New York Times Crossword
IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU
ACROSS
1 Five Norwegian kings 6 Nighty-night wear
9 Bird bills
13 Fancyschmancy
17 Bottoms
19 OK, in Okinawa
20 First name in courtroom fiction
21 Bee-fitting?
23 Overcome an embarrassment
25 Carolina ____
26 Kind of question
27 Med. school subject
28 Traditional Chinese forces
30 Male duck
31 Author Anaïs 32 ROFL alternative 33 Palm piece 34 Polish rolls 35 Get off at Grand Central, say
37 Like most things in “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” 38 Bring home the bacon
39 Nary ____
40 Make brighter, as a fading tattoo
41 Mufflers and such
45 “Anyhoo,” e.g.
47 Architect Gehry
48 “Thanks ____ God!”
49 One challenged by a sentry 50 Couturier Cassini
51 U.S. rebellion leader of 1841–42 52 Alternative to wind
54 Rhett Butler’s final two words
56 Like some thinking
58 “My ____” (1979 hit by the Knack)
60 Nail-polish brand
61 Places to get looped
64 As a joke
67 Dried (off)
68 “Hidden Figures” actor
72 One of
16 works by Brahms
73 Roasted: Sp.
74 Slept with, biblically
76 Kvetch
77 “____ Just Seen a Face” (Beatles tune)
78 DVD button
79 ____ an independent (eschewed the party label)
81 Geneva and Beirut
82 “Miss Julie” opera composer, 1965
85 19th-century French landscapist
86 Weisshorn and others
87 “Beowulf” and others
88 Bottle for oil or vinegar
89 Excuse for not turning in homework 92 Nursery-rhyme destination
95 Ersatz
96 Quarrel (with)
97 Singer DiFranco
98 Actor Gillen of “Game of Thrones”
99 What you should do
“if symptoms persist”
101 Artist who designed costumes for “Ben-Hur”
102 Twosomes
103 12.01, for carbon: abbr.
104 Ignorant
106 Hang
107 Fifth-century pope known as “the Great”
108 Son of, in Arabic names
109 Company lover?
110 Captain von Trapp’s betrothed
111 Met soprano Berger
112 Cpl., e.g.
113 Captain Nemo’s creator
DOWN
1 Ashore
2 Actress Kazan of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
3 Reasons to say yes
4 Word before Cong or Minh
5 Mister, in New Delhi
6 45 player
7 Resident of Tatooine in “Star Wars”
8 It’s Irish for “We Ourselves” 9 Orange avenue in Monopoly
10 Picking up a quart of milk, say
11 Recipe direction
12 Hong Kong’s Hang ____ Index
13 Nice thing to hit
14 Having an effect
15 Rope fiber
16 It might absorb a blow
18 Frustrate
22 Discouraging words
24 Gorilla watcher Fossey
29 “It’s on me!” ... or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters
32 Shipping route
34 Scott of “Joanie Loves Chachi”
36 Partly edited version of a movie
37 Erodes
38 Bedazzles
40 Elementary school trio, briefly
41 Actor Reeves
42 “____ first ...”
43 Gold rush city of 1899
44 Boomers’ offspring
45 Plant
46 Bush or Clinton, collegiately
47 Oral tradition
48 Fly-fisher’s line joiner
51 French nobleman
53 Shield border
54 Whizzes
55 Bunny chasers?
57 1970s TV cool dude, with “the” 59 Rushed
62 “Life According ____” (Emmy-winning documentary)
63 Pai ____ (Chinese gambling game)
64 “Victory!”
65 Place to pray
66 Ran off
69 Awful idea
70 No longer fast?
71 Hosp. staffers
75 D.C. athlete
78 Whizzes
80 Dealer’s query
81 Spanish bloom
83 Overhauls
84 Area far from port
85 Zagreb’s country
86 Old-style warning
88 Mull over
89 Apple debut of 2001
90 Summer position for a college student
91 Stereotypical Deadhead wear
92 Put into words
93 Concentration, to a British chemist
94 As good as it gets
95 Lose steam, with “out”
96 Kind of pad
99 Presidents Day event
100 “Mad Money” network
101 Assuage
105 Western ____ (college course, informally)