The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CROSSWORD NEW YORK TIMES
ACROSS
1 Sandwich with an apostrophe in its name 6 Last-minute eBay bidders
13 ____ Speaker 18 Family written about by Margaret Mitchell 20 Laureate 21 California city whose name translates to “the table” 22 Concise and to the point 23 Improvement 24 Desirous
25 Word with coin or ring 26 Enclosure for a slush pile, for short 28 Salsa and guacamole
30 Foe of the Jedi 31 Boor
32 This puzzle’s subjects, by another name
36 Beats by ____ (audio brand)
37 For now
41 One of 24 42 Group running a celeb’s social media accounts, say 46 “My ____” 47 Fragrant item in a fireplace 49 Doorway
50 What violence might lead to 52 Political figure on whom Snowball is based in “Animal Farm”
54 Hitting close to home? 57 Pattern on a barber pole
61 Shade
62 Word before rip or slip
63 FDR’s last veep 66 Boatload 67 Youngest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood
68 Daily cable show that has covered Hollywood since 1991 71 Part of a parade float on New Year’s Day
74 Send over the moon 76 Duties imposed 78 Airer of “Arrow” and “iZombie”
79 Party notifications sent with a click 81 Members of un monastère
82 “Well, golly!” 84 Maximally mannered 85 “None for me, thanks”
87 Brain, slangily
89 Cry just before the birthday guest arrives at a surprise party
92 Juniors, to their fathers 96 Tingling, in a way 100 Tousles, as hair 103 Muscat native 104 Bog growths
107 Bit of off-road equipment 108 Where Orange County is, in brief 109 Something with many variables to consider
110 Chow down on, biblically
112 Judea and Sheba, in the Bible 114 Warehouse stacks 118 Relating to theft on the high seas 122 Some South Africans 127 French schoolteacher 128 Chord known as “the devil in music” on account of its unsettling sound
129 Title role played by Hilary Swank in a 2009 biopic 130 “Alas ...”
131 Good thing to find on a boat 132 Agreeable response to a parental order
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1 Can opener 2 Company that introduced Etch A Sketch
3 Takes the plate in place of
4 World of Warcraft enemies 5 “Boo-____!” 6 “Quiet, you!” 7 Admonishment before Christmas morning 8 Dutch banking giant 9 “____ supuesto!” (Spanish “Of course!”) 10 Presidential time 11 Contributors to “the front page of the internet” 12 Welcome, as a guest 13 ____ tai
14 Tsps. or tbsps.
15 George W. Bush’s nickname for himself, with “the”
16 Where to set your butts down 17 Pandemonium 19 ____ admin 21 Retro-cool music purchases 27 Producer of bills 29 When repeated, “Cheerio!”
33 The Jets, but n ot the Giants 34 Lead-in to long 35 Drink with a straw 38 Hatcher of “Lois & Clark” 39 Lawman at the O.K. Corral
40 In the slightest 43 What amber comes from 44 Cleaning up the mess, for short?
45 Texter’s “ciao” 47 Certain bean or horse
48 “____ run!” 51 Levels 53 Provocative poster 54 Keeper of the books?
55 One who fixes flats? 56 One of Chaucer’s pilgrims
58 Hot under the collar 59 Things students take 60 “Whither thou ____ ...” 63 Mischievous titter 64 Erupt 65 Fortune 500 category, informally 69 Most sinewy 70 Florist’s cutting 72 Weather phenomenon whose double lights were said to represent this puzzle’s subjects 73 Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles
74 Like a “mwa-ha-ha” laugh 75 Freedom
77 Abbr. on a keyboard key 80 Derrière
82 India’s smallest state 83 Orange Sesame Street monster 86 It’s a start 88 Founder of the Ottoman Empire 89 “That’s odd ...” 90 Chits inits.
91 Wet firecracker, e.g. 93 Genre akin to Goth 94 ____ fly
95 Finish of three U.S. state names 97 Flash-drive port 98 The big eau
99 Org. that began welcoming girls in 2019
101 California’s ____ National Forest 102 Wiped 105 Seasoning in a yellow-and-blue tin 106 Disgusting, quaintly 111 Picks, with “for” 113 Near impossibilities on par-5 holes 114 Fig. watched by some dieters
115 Bit in a feedbag 116 Some fraternity-row letters
117 GRE administrator 119 Coastal inlet 120 “The pond”: Abbr. 121 Here’s the kicker! 123 Marks out
124 Its seeds whirl to the ground
125 Hit 2011 animated movie
126 Pusher of green eggs and ham