New York Times Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Big hits 5 Something repeatedly hit with a thumb 13 Flat bread 18 Zeitgeist 20 Recurring theme in Philip K. Dick novels 21 Cousin of a mandrill 22 [Circled letters]-filled
contraption 24 Cry for more 25 Affirm one’s humanity? 26 Tangible 27 Swell 29 Capote, informally 30 World landmark built with [circled letters] 35 Being repaired,
as a car 38 Spots 39 It’s hard to bear 41 Halfhearted,
as support 42 Can’t wait to find out,
in a way 45 [Circled letters]-based
drugs 51 Check out 52 Unvarnished 53 Great confusion 54 Sea serpent of
old cartoons 55 Citrus hybrid 56 Bomb developed in
the 1950s 58 College party epicenter, often 59 Homeland
of Spartacus 60 [Circled letters]-advertised establishment 63 “What did I
tell you?” 64 Berried conifer 65 Existentialist Kierkegaard 66 Language heard along
the Mekong 67 Banana-liqueur cocktail 69 Poorly 72 Letter on a dreidel 73 Picture displayed on a [circled letters] surface 78 Fails to 80 Kind of developer 81 Conservative portfolio asset, for short 82 Convinced 83 Worthless 84 Now hear this! 86 Obsolescent players 87 Put a stop to? 88 [Circled letter]-consuming activity 91 “That’s great!” 92 Strain to avoid? 93 Stinky 94 Underlying cosmic
principle 95 Ones getting all the
breaks 99 Sports implement often made from [circled letters] 105 Smokers should
knock it off 106 Soldiers’ assignments 108 Betray surprise 109 Be behind 110 Evergreen State airport 113 [Circled letter]-fueled
device 118 One given a citation 119 Not so awkward 120 Hair 121 Certain navel 122 Au courant 123 “What fun!”
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1 North American flycatcher 2 “S.N.L.” alum Cheri 3 Unloading zone 4 Happy hour habitué 5 Jack ____ 6 Guerrilla leader in “For
Whom the Bell Tolls” 7 Constellation near
Scorpius 8 Low-____ 9 8 x 10, e.g.: Abbr. 10 Fool 11 Garlicky spread 12 Wouldn’t shut up 13 “Geez!” 14 Epitome
of simplicity 15 Condition contributed to by a lack of [circled letters] 16 Rider of the
horse Tornado 17 Outdo 19 Turns into confetti 21 Seaman’s chapel 23 Ingredients in some
London pies 28 Top story 31 Things bouncers are supposed to catch 32 Sylvan 33 Denouement 34 “A.S.A.P.!” 36 Beowulf
or Gilgamesh 37 Jewelry-store gadget 40 Watch, as a criminals’
hiding spot 42 Do a wine steward’s
job 43 Waffle brand 44 She, in Salerno 45 Incense 46 ____ twins of
1980s-’90s TV 47 State confidently 48 Mire 49 Minute ____ 50 Dispatched, as
a dragon 52 Foreign capital whose name sounds like a water passage to San Francisco 57 He married Daisy Mae
in 1952 59 Homes
on the range 61 Lad 62 Ride hard 63 Who wrote, “I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating” 67 Branded footwear
with open backs 68 “Everything’s fine” 69 Think piece? 70 Capital of Togo 71 Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster 73 Quatre halved 74 Exhibits one of the
seven deadly sins 75 Modern acronym for
“Seize the day!” 76 Trudge 77 Eliciting nervous
laughter, say 79 Market share? 80 Poverty, e.g. 84 Issue for
a noble family? 85 Tiny amount 89 W.W. II moniker 90 KPMG hiree 91 Certain platonic friend 94 Shock, in a way 95 Yogurt-based Indian
drink 96 Employ against 97 Brand with classic “But wait, there’s more … !” infomercials 98 Leave at a loss 100 Everglades wader 101 Ballet-school supporter 102 Muff 103 Came to 104 To the point 107 Tartan wearer 111 Numerical prefix 112 Big heart? 114 British can 115 Itinerary abbr. 116 “Now I’ve got it!” 117 Image on a Wisconsin
state quarter