The New York Times Crossword
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
Singer Easton
47 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-andpop 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