THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Hall-of-___ 6 Cry like a baby 10 Evolve 15 Zodiac animal 19 Combined 20 Spanish skating figure 21 Long rides? 23 Suddenly smiled broadly 24 “This might get ugly” 25 Like a mischief-maker 26 --27 Polite denial 29 Sgt. Friday’s force 30 Philosopher Hannah 32 It may purr or roar 35 “Zip it!” 39 Archaic verb suffix 40 Prefix with byte 42 Pass 44 --45 Front part of a chimera 47 Prankster 50 --52 Spell caster 53 N.Y.C. tourist attraction 54 Sign of pressure? 56 Get ___ (fight) 57 Battle of the ___, 1914 58 Best 60 --61 Sun spot? 63 An extremity 64 ___ judicata (decided case) 66 Tick off 68 Grab, with “onto” 69 Extremity 70 Infomercial line … with a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle 75 Where the Confederate flag was first flown: Abbr. 77 Cereal box title 78 It’s a lock 79 It’s uplifting 80 Sequel title starter 81 Synthetic fiber 83 Provide with cornrows, e.g. 86 Lines on a staff 90 Belted out 92 15-Across, in Spanish 93 “Love the Way You Lie” rapper 95 Snack item that’s round on both ends? 96 Former Chevy subcompact 97 --99 --100 What the hyphen in an emoticon often represents 101 Nonstandard: Abbr. 103 John Belushi
catchphrase 105 Miner’s aid 107 Gold units: Abbr. 108 Minimalist’s
philosophy 110 Dean Martin classic 113 Asian wild ass 115 Miner’s aid 117 Baby ___ 119 Pitching awards 121 Spirited? 126 Mythical con man 127 Neighbor of Somalia 128 Will-o’-the-wisp
feature 129 God wounded by Diomedes in the “Iliad” 130 Glove material 131 It’s not good when
it’s outstanding 132 Exiled character in
“King Lear” 133 Recharge, say 134 ---
DOWN
1 President who was not elected 2 Oscar feature subject since 2001 3 Snowbird’s vehicle, maybe 4 Toughen 5 Preacher’s exhortation 6 It’s known for its big busts 7 Repeat word for word 8 Words of faux innocence 9 “Freaky Friday” co-star 10 Bauxite, e.g. 11 Highway caution 12 Something punched into an A.T.M.: Abbr. 13 Hotel amenity 14 Skipjacks and others 15 Chowderhead 16 What’s not yet due? 17 ___ McGarry, chief of staff on “The West Wing” 18 The U.S. banned it in 1968 22 Second or tenth, in a way 28 Gray 31 Numerical prefix 33 Oldest desert in the world 34 Environmental extremists’ acts 36 The “you” of “Here’s to you!” 37 Cheer for 38 Used a keyhole, in a way 39 Neighbor of Dagwood, in the funnies 41 What the winged woman is holding in the Emmy statuette 43 Blog nuisances 46 World’s smallest island nation 48 Fastener with two nuts 49 Equivalence 51 Treat like a pharaoh? 55 Transform 59 Retailer that sells grasshoppers as food 62 --65 College near Philadelphia 67 “Go on …” 70 Gymnasium decorations 71 Cool 72 Question to a poker player 73 Adjust, as a satellite dish 74 Tease 75 Go after 76 Where the Code of Hammurabi is displayed 82 What’s up? 84 How some N.F.L. games are resolved 85 Many an action movie villain 87 Entered violently 88 U.S.S. Ward, e.g. 89 They’re not on your side 91 Headlines, as a band 94 Cussed 98 One who doesn’t give tough love, say 102 Legend 104 Siouan speaker 106 White rapper with
two #1 hits 109 --- 111 Sunny? 112 --114 Twinkle 116 Stick on the range? 118 Barely manages,
with “out” 120 Old German duchy
name 121 Digs 122 Parrot 123 Take the wrong
way? 124 Important no. for
car buyers 125 What this puzzle
may make you say
SOLUTION ON PAGE K5