N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
INITIAL TURN By Francis Heaney and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Across
1 Home of Garden State Plaza, one of the largest shopping centers in the U.S. 8 One staying in a lot? 11 Greenish blue 15 High in calories 19 The Rebels 20 Org. with suits and cases 21 Rights grp. 22 Morales of “Criminal Minds” 23 Two things on Ronald Reagan’s mind? 25 Cousin of pow! or wham! 26 One in your corner 27 Really small 28 Negotiation failure 30 “We’ll tell you what soda we’re serving later”? 32 Brute working on the Human Genome Project? 35 1900s, e.g.: Abbr. 37 20-Across members: Abbr. 38 Completely 39 Like 42 Tuna that’s often served seared 44 Planted 47 Rhein rejection 48 Soggy computer brain? 50 H&R Block employee’s biceps? 52 Upbeat 53 Renaissance-fair instruments 54 Hartsfield-Jackson airport code 55 “Game of Thrones” actress Dormer 57 Bleed (through) 59 ____ speak 60 Theodore who directed “St. Vincent,” 2014 62 Refuses to settle? 63 Onetime Iranian leader 65 Origami BlackBerry, e.g.? 68 Amusing baseball scoring play? 74 Boehner’s successor 75 Weight 76 Ingredient in a Spanish omelet 77 “Without ____” (1990 live Grateful Dead album) 80 Place of control 83 Last king of Spain before Juan Carlos 86 Tourette’s symptom 87 “Friendship is like ____, easier made than kept”: Samuel Butler 89 Narrow-minded views 91 Drink in an old Pontiac? 93 “An A/C measure? Are you kidding me?”? 95 Patriotic men’s org. 96 Crafty e-tailer 97 Scottish John 98 Quality of beef 99 Basic vocabulary level in Common Core programs 101 Place for plugs 103 VW head? 104 Sign in a restaurant that doesn’t serve white bread? 108 Chef who explains in detail how sausages are made? 110 Star employee 113 Now, in Nogales 114 Hat-tipping word 115 Opening in a schedule 117 Financial-aid plan for a school in Provo? 120 Get the pot started 121 Bird with a two-pointed tail 122 Rule of crime? 123 “The Silence of the Lambs” heroine 124 “Bill ____ History of the United States” (1894 humor book) 125 Arcade giant 126 Visibly embarrassed 127 Not an original
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1 Asked 2 John of the Plymouth Colony 3 Royal in un palacio 4 Piling up 5 Quorum for Jewish worship 6 EUR competitor 7 Tax ID 8 One that might reach a tipping point 9 Opening of a kid’s song 10 Country singer Collin 11 Bounces around a restaurant 12 Prefix with terrorism or tourism 13 Loads 14 Lower back pain 15 Flinch, say 16 Stands by 17 Daily schedule for filming 18 “Hello there” 24 Billiard player’s calculation 29 Malfunction 31 Playwright Fugard 33 One making a U turn? 34 Most wanted 36 Free, as banking 39 More sore 40 Secret collectors 41 Turmoil 43 “That ____ last year” 44 Rogue 45 Chose, with “for” 46 When doubled, a Washington city, county or river 49 Actress Eliza of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 51 Make one 52 Lead 56 Creature formed from Medusa’s blood 58 Follower of upsilon 61 Strengths 64 Sound of sternutation 66 Oom-____ (polka rhythm) 67 Weakness 68 Pony Express riders, e.g. 69 Pals 4 life 70 “What was ____ do?” 71 “____ Go” (hit song from “Frozen”) 72 Pandora’s box contents 73 Trainer in “Creed” 75 Acclaims 77 Both: Prefix 78 Fewer 79 Not mumble 81 Fête des Lumières city 82 View from the Gulf of Catania 84 Marsh of mystery 85 Toss around 88 Mello ____ (soft drink) 90 Poseur 92 “Cabaret” song with a German title 94 Shares on Tumblr, say 95 Commercial prefix with foam 100 Greatly enjoy, as a joke 102 Maxima 104 Tied up 105 Smith who wrote “The Hundred and One Dalmatians” 106 Writer Jong 107 Like businesses on Yelp 108 Tax-fraud detector, informally 109 Artist Paul 111 Construction piece 112 Newcastle’s river 116 URL ending 118 Big A.T.M. maker 119 The Browns, on a ticker
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