NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Note: Complete the puzzle. Then connect the circled letters alphabetically from A to S to get an image related to the puzzle’s theme.
Across
1 Insect’s feeler 5 Double-platinum Steely Dan album 8 Kitten’s sound 11 Sharp as ___ 16 Like some stimuli 17 Participated in a derby 18 One of several Louises 19 ___ Lauro (hijacked ship of 1985) 21 Fountain site 22 Slightest idea 24 Temple in Hollywood 25 Colorless sort 27 Parts of un archipel 28 Polite helper’s question 30 Coup d’___ 31 Like 64-Across, in sports annals 33 Keep thinking about, as a victory 34 Bette Midler, e.g. 35 Assessor 36 Nevertheless, briefly 37 Lift 38 Biblical dry measure 39 Rises up on two legs 41 Frankfurt’s river 42 Like some Braten 44 Lassie and Marmaduke, e.g. 48 Circus employees 50 Super Bowl div. 51 Home of Odysseus 52 Star in the Swan constellation 53 ___ neutrino 55 Parapsychological subj. 58 Pan handlers 59 Crosses 60 Raw meat dish 63 Not duped by 64 95-Across who made the covers of Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated in the same week 66 CD-___ 67 They may be left by the side of the road 69 Like marshes 70 Pats on the back, maybe 71 Grade school subj. 72 Now or never: Abbr. 73 Some woods greenery 74 Move like a penguin 75 The Eagles, on a scoreboard 77 Charlene who played Lucy on “Dallas” 79 Stereotypical neighbors 80 Third base coach’s urging, maybe 82 “Ben-Hur,” for one 83 “Catch you later” 85 Jazz trumpeter Baker 86 Lack 88 “Regrets, ___ had a few” (“My Way” lyric) 89 Tit for tat? 93 Bridge feature 94 Set pieces? 95 Time and Newsweek’s cover description of 64Across 98 Bold Ruler, to 64-Across 99 Those, to Jorge 100 Mort who said “My life needs editing” 101 Most peeved 102 Out of this world? 104 Morale-boosting mil. event 107 Bull or Celtic 108 Units of force 109 “Marry ___ Little” (Sondheim song) 110 Actress Thurman 111 “Same here” 112 “Like it ___ …” 113 Prominent part of Mickey Mouse 114 Hardly a knockout 115 Bonn exclamations
Down
1 Dumbwaiter part 2 Fit to be tilled 3 Less industrious 4 Alternative 5 Name that’s Hebrew for “lion” 6 Key employee? 7 Lowdown joint? 8 Drs. may order them 9 Many a doctor’s office wait, seemingly 10 Expert with locks? 11 Yellowfin tuna, on menus 12 Wearied 13 What 64-Across holds in the three legs of 46-Down 14 One on the chopping block 15 Hybrid musical instrument with a shoulder strap 16 Quickly 19 “___ wish” 20 Smoke detector sounds when the battery runs low 23 Was winning 26 Taco sauce brand 29 Declares 32 Puzzle solvers’ cries 33 Backtrack? 37 Straightaway for 64-Across 39 Giants of the sky, in myth 40 Turns this way and that 43 A pastel 44 Embroidery loops 45 I talian or Irish 46 What 64-Across won on June 9, 1973 47 “Daybreakers” actor Willem 49 Not post52 Really wallop 53 Dumbwaiter item 54 On point 56 “No sweat!” 57 Rap stars often have them 59 “Jeopardy!” creator Griffin 60 Richard of Rambo movies 61 Teleprompters, for speakers 62 It needs refinement 64 Sorry 65 Commercial prefix with postale 68 Cleaner 70 Some dictators’ proclamations 73 Moves like a moth 74 Beaus 76 Until now 77 Words from a Latin lover 78 “Supposedly” 79 Baloney 80 Certain templegoer 81 Enter stealthily 84 Academic paper? 85 Game involving matching cards on the table 87 Some bridge players 89 ___ acid (food preservative) 90 Victory wear for 64-Across 91 They’re worth something 92 ___-Canada (northern gas station chain) 95 Flier to Bergen 96 “Yep” 97 Passport producer 100 Rise rapidly 103 Ending with spam 105 Briny 106 Jokester