THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 You say it when you ‘‘get it’’
4 Cell connection inits. 7 Dope
12 Sorta
15 Writing tip
18 Film critic with a cameo in 1978’s ‘‘Superman’’
20 Safe bets 22 ‘‘Levitating’’ singer, 2020
24 Stuffed up, in a way 25 Northern New Jersey town
26 Literally, ‘‘father of many’’
27 2020 No. 1 hit for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion 28 Longtime cooking show hosted by Alton Brown
30 They may be classified
31 Resident of the second-largest U.S. city 35 Like some bulls 36 Dangerous part of a tour
41 Fan of the album ‘‘Aoxomoxoa,’’ say 43 Dress (up)
44 Flings without strings
45 Yogurt-based Indian drink
46 The Blue Marble 49 ‘‘Ditto!’’
50 Part of ‘‘fwiw’’
51 Sit in stir
53 Good people to ask for directions
55 Grok
56 Clothing store sign 58 Owed
59 Parts of many skyscrapers
63 Med. care option 64 South ____ 65 Wilson of film 67 Loud and clear, as a call to action
69 First name among billionaires
71 Demean
74 Woolly ma’am 76 Chats over Twitter, for short
77 ____ al-fitr (holiday)
79 Lump sum? 83 Hawaiian home parts
85 Grabbed the reins 88 The barber of Seville 89 Singer Grande, to fans
90 Diverse ecosystem 92 Christine of ‘‘The Blacklist’’
93 French 101 verb 95 Mustangs’ sch. 96 Back tracks?
98 Made bubbly
100 Not stop talking about
102 Supreme Court appointee before Thurgood Marshall
104 ‘‘Dios ____!’’
105 Firm
107 Pin points?
108 Spacecraft’s reflective attachment
111 Ominous
112 Flexible spade, say 113 Like werewolves 116 Hairsplitter
120 Late actor Eisenberg
121 In which belts are worn
123 Ideal beta tester 127 Gives a boost, informally
129 Roger ____, first film critic to win a Pulitzer for criticism 131 Boots
132 Algebra I calculation
133 Worries
137 Calendar mo. 138 Captain’s log entry, maybe
142 Quinceañera feature
143 2013 Bong Joon Ho thriller
146 Hear out, say 147 N.Y.C. mayor after de Blasio
148 Alien’s line of communication?
149 Speedy travel option
150 Precept
151 John, abroad 152 Young ’uns
153 Cares for
DOWN
1 Pioneer in Dadaism 2 ‘‘That’s amusing’’ 3 Rose of Guns N’ Roses
4 Passport, for one 5 Vegan protein source made from fermented soybeans
6 Big name in ice cream 7 1993 Salt-n-pepa hit 8 Heart-shaped, as leaves
9 Entree with boiling broth
10 Dash figure
11 No. 1 N.B.A. draft pick in 1992 12 Journalist ____ B. Wells
13 Outback, e.g. 14 Stereotypical football coach
15 Org. with grants 16 It’s got hops, for short
17 Superhero comics sound
19 Ties another knot 20 Bay Area airport code
21 Tennis division 23 Victor ____, role in ‘‘Casablanca’’ 28 Professional saver? 29 Fad accessory of the 1980s
31 It comes off the top of one’s head
32 ‘‘Cool beans!’’ 33 Verbose
34 The eighth of eight 37 Feeling bad, in a way 38 ‘‘August: ____ County’’ (Tracy Letts play)
39 Site of Hercules’ first labor
40 Ramps up or down? 42 Leave it to beavers 44 ____-Magnon 47 Author Gaiman 48 Plus
52 Pablo Neruda wrote one ‘‘to a large tuna in the market’’
54 Has online? 57 Slugger with 609 homers
60 Bit of cosmic justice 61 Unlikely feature for competitive swimmers 62 Some trattoria offerings
64 All tucked in 66 Eccentric
67 Top dog, for short 68 Wedding-notice word
70 Basket-weaving materials
71 Home of Gulf State Park 72 Behind-the-counter helper 73 Licorice-flavored quaff
75 ‘‘____ With Marc
Maron’’ (popular podcast)
78 Rage
80 Main connection? 81 Some antique furniture
82 Like 100 vis-à-vis 99, say
84 The Trojan priestess Cassandra, e.g. 86 Two-syllable cheer 87 Contest
88 Softened expletive on ‘‘Battlestar Galactica’’ 91 Cutesy ending with most
94 Marijuana compound, for short 97 Some coding statements
98 United
99 Having less vermouth, say
101 Air or Ear ender, in tech
103 ‘‘____ live and breathe!’’ 106 No longer funny 109 Jay with jokes 110 Does the same as 113 Blood typing, e.g. 114 Runnin’ ____ (N.C.A.A. basketball team)
115 In and of itself 117 Shining brightly 118 Former Jordanian queen
119 Formal accessory 122 Text file in a soft- ware package
124 Inundate, as with work
125 Runner Bolt 126 Like some parking
128 Attract while exploiting someone’s weakness
130 Shades
132 Cuts off the flow of 133 ‘‘P.D.Q.’’ in the O.R.
134 Way off the mark 135 Flair
136 Imbibe, old-style 138 Scrooge Mcduck, for one
139 Last word of the
New Testament 140 ‘‘All ____ .?.?. ’’ 141Chapters in history 144 ‘‘Hunh?’’
145 P