New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Mayhem 9 Bowfishing need 14 Happy event after a split? 19 Really happening 21 “Don Juan” girl 22 Prince of ____ 23 *Law enforcer with the Coast Guard

25 “____ we lucky?” 26 Nat ____ Wild (cable channel) 27 More decisive 28 Place for stars 30 Buffet heater 33 *It passes on some bits of information 37 What the last letter of 107Down stands for 38 Very puzzled 40 Record collection? 41 Constellation next to Corona Australis

42 ____ Jahan, leader who commissioned the Taj Mahal

43 ____ Jorge (part of the Azores) 44 Little sucker? 48 *Philosopher who wrote, “Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made” 53 “Works for me” 54 Company known for combining expertise? 55 Presidents Taft, Ford, Clinton and both Bushes 59 Remain 60 What the Tower of London was for over 850 years 63 Adhere (to) 64 Utter, as a sound 65 One put in bed? 66 *Celebrities working for the U.N., perhaps 71 Disposition 72 International fusion restaurant chain 73 Hall of Fame Bruin

74 Tater 75 Common Korean surname 76 Low-quality bank offerings whose acronym suggests stealthiness 79 A little teary 83 Peevish 85 *Certain photo poster 88 Island nation that was once part of the Spanish East Indies

89 TV’s NBA on ____ 91 Tribe that gave its name to a state

92 Grp. of people puttering around?

93 Tow truck 96 You might pass one in a race 98 Onetime Yankee nickname 99 *Business bigwigs 103 Seep through 105 Like a bogey 106 Tie up quickly? 108 Cleveland athlete, familiarly 109 Educator Montessori 110 Sex appeal … or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues 117 Main force 118 Bring to a full amount 119 Bratty

120 Big instrument in electronic music, informally 121 Pillow covers 122 Washington newsmaker of 1980

DOWN

1 Start to call 2 U.N. workers’ grp. 3 Handle in the entertainment industry 4 Solar system model 5 Home-testingkit target 6 Early seventh-century year

7 Very long spans 8 In a mischievous manner 9 Actress Woodard

10 Big seller of outdoor gear 11 Ocasek of the Cars

12 Call with a charge? 13 Geniality 14 Crystal jewelry company with a swan in its logo 15 Some patterned floors

16 Fox Islands dweller

17 ____ Elise Goldsberry, 37-Across winner for “Hamilton” 18 Poly- follower 20 TV producer Michaels 24 Cheese often served with olives 29 Hebrew name meaning 62-Down 30 Unadventurous 31 Crooner with the autobiography “It Wasn’t All Velvet”

32 USS Missouri’s resting site 34 Person who’s dreaded? 35 Publisher of the magazine America’s 1st Freedom, for short 36 Prefix with system

39 ____ Bo (workout system) 42 Golf’s Slammin’ Sammy

45 It helps keep things straight 46 First sign of spring 47 Wacky tobacky, in part 49 Lingo 50 One-third of a B-52 cocktail 51 “____ iacta est” (“The die is cast”)

52 First phase 53 Draft status? 56 Mastered, British-style 57 Conversation fillers

58 “____ me?” 61 Take responsibility for something 62 Safari sighting 65 Site of biblical destruction 66 Davis of “Thelma & Louise” 67 Heat center of old?

68 War on Poverty prez 69 Things displayed by mannequins 70 “The Lady of the Camellias” author, 1848 71 Dot on a screen 76 One suffering from numbness, maybe

77 Unit of petrol 78 Browning vessels 80 Do make-up work? 81 Plants with bellshaped blooms 82 Pokémon card transaction 84 Penn State symbol

86 Old Pontiac 87 Western city bisected by I-80 89 B’way buy 90 Eleanor Roosevelt ____ Roosevelt 94 Soviet ____ 95 Diamond figures 96 Ten or twenty 97 Little bits 98 Big-bang creator 99 Rooster displays 100 Gynecologist’s concern 101 Many a latenight cable show 102 Bounds 104 Word with crime or bar 107 Acronym for an acting/singing awards sweep 111 Plays performed in shozoku robes 112 Hoppy quaff, briefly 113 Closemouthed 114 Utmost

115 One in 100: abbr. 116 OR figures