new York Times Crossword
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1 Small flute
5 Tries to beat the buzzer?
10 Throws together 15 Airport waiter? 18 404 Not Found, e.g. 19 Energize
20 Not happy, to say the least 21 Kitchen brand 22 Historical period spelled using only the letters of 2-Down 24 Singer who once spelled her name with a "$"
25 Word before data or deal 26 Unlikely to be talked out of 27 "That wasn't nice!" 28 Revolutionary War hero spelled using only the letters of 13-Down 30 Website with a "Sell an item" option 31 Order to go
33 Enter the fray 34 Woman's name that sounds like its second and first letters, respectively 35 Fix
36 Snack items spelled using only the letters of 36-Down 38 Inner tubes? 40 Casual top 41 Ancient theaters 42 Prince of Shakespeare 43 Screw up 44 Fund-raising org. 45 Be annoying 47 Garment that's often plaid 48 Sukkot celebrant 51 Christmas drink 55 Geraint's wife, in Arthurian romance 56 What assayers assay
57 Butt's end?
58 Many an office worker's problem 60 It's imagined 62 TVdemonstrator at the 1939 World's Fair
63 Page 1, e.g.
64 Oscar winner with four #1 Billboard hits
66 Bass player
67 When it comes to 69 You can lend one without letting go of it 70 Jewel-case holder 73 Combo-meal entree 75 Spanish "Listen!" 76 Mound
77 Future stallion
79 Tin lizzies
80 Basket part
81 "That so?" reply 82 "See you later" 84 Basket part
85 Put the pedal to the metal
86 Word that might be helpful on a class reunion name tag 87 Rack site 89 Photog's purchase 92 What a press pass provides
95 Really impressive, spelled using only the letters of 39-Down 98 Chalked stick 99 Stern-looking 100 Many a year-end list 102 Alpo alternative 103 Drive-____
104 No-good, spelled using only the letters of 71-Down 106 Include without notifying others, in a way
107 Bygone deliverers 109 Cause of a tic, for short
110 "The Master Builder" playwright 111 Bagel topping spelled using only the letters of 89-Down
113 Penguins' org. 114 Group of stars 115 Temporary tattoo material 116 Writer Nin 117 Sun spot? 118 Track schedule 119 Muchabbreviated Latin phrase 120 "Aw, rats!"
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1 It's comped 2 Historical period
3 Double a score 4 Therefore 5 Jamaican export
6 Was dateless 7 Muhammad's favorite wife 8 Young ____ 9 Place to get pampered 10 Nanki-Poo's father, with "the"
11 Glacial ridges 12 Whole-grain cereal brand 13 Revolutionary War hero 14 Jamaican rapper
____ Paul 15 Shade of blue 16 Armpit, medically 17 Ones not up to par? 18 Grandfather of Alfred the Great
23 Aloft 28 Sarcastic response to a fail 29 Basil,e.g. 32 Word before "before" 33 Hypothetical 36 Snack items 37 Jackie of "The Tuxedo" 39 Really impressive 43 Holder of shells 44 "Hey!" 46 Approve another season of 47 Seaweed in Japanese cuisine 48 Amount of jam or jelly beans 49 Part of a motorcade 50 Berth places
51 "You and I have a deal!" 52 Roger in the Navy 53 Clandestine 54 Brand in the dairy aisle 59 Breakfast spots 61 Relish
65 Took back one's story 68 Cherry throwaway 71 No-good
72 Was mounted atop 74 Kind of medicine 78 In ____ of
83 Six things in some six-packs 85 Neighbor of a Montenegrin 88 Pep
89 Bagel topping 90 Slyly attracts 91 Gets back together 92 Extras 93 Nickname of Duke basketball's Mike Krzyzewski 94 Huggable 95 Challenge for a college-bound student, maybe 96 Medical inserts 97 ____ Creed (Christian statement of faith) 101 Actor Davis
103 Lead role in "Boys Don't Cry," 1999 105 Neeson of "Schindler's List" 106 Fostered
108 Ballot hanger 111 X
112 Dojo surface
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