New York Times Sunday Crossword
ACROSS
1 Part of a backpack 6 Pyramids, often 11 Dutch requirements 16 Evan : Welsh :: ____ :
Scottish
19 One of Chekhov’s
“Three Sisters” 20 Hunter of myth 21 Bring to bear 22 Result, maybe, in
brief
23 Many apartments in old warehouse districts
24 Japanese comics style 25 Labor Day baby, e. g. 26 Shape formed by an extended thumb and index fingers
27 Good person to believe in
29 Switz. neighbor 30 Writer Tarbell who
took on Standard Oil 31 Pins are placed at the
end of them
33 07 film
37 Some E. M. T. cases 40 Buying binges 41 Count in music 42 Logical start?
44 U preceder
45 Picked from a lineup,
informally
46 Hurt
47 Proverbs
50 Like puppeteers,
usually
53 Maven
54 Leafy crown material 55 Day competitor 62 Bailiwicks
63 Legal
64 Chief Chirpa and
others, in sci- fi 65 Wastes away
66 “Fantasy” Grammy
winner
67 Cool, in old slang
68 “The way things are
currently going …” 72 Muscle problem 74 Muscular
76 Grammy- winning
country singer Black 77 Play combo of old 83 Mark ____, winner of
the 1998 Masters 84 George Carlin was its
first host, for short 85 State capital on the
Colorado River 86 Subject of Newton’s
first law of motion 88 Dealers do this 89 Have an in- tents
experience?
92 QB’s pass: Abbr. 93 “____ to My Socks,”
Pablo Neruda poem 94 Larsson who wrote “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” 96 Additionally 98 Deletes, with “out” 99 Tree alternative
103 Kind of salami
105 N. Y. C.’ s first subway
line
106 Like some gas: Abbr. 107 “Big Sur” novelist,
1962
111 A suggestion
112 World capital whose name comes from the Greek for “wisdom” 114 Humble
116 Jazz composer with an Egyptian- inspired name
117 “____ your call”
118 “Elements of Algebra” author, 1770
119 First lady of the 1950s 120 Kind of pear that
resembles an apple 121 Rapper with the 2003
hit
122 “Judge ____” ( 1995
Stallone movie)
123 ____ and curl ( salon
treatment)
124 Not interfere with
DOWN
1 Tower over the field 2 Sci- fi film with vehicles called “light cycles”
3 Loaded ( with)
4 Prone to fidgeting 5 Some 1990s Toyotas 6 American fashion designer who once served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent 7 ____ pro nobis 8 Mixed together
9 Gets one over on 10 Junkyard warning,
maybe
11 Play back?
12 Rust and quartz 13 Equity valuation stat 14 Tiny bit of work 15 Vodka brand, informally
16 She gained fame from her leading role in “Fame”
17 Having the means 18 ____ Lofgren, guitarist for the E Street Band
28 Wolflike
32 Great two- pair poker
hand
34 Once called
35 Spanish resort island 36 “Sure, I guess …” 37 Relating to egg cells 38 Actor who won a 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
39 Six- line verse 43 Wilson of “Meet the
Parents”
46 Colloquial contraction 48 Stops up 49 Surreptitious
51 Greek H’s
52 Golfer Ernie
53 It ended on Nov. 11,
1918
56 Swell up 57 Laundry soap since
1908
58 “____, all ye faithful” 59 Classic fruity sodas 60 Occupied, with “in” 61 Accept as charged
68 “How sad!”
69 Liquor levy, e. g. 70 Provoke
71 Surgical inserts 72 Painter José Mar a
____
73 Kind words
74 “Va ____” ( Italian “All
right”)
75 Something to bookmark
76 Film director Jon 77 You, to Yves
78 “____ doctor, but …” 79 Trait of a clingy romantic partner 80 Lead singer of rock’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs ( who uses just the initial of her last name) 81 Churchill’s trademark
gesture
82 Author born Truman
Streckfus Persons 87 Not much at all 88 Ballet attire
89 Pig in a poke or pigeon drop
90 “The Simpsons”
grandpa
91 “More of the ____”
( 1967 No. 1 album) 95 Weepy 1954 Patti
Page hit 96 Haberdasher’s clasp 97 Of the ankle
100 Stunned, in a way
101 Walk heavily
102 Contemptible sort
103 Toothy smile
104 Jazz’s James 108 Condo, e. g.
109 Kaffiyeh wearer
110 Christmas- tree hanging
113 Just between us?
115 Family nickname