N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle

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Across

1 Fall birthstone 5 “____ of the Dead” (2004 horror-movie parody) 10 Give birth on a farm, in a way 15 Black-and-white alerts, briefly 19 Wine bouquet 20 Big brewer 21 Starters 22 Old Italian bread 23 “What’s in your attic? And do penthouses have better resale value? Find out in today’s ____” 25 Menacing look 26 Parts of décadas 27 Duke grp. 28 Paul of “Ant-Man” 29 “Museum officials report a priceless vase has shattered. Stay tuned for the ____” 32 Group attacked by John the Baptist 35 Bruin Bobby 36 Eighth-century pope with the sixth-longest reign 37 Snapchat co-founder Spiegel 38 Past 40 Floor (it) 42 White-barked tree 43 “A courtroom artist has been arrested for fraud. ____” 49 Poet laureate Henry James ____ 50 Coffee’s draw 51 Epic-poem section 52 Wye follower 53 Spots in la Seine 54 Obits, basically 55 Mixed-martial-arts org. 57 Many a new loan, for short 59 Blue state 61 Often-injured part of the knee, for short 62 Fighting a liar, e.g. 65 Blarney 66 “Schools are cracking down on their most tardy students. We’ll have ____” 68 “Coming up, a pistol dueler tells us his stance. Now ____” 73 Ringing words? 74 Ones to keep up with 78 Tennis doubles? 79 Paces at races 83 Smelting waste 84 Anaïs of “Henry & June” 85 Princess with a twin 86 “Well, well, old chap” 87 Consumed 89 Mexican-born golfer Lorena 91 Joe of “My Cousin Vinny” 92 Start for deal or lead 93 “After the break, people are leaving the city during winter because of crime. Plus ____” 97 Mother: Prefix 99 Curator’s deg. 100 Thurman of “Henry & June” 101 Come ____ surprise 102 Put on a jury 104 Clear the tables 106 Savor 111 “Our camera crew entered a one-hour photo shop at ten. ____” 114 Advance 115 Spa sound 116 Lead-in to much 117 “With ____ bodkin?”: Hamlet 118 “With more about those defending the accused, our reporter is ____” 121 Sotto ____ (quietly) 122 Nation near Fiji 123 Corn chip 124 Sleek, informally 125 You are, in Spain 126 A comedian called Wanda 127 Grape nuts? 128 Tennis’s Steffi

Down

1 Ready 2 Doggy 3 Rescue org. 4 ____ Moulins, Québec 5 Like some support payments 6 Sets 7 Follow, with “by” 8 Take advantage of 9 Accident investigator, for short 10 Court player, in old lingo 11 Still on the loose 12 Not keep a secret 13 Special permits 14 Fix, as text 15 Singer Morissette 16 Pizza topping 17 About which it was asked, “Why are you blue?” in a classic song 18 Spunk 24 Quiz-show fodder 30 One giving a wake-up call? 31 Overcast 33 Lots 34 Gilbert of “The Talk” 39 Sci-fi or fantasy 41 Snack brand featured on “Mad Men” 43 Blot gently 44 Actor Bergen of “Jersey Boys” 45 Novelist John Kennedy ____ 46 Grab by the collar, say 47 Annan of the U.N. 48 Give heed 53 Digging 55 Satisfactory 56 Friend’s opposite 58 Fig. for a librarian 60 Points 62 Prefix with masochistic 63 High degrees 64 Devotee of Dionysus 67 Pond sight 69 2000-15 TV drama 70 “Oh, jeez!” 71 Chilling 72 Bygone carrier 75 Morlocks’ prey, in sci-fi 76 Historic headline of 1898 77 Old Irish character 79 “Up top!” 80 Anatolia, familiarly 81 Spot for the booby prize 82 Groom 85 Divulge 88 Start to fail? 90 Go ____ great length 91 Grilled sandwich 93 Daughter on the animated “Bob’s Burgers” 94 Egg-spensive jeweler? 95 Saw through 96 ____ Unidos 98 Temple of Abu Simbel honoree 103 ____-Unis 105 Eye layers 107 ____ Locke, the so-called “Dean of the Harlem Renaissance” 108 Champing at the bit 109 Native Israeli 110 Below, as a goal 112 Tall and thin 113 Warning letters on some graphic videos 119 Part of TNT 120 Pester