The New York Times Crossword

Daniel Grinberg of Philadelphia is a researcher and designer with a Ph. D. in film and media studies from UC Santa Barbara. When the pandemic started, Danny had the idea of constructing 30 crosswords in 30 days as a way of coping with lockdown anxiety.

ACROSS

1 Venomous snake

6 “To be honest ...”

12 “My goodness!’’ 16 Extinct flightless bird that once grew up to 12 feet 19 Like the water in a whistling teakettle

20 Puzzled remark

21 A student may pass it 22 Kid’s refrigerator display 23 Law partners

25 Booty call?

27 How-to manual component 28 ____ learning 29 Richard of “Chicago’’ 30 Mount ____, workplace of the Cyclopes in Greek myth 31 Having a very high body mass index

33 Singer with the 2020 album “A Holly Dolly Christmas’’ 35 Problems with streaming 36 Puller of strings? 39 Silent partners 42 Noticeably amazed 43 Leigh who played Scarlett 44 Train ticket info, for short 45 Writing partners 48 Spaceman Spiff and Stupendous Man, for Calvin in “Calvin and Hobbes’’ 54 Red ____

55 Who “can get in the way of what I feel for you,’’ in a 2007 No. 1 Alicia Keys hit 56 Business suits? 57 Famous bed-in participant 58 Nest noise

60 For example

63 Salmon and sturgeon delicacies

64 Partners in crime 69 Modern meeting method 70 Some U. S. space launch rockets

71 “See ya’’

72 Requests at security lines 73 Chicago mayor Lightfoot 74 Gave up

76 First dynasty of imperial China, 221-206 B.C.

79 Flier trier? 82 Business partners 85 Commotion

86 Fervent believer 88 Walker’s need 89 Romantic partners 94 Tight-fitting suits 96 Apartment, in real estate talk

97 Core principles

98 Bake, as an egg

99 Evil Kermit or Grumpy Cat 100 How Phileas Fogg traveled 101 Money in coins rather than bills

104 Earnest request 108 Like some vinaigrette 110 Domestic partners 112 Sponge off of 113 Calendar row 114 Magazine bestowing Best of Beauty awards

115 Not a big studio film 116 Take possession of 117 Makes a typo, say 118 Gave a boost 119 S-shaped moldings

DOWN

1 Officers above capts. 2 What San Diego and Tijuana do

3 Airplane ____ 4 “Notorious’’ rap nickname 5 It may be blond, brown or ginger

6 Of the utmost quality 7 Snapchatter’s request 8 1981 Stephen King thriller 9 Certain bolt holder 10 Being fixed, as a car at a garage

11 Vegan milk source

12 Still being debugged 13 Turn against

14 Event organizer’s count 15 ____ to come 16 Cocktail with rum, cura ao and fruit juice

17 Like monarch butterflies 18 Debut album for Etta James 24 Apollo’s half brother 26 Fool

29 Sweet red dessert wine 32 Representatives’ term lengths

34 A thing in poker? 36 Unfortunate events, oldstyle

37 C.I. A. whistle-blower Philip 38 Encountered by chance 39 Subject of a Magritte work (or not?)

40 Simple palindromic reply to “Madam, I’m Adam’’ 41 Fiscal year div.

43 Ryder ride

46 Dweeb

47 Rihanna or Mariah Carey 49 Have a preference 50 Deep-fried tortilla dish 51 Group of heavies 52 Universal donor’s blood type, in brief

53 Brand of pads 59 Sewing 101 assignment 60 Didn’t go anywhere 61 Spanish article 62 Investment options, for short

63 Setting for Hitchcock’s “Notorious,’’ informally 64 Portend

65 Emperor who ruled for more than 13 years, dying at age 30

66 More eye- catching 67 Anthony ____, 1950s British P.M.

68 Villain with the “real’’ name Edward Nigma

69 Teen’s woe

73 Big game changer?

74 This is what it sounds like when doves cry

75 P.D. or F.D. worker 77 Kindergarten comeback 78 Indefinite degrees 80 Sweetness and sourness 81 Canoodling in a crowd, for short

82 Prominent feature of the Who’s “My Generation’’ 83 Cheer for Real Madrid 84 Drinking game that requires aim

87 Winter setting in N.Y.C. 89 Deceptive talk 90 Perturbation

91 Small hole- drilling tool 92 Obstinate sort 93 Talents

94 Really stood out 95 Patchy in color

98 Close call

102 Sport with saddles 103 Bevy : quails :: mob : ____ 105 Fill with freight 106 Lake largely fed by the Detroit River

107 Lemon or lime drinks, informally

109 Wonder

110 Piano tune

111 Words accompanying a headshot, in brief