NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Draw in 8 Tight garment 14 Come before 21 Stingy sorts 22 Blogger’s pick for a pic 23 Utility worker 24 Falling down 26 Mean 27 Very: Ger. 28 Earth goddess 29 G. P. A. killers 30 “Sprechen ____ Deutsch?” 31 Robert of “The Sopranos” 32 Speeding ticket 37 Prep for the runway, maybe 40 Ball ____ 41 Besmirch 42 Emotionally demanding 43 Climbing Mount Everest, e. g. 45 Be Kind to Editors and Writers Mo. [ for real!] 48 Notable features of Stockholm and Amsterdam 51 It “exists when one goes against one’s conscience,” per Pope Francis 52 Fire places 55 D. C. lobby for seniors 57 Locale for two of the Quad Cities 58 Egyptian cobra 61 Lying 66 Heat, as to soften metal 67 “u r hilarious!” 68 How scallops are often prepared 69 French horticulturist after whom a variety of fruit is named 72 Cause of insomnia, maybe 74 Design detail 77 Google ____ 78 Run too far or lift too much 81 Go over in blackjack 84 In working order 87 Layoff 94 Old sitcom character who was 229 years old 95 Utah’s ____ Canyon 96 Get 29- Across 97 Railway offshoot 98 “So that’s it!” 99 Florae and faunae 101 Down 103 Mariners 105 TWA competitor 108 Classic Jag 110 Who “can’t buy you love” in an Elton John hit 113 “There, there” 114 Tax increase 120 Cheers in un estadio 121 Canon camera 122 Take off quickly 123 “If I ____ penny for every …” 124 Some W. S. J. topics 128 Summer Olympics host after Barcelona 130 Dead 133 Custom- fits 134 Took off quickly 135 Pasta recipe phrase 136 Show contempt for 137 At the scene 138 “We should avoid doing that” DOWN 1 New Testament book 2 Pilgrims’ pronoun 3 Radio host John 4 Life in the big city, to some 5 Bee: Prefix 6 Dance with a kick 7 John Irving protagonist portrayed by Robin Williams 8 Wine holders 9 Spermatozoa targets 10 Dance- party enthusiast 11 Wooden 12 Worries no end 13 Five- point rugby play 14 Stripes mismatch, traditionally 15 Amazon, e. g. 16 Oklahoma Cityto- Tulsa dir. 17 Develops ( from) 18 Charlotte ____, Virgin Islands 19 Very last part 20 Pep 25 André ____, 1947 Literature Nobelist 30 Narrow waterway 33 Part of an accusation in Clue 34 Laker named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 35 Small anatomical container 36 Landing post- E. T. A. 37 12 cc, maybe 38 Country star Church 39 Alternative to a name: Abbr. 44 Draw, as a scene 46 Ratcheting wheel mechanism 47 Adjust with Photoshop, maybe 49 Japanese drama 50 Knocks over 53 Even 54 Trauma reminder 56 School support grps. 58 Corona, for one 59 Repeated cry at a dance class 60 Most profs 62 Mother- of- pearl 63 Out in court 64 Boost the horsepower of 65 Dish served with chopsticks in a bowl 69 Florida beach city, informally 70 Like the head of a tennis racket 71 Lowly worker 73 Bit of wind 75 Those, in Tijuana 76 Complaining fish? 79 “Hots” 80 “Creme sandwich” introduced over a century ago 82 Animal depicted in Edwin Landseer’s “The Monarch of the Glen” 83 Work, work, work 85 Air- conditioner fig. 86 Entrap 88 Army NCO 89 Alien autopsies, crop circles and the like 90 Liquid-____ 91 Pet food with a paw- print logo 92 Where to accent “Laotian” 93 Pinstriper 99 Store blowout 100 Suffix with brew 102 Underbrush clearer 104 Occasionally 105 W. W. II shipping worries 106 Oman’s leader, e. g. 107 Antarctic penguin 109 Officially prohibit 111 Lamb, e. g. 112 It goes up to about 1700 115 Aquarium fish 116 Swelter 117 Holiday celebrations 118 Holy Roman emperor called “the Great” 119 Country rocker Steve 125 One of the Ivies 126 Not conned by 127 Let stand, editorially 129 Neither’s partner 130 U. N. observer since ’ 74 131 Day- in- and- dayout pattern 132 D. C. summer setting
MOON ALERT: Caution: Avoid shopping or big decisions from 8: 30 a. m. to 9 p. m. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. ARIES ( March 21- April 19): Your efforts at efficiency and productivity might be stymied for several reasons. Stock up on what you need to prevent running out.
TAURUS ( April 20- May 20): You feel indecisive, emotional but creative because you can easily think outside of the box.
GEMINI ( May 21- June 20): Relations with family members might be strained. Just coast. CANCER ( June 21- July 22): A conversation with a female might be pleasant. LEO ( July 23- Aug. 22): Watch your money and try to limit spending to gas, food, movie or sports tickets and that sort of thing. VIRGO ( Aug. 23- Sept. 22): You want to do something different; but very likely you can’t because duties will block your way. LIBRA ( Sept. 23- Oct. 22): You might be focused on shared property or issues with inheritances, taxes and debt. SCORPIO ( Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Relations with friends are stressed for some reason. SAGITTARIUS ( Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Although relations with authority figures have been pretty good lately, don’t ask for any favors.
CAPRICORN ( Dec. 22- Jan. 19): Travel restrictions or anything to do with medicine or higher education might be a drag.
AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Postpone important discussions about inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt.
PISCES ( Feb. 19- March 20): It’s tough dealing with others. Things are vague, confusing and people are not reliable.
IF OCT. 8 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Actor Matt Damon ( 1970) shares your birthday today. You are charming and easygoing but competitive. You are also levelheaded and fair- minded. This is a year of new beginnings, adventures and exciting changes! It’s time to take the initiative and define your goals. What you begin now will benefit you in the future. You might even take on a leadership role. It’s the beginning of a fresh new cycle!