New York Times Sunday Crossword
Record of the Year
ACROSS
1 Malicious computer programs 6 Essence 13 Chippendales dancer, e.g. 19 One in the closet 21 Band that doesn’t play much music nowadays 22 Common gas station attachment 23 2001 foreign film with five Oscar nominations 24 Radishes with long white roots 25 Nag 26 Accepted, as an offer 28 Was behind a register, maybe 30 Battery parts 31 For whom products are designed 33 Passing mention? 35 Short pants 39 McKellen of “The Hobbit” 40 Alternative to Facebook Messenger 42 Golden Bears’ sch. 45 Suggest 47 Supreme Court justice who once said “I am a New Yorker, and 7 a.m. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it” 52 Concupiscence 54 Power, so to speak 55 Language of Afghanistan 56 “The Undiscovered Self” author 57 Filthy 58 Low points 59 How curry is often served 60 Divisions politiques 61 Beckons through a portal 63 “I hate when that happens!” 64 Cousin of a foil 66 Dark horses 68 Capital of Gambia 72 Like some building damage 78 Sterile 83 One having a simple existence 85 Blowout, in sports lingo 86 To land 87 Drive off 88 Available 89 Spring forecast 90 How silverware is often sold 91 Obesity 93 Rear 94 Your of yore 95 Some protective barriers 97 “Vous êtes ____” 99 Tap things? 100 Fig. often discounted 101 Pre-curve figure 106 “Sounds likely to me” 109 Exceptionally well behaved 112 Boom box pair 117 Looked (in) 119 Lover boys 121 Sole representatives, maybe 122 Gum arabic source 123 Oakland’s county 124 Like HBO and Showtime vis-à-vis basic cable 125 Something you can believe in 126 If everything fails 127 Blues musician known as Sleepy John
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1 Pointer’s request? 2 Ending with Cine3 Brief race, in brief 4 What keys on a key ring do 5 Setting for van Gogh’s “River Bank in Springtime” 6 Sonny 7 Some desktops 8 Running a high temperature 9 Staples Center athlete 10 Stinks 11 Emanation from a pen 12 Doctor’s recommendation 13 Box in an arena? 14 One helping with servings 15 Start 16 “You’re missing a comma” and others 17 Turkish inn 18 Orch. section 20 Together again 27 Something people do not want to see outside, for short 29 Cartoon exclamation 32 Young ____ 34 Setting not actually found in “Romeo and Juliet” 35 Opted for 36 Kind of orchard 37 Mural’s beginning? 38 Town: Ger. 40 Singer with the 2012 #1 hit “Somebody That I Used to Know” 41 It splits the uprights 42 Paramecium propellers 43 Kind of professor 44 Some premium seating 46 Licorice flavor 48 Colorful gem 49 Barber’s supply 50 ____ Accords 51 Keystone Kops-like scene 53 Icy remark? 58 Diverges 61 Besprinkle, say 62 Suffix with conspirator 65 Church book 67 One of the Obamas 68 Unable to do well 69 Rural community 70 Lack of influence 71 Kentucky Derby drinks 73 Ones up in arms? 74 No longer wanted 75 More ____ enough 76 ____ Reader 77 Most lipstick options 79 Big lipstick seller 80 Dry (off) 81 Memorable 2011 hurricane 82 Mint roll 84 Rathskeller decoration 86 Breathe in 92 Word often seen in brackets 96 Green grp. 98 Item in a tent 100 Guy’s thanks? 101 Cut over, in a way 102 Dollar competitor 103 Convince 104 A lot 105 Horatian work 106 Certain tablet 107 Boil down 108 Handle 110 Publisher of Champion magazine, for short 111 “Who is John ____?” (question in “Atlas Shrugged”) 113 Hosp. readouts 114 Lies 115 Just above where 35-Across end 116 They were wiped off the map in ’91 118 Daniel ____ Kim, “Hawaii Five-0” actor 120 Remained in inventory