The New York Times Sunday Crossword | Game Changers
ACROSS
1 Chow down on 6 “Exactly like this”
12 Word with mild or well 20 Character often found in children’s books 21 Emotionally process, in modern lingo 22 Repeated cry in 1931’s “Frankenstein” 23 *Perfect curveball?
25 Ivy League city 26 Jam
27 Crucial
28 White coat? 30 Course standards 31 Emergencyroom concern 33 *Batting coach’s instruction to a lackadaisical hitter?
37 Habitual drinkers 39 Opposed (to) 40 *Apprentice groundskeepers?
46 Singer/ songwriter
Parks with the 2021 album “Collapsed in Sunbeams” 47 It might get pulled in both directions
50 New York’s Mount ____ Hospital
51 Dark wine grape 52 Part of a heartbeat 54 Diplomatic official: Abbr. 55 Corn core 57 Cancels
60 Alacrity 61 Afternoon socials
63 Where dreams are made
65 *Overenthusiastic description of a routine base hit? 68 Stand-in for Middle America 71 Pair of socks? 72 *Umpire’s aid in judging foul balls?
78 GPS approximation
79 Sgt. and cpl., e.g.
83 Airer of “Nancy Drew”
84 Old salt
86 Fury
88 State where M.L.K. marched: Abbr.
89 Some fins
92 King James on a court
94 Do as Henry VI did
96 Letters on some foundations 97 Jumpy sorts, in brief
99 *Long hours of fielding practice?
101 ____ only
103 Tilting
104 *Imperceptible fastball movement?
109 All over the
place
113 Jimmy ____ (luxury shoe brand)
114 Scientist buried in Westminster Abbey
115 Pop artist who sings “Satisfied” on “The Hamilton Mixtape”
116 New ____ (cap
brand)
117 Trouble,
metaphorically 120 Ballgame extenders ... and what can literally be found in the answers to the asterisked clues
124 Beekeeper
125 ____ to go
126 RUN-D.M.C. and the Jonas Brothers, for example
127 Bands’ performance sheets
128 Unruffled
129 ____ Domingo
DOWN
1 Bird that can spend up to 10 months in the air without landing
2 Absolute bottom 3 Digital assistant
4 Food packaging abbr., once 5 What’s heard at many a coffeehouse 6 Group sometimes said to be “out” 7 French article 8 Pampering place
9 In use
10 Candle choice 11 Gumbo pods 12 Goddess with a sacred owl 13 Designers’ studios
14 Its capital is Sydney: Abbr. 15 “Uh-uh”
16 Go by
17 Compete with 18 Part of EGBDF 19 Places to play cards, often
24 The Daily ____ (online news site)
29 ____ culpa 32 It plays a role in arm-twisting
33 “Venerable” saint
34 Manual readers
35 Air France hub 36 It brought Hope to the world 38 When doubled, a Nabokov protagonist 40 Pre-bar challenge, briefly
41 “Je t’____”
42 Org. with Fire and Sparks 43 It was first won by the N.Y. Mets in 1969 44 Snowblower brand
45 Word on some Oreo packages 47 Nothing special 48 Tina Turner, voicewise 49 Goldenrod, e.g. 53 Append 56 Instrument with a flared end 58 Chinese steamed bun
59 Ratio of an angle’s opposite side to the hypotenuse 62 Blueprint details 64 Runs out of juice 66 Eye cream ingredient 67 Symbol on Captain America’s shield 69 Villainous
English king in “Braveheart” 70 Outstanding pitcher
72 Former Ford models
73 Seller of Belgian waffles and French toast (fittingly, considering the “I” in its name) 74 Super Soaker Soakzooka brand
75 Like some orders 76 Ancient halls 77 Eldest Stark son on “Game of Thrones”
80 G.I.’S garb, at times 81 Speedskater Johann ____ Koss, winner of four Olympic golds 82 One-named Nigerian Grammy winner
85 Pained sound 87 In the Renaissance, they were known as “mala insana” (“mad apples”) 90 Baseball’s Gehrig and Piniella
91 Most reliable 93 Russian city on the Ural River 95 Butterlike spread
98 French West Indies resort island, familiarly
100 Keep from
flying, maybe 101 Profession
102 Camera inits.
104 “With any
luck ... ”
105 Tag line?
106 Fancy pourers 107 Paper route
hour, maybe
108 Headliner’s cue 110 Land between Togo and
Nigeria
111 Insider’s
vocabulary
112 Catch with a
throw
113 Alternative to
Chuck
115 Wistful sound 118 Man’s name that’s 123-Down reversed
119 Stanza
contraction
121 Home of the world’s largest carnival
122 Word with red or
army
123 Man’s name that’s 118-Down reversed