NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

No. 0721

ARE WE FINISHED?

Caitlin Reid, 35, is a stay-at-home mother with four young children in Santa Ana, Calif. She says, ‘‘When I’m not herding cats, you can find me playing Chopin on the piano or dancing to the Beatles in my kitchen.’’ The inspiration for this puzzle was 89-Across. Her favorite theme entry is the last one she thought of — 23-Across. This is Caitlin’s fourth crossword for The Times and her first Sunday. — W.S.

ACROSS

1 Knock 4 Amped 9 Racket 13 Chocolate component 18 Humans’ closest relatives 20 Alternative sweetener source 21 Trendy superfood 22 Coral formation 23 “Should I not use my oven clock?”? 26 “My turn! My turn!” 27 What bankers and prospectors both seek 28 Sends a Dear John letter 29 An arm and a leg 30 Soprano Fleming 31 Numerical prefix from the Greek for “monster” 32 Gloria, in the animated “Madagascar” films 33 Scrubs 35 The “Iliad” and the “Odyssey”? 40 ____ vu 41 Some spicy fare 43 Father of Zeus 44 Composer of “The Microsoft Sound,” which, ironically, he wrote on a Mac 45 President-____ 47 Its calendar begins in A.D. 622 50 Members of a flock 51 Put up 52 Give a ride to an Indiana hoopster? 55 Bargain-priced 56 New Year abroad 57 Teacher of the dharma 58 Orange juice option 59 “I can’t take this anymore!” 61 The Kremlin, e.g. 63 “____ in the Underworld” (Offenbach opera) 65 Show impatience with, as an envelope 68 “Cool beans!” 70 ____ health 71 Pope’s “____ on Solitude” 74 Shared spirit 75 Printer’s low-ink alert? 78 How balloons are priced? 79 Round product with a wax wrapper 81 Unwanted looks 82 Less outgoing 83 Bygone monitor, for short 84 What no single speaker is capable of 86 Offerings in a bridal registry 88 Cause of an R rating 89 What a plumber did for a clogged drain? 93 Given a yellow card, say 95 Top of the Special Forces? 96 Little dippers? 97 Relish 98 Like a Tour de France rider on Day 20 visà-vis Day 10 99 Classical personification of ideal human beauty 101 Overlord, for the Battle of Normandy 104 Supereasy quiz question 105 World’s shortest-reigning monarch? 107 Sphere of influence 108 Tweak, in a way 109 In no way reticent 110 Sketch out 111 Tries 112 Flotsam and Jetsam, in “The Little Mermaid” 113 Really like 114 Sign of a packed house

DOWN

1 Bust 2 Locale for a shrine 3 Personal favorite on an agenda 4 Least taxing 5 Colorful stone in a brooch 6 Flaps one’s gums 7 Actress Mendes 8 What strawberries become as they ripen 9 Cover-up for a robbery? 10 Notoriously hard-to-define aesthetic style 11 Servings from a tap 12 La Baltique, e.g. 13 Big figures in 47-Across 14 Back to the original speed, in music 15 They usually include drinks 16 Relief 17 ____ Miss 19 Sole supporter? 24 “____ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder song) 25 Neighbor of an Armenian 29 Some prom rentals 31 Scenic fabric 32 Improve gradually, say 33 Doing well (at) 34 Give a false impression of 35 Got taken for a ride 36 Unsolicited mentions online, in the press, etc. 37 “Meeeeeeeeow!” 38 It makes you yawn 39 Shelfmate of Webster 42 One who gets take-out orders? 46 Subject of an annual festival in Holland, Mich. 48 Mini-program 49 Egyptian ____ (cat) 51 Derbies, e.g. 53 Spread out at a banquet? 54 Attire 55 Parts of a gymnastics routine 59 Calculation for an aerospace engineer 60 When doubled, “I agree!” 61 Alternative to a condo 62 Certain finish 64 Comparative in a wedding vow 65 Flinch or twitch, say 66 Computer guru, informally 67 Pops up in a flash? 69 Common sports injury site, briefly 71 Piquant bakery offerings 72 John who pioneered the steel plow 73 Messed up 75 Get bent 76 Green lights, so to speak 77 “Stop being such a baby!” 79 Old dentist’s supply 80 Ingredient in insect repellent 84 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. 85 Powerpoints? 87 Envelop in a blanket 90 “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green” crooner 91 Opposites of 76-Down 92 Palais des Nations locale 94 Say for certain 97 Echolocation method 98 Bull, e.g. 99 Half of a children’s game 100 Dastard’s doings 101 Popular 2017 Pixar film set in Mexico 102 “Caboose” 103 Old Bond rival 104 Hit 2010s HBO series, familiarly 105 Late ____ 106 Fish-taco fish