THE NYT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2 Taste or touch 12 What eyeglass lenses fit in 20 Drug also known as angel dust 26 Ivy League sch. in Philly 28 Furry creature in “Return of the Jedi” 30 W. Hemisphere alliance 32 Driving condition in a blizzard 38 “Man, that smarts!” 40 Lucy’s partner 42 Not ___ many words 44 Approval from Siskel and Ebert 50 Loosen, as laces 56 Go 4-0 in the Series, e.g. 58 R&B group with the #1 hit “Reach Out I’ll Be There” 66 Cockpit info: Abbr. 68 Fairy tale monster 70 Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of ___” 74 Shirt that might say “I’m with stupid” 80 ___ of a gun 82 Plant life 84 Mediterranean fruits 86 ___-pitch softball 90 Amusement park with the Nitro roller coaster 94 Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind” was rewritten to honor her 98 Rodeo rope 100 1988 film about the Black Sox scandal 108 Tirade 110 ___-friendly 112 Western lily 120 How an extreme underdog wins … or this puzzle? 126 Note between fa and la 128 Fortuneteller 130 What light bulbs represent in cartoons 132 Naval officer: Abbr. 134 Summer drinks 136 Country music’s Tucker

DOWN

2 ___ Q’s (Hostess brand) 4 Fencing blade 6 Character in “I, Claudius” 8 Michelin winter product 10 Letter holder: Abbr. 12 Bowling alley button 14 “If only!” 16 ___ strip (mathematical curiosity) 18 Compete in the Nordic combined, say 20 Traditional Christmas plants 22 Heinz product 24 “Hearts and minds” military maneuver, briefly 34 Words at the altar 36 Printed defamation 46 Rainy 48 Air kiss sound 50 Supernatural tabloid fodder 52 Canceled, as a launch 54 Blinkers 60 Bird that says “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute!” 62 Counterparts of amateurs 64 Bollywood dress 72 Word after i ncome, sales or excise 76 Custard base 78 Canadian gas brand 82 Times New Roman, e.g. 84 Pop with no fizz 88 Actress Christine of “Chicago Hope” 92 Focus of a yearly shot 94 ___ Alley, shopping area for Harry Potter 96 Made smile 100 Wipe clean, as a blackboard 102 Cosmetician Lauder 104 Approaches 106 N.B.A.’s Magic, on scoreboards 114 The Bible’s Garden of ___ 116 Aussie greeting 118 Greece’s Mount ___ 122 Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked 124 Ignited, as a match