The New York Times Crossword

Matthew Stock, who turns 25 this month, works for a math-education nonprofit in East St. Louis, Ill. The idea for this puzzle came about in January, when he was on a long road trip and passed a Honda Odyssey. He reinterpreted the name as ‘‘Honda odyssey’’ (small ‘‘o’’), which aptly described what he was on. That bit of wordplay didn’t make it into this puzzle, but similar ones with other brand names did. This is Matthew’s sixth Times crossword, and his second Sunday. — W.S.

ACROSS

1 A is one 8 Ozone-harming compounds, for short 12 Actor Guy 18 ‘‘How awesome!’’ 19 Play with, as a cat might a toy mouse 20 Naysayers 21 Five guys? 23 It might have desks and drawers 24 Shade of purple 25 Those: Sp. 26 Green giant? 28 Ambulance driver, for short 30 Finished first 32 ‘‘____-ching!’’ 33 Just 34 Like basalt and obsidian 37 Something sent on a Listserv 40 Police broadcast, for short 41 ‘‘Special Agent ____’’ (animated Disney show about a bear) 42 Main character in Larry McMurtry’s ‘‘Lonesome Dove’’ 43 Apt name for a Christmas caroler? 44 ____ Clarendon, first openly transgender W.N.B.A. player 48 Jolly rancher? 51 Hole 52 Diagnosis characterized by repetitive behavior, in brief 53 Focus of a marathon runner’s training 54 Grand opening? 55 Sides (with) 58 ____ school 59 Dessert with some assembly required 61 Grammy recipient Lisa 63 What pro bono lawyers waive 65 General mills? 69 The British 20-pence and 50-pence coins, geometrically 71 Member of a South Asian diaspora 72 Photo finish 75 Every last drop 76 Bank, often 78 Exams offered four times a year, for short 81 Grown-up pup 82 ‘‘I promise I won’t laugh,’’ often 83 Certain guiding principle 84 Texas instruments? 87 Meadow grass with brushlike spikes 90 Fermented Baltic drink 91 ‘‘Ugh, gross’’ 92 Stag’s date? 93 Doc treating sinus infections 94 X, in linear functions 95 Dolphins’ div. 97 Like many a company softball game 99 ‘‘That stinks!’’ 100 Subj. devoting extra time to idioms 102 ____ milk 103 Band aid? 107 Truce 109 Litter-box emanation 113 Efflux 114 Old navy? 117 Like many a grillmaster 118 Supermodel Kate 119 Headache helper 120 Took a little look 121 [Hey, over here!] 122 Rough patch

DOWN

1 Standing on 2 Texter’s ‘‘Hilarious!’’ 3 Soy something 4 Ones working block by block? 5 Hoodwink 6 Drift apart 7 Certain Ivy Leaguers 8 Pac-12 school, informally 9 Qualification shorthand 10 ‘‘Ple-e-e-ease?’’ 11 Help when writing a letter 12 Its national drink is the pisco sour 13 State of disorder 14 Some vacation rentals 15 Lube up again 16 Old pal 17 Actress ____ Creed-Miles 19 South American capital 20 Figures 22 Statements of will? 27 ‘‘The power of global trade’’ sloganeer 29 ____ Millions 31 Into crystals and auras, say 34 Its calendar began in A.D. 622 35 Inflated feeling of infallibility 36 Letters on a stamp 38 ____ B or ____ C of the Spice Girls 39 Actor Alan of ‘‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’’ 40 Binghamton Rumble Ponies or Birmingham Barons 41 ‘‘My b!’’ 43 Sign 44 Feudal lord 45 Plots of western films? 46 Brain-freeze cause, maybe 47 Does a summer job? 49 Warrant 50 Magic can be seen here 51 Relating to land, old-style 56 They can help you see or taste 57 Like the odds of finding a needle in a haystack 60 Airline based near Tel Aviv 62 Deserving of a timeout, say 64 Big spread 66 ‘‘No need to elaborate’’ 67 Like the Hmong language 68 ____ Ng, author of ‘‘Little Fires Everywhere’’ 69 12/24, e.g. 70 ____ Perlman, role for Timothée Chalamet in ‘‘Call Me by Your Name’’ 73 Means of divination 74 ‘‘What ____?’’ 77 Indicate availability, in a way 79 ‘‘Weekend, here I come!’’ 80 Side dish at a barbecue 85 Upsilon preceder 86 Producer of the world’s most widely read consumer catalog 88 Genre for One Direction 89 ‘‘. . . finished!’’ 90 Ties 94 Android alternative 95 Exclamation after a sigh 96 Teeny-tiny 97 Sporty wheels 98 Eccentric 99 Explorer Richard who made the first flight over the South Pole 101 Attempt to control the narrative, in a way 103 Lava, e.g. 104 Took to court 105 Omar of ‘‘Love & Basketball’’ 106 Rolls around while exercising? 108 Quick talk 110 What nyctophobia is the fear of 111 Slobbery cartoon character 112 ‘‘____ over’’ (words after letting off steam) 115 Often-contracted word 116 Tech sch. in Troy, N.Y.