Montreal Gazette

The Sunday New York Times Crossword

- Edited by Will Shortz Puzzle by No. 0714 Daniel A. Finan

Across

1 City south of West Palm 5 Old man 9 Give for free, slangily 13 Heckle or Jeckle of cartoons 19 Stoker who created Dracula 20 Womb, jocularly 21 Painful boo-boo 22 Winter stash, of a sort 23 Investing in a growth company 25 High-risk investment­s 27 Hardly parade-worthy, say 28 Antics 29 Ltd., in Lille 30 Hanging piece 31 Like one trying to hit a piñata, often 33 Pronged, as an electrical plug 34 Norwegian P.M. Stoltenber­g 35 Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” 36 Buttonhole, e.g. 37 Big picture: Abbr. 38 Con target 39 Shocked 42 Bolognese bride 45 Sprint, e.g. 48 It should have no effect 50 “No bid” 52 Not so smooth 54 Without 55 Somewhat 57 One-third of Neapolitan ice cream: Abbr. 59 Like the right third of Ireland’s flag 60 Announcer Hall 61 Mrs. Capp and others 62 Add-on features 64 “Cómo ___?” 65 Money … or a hint to how six crossings in this puzzle are to be represente­d, superimpos­ing one letter over another 68 Ora pro ___ 71 Bully’s coercive comeback 72 Places for picks, informally 73 Admonishme­nt to a puppy 76 Ticks off 78 Gospel singer Winans 79 “That’s nuthin’!” 80 Bead maker? 81 Request from a guest over an apartment intercom 83 Holiday attraction at a mall 85 Inaugurate­d 87Fame 89 Astronomic­al distances: Abbr. 91 Eventually 92 Yiddish laments 93 Faunus’s Greek counterpar­t 95 Beef 97 Ukr., e.g., once 98 Certain lap dogs, informally 100 ___ moons 101 French film award 102 The shortest one has only two verses 105 It appears at the top of a page 106 Instrument­s played with mallets 108 Bit of corporate attire 110 Quotation sources, once 112 Unrecovera­ble investment expenses 113 More swanky 114 Confab 115 Robert of “The Sopranos” 116 Draft status

Down

117 Trying to pull a fast one 118 Certain 119 Beef 120 Corp. V.I.P.’s 1 Pellet propeller 2 University town named after a Penobscot chief 3 Some liquid assets 4 Ones unlikely to write memoirs? 5 Lacoste offering 6 Gets around 7 #2s, e.g. 8 Director Lee 9 Patient’s liability 10 Wilson of “The Internship” 11 Small role in “Austin Powers” movies 12 Ticket to the World Series 13 En ___ 14 Source of the line “Thy money perish with thee” 15 Melted Popsicle, e.g. 16 Spot on a demand curve 17 Fully blacken 18 Half-kiss? 24 Musical with the song “Summer Nights” 26 “Old ___” 28 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from Texas 32 “Not a peep!” 34 Fool 38 What best friends keep 39 Church section 40 Song classic “___ to Be Unhappy” 41 Kids’ outdoor game 43 Baptism, e.g. 44 Glowing 46 Head across the Atlantic 47 Big, in ads 49 Ancient Greek coins 51 Convinced 53 It’s a legal thing 56 Designer Mizrahi 58 See 62-Down 61 Australian beer brand 62 With 58-Down, financial topic of 2012-13 63 Feudal figures 65 Horrifies 66 Bar selections 67 ___ alike 68 Texans are part of it, in brief 69 Certain bank deposits 70 Key business figure 73 AA or AAA, maybe 74 Opera part 75 Disavow 77 South of 79-Down? 79 See 77-Down 80 Briefing spot 82 Warhol’s specialty 84 Squirts 86 Without a contract 88 Crazies 90 Shoulder bone 94 Lead-in to 88-Down 96 Danish bread 98 Plays miniature golf 99 Constellat­ion next to Taurus 100 Unionize? 101 Social level 103 Bottle unit 104 Arizona sights 106 Lamblike 107 Ship’s keel, e.g. 109 Radio station on TV 111 Automaker since 1974 112 [as written]

Answers will appear next week

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