THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
edited by will shortz: no 0401
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1 Hardly 8 Chemicals proscribed by ’70s legislation 12 Like some legal damages 20 2018 N.C.A.A. football champs 21 “I know the answer!” 22 Final song in “Fantasia” 23 Excited sort 25 Chinese-restaurant chain 26 Actress Green of 2006’s “Casino Royale” 27 Tasteless 28 7 1/2-hour exam, for short 29 Component of a summer cloud 30 One doing the lord’s work 32 Something you hope people have when they leave? 34 Bee ____ 35 Business bigwigs 39 Caught morays 40 What a spoiler spoils 42 Crush 44 Heroic figure in “Star Wars” films 49 “I need everyone’s help!” 54 “Geez, that was tiring!” 55 Rumpus 56 Many a cereal-box toy 57 Speckled horse 59 Big name in nail polish 60 Bathtub accessory 61 Rating for “Game of Thrones” and “House of Cards” 62 Area for filming in Hollywood 65 ____ favor 66 Org. that oversaw F.D.R.’s Federal Project Number One 67 Haw’s go-with 68 Patriotic song lyric before “Mind the music and the step” 71 Regulation followers, in brief 72 Shorn animal 73 An ace has a low one 74 Relatives of channels 75 Gallic gal pal 76 Dumbbell curls build them, for short 77 Aides: Abbr. 80 ____ Rios, Jamaica 81 Cry to a prima donna 82 Had 83 Hero 85 Natural disaster of 2012 88 Magician known for debunking paranormal claims 91 IV-bag contents 92 Big ____, nickname of baseball’s David Ortiz 93 Fetch 96 Photo-editing option 98 4-Down personnel, informally 100Item in a sink 102 Lasting, unpleasant memory 105 Match (with) 106 Move to solid food 108 Something used in a pinch? 112 Social ____ 113 Stretchable wrappers 115 1988 crime comedy rated 93% positive on Rotten Tomatoes 117 Spanish 101 question 118 They may be loaded in a casino 119 Device many use in bed 120 Massé, e.g. 121 On the double 122 Go down
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1 Deceptive moves 2 Partner of well 3 Cockpit devices 4 “Enemies: A History of the ____” (2012 best seller) 5 Delhi dignitary 6 Country whose total land area is less than .01% forested 7 Retailer with a star in its logo 8 Flaky entree 9 A, B, C or D 10 Brothel 11 ____-crab soup 12 Vatican jurisdiction 13 Eye part 14 Call from behind a counter 15 The “Home Alone” boy, e.g. 16 Things to shoot for ... or shoot at 17 Ryan of “The Beverly Hillbillies” 18 Embassy issuances 19 Big ____ Conference 24 Sermon topic 28 Señora, across the Pyrenees 31 Reddish-purple 33 Prefix with liter 34 Have an exclusive relationship 36 Nutrient in lentils and liver 37 X 38 Pathetic 40 Make easier to plow, in a way 41 Makes a connection 43 Pfizer competitor 45 Dieting units: Abbr. 46 Helen Reddy’s signature hit 47 Malleable 48 Tougher 49 Like a fictional Casey 50 Have as a housemate 51 “I wanna look!” 52 ____ Zero 53 Leafy vegetables 58 Acknowledge without words 62 Irish Spring, e.g. 63 Pueblo ancestors 64 It’s lit 68 “Totally, bro” 69 Four-letter island name with three syllables 70 Some expensive gowns 75 Associate of Athos and Porthos 78 ____ Fridays 79 “____ in the Rain” 81 Certain bra spec 84 Big heads 86 ____ ipsa loquitur 87 Hot state 89 Each 90 Goal for a tailor 94 Beethoven’s Third 95 Typewriter formatting aid 97 Consent (to) 98 Ballroom dance in duple time 99 City near Biscayne National Park 100Touches, as with a tissue 101 “This is SO frustrating!” 103 Poet who wrote “For the Time Being” and “Another Time” 104 Figure on a poster 105 Bench presses build them, for short 106 Well thought? 107 Prefix with -derm 109 Kept in the loop, in a way 110 Prudence 111 Whoops? 114 French possessive 115 Billboards, e.g. 116 France’s ____ du Bourget