SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Robert Ryan, of London, is an economist for Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority. This is his third crossword for The Times — all Sundays. Although he grew up solving cryptics (and loves their wordplay), he doesn’t create them. He has only ever submitted crosswords here. “Once I discovered the American crossword, I was completely sold.” — W.S.
ACROSS
1 Small dosage qtys.
4 In South America they’re known as “gallinas de palo,” or “chickens of the tree”
11 You can see right through ‘em
16 Jockey (for)
19 Dadaist Jean 20 Greyhound’s competition
21 Went for
22 Little demon
23 Acts coy in salary negotiations? 26 Dismissive rejection 27 Components of some kitschy clocks
28 What was once yours? 29 “Good gracious!” 31 Play opener 32 Standoffish
34 Celeb’s hangout 35 Bowlful with Thai basil and bean sprouts 36 Public stance of a member of Congress? 41 Unsavory relation? 43 Biblical grandson of Adam and Eve
44 Clichéd name for a lab assistant
45 “S.N.L.” alum Bryant 46 Document that may be kept in a lockbox 47 Singer Easton 49 Shepherd’s job, essentially?
55 Unpleasant surprises when buying concert tickets
56 Relative of a musette 57 Take in
58 Do something illegal around a basketball hoop 62 Business-card abbr. 63 Turn more heads than intended?
68 Head for business? 69 Some informants, informally
71 Memo starter
72 Part of Q.E.D. 73 Nourish
74 Newspaper write-up that’s light on criticism? 79 Top-of-the-line Mercedes
82 Object with one hole or two, depending on whom you ask
83 Actress Kurylenko of “Black Widow” 84 Blessing
85 They’re craze-y!
86 It can be a strain on the pupils
92 Bungee jumping on Tuesday, skydiving on Wednesday, etc.? 96 Mens ____ (legal concept)
97 Less trustful (of) 98 Wear down 99 Swamplike
100 Almost spherical in shape
101 [Shrug]
103 The world’s best-selling planes 106 2001 biopic starring Will Smith
107 Show off one’s vocal range and stamina? 111 Mother figure
112 Up and about
113 “Stop obsessing over that”
114 Downside
115 Go out with
116 Unloads, in a way 117 Diagnostic using an injected tracer
118 O’Hare identifier
DOWN
1 Eccentrics
2 Who once quipped, “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll be glad to make an exception” 3 Singer Ronnie of the Ronettes
4 Some unique digits: Abbr.
5 Oft-relied-upon 6 Footwear craze of the early 2000s
7 Pop singer Grande, to fans
8 Sat ____
9 Nail-polish remover 10 Porpoise, in old usage 11 ____ guards (soccer gear)
12 Summon, in a way 13 URL ending 14 Heart-pumping activity
15 Soaks
16 Pairing for an entrecôte or filet mignon, perhaps
17 *Facepalm* 18 Disposables kept as mementos
24 Something a Brazilian is unlikely to wax
25 Age for a Latin American celebration 30 Most showily aesthetic
32 “Eureka!”
33 Small, cutesily
34 D.C. tiebreakers, at times
36 Nintendo Switch predecessor
37 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., e.g.: Abbr.
38 Lid malady
39 Universal blood type, for short
40 Drift (off)
42 Go out with
46 Served a sentence 47 Aquatic barker 48 Alternative to high water, in an idiom 49 Kitties
50 Be a partner with in crime
51 Lone word?
52 Highly rated French vineyards
53 Word on an Irish flag carrier
54 Issa who plays President Barbie in “Barbie”
55 Antagonist 58 Journalist Ifill
59 Shade of unbleached linen
60 Approach
61 Heap affection (on) 63 Pub lineup
64 Shares one’s bunk? 65 Had a following 66 Number that sounds like a past-tense verb 67 Pop star Rita 70 Belonging to a particular time
72 Among others, for short
74 In the altogether 75 Like some displays of wealth
76 Escapes are made by them
77 Disney’s ____ of Arendelle
78 New ____
79 Govt. funds for mom-and-pop shops 80 “Colorful” exclamation in a hospital drama 81 Basis for a fortuneteller’s romantic prediction
82 Road workers’ gloop 85 Fox coverage?
86 ____ Foundation for Justice (international human rights group) 87 British ref. work
88 A, abroad
89 “____ Flow” (song by
Enya)
90 Gadget for a wine enthusiast
91 Nightfall
93 Munitions compounds 94 Small, cutesily
95 ____ Lobel, author of the “Frog and Toad” series
99 Web portal with a Bing search bar
101 Face-off
102 Decorative vases 103 Give a ticket
104 Batter’s need
105 Wrecked
108 Wired internet letters 109 Past-tense verb that sounds like a number 110 Batter’s objective