Sheba, in the Bible 114 Warehouse stacks 118 Relating to theft on the high seas 122 Some South Africans 127 French schoolteacher 128 Chord known as “the devil in music” on account of its unsettling sound 129 Title role played by Hilary Swank in a 2009 biopic 130 “Alas ...” 131 Good thing to find on a boat 132 Agreeable response to a parental order

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1 Can opener 2 Company that introduced Etch A Sketch 3 Takes the plate in place of 4 World of Warcraft enemies 5 “Boo-____!” 6 “Quiet, you!” 7 Admonishment before Christmas morning 8 Dutch banking giant 9 “____ supuesto!” (Spanish “Of course!”) 10 Presidential time 11 Contributors to “the front page of the internet” 12 Welcome, as a guest 13 ____ tai 14 Tsps. or tbsps. 15 George W. Bush’s nickname for himself, with “the” 16 Where to set your butts down 17 Pandemonium 19 ____ admin 21 Retro-cool music purchases 27 Producer of bills 29 When repeated, “Cheerio!” 33 The Jets, but not the Giants 34 Lead-in to long 35 Drink with a straw 38 Hatcher of “Lois & Clark” 39 Lawman at the O.K. Corral 40 In the slightest 43 What amber comes from 44 Cleaning up the mess, for short? 45 Texter’s “ciao” 47 Certain bean or horse 48 “____ run!” 51 Levels 53 Provocative poster 54 Keeper of the books? 55 One who fixes flats? 56 One of Chaucer’s pilgrims 58 Hot under the collar 59 Things students take 60 “Whither thou ____ …” 63 Mischievous titter 64 Erupt 65 Fortune 500 category, informally 69 Most sinewy 70 Florist’s cutting 72 Weather phenomenon whose double lights were said to represent this puzzle’s subjects 73 Baseball double play, in slang … or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles 74 Like a “mwaha-ha” laugh 75 Freedom 77 Abbr. on a keyboard key 80 Derrière 82 India’s smallest state 83 Orange Sesame Street monster 86 It’s a start 88 Founder of the Ottoman Empire 89 “That’s odd …” 90 Chits inits. 91 Wet firecracker, e.g. 93 Genre akin to goth 94 ____ fly 95 Finish of three U.S. state names 97 Flash-drive port 98 The big eau 99 Org. that began welcoming girls in 2019 101 California’s ____ National Forest 102 Wiped 105 Seasoning in a yellow-andblue tin 106 Disgusting, quaintly 111 Picks, with “for” 113 Near impossibilities on par-5 holes 114 Fig. watched by some dieters 115 Bit in a feedbag 116 Some fraternity-row letters 117 G.R.E. administrator 119 Coastal inlet 120 “The pond”: Abbr. 121 Here’s the kicker! 123 Marks out 124 Its seeds whirl to the ground 125 Hit 2011 animated movie 126 Pusher of green eggs and ham