N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Appoint 7 People of the Southwest 13 Wishy-washy response 19 Had the opportunity to, casually 20 Entertainment with a private audience? 21 Malice, more formally 22 One wearing chap stick, perhaps 24 Be up against 25 Poker variety similar to Texas Hold ‘em 26 Counterpart of “Thx” 27 Saves for later, in a way 29 Ploy 30 Lost
32 Antarctic coordinate 35 “A man has cause for ____ only when he sows and no one reaps”: Charles Goodyear 38 Bit of tinder 41 First side to vote 42 ____ course 43 New York City transport stopping at Kennedy Airport 46 Beginning stage 47 Prefix with thermal 50 There might be a catch with this
51 Blouse and broach, perhaps 54 Wet bar? 55 Form of nepotism, symbolically 57 Herd member 58 Sauce 59 Place, as ceramic tiles 60 Like autumn air 62 Person helping with a delivery 63 Word before film and after clip
65 It has many beet and beef options 70 “____ Trois Petits Cochons” (French fable) 71 Sport at the Special Olympics 73 G.I. ____ 74 Calling 76 Not be able to stand 77 Ending with invent 78 War and peace, in “War and Peace” 83 Like most dorms nowadays
84 Tickled 87 Focus of modern mining 88 “____ be an honor!” 89 They can be graphic 90 Surround, as with light 91 Considerations for N.C.A.A. eligibility 92 ____ Wintour, longtime Vogue editor in chief 93 Spring locales 94 Takes by force 96 Pop fly 100 Some family babysitters 102 Match 103 Sarge’s boss 105 A-number-one 106 The Venetian way? 110 Alternative to Dropbox 113 Gradually fix something. ... or what to do to understand this puzzle’s italicized clues?
116 Briefly, e.g. 117 What’s used to catch some waves 118 Supreme Egyptian god 119 Bum out 120 Famous cryptid, familiarly 121 Intimates
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1 Number of sides on a sign reading “ALTO” 2 Space 3 ____ mater (brain cover) 4 Politico-turnedTV-host 5 Form thoughts 6 Catch 7 Seeks a favor, say 8 ____ favor 9 Working hard 10 Java activity 11 Product from un ave 12 Boo-boo 13 Texter’s qualifier 14 One might be put through the wringer 15 Geek Squad members, e.g. 16 “I can thrill you more than any ____ could ever dare try” (“Thriller” lyric) 17 “The Glass Bead Game” author, 1943 18 Pecan or peach 20 Sch. where a live bear used to take the field during football games 23 Echo, perhaps 28 Pimple look-alikes 31 It usually works in corners 33 “Catch!” 34 Baker’s Joy alternative 35 Record speeds, for short 36 Adams of New York City politics 37 Antelope, say 38 Parable or allegory 39 Devices with Nunchuks 40 Business newsmagazine 44 “For shame!” 45 Slugging stat 46 Member of the inn crowd?
47 Approach for directions 48 Onetime collaborator with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre 49 Some sports tournaments 52 Big name in women’s hair and skin care 53 Boo-boo 54 Word with story or sister 56 Economist/author Emily 58 Screw up 60 Relative of a club, for short 61 Place for boarding 63 You can count on them 64 Member of the modern work force 66 Great Lakes natives 67 Kind of bean 68 Taiwanese electronics giant 69 “I’m about to tell you something shocking” 72 Haddock relative 75 Doesn’t put it all on one pony 78 Suvari of “American Beauty” 79 Sounds heard in 93-Across 80 Destructive 2021 hurricane 81 Nouveau-Mexique, e.g. 82 Lip or cheek 84 Put over the moon 85 One hanging around Queen Elizabeth? 86 With it, in old slang 89 “Snowpiercer” airer 92 Sporting a certain natural style 93 Avoids 95 Tortoise’s challenge to the hare 96 Nickname for the French Alexandre 97 No longer squeaky (one hopes!) 98 John Wayne, by birth 99 Who ran against George Washington for president 100 “____ chance!” 101 Letters that complete this word: __P__ROPRIA__E 102 Snaps 104 Squeezes (out) 105 Good thing to be in 107 Letters on dreidels 108 Taj Mahal’s home 109 Exam that once required fingerprint identification, for short 111 Exercise 112 Animal house 114 Demon of Japanese folklore 115 Folklore villain