New York Times Sunday Crossword Exes & Nos
ACROSS
1 Band of supporters 5 Something absolutely necessary
10 “____ and Janis”
( comic strip) 14 Oomph
17 Word from the French for “high wood”
18 Washed out
20 Dock
21 Something a winner
may run into
22 “It’s tough finding the right person. My first boyfriend was a perfectly nice atheist, but he … ”
24 Tour de France seasons
25 Side dish at a fish fry 26 Main component of
Saturn’s rings
27 Lena of “Enemies, a
Love Story”
28 “So then I dated a fun couch potato, but he … ” 31 Nonstarters? 33 Toeing the line 34 Fútbol cheer 35 Italian wine region 36 “30 for 30” airer 39 The 1 in { 1,2,3}:
Abbr.
40 Lab vessel 42 Camphor, e. g.
45 One getting depressed during exams?
47 They’re found near
traps
48 “Then my friend set me up with a recluse, but he … ” 52 Comedian Mort 54 Classic Hawaiian folk
song
55 Superman and others, for short
56 Book with a notable
world premiere? 59 What middlemen do 60 Noisy beachgoer 62 Bun in a bamboo
steamer
63 Internet encryption
inits.
65 Binary
66 “I dated my rock climbing instructor for a while, but he just … ”
68 ____- Pacific
69 Not sparkling 71 Blast- furnace supply 72 Baloney 73 Bad signs for a bank
robber
75 Academic journal with a Breakthrough of the Year award 77 U. K. track- starturnedpolitician Sebastian 78 Mishmashes 79 Swindled
80 “Then I had a fling with a Pittsburgh Penguin, but I knew he … ”
83 Cuisine featuring
som tam
86 Drill command 88 Feel another’s pain 89 Cavalryman of old 91 Big ____ ( Olympic snowboarding event)
92 Whimper
93 Starters, for short 97 Outback speedster 98 Keep rhythm, as a
conductor might
101 Wisconsin town with
a clothing namesake 104 “I was in a serious relationship with a hippie, but he … ” 106 Org. issuing vaccine standards starting in 2021
107 It may be part of a
solution
108 Together, in music 109 Fading sea name
110 “Finally, I started seeing a charming magician, and he …
”
113 Pan, in part
114 Fun- size
115 Kind of thesis
116 Weekend warrior’s
woe
117 Happening offline,
to a texter
118 Relaxation
119 Devotee of Haile
Selassie, informally 120 Bit of kitchen waste
DOWN
1 Big name in pricey
cigars
2 You can’t say it
doesn’t count
3 Lizzie is one, in the
“Cars” movies 4 Crossword solving
option
5 Watchmaker since
2015
6 It lands on the White
House’s South Lawn 7 ____ Bator, Mongolia
8 On the ____ 9 Fastened, in a way 10 Making change 11 Well past the freshness date, say
12 “My Fair Lady” composer
13 Actor/ comedian who was a regular on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” 14 Meathead
15 Military uniform
feature
16 Bluish- gray shades 19 Scintilla
21 “Shameful!” 23 Alley-____ 29 Possessive types? 30 Way to go: Abbr.
32 “You’re so wrong
about that!”
37 Lead- in to Cat
Answer Below
38 Something that all but three U. S. presidents have had while in office
41 “Time out” in the
N. B. A.
43 What makes the
short list?
44 Total jerk
45 Boxing highlight 46 Apply to
48 Jokesters
49 Some native Alaskans
50 Tile work 51 Leadership position 53 Bit of a chuckle 56 Rubberneck
57 “A house divided against ____ cannot stand”
58 Rubylike gem 60 Richard of “Chicago” 61 Native people for whom a state is named 62 When doubled, a
candy
64 Quick with a clapback
66 So- called “Father of
Liberalism” 67 Conflict taking a
couple of seconds? 70 Soccer star Messi, to
fans
73 Capital of Fiji
74 “How ____ Your
Mother”
76 Beloved site for the
Irish … and French 77 Journalist who was the first woman to guest- host “Jeopardy!”
78 Hard stuff that jiggles
80 “We’ll be in touch!”
often
81 Dr. of 112- Down 82 Counterpart of full,
in a way 83 Wise guys?
84 One might be smokefilled
85 Not surprisingly 87 Big name in hot dogs 90 Face on a penny,
familiarly
92 Strong suit 94 Regulate
95 Cupid’s love 96 Mideast currency
unit
99 Features of some
halls
100 Mucky substances 102 Twin sister of He
Man
103 What, in multiple senses, might get tipped
105 Take place?
106 Redding who wrote
“Respect”
111 Crispr material
112 See 81- Down