New York Times Sunday Crossword
That’s a Tall Order!
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1 Volcanic residue 4 Iraqi, e.g.
8 Not working today 11 Top of the Alps? 17 Singer with the 2016 No. 1 hit “Cheap Thrills”
18 Ancient Iranian 19 Something dogs may pull
Only musical to win Best Picture since “Oliver!” in 1968 Early encyclopedist credited with coining “Home is where the heart is” Adjusts, as an instrument Reference aids for artists Children’s author Lowry Nonkosher sammie Tested
Phrase followed by “one two, one two” English channel, with “the”
____ Min Lee, victim in the podcast “Serial” Archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean Stage before pupa Gchat transmissions, briefly Accident-investigating org.
Big dealer in outdoor gear Suggestion for a reading circle, informally
Fruit with a pit Seek revenge on, in a way
Is a straight shooter Some printer hues Word after meal or before school
Put forward as a basis of argument Takedown pieces, slangily Charge (through) Dryer residue Dog sound Sunbather in the tropics 20 21 24 25 26
27 28 29
32 33 34
35 36
39 41 42
44 46
47 49 51
53 54
56 58 59 63 64 66
68 69 71
72 73
76 78 79 82 84 85
86 87
89 90 91 94 96 97 99
103 104 105 107 109 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 Sources of weekly N.C.A.A. rankings Looked at lasciviously
Work with feet? Pretzel topping Modern cousin of “Yay!” Fear-inducing Spanish phrase meaning “Enough is enough!” “Pencils down!” Huge mix-up Soft-rock singer who received Kennedy Center Honors in 2016 Philanthropist Broad Salacious stuff Anonymous female, in court
Nurse in a bar Train between N.Y.C. and Montauk Crafty
Kind of acid Inherited Muffin ingredient It’s rigged Protein in Wheaties Bygone car model that’s an anagram of GRANITE
Part of a diner display
It brings you closer to your subjects “The 40-Year-old Virgin” and “Knocked Up” Mythical hunter turned into a stag State bordering the Pacific Establishment such as Crumbs and Whiskers or Kittea (both real!)
Avian diver
Not much Convent-ional sort Gets ready to pray National Pizza Mo.
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Future Ph.d.’s test
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1 Grp. with a pet project? 2
3 4
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19 Buildings often outfitted with ladders
Lauds
Oscar nominee for “Gone Baby Gone,” 2007 Measure of virality Ritalin target, for short
It’s full of hard-tospell words What a bitter person might try to settle Retainer
Prez with the dog Fala
4-Across chief All-in-one boxes R.N.’S place Foreign capital designed by two Americans
9+ for a game, e.g. Program starting with the fifth year of college, informally Like 100-1 odds 20 22 23 26
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35 36
37
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47 Popular gardening shoe
Early vintner, in the Bible
Music genre associated with the goth look Baudelaire’s “____ Fleurs du Mal” Inch along
The common folk Picnic side dish Trucker with a transmitter
Stuff of legends Futuristic tracking device
“Are we done here?,” politely
Bust, maybe Dines Recycling ____ River mammal Flow of one line of a verse to the next without pause Music genre from Asia 48
50 52 55
57 60
61 62
64 65
67
70 72 74 75 77
79 80 Term of address from one girlfriend to another
IV, to III, e.g.
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Player of many an opera villain Stun
Family name on a 1960s sitcom Sorry
Bygone military punishment ____ king Fantasy series that inspired “Game of Thrones,” briefly What the thumbs-up emoji can mean Took a course? Kosher ____ Sleekly designed Flared dress type Spice Girl also known as Sporty Spice
Bob Marley, for one Liqueur often mixed with water 81 83 85
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91 92 93
95
97 98 99 100
101 102 104 106 108
109 110 Vacancy
One of the Avengers Fill to absolute capacity
For all to see, in a way
Koala’s tree Marketing tactic Australian band with the 1988 No. 1 hit “Need You Tonight” “Ideas worth spreading” offshoot Mistakes Singular
Speck Cleaning for military inspection Happen again In lockstep Fervor
Lyft alternative Nickname for a buddy Bronx-born singer, familiarly Bronx-born congresswoman, familiarly