New York Times Crossword

HOLLYWOOD REMAKES ACROSS

1 King, queen, etc. 9 Overly impulsive 13 Something in a cocoon

17 It may produce both a cringe and a laugh 19 Acclaimed rock ’n’ roll biopic of 2022 21 Emerald or aquamarine 22 “That cult’s initiation ceremony is brutal!” [1983] 24 Creator of the games Xybots and Klax

25 Bit of memory, for short

26 It’s quite the stretch

27 Not stay outside, informally 29 Spurred into action 32 Bronzed New York basketball player from Bangkok [1997] 34 Junk 35 Prominent features of Sphynx cats 38 Treaty that was dissolved in 2020 39 Neighbor of a return key 42 Places

44 ____ Stavro Blofeld, enemy of 007 48 Therein lies the rubbed

49 Why the Devil was forced to pay “The Greatest” [1969] 52 Parks at a pier 54 Anise-flavored liqueur

56 Passes (out)

57 Not play by oneself, perhaps 59 “Remarkable!” 60 Bucatini, ziti and rigatoni, e.g. 62 High point of a trip to Europe? 63 Total breeze 64 Do some making up 65 Cry after remembering to meet at noon [1984] 68 Somewhat off 69 English football powerhouse, to fans

70 Time out in pre-K? 71 Change for the better

72 Belly, cutesily 73 “You didn’t fool me!”

75 One way to cross a lake 77 One in the oil business? 80 Actress Davis 81 “You there, hoarding the Quattro razor! Scram!” [2002] 85 Losing line in tick-tack-toe 86 Wryly comical 88 Word with pie, pot or port 89 Subject of SETI space scans 91 Partner of Clark in American history 93 Stefani who sang the 1996 hit “Don’t Speak” 94 Six-foot runners? 95 How one cannibal felt after devouring the other [2000] 101 Like “threads,” for clothing 104 Latest releases, of sorts 105 Neighbor of an Emirati 108 Anxiety condition, for short 109 IT bigwig 110 Some optical illusions created with one’s fingers [1999] 116 Rival of a ’Vette 117 “Socrate” composer 118 Auditing a class, maybe

119 Part of H.K. 120 Miffed, with “off” 121 Compliment to Daisy during a game of fetch

DOWN

1 Summer hrs. in Dallas

2 “Nice joke!” 3 Previously, poetically

4 Bit of apparel that covers the face

5 Turn into confetti 6 Big change in price or power 7 Classic record label

8 Lug around 9 [Yuck!] 10 Greeting that means, literally, “love” 11 Crime-show spinoff, to fans 12 Skedaddle, with “it”

13 ____ Hall, home of the NCAA’s Pirates 14 Many a Zoroastrian 15 Line at a karaoke bar 16 “Hogan’s Heroes” colonel 18 Ambassador, in brief

20 Pile of papers

21 Cosmic comeuppance 23 Big drinkers 28 Pay (up) 29 Freak

30 What you get upon reading aloud the answers to the seven italicized clues 31 “Works for me!” 33 Historic builders of rope bridges 34 Recipe qty. 36 Syst. of unspoken words 37 Diamond shapes 40 Make an appearance 41 Many a watch display, for short 42 1983 No. 1 hit for David Bowie 43 Work of appreciation 45 Dozes after a dose, say 46 Category for which every 30-Down in this puzzle was recognized, aptly 47 Its loss can cause baldness 50 Ganja 51 Didn’t go anywhere 53 Filling-station brand

55 “Not good, amigo” 58 Missions, in brief 60 “____ OK!” 61 One who makes calls 62 Writer Rand 64 Like the death of 19-Across, some claim 65 Grammy-winning DiFranco 66 Out of control 67 Cowboy’s cry of excitement 69 Aerial threat during the Cold War 72 Classic Disney film that opens at Flynn’s arcade 74 On display, as a painting 75 Tapped

76 Feel bad 77 Travel through time? 78 Easily persuaded sort 79 Things pandas have 20 of 82 Chew the fat 83 Jubilant cheer 84 Options for “bee’s knees” cocktails 87 Alternative to Levi’s

90 End of a flight, in two senses 92 Serves, with “on” 93 Nickname for Mom’s mom 95 Grind 96 Brought about 97 “Well, shucks!” 98 Contacting on Twitter, for short 99 Compadre 100 Journalist in a field

102 Ball game? 103 Like the smell of burnt rubber 106 Rapper behind the “King’s Disease” trilogy 107 “Copy,” to a cat 111 Great Basin people 112 DDE’s WWII battleground 113 Sci-fi film staple, for short 114 White-wine aperitif 115 Show with a “What’s Up With That?” segment, for short