The Hamilton Spectator

NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD: WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN

- By Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen, edited by Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 … and the rest: Abbr. 4 Small bit 9 Chilled 13Feng ____ 17Takes off 19Word whose rise in popularity coincided with the spread of the telephone 20It's shorter on land than at sea 21Bit of change 22Traditio­nal Hanukkah gift for kids 23 Computing machine displayed in part at the Smithsonia­n 24 Beachgoer's item 25Instrume­nt heard in “Eleanor Rigby” 26Bits of regalia 28 “Git!” 30 Get hammered 32 Providers of books to remote locations 34Unlawful activity by a minor 36 Land of the Po (not Poland) 37Special ____ 38 ____-cone 39Home of the world's smallest country: Abbr. 40Alias letters 41 Demurring words 42Member of the genus Helix 44Marcel Duchamp, e.g. 47Genre for the Spice Girls or Backstreet Boys 49 Passion 51Bug experts, informally 55Breathta­king sight in the ocean? 56 Back 58This and others 59 Downed 62 GPS's guesses 64Montezum­a, for one 65Assign new functions to, as keyboard keys 66Some natural remedies 69Cabinet position once held by Herbert Hoover 72Give one's take 73Basic knowledge, with “the” 77Went after, in a way 78 ____ admin 79Classic brand of candy wafers 80 Magical teen of Archie Comics 82Give kudos to 84Pop a wheelie? 86“I've got that covered” 87Paid to play 91Work requiring some intelligen­ce? 93____ Bahama (clothing label) 95 DNA carrier 96Word after “so” or “go” 99 Middle of many similes 1001%-er in D.C.?: Abbr. 102'60s war zone 103 Not reflective 104Untimel­y time 107Great depth 109Myth propagated to promote social harmony, in Plato's “Republic” 110Faux cough 112 “Aw, hell!” 113Shady outdoor area 114Collect­ion of stock 116 4x100, e.g. 118 Sole 120 Put down 121Opposit­e of une adversaire 122Selfie taker's concern 123 Liberal arts college in Portland, Ore. 124Just makes, with “out” 125 Recipe amts. 126 Serious-minded 127Cavity filler's deg.

DOWN

1 Mayonnaise ingredient 2 Directly opposed 3 Like a virgin 4 Cut 5 Good thing to have after work 6 QB Manning 7 Number of concern to a teacher 8Former New York City mayor with the autobiogra­phy “Mayor” 9Tow truck's destinatio­n 10Org. in “Argo” 11 Jet set 12Precisel­y describe 13It's made up of lines 14State capital in Lewis and Clark County 15 Crack 162017 hit movie about an Olympic skater 18 Songbird with dark, iridescent plumage 25 What A.P. exams grant incoming freshmen 27Unit of hope 29IHOP beverages 31 Supply 32Make, as money 33 Water-safety org. 35U.S. broadcasti­ng service 42Conducto­r Georg 43 Long river of Siberia 45Places for hustlers? 46“Rent me” sign 48What marriage merely is, to some 50 Cutting tool 52Catamoun­ts, by another name 53 1960s countercul­ture figure 54Play awards 57 Remote-control button 59 A part of 60Plains structure 61Order from above 63 Low-hanging clouds 67Atahualp­a's subjects 68 Bawl 70Sports Illustrate­d named him “Sportsman of the Century” in 1999 71 Villain 74Places for strollers 75 German article 76 Something a crab might be found in 80Coverage in Africa? 81 Penance 83 Shin guards of old 85 Disinfecta­nt brand 88Held up 89Like most haikus 90Source of zest 92Fighting Tigers' sch. 94 Evil: Fr. 96 Pilot's opposite 97Heavy winter wear 98Margot who played the titular role in 16-Down 101Utmost degree 103Stage ____ 105Moves like an elephant 106Bustles (with) 108Howled like a wolf 111Museum sections, perhaps 115Critici­ze in no uncertain terms 117JFK alternativ­e 119Amts. “gained” or “lost”

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