The New York Times Crossword
TODAY: SOME LIGHT READING (0626)
Jeremy Newton, of Austin, Texas, is a software engineer who makes mobile games. He has been constructing crosswords for The Times since 2007, specializing in unusual themes, often with visual elements. The idea for this one occurred to him last fall while he was stopped at a traffic light. It took him several months, off and on, to work out all the elements. This is Jeremy’s 15th Sunday crossword and 22nd Times puzzle overall. — W.S.
ACROSS
1 ‘‘In a word . . .
awful!’’
7 Range of light that’s invisible to the human eye 12 —
20 Brand in the
frozen-foods aisle 21 Called to Bo-Peep 22 ‘‘You and me
both’’
23 Strong breath
fresheners
24 —
25 Like one of Michael Jackson’s hands when performing 26 Exams for top
H.S. students 28 Alternative to
J.F.K. 29 Skedaddles 30 Reviews
negatively 31 Usual
32 Stage set? 35 Nathan who said, ‘‘I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country’’
36 Locks that have
been changed 39 Inapplicable stat
for electric cars 40 Mark Twain,
religiously 41 Some art
supplies
42 Label on some
jars
44 Hon
45 John Hancock,
famously
48 Reef predators 49 Beast slain by Hercules in his fourth labor 50 Three-pronged
letter 53 Boatloads 54 Jessica of TV’s
‘‘Candy’’ 55 Treacherous places to land for eagles? 57 ‘‘Mazel ____!’’ 58 Moolah 60 Cocktail with an
energy boost 61 —
62 Seedy bar 63 Listed,
obsolescently 64 —
65 Tennis pro
Nastase, the first athlete to sign an endorsement deal with Nike 66 Washington, with
‘‘the’’
67 —
68 Hunts, with ‘‘on’’ 69 Hot ____
(speaker’s worry) 70 Brushes are
dipped in them 72 Small knocks 73 See-through piece 74 It’s observed at LAX during part of the year 75 Cross one’s
fingers 76 Nickname for
Chloe
77 Portland native,
e.g.
79 What a raised
hand might mean 80 Avid war
campaigner 81 [What a
snoozefest!] 82 Car in the Beach Boys’ ‘‘Fun, Fun, Fun’’
84 Sweater fuzz, e.g. 85 It can be detected using the ‘‘bite test’’ or ‘‘vinegar test’’
89 Noted slacking
speedster
90 Not stay
undefeated 93 Certain spa
treatment
95 Trim
96 1988 No. 1 country album named for its singer
97 Roman god often depicted with a radiant crown 98 Zenned out 101 Two-player board game with spies and bombs
103 Bust midcrime 105 —
106 Lover of psychedelics, informally 107 Words to a silly
goose
108 Putting on the
heat?
109 Mascot who made his Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debut in 2017
110 —
111 Cinq x six
DOWN
1 Hawkeye
2 Stand for a
photograph 3 Guard
4 ‘‘Oh, shove it!’’ 5 Fruity
refreshments 6 What nervous
eyes might do 7 Big name in cloud
computing 8 Roofer’s power
tool
9 Gargoyles are often depicted with them
10 Draw upon again 11 Sponsored content, essentially 12 Twisting on an
axis
13 Some ice cream
purchases 14 Heart charts, in
brief
15 Cartoon frame 16 There’s a 4.75 percent chance of getting this in poker
17 Tesla and Edison,
famously
18 Early online
discussion forum 19 Pharma supplies 27 Lose its spark, as
a relationship 29 Temporary
solutions 33 Opening words? 34 Little
troublemakers 35 Thrilling
37 ‘‘That’s a touchy
subject’’
38 Move hurriedly 40 Utterly, in slang 42 Giggle
43 ‘‘It’s my turn’’ [or] Comment after rambling on 44 Equus africanus asinus, more familiarly 45 Marijuana strains said to be more invigorating 46 ‘‘How
marvelous!’’ 47 Wield authority 48 Lucky numbers in
Chinese culture 49 Stars of the Wild
West
50 Film critic Kael 51 Someone sequencing DNA, e.g.
52 Vacation getaway 54 Lighter fluid 55 Reach, as new
heights 56 Baseball slugger,
informally
58 Lack of harmony 59 Ready to watch
later
60 Major political announcement before a convention, informally 62 Actor in a muchpublicized 2022
defamation case 71 —
72 —
73 —
76 Place for a
lighthouse
77 Pull off the road for gas or snacks, say 78 Blow away 79 Book some wedding entertainment 80 Tries
81 Starchy vegetable 82 Kind of roof for a
tiki bar
83 Peter Pan’s
creator 84 Opposite of a
superstar 85 Avenger who stepped into the role of Captain
America 86 Invitation on a
wrapped gift 87 Preamble 88 Clothed, so to
speak
90 Paper size 91 Japanese brew 92 Prankster’s smug
shout
94 One might be right outside your window 95 Junior’s hurdle 96 Stagger about 99 ‘‘Copy ____’’ 100 Surname of the ‘‘Incredibles’’ superhero family 102 Nonetheless,
poetically
103 Lowly worker, so
to speak
104 Yell before a snap