N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
Alternative Cinema
ACROSS
1 Red Guard members 8 They can get canceled 14 Sticky situation 20 Remove braids from 21 “Likewise!” 22 Way to go 23 Alternative title for “The Dirty Dozen”? 25 Sorted in order 26 Hear here! 27 Complete 28 “Vous êtes ____” (French map notation) 30 Alan with six Emmys 31 Pulled from a raffle drum 33 Alternative title for “Cleopatra”? 38 Words to a betrayer 40 Partner of cut 41 St. ____ Chapel, New York City public building in continuous use since 1766 42 Dessert often topped with caramel sauce 45 Newswire co. 47 Zip 48 Disc-brake components 51 Alternative title for “Frankenstein”? 55 Took a load off 56 Monopoly token elected by an internet vote 57 “Sure, that makes sense” 58 Trust 60 “____ Another” (NPR game show) 62 Toyota model since 1966 64 Van ____, Calif. 65 D.C. donor 67 “Hey, pal, over here!” 68 & 70 Alternative title for “To Kill a Mockingbird”? 72 Female friend, in France 75 Phillipa who played Eliza in the original cast of “Hamilton” 76 Hook’s sidekick 79 “The Hangover” co-star 83 Mortgage co. 85 Just out of the freezer 88 They feature clowns and rope tricks 89 Grp. organizing school dances 90 Make a move 92 Alternative title for “Titanic”? 94 Hello Kitty company 96 Calendar spans: Abbr. 97 Actress Tyler who will be an apt age in 2031 98 Stopovers 99 Gives a hoot 101 “Ella and ____” (1956 jazz album) 104 Sandal brand 106 Alternative title for “Gone Girl”? 110 Sheepskin holders 114 Shankar who taught sitar to George Harrison 115 ASCAP alternative 116 ____-faire 118 “Blueberries for ____” (classic children’s book) 119 Nabisco’s first cracker brand, introduced in 1899 121 Alternative title for “The Name of the Rose”? 126 Duck dish 127 “Welp, guess I have to try again” 128 Develop over time 129 Lowbrow art 130 Round things? 131 Terry Bradshaw, for his entire career
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1 Like commercials, often 2 First name of a Peace Nobelist that ends ironically 3 “Einstein on the Beach,” e.g. 4 “____ say!” 5 Scholar 6 Seating section 7 Recipients of venture capital 8 Joined a petition 9 What a dental scaler removes 10 Senator Klobuchar 11 Production co. behind “Rhoda” and “Newhart” 12 “Once upon a midnight dreary …” penner 13 Ending with ultra- or super14 Sauce on chicken Parmesan 15 Parts of zygotes 16 French automaker 17 They don’t go much higher than the tongue 18 Soft leather 19 Two-door or four-door 24 Unenthused response to “Wanna?” 29 Upper limit 32 Turned in 34 Charles ____, religious leader known as “The Father of Modern Revivalism” 35 Lengths for rulers 36 Killed time 37 Workload that must be met 39 Pets kept in terrariums 42 Bank-backing grp. 43 Something trademarked 44 Laptop brand 46 “____ be an honor” 49 Head-butts 50 [Actually, don’t delete this] 52 Smooth-tongued 53 Painter Magritte 54 “The Simpsons” character with a Ph.D. 55 Catch 59 Nail-polish brand 61 Shortcut for a frequent contact 63 Approximately 66 Outmoded part of a laptop 69 Hither and ___ 70 What a koozie might keep cool 71 Seller of the Ultimate Waffle Sandwich 72 Nile snakes 73 ____ Hari 74 “Regardless …” 76 Stone to cast? 77 Slugger Hideki named the 2009 World Series M.V.P. 78 Pasture parent 80 Nuevo ____ (Mexican state) 81 Like grass you can smell, perhaps 82 IDs assigned at birth: Abbr. 84 Boxer Ali 86 Tharp who choreographed “Hair” 87 Modem letters 91 Soothing summer soak 93 Chart-toppers 95 Raised sculptures 100 Prefix with pathetic 102 Needs medicine, say 103 Humble abodes 105 Italian city NW of Milan 106 Semi, e.g. 107 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum city 108 Food item 109 “The Loco-Motion” singer Little ____ 111 Standard 112 Not glossy 113 More underhanded 117 “A likely story!” 120 O.E.D. part: Abbr. 122 Casablanca’s country: Abbr. 123 Ivy League nickname 124 Make a break for it 125 Had