NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Zip along 7 Example of 22- and of 65- Across 12 Consciencestricken 19 Opposites of alphas 20 It may be grand 21 “Hah!” 22 7- and 112- Across 24 Flashing lights 25 What scouts gather 26 Intentions 27 Donkey’s call 29 Naval engineer 31 Example of 65- Across and 39- Down 33 Subsides slowly 37 Org. for ex- G. I. s 40 Diddley and Derek Farewells in 41 42 Florence Take temporarily 44 First lady before Bess 47 116- Across and 96- Down 49 Levin who wrote “A Kiss Before Dying” 50 Silver, for example, in the opening to TV’s “The Lone Ranger” 51 Torah receptacles 52 A professional may need one to practice: Abbr. 53 Work unit 54 Intimates 55 Wash’n ____ ( towelette brand) 56 Caribbean land whose capital is St. George’s 59 It’ll knock you out 60 Ricochet 62 Ambition for an actor 64 In view 65 7- and 31- Across 67 “So long,” for short 69 Part of a machine assembly 71 Like Odin or Thor 72 Titter 73 Some scratchy attire 74 “Sprechen ____ Deutsch?” 75 Lowest points 76 Car for which you “listen to her tachin’ up now, listen to her whine,” in a 1964 hit 78 Land in the Seine 79 “I cannot tell ____” 81 “Nuh- uh!” 82 Film critic Christopher 83 112- Across and 96- Down 86 Dress adornment 87 Lathers ( up) 89 Not esos or estos 90 Coiled killer 91 Nikon product, for short 92 “____ Rebel” ( 1962 No. 1 hit) 93 Example of 34- Down and 108- Across 94 Dimes, essentially 97 Straight 100 “Othello” traitor 101 Milky gems 105 Admit 108 93- and 116- Across 112 Example of 83- and 22- Across 113 “Little Women” author 114 Ruined 115 Dead Sea Scrolls sect 116 Example of 108- and 47- Across 117 “See ya!” DOWN 1 Desert crossed by the Silk Road 2 Gulf state 3 Celebration 4 Writer/ critic James and family 5 Animal with luxurious fur 6 Org. with a “3- 1- 1” rule 7 Twenty- one words 8 Give ____ all 9 Damage 10 Blight victim 11 Film again 12 Money in the bank, e. g. 13 This and that 14 Razor brand 15 Example of 39and 34- Down 16 Lang. heard in Haifa 17 Before, to a bard 18 ____ Moines 20 Bugs about the trash 23 Toil 28 Competitor of Petro- Canada 30 Scrub, as a mission 31 Squealer 32 They may be high in a fallout zone 34 93- Across and 15- Down 35 When repeated, a Polynesian getaway 36 What trees do in fierce storms 37 Is on the brink 38 Passed quickly 39 31- Across and 15- Down 41 Len of stage and screen 42 They’re often pulled at night 43 131/ 2- inch gold- plated figure 45 Hall of fame 46 A mere stone’s throw from 47 Upscale London retailer 48 Fatty- acid compound 55 One of a pair of best friends in Greek legend 56 Heights of achievement 57 Witherspoon of “Legally Blonde” 58 Fussed over, as a grandchild 60 Like some diplomats 61 AOL alternative 63 Skeptical response 65 Dudes 66 Puts forward 68 Holt of NBC News 70 Part in an animated film 72 “Well, look what I did!” 75 Lightly bite 76 Word of wonder 77 “Really!” 79 Ear: Prefix 80 Den denizen 84 ____ the Explorer 85 Guide to studying the night sky 86 What “Mc-” means in a name 88 Richard Strauss opera 90 Sired, biblically 93 Is disposed 94 Need for a professional designer 95 “Me So ____” ( 1989 rap charttopper) 96 Example of 47- and of 83- Across 98 Excited cry in a casino 99 Highest score in baccarat 100 Privy to 102 ____ Barksdale, drug dealer on “The Wire” 103 Jay who preceded Jimmy 104 Big bunch 105 Juice drink 106 Fleur- de-____ 107 ____ Palmas, Spain 109 900 bend 110 Obama health law, for short 111 Old, clumsy ship