The New York Times Crossword

Jeff Chen is a writer in Seattle and a frequent crossword contributor. Juliana Tringali Golden is an editor in Northern California. She says she always wanted to create a crossword with a doughnut theme and Jeff showed her this grid.

ACROSS

1 Pieces of praise

5 Host

8 D-lister’s quest

15 Anjou alternative

19 Hot sauce with a reduplicative name 21 About whom an early critic said: “Can’t act, can’t sing. Balding. Can dance a little’’ 22 Opposite of baja

23 Case study? 24 “Definitely, leave it to me! 25 Japanese noodle dish 26 “I declare this doughnut to be a truly tasty treat!’’ 28 Blends

30 Egg ____ yung

31 Final opponent in many a video game

32 Source of division at a wedding 36 Download in progress? 38 Cube’s 12

41 Items of apparel in the song “My Favorite Things’’ 43 Blows past

44 Turn into a puddle, maybe 45 “Here’s one way to eat a doughnut without getting icing on your nose .…” 48 2006 Amy Winehouse hit 49 La Perla purchases 50 ____ Day, nickname for Billie Holiday 51 Dawson of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’’ 53 Work (up) 54 Alternative to Betsy 55 Stew

56 Mark in a shell game 59 Sign of a sellout

60 One way to have something down

61 Night before

62 Pulls rank on, in a way 65 Character asked to “shine down,’’ in a children’s song 67 ____ student

68 “Let’s raise a glass to this outstanding doughnut!’’ 70 Tolkien’s Treebeard, for one

73 Mideast rulers 75 Interrupts when it’s not one’s place to do so 76 It “shines with a mournful light, like its own tear,’’ in an Andrew Marvell poem 77 Prix _ _ _ _ menu 79 “Lemme think .…” 81 Originally named 82 Natural leaders, it’s said 83 Corsica, par exemple 84 Likely to offend, for short 85 Telenovela, e.g.

87 “____ everybody?’’ 88 Inventory: Abbr. 89 D.E.A. agent

91 “It is an undeniable fact that this doughnut is awesome!’’

95 Long span of time 96 Massages 98 Downtempo electronica genre

99 Like those celebrating a day of visibility on March 31

100 Heading on a certain neighborhood poster 102 Lure in the “Odyssey’’ 103 Foofaraws

105 Certain filler words 106 Like a baseball shutout 108 “This doughnut is the talk of the town!’’

113 Pass quickly (through) 115 Small houses in the Southwest

119 Movie featuring Mickey Mouse in a wizard’s cap 120 “Me as well!’’ 121 Magazine “real estate’’ 122 Frozen treat named for a playful animal

123 Little copper?

124 Keep going

125 “Get it?’’

126 Their first five parts are often disguised, for short

DOWN

1 Oil-industry acronym

2 Megacelebrity, maybe

3 “Red’’ leader

4 Some blackjack wagers

5 Makes, as money

6 Pod cast?

7 Response to “Cómo estás?’’

8 “Come to think of it .…” 9 When doubled, a fly 10 Symbols in social media handles

11 Clothing

12 “Bones’’ 13 Sonicare competitor 14 Civil rights activist Sylvia who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom

15 German lead-in to haus 16 “This doughnut would be great dipped in milk!’’ 17 Game popular in Brooklyn streets

18 What has good coverage for retirement? 20 Mazatlán moola 27 Symbol of freshness 29 Foofaraw

33 TV “Cousin’’ 34 Chateau ____ Michelle (Washington winery) 35 Headed up

37 Pithy review 38 Symbol

39 Get

40 “I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts .…” 41 Up-to-date

42 Doesn’t move

45 An annual vaccination can limit its spread 46 Japanese noodle joint 47 Fixed completely 52 Indeed, quaintly

55 Two inside an ellipse 56 Garfunkel’s partner in song 57 Treasure

58 Trattoria bowlful 63 Cheer squad’s cry 64 Numbered things in N.Y.C. 66 Subway stops: Abbr. 69 Gets ready for a Ms. Olympia contest, perhaps 71 Civil rights icon Mandela 72 Many fans of the “Enola Holmes’’ franchise 74 Hotbeds of tourist activity 77 Genre for George Clinton or Earth, Wind & Fire

78 Like rocks or clocks, but not a fox or an ox

80 Pull up

86 They’re called “white carrots’’ in Scotland 87 Gets something straight? 88 Snickers alternatives 90 One-eyed god

92 Kid often nicknamed “Trey’’ 93 “Rough Translation’’ podcaster

94 Not just “a’’

97 Bit of movie-theater candy 99 Dense cake

101 A, B, C or D, but rarely E 103 Banded gemstone 104 Author of “De vulgari eloquentia’’

107 Former governor of Georgia?

109 Popular tabloid subjects 110 Org. with “Informed Delivery’’ emails

111 The Promised Land 112 Nukes

114 Great deal

116 Mai ____

117 Coolers, for short 118 Word with “to work’’ or “to stun’’