THE SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

CODE SWITCHING, 0324, BY TRENTON CHARLSON ACROSS

1 Metaphor for an aggressive political arena 8 Puts away 15 Source of fries 19 One who didn’t even show? 20 Frame part 21 It stayed in Pandora’s box 22 *Ballroom dancing event for Beantown residents? 24 Takes a course 25 Relatives of foils 26 Shade of green 27 Dundee dissent 28 Mother-of-pearl 29 Imperfect service 30 Climax 33 *Annoying member of a New York baseball team? 36 Thrills 37 Family moniker 38 Hydrocarbon gas 39 World capital known as Batavia until 1942 42 “Witches’ Flight” painter 44 Sparkling white wine 46 Pesticide banned in 1972 47 *Wager in which the winner gets the loser’s pants and jersey? 49 They’re not hard to swallow 52 ____ Cuervo (tequila brand) 53 Casanova 55 Slapstick actor Jacques 59 “____ over” 60 Contingency phrase 63 Man’s name that’s the reverse of 60-Down 64 Don hastily 67 *Duo ruling a kingdom on Take Your Daughter to Work Day? 72 It’s higher on the Scoville scale than a jalapeño 73 Skin pic? 74 Pallid 75 Certain 35mm camera 76 Major or minor in astronomy? 77 Like chewing gum in Singapore or wearing blue jeans in North Korea (seriously!) 81 Second-largest branch of Islam 82 Attacks à la Don Quixote 85 *Exclamation after a performance of “Every Breath You Take”? 89 Platform for many tablets 92 Building blocks, e.g. 93 Vegetarian gelatin substitute 95 Property recipient 96 “Looks promising!” 98 Covert org. 99 Sailor’s cry 100 *Amusement park named after a “Peanuts” boy? 104 College football rival of 110-Across 105 Unembellished 108 Jetson who attends Little Dipper School 109 Broadway show about Capote 110 College football rival of 104-Across 112 Pricey fashion label 114 & 115 Communication system that’s a hint to the answer to each starred clue 119 Tireless racer 120 They might hold derbies 121 Fall apart 122 Spots for hammers and anvils 123 Common lease period 124 It may have a lot of intelligence

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1 Early tower locale 2 Skip the ceremony, in a way 3 Strong point 4 Mechanical 5 Shakespearean sorcerer 6 Janis ____, singer of the 1975 hit “At Seventeen” 7 Earth-shattering invention? 8 Unpleasantly wet 9 Like child’s play 10 Artist Jean 11 Defeats soundly 12 Greek goddesses of the seasons 13 Signature scent since 1968 14 Total mess 15 Sword holder 16 Took stock? 17 Good news for a stockholder 18 Early name for Utah 20 Forensic material 23 Does some grilling 28 What a stiffed server receives 31 ____’acte 32 Noted exile 34 Falls for someone who’s already married? 35 Testing stage 36 Bread box? 39 Sport that emphasizes pinning and throwing 40 Terse bar order 41 Traps 42 Former G.M. make 43 First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs 44 Laila of the ring 45 Big maker of lawn care products 48 Like-minded voters 50 Secretary on “The Office” 51 “Hold it!” 54 Mañana preceder 56 Inundated with 57 Five-star 58 Furious 60 Man’s name that’s the reverse of 63-Across 61 End of a French film 62 Snobbish 65 L.B.J.’s veep 66 “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” heroine 68 Idiot, in British slang 69 “____ Kett” (old comic strip) 70 Something taken in by sailors 71 Infant’s early word 78 ____ Nautilus 79 Ring letters 80 Make a wrong move 81 Change one’s mind about changing 83 Source of many an imported boot, appropriately 84 Site of a 1796 Napoleon victory 86 “____-voom!” 87 Patron saint of Norway 88 One fighting an uphill battle? 89 Altar offering 90 “C’est magnifique!” 91 Official with a pistol 94 Pygmalion’s beloved 97 Stews (over) 98 One of 32 for Ireland 99 Reformed demon on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 101 Edith Wharton’s “____ Frome” 102 Composed 103 Having less vermouth, as a martini 105 Shul scholar 106 Dancing partner for Fred 107 Fire extinguisher 111 Puts on a show, for short 113 Plows (into) 115 Vietnamese noodle soup 116 Poet’s “before” 117 Kind of screen, in brief 118 Maven

Answers will appear next week