NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

Francis Heaney, of New York City, is a professional puzzle maker and editor who frequently constructs the American Values Club Crossword. For 15 years he has edited puzzle books for Sterling. His early interest in puzzles was encouraged by his grandmother, who gave him a subscription to Games magazine for his 10th birthday. Francis has been contributing crosswords to The Times, on and off, since 1996. — W.S.

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

DOWN

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

super

14 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