NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
EVERYTHING EVENS OUT IN THE END BY ERIK AGARD
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1 Solo partner 10 Multidecker sandwich 14 Stack at Starbucks 18 Word that follows "standard" and means something nonstandard 19 Abundant 20 Nettie's sister in "The Color Purple" 21 Likely inexpensive place to get one's hair done 23 During the time that 24 Baton Rouge sch. 25 Auctioneer's cry 26 Brownish tint 28 Final: Abbr. 29 En ____ (chess move) 33 Jolly time 35 Sports rival of Union College, for short 36 Chemistry unit: Abbr. 37 Wee devil 38 Cry like a baby 40 Tourist activity in northern Scandinavia 44 Backpack filler 46 "I dare you!" 48 Make a quick move 49 Chinese dynasty ended by Kublai Khan 50 It's groovy 52 Get to the bottom of 55 Lockup, to Sherlock 57 Villain's hideout 59 Source of call-ups, in base ball lingo 61 Prefix with culture 62 Virgil described its eruption in the "Aeneid" 63 "You got it, boss man!" 64 Posting that blows in the wind 67 Serenaded 71 Odyssey 72 Has little excitement for 77 Florentine : spinach :: lyonnaise : ____ 82 Curry go-with 83 To be abroad? 84 Allen Ginsberg, e.g. 88 Baby beavers 89 Bird akin to the nene? 90 Arab country expelled from the Arab League in 2011 91 Green, in a way 92 Word cried before and after "all" 94 Governing org. of soccer 96 Reaction of shock 98 Analytics fodder 99 Bottom-of-page design choice 103 Spanish muralist José María ____ 105 Actor Cariou 106 Place for a bouquet 107 Boston's Mass ____ 108 Pb 110 Away from the wind 112 U.F.C. fighting style 113 Get Wired again, say 116 Hotel visit 118 ____-Magnon man 119 Scarecrow portrayer Ray 121 "How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the italicized clues 127 Seated yoga pose 128 Well-being 129 Seriously worry 130 What the Joneses may elicit 131 Tater 132 "Crazy Rich Asians" actress whose stage name puns on a bottled water brand
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1 Bank offerings, for short 2 Fashion line 3 Fashion model Marcille 4 Documents that name executors 5 Tree resin used in fragrances 6 On the same wavelength 7 A.F.L. partner 8 Bullies 9 Grate on 10 Charging station for a smartphone 11 Rapper ____ Yachty 12 Sci-fi saucers 13 Part of N.B. 14 Hula dancer's adornment 15 Subject of many conspiracy theories 16 Knocking out of place 17 End a lawsuit, say 20 Musical ____ 22 Speak indistinctly 23 Erase 27 One of South Africa's capitals 29 Oink-filled pen 30 Don who won an Oscar for "Cocoon" 31 Converted splits 32 1400 34 Holiday marking the end of Ramadan 39 Feature of a Welsh accent 41 Winter Olympics host before Salt Lake City 42 Dreadfully slow 43 List in the credits 45 Wearers of striped shirts 47 Calendar column: Abbr. 51 Part of a trunk 53 Worker often found on hands and knees 54 Mini maker 56 Jargons 58 Bled 60 Not to be seen or heard by children 65 Tower construction material 66 Men 68 Infrequently 69 Howe nicknamed "Mr. Hockey" 70 Restrict with a string 72 Challenge for a stain remover 73 Popular Japanese manga series with a schoolgirl heroine 74 Counterpart of local channels 75 Beginning 76 Pranks, in a way, informally 78 Mini, for one 79 "How fancy!" 80 Like a tidied-up room, now 81 Bit of hair 85 Alternative to .net 86 Some Spanish babysitters 87 Art-studio prop 93 Alternatives to nets 95 Huff Po purchaser in 2011 97 Make easier to eat, as an infant's food 99 Clumsily drop 100 Finished 101 Like a set of measuring cups, typically 102 "Later, luv!" 104 Mother ____ 109 Role in "Our Gang" or "Queen Sugar" 111 "To the Lighthouse" novelist 114 ____ milk 115 Swatting sound 117 "Jeez, that's hot!" 120 Man 122 The Sun Devils, for short 123 "No, you shouldn't have" 124 Opus ____ 125 Iniquity site 126 Springs for a vacation?
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