Waterloo Region Record

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

YOU’RE GOING DOWN

- By Finn Vigeland / edited By Will Shortz

Across 1 Pinocchio, e.g. 7 Aphrodisia­cs boost it 13 Backpack feature 18 Where cuneiform was discovered 19 Superhero outfits, typically 22 Irritate

23 Give unsolicite­d advice

24 Weapon for William Tell

25 Coming back in 26 Popular singer born in County Donegal 27 Like many wine casks

29 Lie low

30 What starts with a spark of an idea? 31 Snide and sassy 33 Portrayer of TV’s Det. Fin Tutuola 35 Jefferson Memorial topper 37 Nonfish aquarium attraction 39 Precalcula­tor calculator 41 Where one might be well suited

45 Clue weapon 47 “Give it a ____” 48 Street crossing Hollywood in Hollywood 49 Conservati­ve 50 Job for a plastic surgeon, for short 51 Modern name in transporta­tion 53 “Heavens!” 55 Squared building stone

57 Three short, three long, three short 58 Gnocchi ____ Romana 59 Rapper with the 2017 No. 1 hit “Bodak Yellow” 61 Brought about 62 Kindle download 63 Chant at a political rally

64 First sign 65 Manhattan neighborho­od next to the Lower East Side

67 Popular line of dolls with “Kidz” and “Babyz” spinoffs 68 Hole foods? 70 Bundled, as hay 71 1960s-’70s police drama 73 Medicare provision for non-hospital expenses 74 Perch for pigeons 75 Plea to a superhero, maybe 76 Employs

77 Peter Pan rival 80 Trespass upon 82 Seventh-year exam in Harry Potter 83 Lhasa ____ 84 “Toodles!” 85 Positive market move

86 Son of Adam 88 Trigger, as an alarm 90 Repossesse­d 92 Farm measures 94 Kind of humor 96 “Cuz I told you to!” 97 Like rain forests 98 Fourth-down play 99 Spasm

101 Fast-food chain with

a hat in its logo 104 Jennifer who wrote

“Manhattan Beach” 106 Printer brand

108 Spelunker’s helmet

attachment

111 Springs

112 Five-time Emmy nominee for “Grey’s Anatomy”

114 Key of Dvorák’s “New World” Symphony

116 World-weariness 117 “Silly me, rambling

again!”

118 The Chainsmoke­rs

or Eurythmics 119 Declare

120 TV colleague of Hayes and O’Donnell

121 Didn’t sleep well

Down

1 Embarrassm­ent for an art curator 2 “Sign me up!” 3 Headline after a toddler C.E.O. resigns, literally? 4 Coiner of the term “generative music” 5 Certain med. specialist 6 It may be cutting things close

7 Car failure only a block from the mechanic, literally? 8 About, on memos 9 Mixture of nature and technology 10 “____ official” 11 Takes off in a hurry 12 Eye socket 13 Takes off in a hurry 14 “For a massage, go that way!,” literally? 15 “Darn it all!”

16 Do for Jon Batiste 17 Drudge

20 Its HQ is the Pentagon

21 First country to legalize changing one’s gender identity (1972) 28 First AfricanAme­rican sorority 32 Part of a circle 34 Like the dress shirt that’s just adorable, literally? 36 Draftable 37 “Wise” ones 38 Chamber music group, often 40 ____ Lingus 41 Calf-length dresses 42 “Not so fast!” 43 Addresses a crowd 44 Firebugs 46 Signature Jacques Tati role 48 Capital of Liechtenst­ein 52 Puffs up

54 For nothing 56 Perspectiv­es 58 Bore 59 Midnight, maybe 60 Total baller 62 Dissed with flowery language, literally? 65 Hip-hop dance move

66 Classic London theater 67 Angled edge 69 Snacks often paired with milk 70 “Mutiny on the Bounty” captain 72 Underwear brand 73 Punch vs. Judy, literally?

77 One answer to the question “What’s your favorite music genre,” literally? 78 Agenda entry 79 Music outro effect 81 Prominent parts of goblins 83 Not do so well 84 Haberdashe­ry buys 87 Directive

89 CVS rival 91 “Aleaiacta ____”: Caesar 93 Barbie attendee 94 About 10 per cent of Russia 95 Afternoon hour 98 Land in “The Hunger Games” 100 Bumbling

101 Orders at the Rose

& Crown

102 Quote from a letter 103 Actor Eric

105 Frustrated cry 107 ____ stick

109 Pouty face

110 Urge on

113 Bloody, say

115 Barn greeting

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