THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Writer who created Oz
5 “Obviously,” in slang
10 First word of “A Visit From St. Nicholas”
14 “.?.?. with possibly direr consequences”
17 ____ Berliner, pioneer in phonograph records
18 Lex Luthor, to Superman
22 Raised
23 Bit of asparagus
24 Alternately
25 Lines up
26 Agitated
29 Pricey
30 M.L.B. team with a big “W” in its logo
31 Rx order
32 “Revolution,” to “Hey Jude”
34 Space-scanning org.
35 It may be bitter
36 Like bees
37 Not ____ (mediocre)
39 Clear weeds, in a way
40 Part “missing” from p.s.i.
41 Mystery writer Deighton
42 Words cried after “Go”
46 Abbr. after a price in a Craigslist ad
47 Lt.’s inferior
48 Decidedly
51 Québec’s ____ St.jean
52 Soft drink since 1905
54 Young hombre
56 Biblical verb ending
57 Instruments for Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole
60 German auto since 1899
61 “That’ll teach you!”
62 Pigeon English? 63 Basketball champions’ “trophy” 64 Gillette brand
65 Leader of the house?
67 “Love is love,” e.g. 70 Pallid 71 Outlets, e.g. 73 Something that might lengthen a sentence?
74 Moneybags
75 High school hurdle whose first two letters, phonetically, sound like one of its former components
76 Like all the answers with pairs of circled letters, punnily
81 Programming pioneer Lovelace
82 Seasons in Québec
84 15th birthday celebration
85 Tomtit is another name for it
86 Talks up
88 Classical Icelandic literary work
89 Title letters chanted in a 2011 Katy Perry hit
90 Oldsmobile Cutlass model
91 Financial org. once deemed “too big to fail”
93 Newfoundland, e.g.: Abbr. 94 Serpentine swimmer
95 Root-beer brand 96 Veterans
100 Range within which you can answer the question “Can you hear me now?”
104 Six-time winner of the N.H.L.’S Art Ross Trophy, born in Saskatchewan
108 “24” and “Suits” actress, born in Halifax
111 Princess who says “Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffylooking nerf herder!”
112 Dish served on a skewer
113 Congresswoman Omar
114 Actress Lena
115 Suppliers of the milk for Roquefort cheese
116 Singer Mary J. ____
117 Moves quickly and lightly
118 Not only that 119 Rehearsal, e.g., in slang
120 Approvals
121 You can believe it 122 “Likewise”
DOWN
1 Pears with a sweetspiced flavor
2 Part of B.A.
3 Deploy
4 Alberta city named for an eagle-feather headdress
5 Like some birds or dolls
6 Excite
7 Rank
8 Stops talking, with “up”
9 Mettle that may merit a medal
10 Two-player game invented in Toronto
11 Sardonic
12 ____ of Parliament
13 Stops talking, with “up”
14 “Nice burn!”
15 Battle ____
16 Seasonal destination near Quebec City 19 Program introduced by the Trudeau government in 1984, colloquially
20 Approximate weight of the Liberty Bell
21 Spots
27 Advocacy grp. that filed for bankruptcy in 2021
28 Words at an unveiling?
31 Cry after an award is announced 33 Woman’s short hairstyle
36 Portrayer of Senator Vinick on “The West Wing”
38 Level or bevel 43 Like some outlets 44 Desert planet of “Star Wars”
45 Be batty, in a way? 49 Canuck, e.g., for short
50 Capital of Qatar
52 Like bells in carillons
53 Part of L.C.D.
54 Some salon supplies
55 Like Rochester and Syracuse, but not New York City
58 Novel convenience? 59 Band whose 1999 hit “Smooth” spent 12 weeks at No. 1
66 Sleep stage 68 Overturns
69 “Very high,” on a fire-danger scale
70 Iowa Cubs baseball classification
72 Et ____ (footnote abbr.)
74 Federal regulatory org.
77 Rose or lilac 78 “Where ____ go wrong?”
79 Novelist Gaiman
80 Pound sound
83 Thrown together
85 They might help with changing your locks
87 One with a phony personality?
90 Snake oil, purport- edly
92 Passes
95 Central route thru town
96 Leers at 97 Frederick who composed “Camelot” 98 Helps a dishwasher, say
99 One source of oil 100 Cheer
101 Shout, informally
102 ____ Wars, conflicts of 1839-42 and 1856-60
103 It may be perfect or simple, but not both
105 Big elevator maker 106 $15/hour, e.g.
107 What most spiders have eight of 108 Hitchhiker’s need
109 International fashion magazine
110 Climb, as a rope