New York Times Crossword
Matthew Stock, 24, who is originally from Dallas, now lives in St. Louis, where he teaches ninth-grade algebra through an AmeriCorpsaffiliated tutoring program. He started constructing puzzles several years ago after he attended a crossword tournament in Boston and ‘‘had a great time chatting with puzzlemakers throughout the afternoon.’’ This is his third crossword (and first Sunday) for The Times. – W.S.
ACROSS
1 Prayer, e.g.
7 Market index, for short 13 And so on and so forth 19 Actor Ray of ‘‘Field of
Dreams’’
20 Like a certain
complex
22 Relative of the
mambo
23 High winds
24 Space bars? [Frank
Sinatra]
26 Healthful dessert
options
28 Overhauled, in a way 29 ‘‘____ making a list
. . . ’’
30 Offering in china . . . or from China
31 ‘‘Top Chef’’ chef ____
Hall
32 Geographical name that comes from the Sioux for ‘‘sleepy ones’’
35 First prize at the
Juegos Olímpicos 36 Sink holes
40 Biting
42 Bird whose males
incubate the eggs 44 Mathematical
proposition
47 Wet bars? [Gene
Kelly] 51 Things many people lose as they grow older
53 Big Five studio of Hollywood’s Golden Age
54 ‘‘Thus . . . ’’
55 St. Louis symbol 56 Strongly endorse
58 Hot place to chill
59 ____ Adlon, Emmy winner for ‘‘King of the Hill’’
61 Papal name last taken
in 1939
63 Smallest state in
India
64 Options for outdoor
wedding receptions 67 Like some bread and
cereal
68 Director Lee
69 Prison bars? [Elvis Presley] 73 Bamboozled
74 Weight right here! 76 ____ Austin, Biden
defense secretary 77 Misidentify
something, e.g.
78 For the lady
79 Center of a court 81 They’re often parked
in parks
82 Relevant
84 Excited cry after scratching a lottery ticket
85 Move a cursor (over) 88 Pride : lions :: ____ :
dolphins
89 Hip
92 Cash bars? [Abba] 96 ‘‘Same here’’
97 ‘‘I mean . . . ’’
98 What goes right to the bottom?
99 Got around 101 ‘‘Hoo-boy!’’
102 Gist
104 Last option in a list, maybe
107 ‘‘That feels goo-ooood!’’
109 Practice
110 Brainy?
112 A+ earner
116 Singles bars? [Robyn]
120 First House speaker from California
122 Not going anywhere 123 Was snoopy
124 Made square 125 Japanese mat
126 ‘‘We got permission!’’
127 Makes insulting jokes about
DOWN
1 Sitcom extraterrestrial 2 Did a little lifting 3 Candy bars? [Def
Leppard]
4 ‘‘You, too?!’’
5 Wiped out
6 Stood the test of time 7 Mapo ____ (spicy
Sichuan dish)
8 A leg up
9 Häagen-Dazs
competitor 10 Low-wattage 11 Where trills provide
thrills
12 Something that’s wellkept?
13 Comeback
14 It’s turned, in a
phrase
15 It’s a relief!
16 Prefix with conscious 17 Poetic shortening 18 Food-pantry donation 21 Broad valley
25 Large expanses
27 2006 film with the tagline ‘‘Keep it wheel’’
29 Hindu festival of
colors
31 Most-watched TV
show of 2002-05
33 Gold bars? [Queen] 34 ‘‘Do you understand
me?’’
37 Disappointing court
result
38 Black
39 Habitat for Humanity
is one, for short 41 Sister restaurant of
Applebee’s
43 Lets go of
45 Gaping holes 46 Weizenbock or
Berliner Weisse 48 Scruffs
49 Ridiculous
50 Seventh avatar of Vishnu
52 It’s a long story 57 Muddy
58 Beefcakes
60 Thumbs-up 61 Solving crosswords,
e.g.
62 Insect named for the way it moves, not for its length
65 Got hot on Twitter, say
66 Kind
69 ____ Psaki, Biden press secretary 70 Gymnastics
apparatus
71 Oral equivalent of a
facepalm 72 Native American tribe
of Montana
75 Single
78 Box score column 80 Noted 1815 comedy of manners
82 Actress Chaplin
83 Flag carrier to Karachi and Islamabad 86 Traditional Chinese drink
87 Anointment 88 Perspective, in brief 90 ‘‘No more for me, thank you’’
91 Minute
93 Element 39
94 Big bleu expanse 95 Alumni grouping 100 Stylish
103 World capital that’s home to Kotoka International Airport 105 World capital that’s home to Noi Bai International Airport 106 Horror film locale, in brief 108 Egg: Sp.
111 2016 No. 1 album for Rihanna
112 Pop
113 Really thin type 114 ____ Domini
115 ‘‘I beg of you,’’ e.g. 116 Bit of Morse code 117 Actress de Armas 118 D.C. pro
119 ‘‘Of course!’’ 121 They’re checked at check-ins