THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

No. 1208

Across

1 Bird growing up Down Under 4 Russian novelist Maxim 9 Honey 13 Suddenly stand at attention

19 Apt move when dancing the salsa? 20 Home of the Huskies, informally 21 “He’s like ____ to me”

22 Undo, legislatively 23 Notwithstanding 25 It abuts water on only one of its four sides

27 Attach, as a ribbon 28 Possible result of late payments, informally

30 Verb on a candy heart

31 Tithing portion 32 It’s an ellipse 36 “Little House on the Prairie” girl 37 Italian “darling” 38 Like drumheads 39 Frankish finish 41 Inker’s artwork 42 Meeting expectations 45 Source of Andrew Carnegie’s fortune 47 Heir extension? 49 Lambaste 51 Competitor

54 Of all time 58 Impersonator’s skill 59 It was predominantly German 64 Sci-fi character depicted as a glowing red dot

65 Punjab’s capital 66 Things around a cloverleaf 67 Footprint maker 70 Give ____ on the wrist 72 Jennifer who wrote the Pulitzer-winning “A Visit From the Goon Squad” 73 Currently

77 Van Gogh masterwork 80 Move offshore, say 83 It’s an American name for a German game

85 Fuel mileage, for example 87 Gambling game akin to bingo 88 Drift ice pieces 89 Vouch for

91 Letters on an incomplete syllabus 93 Serious

97 Like par 2 holes among all holes in miniature golf 98 Rapper Tone ____ 101 ____ the Orange (Syracuse mascot) 104 Pretentious 105 Defibrillator pros 106 Some rectangular tablets 108 They’re of Indian origin 113 Wind-up toys? 114 It’s often performed by 105-Across 115 Sounds of enlightenment 116 Like bicycle chains 118 It’s a woodwind from Central Europe 121 Onetime home of the Vikings and the Twins

124 Make litter-proof? 125 Wholehearted endorsement 126 Flanged structural support 127 Yang’s opposite 128 Cool red giants 129 U.S. viticulture region 130 Printing hues 131 It starts in Mar.

Down

1 Make amends? 2 They’re compacter than compacts 3 Miffed 4 It’s a rodent native to the Andes

5 Mo. when the N.F.L., N.B.A., N.H.L. and M.L.B. all have games 6 Unidentified person in a suit

7 Big name in the soup aisle 8 Overruns 9 Highly decorated 10 Eruption particulates 11 When doubled, a Yale football song 12 Survive

13 ____ Lanka 14 Spoons, e.g.

15 Cop ____ 16 It’s a legume

17 Hindu tradition that’s two men’s names in reverse 18 Trite

24 Popular microwave snack

26 What avengers get

29 Exam for many sophs. and jrs. 33 Second-mostpopular Vietnamese surname (after Nguyen)

34 Kitt who played Catwoman on TV 35 In ____ development 40 Expunges 42 Home to the Sundance Film Festival

43 Salt’s hip-hop counterpart 44 Aerobatic maneuver

46 Tart dessert 48 Vintage-looking shade

50 La-la lead-in 52 Preventive medicine, slangily

53 “Star Wars” nickname 55 Short story 56 West end? 57 Pixelatedness, for short 60 Abhors

61 Slices of life: Abbr. 62 Historic discovery 63 Umami enhancer, for short

65 What diet products often contain 68 Alternative indication

69 First, last, male or female name

71 Gilded chest in the Bible

73 Cathy’s comics cry 74 Not just any 75 Fish that’s 69-Down reversed 76 High-grade U.S.M.C. enlistee

78 Lima lady: Abbr. 79 Regard

81 Atoms

82 A rancher might pull one over a calf 84 Cornerstone abbr. 85 They’re lousy places to sleep 86 “To repeat ...” 90 Subdued 92 More overbearing 94 Huffington of journalism 95 Septennial symptom? 96 Charismatic 98 Compares (to) 99 Throws in one’s two cents 100It usually comes from sheep 102 Dash dial 103 Unmatched sock, informally 107 Silty spot 109 Welcoming whiff 110 Phrase before a date 111 Eponym of a London insurer 112 Highway haulers 117 Parking-lot souvenir 119 AARPERS 120 Part of a gym set 122 Bagged leaves? 123 Dashed