N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
DO THE SPLITS By Lynn Lempel / Edited by Will Shortz
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1 Topic for
Dr. Ruth 7 Reimbursed expense for a commuter, maybe
14 As yet 19 Sound system? 21 Major export of Florida 22 Blue hue 23 Berate some guy for getting too much sun? 25 Like most “Quo Vadis” characters 26 Altar spot
27 “A bit of talcum / Is always walcum” writer 28 Banquet
29 For whom Nancy was first lady 30 Gives an order 32 Remain undecided 33 Fabric from flax 34 Bearded animal 37 Suggestion to a bored short-story writer? 40 Book reviewer?: Abbr. 43 Having less heft 45 Swinging Ernie 46 35-nation alliance, briefly 47 Drive-____ 48 Fasten 49 Kids’ TV character who refers to himself in the third person 51 Greenhorn on the force 54 Horse for hire 55 Result of a serious wardrobe malfunction at the beach?
57 Hit one out 58 Clean with a pressurized spray 60 First name in daredevilry 61 Turbid 62 Weighty matters? 63 He can be seen at the western end of the National Mall, informally 64 Pens for hens 65 Toast word 67 M, on a form 69 March movement
73 It may deliver a punch 74 Scientist’s dilemma regarding work vs. play? 76 “My only love sprung from my only ____!”: Juliet
77 Entry
79 Wild revelry 80 Archives material
81 Gist
82 Sight at Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park 83 Gist
84 It’s a drain 85 Entry on an I.R.S. form: Abbr. 86 Dismaying announcement about disaster aid? 91 What’s right in front of the tee? 92 Photographer Arbus
94 Old gang weapons 95 Heart of the matter?
97 Bit of cushioning 99 Arrears 100 Glitch 101 “Waterloo” band 105 Corroded 106 Roker’s appeal before gastric bypass surgery? 109 Turn aside 110 Bad look 111 Five-alarmer 112 Irritable 113 Spreadsheet
contents 114 Dripping
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1 Tour grp. since 1950 2 Breakfast chain 3 Disapproving sounds 4 Gather 5 “What’s the ____?” 6 Alito’s Supreme Court predecessor 7 Creature on the movie poster for “The Silence of the Lambs” 8 With 34-Down, longtime public radio host 9 Some space vehicles
10 It must turn over to start 11 Docket 12 With 42-Down, “Frosty the Snowman” singer 13 Super suffix? 14 Pacific island wrap 15 Worry of stratospheric proportions 16 “That villain in comics has sure gotta be sore!”? 17 Desiccated ____ Sea
18 Tear apart 20 Plunger alternative 24 Deputy: Abbr. 29 Dentist’s directive
31 Tip 32 Traffic cone 33 Those who need sound memories, per Montaigne 34 See 8-Down 35 W. Hemisphere treaty of 1994 36 What a cash-strapped beau might take you on? 38 Pay 39 Certain rod 41 Was a busybody 42 See 12-Down 44 Beatrix Potter’s genre 47 Conveyance for soldiers 49 Timeline sections 50 ____ Palmas (Spanish province)
51 Talk wildly 52 Way to go: Abbr. 53 Pricey French fashion label 55 Club cousins 56 Utah’s ____ State University 59 Cap similar to a tam-o’-shanter 61 London tea accessory 63 Fleshy-leaved succulent 64 1950s French president René 65 Steamed seafood dish 66 Abductor of Persephone 67 Exhibitor at 1863’s Salon des Refusés 68 Something easy, so they say 69 “Grand Hotel” star, 1932 70 A.A. or AAA 71 Group’s basic beliefs
72 Tool parts used for bending things
74 Run out 75 High hairdos 78 Jeer
80 Take some shots 83 Annoys 84 Ad-agency output 86 Devil-may-care 87 “Aha!” 88 Mystical doctrine 89 Talk wildly 90 Gaming trailblazer 93 Sluggish 96 Having no room for more 97 Fuel from a fen 98 Building’s rain diverter 99 Sobel who wrote the Pulitzernominated “Galileo’s Daughter” 100 Editor’s override 102 One with a lot of tweets 103 Treat for a dog 104 Presently 106 Supplied 107 Parliamentary support 108 Corp. bigwig