The New York Times Crossword
Across
1 Partly open 5 Drug also known as angel dust 8 “Maybe,” informally 14 Windowdressing 19 Tyr, in Norse mythology 21 Org. with both leftand right-wingers 22 ____ arteries (what carry blood to the kidneys) 23 “Hmm … hard to say” 24 South American financial institution since 1965 26 Reversed 27 Warm up 29 King ofTroy in the “Iliad” 30 Currency of Laos 31 1985 thriller with the tagline“A federal agent is dead. Akiller is loose. And the City ofAngels is about to explode.” 35 Firmly establishes: Var. 37 Part of a return address? 38 Experienced network congestion 39 Used to be 41 “I Love You, ____” (book by Nancy Reagan) 42 Twilled fabrics 43 Subject of two squares on a Monopoly board 44 Hip-centric dance 45 It keeps a top up 48 “Good ____!”(shout to a batter) 49 Collectible item with stats 54 Bacchanalias 56 Huge financial loss, so to speak 57 First lady 58 Memo opener 59 Elements of neighborhood watch programs 62 Brewed beverage 63 Single historical record
64 QB stat: Abbr. 65 Fool’s gold 66 Lose stiffness 68 Fueled up, in away 69 California’s Point ____ Peninsula 71 Helpful contacts 72 Food depicted cryptically at 24-Across 74 From 75 Notes after sols 76 Consuming Tide Pods, once, inexplicably 77 At peace 78 Food depicted cryptically at 31-Across 81 On, in away 83 Brain tests, in brief 84 Significant periods 85 ____ ShermanPalladino, creator of“Gilmore Girls” and“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” 86 Overhauls 88 Item creating separation 91 Nail polish brand 92 Viagra competitor 93 Bit of swearing in church? 96 “Pay attention!” 98 Food depicted cryptically at 49-Across 101 Refuge froma flood 102 Youngest Marx brother 104 Skin-care brand 105 Love, in Lucca 106 Food depicted cryptically at 59-Across 109 Romps 112 Riverbank romper 113 Book after Nehemiah 114 Places to collect prints 115 Garish signs 116 Adds more lubricant to 117 Good name, informally 118 Jedi who trained Luke
Down
1 Central American rodent that resembles a guinea pig 2 TV host with two Peabodys 3 Sports brand with a three-stripe logo 4 Sculptorwho said, “I invent nothing, I rediscover” 5 Completely defeat, as a noob 6 Deep-six 7 Kirsten Gillibrand, to Hillary Clinton, once 8 Connective tissue that runs along the outer thigh, familiarly 9 Prayer garment 10 Farm enclosure 11 Doing some menial duty, in old army lingo 12 Reinforces, with “up” 13 Puckish 14 Dramatic intro 15 Jedi trained by Luke 16 Jedi related to Luke 17 Grilled sandwich 18 Go by 20 State of drunken confusion 25 Media restriction 28 Goes quickly 32 Venture to state 33 Azalea with the 2014 No. 1 hit “Fancy” 34 Up to one’s ears 36 Caffeinated aspirin brand 40 Atool or a spray 42 Fit of pique 43 Parlor pics 44 Invite to one’s home 45 To the extent that 46 Black Lives Matter gathering, e.g. 47 “Letme pay for that” 49 Bundle of hay 50 “Twilight” protagonist 51 Silver-screen actress known as the British Bombshell 52 TV-MA’s film equivalent
53 Has away with words? 55 Stand-up comedian Mike 56 Spam spewers 60 Many musical chords 61 Classic laundry brand 62 First-class 63 Church recess 66 Feeling amenable (found hidden in this clue!) 67 Bony projection found just behind the ear 70 Cause’s partner 72 Gaggle 73 V.I.P. above veep 75 Knowledgeable 76 Parody, say 79 Cold storage facilities 80 Where crumbs might accumulate during a meal 81 Summer Olympics usually take place in one 82 Thumb-twiddling 86 Kelly on the HollywoodWalk of Fame 87 Op-eds, e.g. 88 Hit hard, as brakes 89 Hook, for one 90 Sends an invitation for 91 Be against 92 Sorted laundry load 93 Philippine port with a reduplicative name 94 Euphemistic “extremely” 95 The so-called “Pearl of the Black Sea” 97 Word before hand or jaw 99 Quarters costing dollars? 100 ____ Center, home of the Orlando Magic 103 Father of Anne Frank 107 Layer of farmland? 108 What yellowfin is marketed as 110 “People ____ talking” 111 Indy inits.