THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Across

1 Fake blood, e.g. 4 Many establishments on Paris’s Boulevard Saint-Germain 9 Enjoy thoroughly 14 Ex-Mrs. Trump 19 Person behind a strike? 20 Cause of a 2014 epidemic 21 Word with light or horse 22 Figure in Jewish folklore 23 One time around 24 “He who hesitates is lost, but …” 27 Beat around the bush? 29 Mathematician Fibonacci 30 N.B.A. team once coached by Larry Bird 31 DVR lineup 33 Rich cake 34 Brown who wrote “The

Diana Chronicles” 35 Handles 37 Silliness 41 Half-and-half, maybe 42 Park place 46 ____ game 49 Kind of arch 50 Frequent subject of

fibbing 51 ____ Soetoro, stepfather of Barack Obama 52 Longest river entirely within Switzerland 53 Group of Coyotes, for

short 54 Name on a toy truck 56 To the point 57 Empty-stomach

sound 59 ____ limit (sign at the

edge of town) 60 Sound 62 Crumbly cheeses 64 Arctic lights 66 Regimented resort 68 See 73-Across 69 Locale of the 15-Down

Eyjafjallajökull 70 Decked out 71 Like pop-ups 73 Check for 68-Across 74 2006 Pixar film 75 Heavy drinker, in

slang 77 Out of the barn,

say 79 ESPNU covers it 82 Celestial altar 83 Gladly, old-style 84 Steer closer to the wind 85 It borders the N. Atl. 86 Prison escape path, maybe 88 A sharp equivalent 89 Sing the praises of 91 Unused 92 Give the right 94 Second chances for

students 96 Head of an inn? 97 Caliban in “The

Tempest,” e.g. 102 Pooh-bah 103 Get into 106 Part of a dominatrix’s

outfit 108 Babe in the woods 111 “You can’t judge a book by its cover, but …” 114 “____ no idea” 115 Blazing stars 116 Pairs are seen in it 117 Emulate Isocrates 118 Birth-certificate

datum 119 Paradises 120 Chemical ____ 121 Trig functions 122 Boom source

Down

1 [Um, this can’t be good] 2 All-Star second baseman Infante 3 “Birds of a feather flock together, but …”

4 Solo features of six Bach suites 5 Blood-type system 6 “Great minds think alike, but …” 7 Actress Sommer 8 Clog 9 Till now 10 Left at sea 11 Like some salsa 12 Stackable dessert item 13 2004 musical biopic for which the star won Best Actor 14 Pet in the comic strip “FoxTrot” 15 See 69-Across 16 “Helm ____!” (captain’s cry) 17 Within view 18 Ratchets (up) 25 Ambient music innovator Brian 26 Put forward 28 “Huh?” 32 It’s a trap 34 “Slow and steady wins the race, but …” 35 Shanghai nursemaid 36 Winter Olympics sport 38 “Knowledge is power, but …” 39 1943 conference site 40 Checked online reviews of, modern-style 43 Here/there connector 44 One on staff? 45 Sphere of civilian activity during war 46 Trifle 47 Cousin of Sven 48 Michael Sheen’s character in “Twilight” 55 Mystical Muslims 56 Broadcast 58 Ill-gotten gains 59 Port on the Panama Canal 61 D.C.’s ____ Constitution Hall 63 Personal quirk 65 “Born to Die” singer Lana Del ____ 66 Pretense 67 Galloping 71 Part of SEATO 72 Billet-____ 76 Gal ____ 78 More than once in a

while 80 You may have a great one in your family 81 Part of M.F.A. 87 Like some mountain guides 88 Oh-so-bored 90 “Glee” star ____

Michele 91 It may mean “Pet me!” 93 Comedian Daniel and musician Peter 95 Broadsides, informally 97 Rooting interest 98 Compare 99 Not nodding 100 Nov. 11 honoree 101 Community

spirit 103 Red in the face? 104 Lummox 105 Inlet 106 Beijing problem 107 Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” 109 Holiday lead-ins 110 Emoji holder 112 Place for a “me day” 113 Gorged on