THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Large decorative letter at the start of a chapter 8 Wood for crafts and rafts 13 Rapper Azalea with the 2014 hit “Fancy” 17 Farm stat 18 Weep for 19 Competitors in a classic advertising “war” 21 Salon bed acquisition, perhaps 22 Give a nudge 23 Discarded computers and such 25 Maintain the impression of well-being 28 [Grrr!] 29 General on Chinese menus 32 Put in order, in a way 33 Online instigator 35 “____ minute” (“Be patient”) 36 Ancient region of Asia Minor 38 Lopes of R&B’S TLC 39 Reconciled, as a couple 41 Ab-targeting exercise equipment 43 To the point 45 ____ Chex (old breakfast cereal) 46 With 12Down, “Isle of Dogs” director 47 Work at a music school 49 When doubled, band with the 1984 No. 1 hit “The Reflex” 51 MGM rival of the ’30s 53 Money handler on a ship 55 Amber, originally 56 Miniature spring bouquet 60 Pummel with snowballs, say 61 Roulette choice 63 “I believe,” in Latin 65 Something that comes with a sock 66 Screen-minimizing key 67 Method for identifying mystery callers 70 M.L.B. stat 71 Downed 72 O’connor’s Supreme Court successor 73 Futuristic deliverer of packages 74 Flank or shank 75 Athlete’s knee injury, familiarly 77 Bitter fruits 79 – 82 Material for classic hockey sticks 83 Bouquet offerers, maybe 84 Deep distress 85 Article in Paris Match 87 Animal mimic? 89 Response to “Who’s there?” 91 Some cheesecake photos 95 Accelerated alternative to broadband 98 “Poppycock!” 100 Rainwater diverters 101 Diez menos nueve 102 “Au contraire!” 103 Hairstyling icon Vidal 105 What it is to kill a mockingbird, in “To Kill a Mockingbird” 106 “I feel the same way!” 108 Voltageincreasing electrical device 111 Animal mimic? 113 Ask too much 114 Brand in the dessert aisle 118 Character in “Grease” who sings “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” 119 Like many measuring cups and spoons 120 Doctor Doom and Galactus, to the Fantastic Four 121 Homer, for one 122 “Yecch!” 123 Puts to rest, as rumors

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1 2 010s dance move involving dipping the head to the elbow 2 Inits. on 30 Rockefeller Plaza until 1988 3 Surgery sites, for short 4 Christmas Eve no-no 5 Large waterfalls 6 Slack-jawed 7 Distant correspondent 8 Oktoberfest locales 9 Mideast capital once known as Philadelphia 10 Tender ender? 11 Holy, in Latin phrases 12 See 46-Across 13 Treat to reduce swelling 14 Run amok 15 Flamboyant rock genre 16 Woman’s name that’s one letter off from a fragrant flower 18 Prepare, as pot roast 20 Roadside produce sellers 24 Cheese with a red covering 26 Top-drawer 27 Sammy with 609 career home runs 29 Bard’s contraction 30 Cry a river 31 A quarter to four? 34 Ignore for the time being 37 Like xenon or neon 39 Popular moisturizing lotion 40 Subj. of Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 42 Paint choice 44 Solved 48 Foe of Austin Powers 50 Dried chile peppers 52 ____-Aid 53 Tagliatelle topper 54 Reason for some bellyaching? 55 Got up again 56 Outer layer 57 Weapons that are about 3 1/2 feet long 58 Five books of Moses 59 Whack 60 Fuel common in Scotland 62 Doc at a clinic 64 Red-headed friend of Harry Potter 67 Losing Super Bowl LIII team 68 Former leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel 69 Door openers for journalists 74 Family name? 76 “A bit of talcum/is always walcum” writer 78 Set (down) 80 Chill in the air 81 Host of the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys 83 Apiarist’s hazard 84 Oil painter’s primer 85 One-dimensional 86 Act of selfaggrandizement 88 They might get collared 90 Like a jammed printer 92 KOA visitors 93 Waipahu wreath 94 Form 1099 fig. 95 Distinctive part of a zebu 96 Kind of button 97 Feature of many a Cape Cod house 99 Played (around) 103 Little brats 104 Muscat citizen 107 Pasta also called risoni 109 Lhasa ____ (dog) 110 Aid for getting a boat in the water 112 Little ’un 115 Many an alibi 116 This may shock you 117 It’s twice twisted