NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE
This crossword represents an escape room, with four articles you’ll need hidden inside. After you complete the grid, follow the directions at 41-, 70- and 99-Across to find what to do next. Working correctly will lead you to a four-word phrase with a total of 12 letters.
ACROSS 1 Shakespearean father of three “I agree!” Enjoys the sun Pants material Approximately Sycophant Earth tone Movie with a shootout at high noon, maybe ____ Major Band bookings Outside the city Any member of Abba Automotive debut of 1957 Some univ. hirees Turkish inn Horror writer Peter Stole, in slang Cold treat What’s needed in order to escape this crossword Sandwich loaf Pitcher Hershiser Declares to be true
Indie rocker with the 2009 N0. 3 album “Middle Cyclone” Not doing well A snap
____ jure (law phrase) Tobacconist ____ Sherman Virtuous ones 5 9 14 19 20 21 22
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N.Y.C. subway org. Words of denial Round fig. A little, musically Charcuterie stock Lycées, e.g. What to do with the items referenced in 41-Across Natural-light display Move smoothly to the next thing Great ____ Billy ____ Williams Like Russia prior to 1917 One of a couple Neon and others Apollo, to Zeus Offshore Possesses, to the Bard Kind of battery Final desperate effort Tickle the ____ Prefix on some first-aid products “____ had it!” After following the instructions at 70-Across, how to escape this puzzle Not as much Ratings pioneer Edmonton athletes
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1 Name one can “skip to” Goof Confidently said Pre-GPS staple Subject with variables Daily ____ (British paper) Part of some physicals: Abbr. Attribute of many political ads
Soup with a red color Prefix with pressure React with fear or delight Ralph and Alice, on old TV 2 3 4 5
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“Fine with me” German name component, often Uncool one Unconventional James of the West
“Just foolin’” Algerian port Get together “Give it ____!” Verdi soprano Grp. founded by 12 countries Luau, basically Brothers’ name in R.&B. Symbol of fire prevention Vehicle that requires no fuel
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Actress Ward Trig function Native Iowan Citizen of: Suffix Actor Beatty It’s mined, all mined! Common middle name for girls Constantly fidgeting, say Game with 42 territory cards Slovenly type Prefix with byte “Famous ____” (slogan on Idaho license plates) Pause Went on and on Yiddish cries Second of April? Wretched smell “Hey! That hurts!” Kind of Hollywood romance Literary scholars debate what’s in it Getting to the point? Solution to a maze Specks They might drop down Almost forever Nothing more than
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68 71 72 73 79 Petty disagreement Also Beleaguers Horrible headache Anesthesiologist’s concern “The Bridge at Narni” painter Internet sensation Nut whose name sounds like a sneeze Shock, in a way 81
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Tiny “tiny” Forum greeting Former Yankee nickname Soft and smooth Happy wintertime news for schoolkids Semi fuel Golfer Michelle Kinds “Awesome!” 108 110
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117 119 120 California city north of Ventura Mythical queen of Carthage Your and my It has a big deck Aunt: Sp. Toledo-toColumbus dir. A Kardashian Dined Silent approval