THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
Across 1 Benedictine monk who founded Scholasticism 7 Fire 11 Initial request? 15 One of three in
Toyota’s logo 19 Lunchtime errand 20 Have an ___
grind 21 What a koala
really isn’t 22 Horseplay? 23 * Ready for the
present? 25 * Makeshift swing 27 Pennsylvania city
or county 28 Blocks 30 Hockey feint 31 Call from a crow’s
nest 32 Sit on it 33 Chimera, e. g. 34 They’re seen but
not recognized 36 Bit of fallout 38 ___ populi 39 Grievances 40 Ring around the
collar? 43 Vessel commanded by J. F. K. 47 * Brushback pitch 51 * All- in- one 53 Lot to take in 54 Soulful Baker 55 “Yeah, right” 56 Bub 58 ___ Martin
Cognac 59 Pickup capacity,
maybe 61 Bit to split 64 Wife of Uranus 66 * Animal that gives birth to identical quadruplets 72 Don’t fess up to 73 Kind of counter 74 “Excalibur” role 75 Protest singer
Phil 79 Comical Charlotte 80 South Pacific
capital 82 Silent goodbyes 84 Cry of delight popularized by Homer Simpson 86 * Saturn and
others 90 * Contents of a
chest? 93 Heated patch 94 Broken off 95 Maker of watches
and calculators 96 Signs off on 97 Unlock,
poetically 98 “Jabberwocky”
starter 99 Slack- jawed 102 Title acquired the moment someone is born? 106 7x – 6 = 2x2
subj. 108 Five- spots 110 Salon supply 112 Curbside buys 113 * Surfaced, in a
way 116 * Be repetitive … or what parts of the answers to the starred clues do? 118 Lipstick print,
maybe 119 Co- worker of
Clark 120 Alternatively 121 It’s got chops 122 Like some
praises 123 Start to matter? 124 Keeps the nest
warm 125 Narcissus, e. g.
Down 1 Get riled up 2 Afrique ___ 3 World capital that’s also a girl’s name 4 Embark ( on) 5 “Ben- Hur” novelist
Wallace 6 Styx song with some Japanese lyrics 7 Frank with the album “Sheik Yerbouti” 8 Nationals, before they were Nationals 9 Big blast,
informally 10 Rock band
composition? 11 Diamond stat 12 Party for
departing parties 13 Redgrave of
“Atonement” 14 Nursery school,
briefly 15 Decide ( to) 16 Deign
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17 Duke of ___ ( noble Spanish title since 1472) 18 Big name in
cinemas 24 Tiptop 26 Lots and plots 29 Hush Puppies
material 35 Oats, e. g. 37 ___- toothed 38 Cleared out 39 Recycling
holder 41 Gentrification
target, maybe 42 Nonsense word repeated before “oxen free” 43 Antidrug ad, e. g.,
briefly 44 Half a dovetail
joint 45 Shrovetide
pancakes 46 Repeatedly 47 “___ open!” 48 Greek water
nymph 49 Searched
( through) 50 Be a union
buster? 52 Repeating part of
“Hey Jude” 56 ___ Grand 57 TripTik, e. g. 60 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” fairy king 62 Uplifting piece 63 Spanish wine 65 High conflicts 67 TV scientist Bill 68 Gain maturity 69 Grassy plain 70 Add spring to,
with “up” 71 “You’re ___ talk!” 75 Boo- boo 76 Mass. neighbor 77 Cookout item 78 Ones you can
count on? 81 Fingers 83 Job application
fig. 85 No walk in the
park 86 Parks with no intention of moving 87 Dander 88 South Vietnam’s first president _ __ Dinh Diem 89 Have a crush on, in middle school lingo 91 Responded to, as
a tip 92 Something to try 96 Grp. that includes Ecuador and Venezuela 99 Garlicky sauce 100 Meal 101 “___ of God”
( 1985 drama) 102 Certain lens 103 First name in
1960s diplomacy 104 Shakes hands
with, maybe 105 Plus 106 Kindergarten
stuff 107 Wower 109 Banjo master
Fleck 111 Gains maturity 114 Command to a
dog 115 23rd in a
series 117 Sponge
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