NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “The King of Latin

Pop” 9 “The Tale of ____ Puddle-Duck” (Beatrix Potter children’s book) 15 Give an address 20 Onscreen twins,

often 21 Ruler of the afterlife, in Egyptian mythology 22 Benefit of some

online purchases 23 Chore for a censor? 25 LaBelle or LuPone 26 With, at a café 27 The Cards, on

scoreboards 28 Chore for a satelliteTV technician? 30 Wayne’s sidekick in

old “S.N.L.” skits 32 What a digital subscription might end 34 Current location 35 Certify formally,

with “to” 36 Scientist who said: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious” 40 Wet-weather wear 42 Chore for a security

guard? 47 Notchlike 50 Wildcatter’s

target 51 ____ Na Na 52 “Othello” setting 54 Like a list of lists of

lists 55 Kristen of

“Bridesmaids” 57 ____ Verde National

Park 60 Having zero talent

for 63 Wisconsin senator

Johnson 64 Person to look out

for 67 Chore for a rower? 69 “Chandelier” singer,

2014 70 “Be honest!” 72 Hoppy medium? 73 Chore for a knight? 77 Eats daintily 82 Japanese vegetable 83 Icy moon of Jupiter 84 Author James 85 Air Force One maker 86 Calf-length skirt 88 Bakery

enticements 90 “Come to think of it

... “93 Proven postulate 94 Zen principle 97 Chore for a dogwalker? 101 More watered down 103 Statement before a

demonstration 104 Children’s author

Richard 106 Insurance giant 109 It’s spotted at the

craps table 110 Fool, in Canadian

slang 114 Chore for an N.F.L.

owner? 117 Pro at deductions 119 Daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise 120 “The Princess Bride” character ____ Montoya 121 Chore for a bowlingalley employee? 125 Carrying a key? 126 Forthcoming 127 Goes wild 128 Horse ____ 129 Double-black diamond section of a ski mountain, with “the” 130 With a firm grip

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1 Conference

attendee’s clip-on 2 Tropical sorbet

flavor 3 Magic, once 4 The people’s choice 5 B’way posting 6 Kitty paper 7 Utah resort town 8 Fixed charge 9 Average guy 10 Abbr. on a city-limits

sign 11 Certain Spanish

Surrealist paintings 12 Ticked off 13 Cause of a small

setback 14 World’s largest tennis stadium, familiarly 15 Hitting the right

note 16 Common Christmas

entree 17 Where Groucho, Chico and Harpo spent a night 18 Crispy cookie brand 19 Live 24 Like most modern

TVs, informally 29 Judo levels 31 Coxae, familiarly 33 Most common

surname in Brazil 37 Math degree 38 Former SeaWorld

attraction 39 San Francisco’s

____ Valley 41 Patent 42 Scattered about 43 Nintendo gaming console with a pileup of vowels 44 Tourney format, for

short 45 Baked 46 Potential result of

social unrest 48 ____ mess (traditional English dessert) 49 Cold and humid 53 “Germ” that’s passed from one child to another 56 Heroic exploit 58 Bewitch 59 Redundant name for

a drink 61 Captain with a

whalebone leg 62 Bad thing for a

bluffer 65 Ceremony 66 Home to the landmark Koko Crater 67 Poet ____ ScottHeron 68 Served as 71 It’s due south of

Hollywood 73 Shoving match, in a

way 74 Thor’s father 75 Motel 6 alternative 76 Strike 78 Tops 79 Isolated team of workers, in business-speak 80 “I guess” 81 6:00 broadcast 84 Didn’t just assume 87 Noble thing 89 German

exclamation 91 “That hits the spot” 92 Michelle of “Crazy

Rich Asians” 95 Helmet opening 96 Scottish terrier type 98 Actor Robert of

“Spenser: For Hire” 99 Eyes, informally 100 Like the rank of

major general 102 Lambaste 104 Barbecue rods 105 Vessel whose name anagrams to where it might be used 107 Woods who voiced

Cinderella 108 Open space in a

forest 111 Snarky

challenge 112 Swashbuckling

Flynn 113 Like investing

in a start-up 115 Loops in, in a way 116 Small cut 118 Bad fit 122 Six-pt. plays 123 Chapel Hill sch. 124 Houston sch.