NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD ANSWERS

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1 Fix 5 Some powder 9 Hurdles for future E.N.T.’s and G.P.’s 14 Antiqued photograph color 19 “Idomeneo” heroine 20 River into which the Great Miami flows 21 Japanese copier company 22 Some title holders 23 Search for a cradle-robbing woman in New York City? 27 Candy bar featured in a “Seinfeld” episode 28 Bittern’s habitat 29 Country composed of 200+ islands 30 Start of many Brazilian place names 31 Salts 33 “___ any wonder?” 35 Sticky handle? 37 High-handed ambassador stationed off the Italian coast? 43 Cast 44 TV show broadcast from Times Square, for short 45 French/Belgian river 46 Turbaned type 47 Musician with the gold-selling album “Sugar Lips” 50 Billet-doux recipient 54 Four-time Best New Age Album Grammy winner 55 Peace treaty between a predator and its prey? 61 Frequently faked luxury brand 62 Palindromic constellation 63 Relation? 64 Contents of some six-packs 67 Tom Brady, in the 2002 Super Bowl? 74 More, in Madrid 75 ___ cube (popular 1960s puzzle) 76 ___ Canals 77 Charred 78 Musical piece for a “Star Wars” battle scene? 84 Here, in Honduras 87 As a result 88 Mistakes made by some bad drivers 89 Writer H. H. ___ 91 ___-Honey 94 Magazine user? 95 Smuggler-chasing org. 98 Advocate for pro-am tournaments? 105 Kind of kick 106 Pixar title character 107 Like some excuses 108 Pseudonym preceder 110 Change 112 Short-winded 115 Turning point 116 Diminutive Aborigine? 121 Engage in excessive self-reflection? 122 Marathoner’s woe 123 Sections of a natural history museum, maybe 124 Super Soaker brand 125 Not approach directly 126 Himalayans of legend 127 Prefix with god 128 Home of Wind Cave Natl. Park

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1 Nurse 2 Stop getting better 3 Broadcast medium 4 City near Mount Rainier 5 “Mazel ___!” 6 [Pardon] 7 Director Wertmüller 8 “CBS Evening News” anchor before Pelley 9 1969 Peter O’Toole title role 10 Union letters 11 Small 58-Down size 12 Ready for a frat party, say 13 “Would you like me to?” 14 “The Dark Knight” and “The Bourne Supremacy,” e.g. 15 Mer contents 16 Newspaper worker 17 “Casablanca” heroine 18 Concerning 24 Skater’s jump 25 Time piece 26 X Games fixture 31 Acad., e.g. 32 Brief remark upon retiring 34 Milk-Bone, e.g. 36 Stroked, in a way 38 Arabic for “commander” 39 ___ avis 40 “___ la Douce” 41 Singer Winehouse 42 Actress Carrere 47 Lenovo competitor 48 Having the fewest rules 49 It’ll grab you by the seat of your pants 51 Twice tetra52 Berkeley campus, for short 53 Sushi bar offering 55 Lip 56 Actress Chaplin of “Game of Thrones” 57 Nonkosher lunch orders, for short 58 See 11-Down 59 Playground retort 60 Shoe brand named after an animal 64 Taj Mahal city 65 Inclination 66 Mex. miss 68 ___ Bear 69 Hungarian man’s name that’s an anagram of 38Down 70 “Nuts!” 71 Speak pigeon? 72 Short trips 73 Ones with good habits? 78 Seductive singer 79 Frozen dessert brand owned by Mrs. Fields 80 Rule 81 Book of Judges judge 82 Bring down the house? 83 Disdainful response 84 “Mad Men” channel 85 Neighbor of Vt. 86 Dumped (on) 90 Very blue 92 Accessories for hoofers 93 Ancient Mexican 95 Like role models 96 Small mosaic tile 97 Small ___ 99 Pussy ___ (Russian girl group) 100 Opposite of brilliance 101 Job security, for some 102 Split 103 Carrier to Ben Gurion 104 Onetime White House family 108 Some concert gear 109 Diva ___ Te Kanawa 111 H.R.’s, e.g. 113 Withered 114 Checkup, e.g. 117 Shampoo, maybe 118 Ascap rival 119 Inflation indicator: Abbr. 120 D.C.’s ___ Stadium