The New York Times Crossword
KARAOKE BARS By Matthew Stock / Edited by Will Shortz
Matthew Stock of St. Louis teaches ninth-grade algebra through an Americorps-affiliated tutoring program. This is his third crossword for The Times.
ACROSS
1 Prayer, e.g.
7 Market index, for short 13 And so on and so forth 19 Actor Ray of “Field of Dreams’’
20 Like a certain complex 22 Relative of the mambo 23 High winds
24 Space bars? [Frank Sinatra] 26 Healthful dessert options 28 Overhauled, in a way 29 “____ making a list ... ‘’ 30 Offering in china ... or from China
31 “Top Chef’’ chef ____ Hall 32 Geographical name that comes from the Sioux for “sleepy ones’’
35 First prize at the Juegos Ol’mpicos
36 Sink holes
40 Biting
42 Bird whose males incubate the eggs 44 Mathematical proposition 47 Wet bars? [Gene Kelly] 51 Things many people lose as they grow older
53 Big Five studio of Hollywood’s Golden Age 54 “Thus ... ‘’
55 St. Louis symbol 56 Strongly endorse
58 Hot place to chill 59 ____ Adlon, Emmy winner for “King of the Hill’’ 61 Papal name last taken in 1939
63 Smallest state in India 64 Options for outdoor wedding receptions
67 Like some bread and cereal 68 Director Lee
69 Prison bars? [Elvis Presley] 73 Bamboozled
74 Weight right here! 76 ____ Austin, Biden defense secretary 77 Misidentify something, e.g. 78 For the lady
79 Center of a court 81 They’re often parked in parks
82 Relevant
84 Excited cry after scratching a lottery ticket
85 Move a cursor (over) 88 Pride : lions :: _ _ _ _ : dolphins
89 Hip
92 Cash bars? [Abba] 96 “Same here’’
97 “I mean ... ‘’
98 What goes right to the bottom?
99 Got around 101 “Hoo-boy!’’
102 Gist
104 Last option in a list, maybe
DOWN
107 “That feels goo-oo-ood!’’ 109 Practice
110 Brainy?
112 A+ earner
116 Singles bars? [Robyn] 120 First House speaker from California
122 Not going anywhere 123 Was snoopy
124 Made square 125 Japanese mat
126 “We got permission!’’ 127 Makes insulting jokes about
1 Sitcom extraterrestrial 2 Did a little lifting 3 Candy bars? [Def Leppard] 4 “You, too?!’’
5 Wiped out
6 Stood the test of time 7 Mapo ____ (spicy Sichuan dish)
8 A leg up 9 Häagen-dazs competitor 10 Low-wattage
11 Where trills provide thrills 12 Something that’s well-kept? 13 Comeback
14 It’s turned, in a phrase 15 It’s a relief!
16 Prefix with conscious 17 Poetic shortening 18 Food-pantry donation 21 Broad valley
25 Large expanses 27 2006 film with the tagline “Keep it wheel’’ 29 Hindu festival of colors 31 Most-watched TV show of 2002-05
33 Gold bars? [Queen]
34 “Do you understand me?’’ 37 Disappointing court result 38 Black
39 Habitat for Humanity is one, for short
41 Sister restaurant of Applebee’s
43 Lets go of
45 Gaping holes 46 Weizenbock or Berliner Weisse
48 Scruffs 49 Ridiculous
50 Seventh avatar of Vishnu 52 It’s a long story 57 Muddy 58 Beefcakes 60 Thumbs-up
61 Solving crosswords, e.g. 62 Insect named for the way it moves, not for its length 65 Got hot on Twitter, say 66 Kind
69 ____ Psaki, Biden press secretary 70 Gymnastics apparatus 71 Oral equivalent of a facepalm
72 Native American tribe of Montana
75 Single
78 Box score column 80 Noted 1815 comedy of manners
82 Actress Chaplin
83 Flag carrier to Karachi and Islamabad 86 Traditional Chinese drink 87 Anointment 88 Perspective, in brief 90 “No more for me, thank you’’
91 Minute
93 Element 39
94 Big bleu expanse 95 Alumni grouping 100 Stylish
103 World capital that’s home to Kotoka International Airport
105 World capital that’s home to Noi Bai International Airport
106 Horror film locale, in brief 108 Egg: Sp.
111 2016 No. 1 album for Rihanna
112 Pop
113 Really thin type
114 _ _ _ _ Domini
115 “I beg of you,’’ e.g.
116 Bit of Morse code 117 Actress de Armas
118 D.C. pro
119 “Of course!’’ 121 They’re checked at checkins