New York Times Crossword
COULD YOU REPEAT THAT NUMBER?
ACROSS
1 Part of a
backpack 6 Pyramids, often 11 Dutch
requirements 16 Evan : Welsh ::
____ : Scottish 19 One of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” 20 Hunter of myth 21 Bring to bear 22 Result, maybe,
in brief
23 Many apartments in old warehouse districts 24 Japanese
comics style 25 Labor Day
baby, e.g. 26 Shape formed by an extended thumb and index fingers 27 Good person to
believe in 29 Switz. neighbor 30 Writer Tarbell who took on Standard Oil 31 Pins are placed at the end of them
33 07 film
37 Some EMT
cases
40 Buying binges 41 Count in music 42 Logical start? 44 U preceder 45 Picked from a
lineup, informally 46 Hurt
47 Proverbs
50 Like puppeteers,
usually
53 Maven
54 Leafy crown material
55 Day competitor 62 Bailiwicks 63 Legal
64 Chief Chirpa and others, in sci-fi 65 Wastes away 66 “Fantasy” Grammy winner 67 Cool, in old slang 68 “The way things are currently going …” 72 Muscle problem 74 Muscular 76 Grammywinning country singer Black 77 Play combo of old 83 Mark ____, winner of the 1998 Masters 84 George Carlin was its first host, for short 85 State capital on the Colorado River 86 Subject of Newton’s first law of motion 88 Dealers do this 89 Have an in-tents experience? 92 QB’s pass: Abbr. 93 “____ to My Socks,” Pablo Neruda poem 94 Larsson who wrote “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” 96 Additionally 98 Deletes, with “out”
99 Tree alternative 103 Kind of salami 105 NYC’s first subway line 106 Like some gas: Abbr.
107 “Big Sur” novelist, 1962
111 A suggestion 112 World capital whose name comes from the Greek for “wisdom” 114 Humble 116 Jazz composer with an Egyptianinspired name 117 “____ your call” 118 “Elements of Algebra” author, 1770 119 First lady of the 1950s
120 Kind of pear that resembles an apple 121 Rapper with the 2003 hit “I Can” 122 “Judge ____” (1995 Stallone movie)
123 ____ and curl (salon treatment) 124 Not interfere with
DOWN
1 Tower over the field
2 Sci-fi film with vehicles called “light cycles” 3 Loaded (with) 4 Prone to fidgeting 5 Some 1990s Toyotas 6 American fashion designer who once served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent
7 ____ pro nobis 8 Mixed together 9 Gets one over on 10 Junkyard warning, maybe
11 Play back? 12 Rust and quartz 13 Equity valuation stat
14 Tiny bit of work 15 Vodka brand, informally 16 She gained fame from her leading role in “Fame” 17 Having the means
18 ____ Lofgren, guitarist for the E Street Band 28 Wolflike 32 Great two-pair poker hand 34 Once called 35 Spanish resort island 36 “Sure, I guess ...” 37 Relating to egg cells
38 Actor who won a 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom 39 Six-line verse 43 Wilson of “Meet the Parents” 46 Colloquial contraction 48 Stops up 49 Surreptitious 51 Greek H’s 52 Golfer Ernie 53 It ended on Nov. 11, 1918 56 Swell up 57 Laundry soap since 1908 58 “____, all ye faithful” 59 Classic fruity sodas 60 Occupied, with “in” 61 Accept as charged 68 “How sad!” 69 Liquor levy, e.g. 70 Provoke 71 Surgical inserts
72 Painter José María ____ 73 Kind words 74 “Va ____” (Italian “All right”) 75 Something to bookmark 76 Film director Jon 77 You, to Yves 78 “____ doctor, but ...”
79 Trait of a clingy romantic partner 80 Lead singer of rock’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs (who uses just the initial of her last name) 81 Churchill’s trademark gesture 82 Author born Truman Streckfus Persons
87 Not much at all 88 Ballet attire 89 Pig in a poke or pigeon drop 90 “The Simpsons” grandpa 91 “More of the ____” (1967 No. 1 album) 95 Weepy 1954 Patti Page hit 96 Haberdasher’s clasp
97 Of the ankle 100 Stunned, in a way
101 Walk heavily 102 Contemptible sort
103 Toothy smile 104 Jazz’s James 108 Condo, e.g. 109 Kaffiyeh wearer 110 Christmas-tree hanging
113 Just between us? 115 Family nickname