New York Times crossword puzzle
THIS AND THAT
ACROSS
1 Piles
15 Tablet purchases
19 Setting for Banff
National Park
21 Dealer’s enemy
22 Disney film with more than a million hand-drawn bubbles
24 Rap’s RUN-D.M.C.,
e.g.
25 Ostrich or kangaroo 26 Amtrak service
27 Emulate Ella
Fitzgerald
29 Boxer Wolfe who played Artemis in “Wonder Woman” 30 “Yes, indeed”
31 Get-together
33 Rush
35 Clear spirit
36 Seasonal fast-food sandwiches that aren’t halal
37 “Star Trek” virtual
reality chambers
38 San ____ (European
enclave)
39 [stern glare]
40 Italian wine region 41 Certain developer’s
job
42 Seriously
unpleasant
43 Or greater
44 Fall flavoring
45 Some movietheater concession areas
50 Shattered
51 Eateries serving
small plates
52 Spoils
53 Up
54 Command center 55 Multiday event, for
short
56 2017 CVS Health
acquisition
57 Profess
58 Tough bass part? 60 Really grooves with
something
61 Quaint locale of
first-aid supplies
63 Valorous
64 Bhikkhunis : Buddhist monastery :: ____ : convent
65 The C of C major, e.g.
66 Word with zone or boots
67 Actor Idris
68 Error message? 69 Was completely exhausted
70 Hiking aids 72 Employees who work a lot
73 Bit of reading near a cashier, in brief 76 Grasps at straws? 77 Not at all
78 Big name in pasta sauces
79 N.B.A. coach ____ Unseld Jr.
80 Badly hurt 81 “Capisce?”
82 Rail in a dance studio
83 Images on some Australian silver coins
85 V.I.P. access points 89 Mythos
90 Nutritional plan involving controlled removal of foods 91 Predator frequently appearing in Calvin’s daydreams in “Calvin and Hobbes”
92 Special delivery?
DOWN
1 Put on pretensions
2 Island home to Faa’a
International Airport 3 It’s located in the
middle of an alley
4 Drones, e.g.
5 Terse confession
6 Op. ____
7 Bad person to confess bad things to
8 Twisting together
9 Puerto Rico’s ____ Telescope, formerly the world’s largest single-aperture telescope
10 Impersonate at a
Halloween party
11 Immune system
component
12 Vegetable in bhindi
masala
13 Lens holder
14 Fine crystals used
in food preparation 15 Symbol of industry 16 Make a flying jump
onto a slope
17 They get left in the
dust
18 Treat on a tea
trolley tray
20 “____ Mode” (2018 No. 1 hit for Travis Scott)
23 Labyrinth builder of
myth
28 Tarot card said to
“radiate” positivity 31 Foretold the future 32 Certain gasket
33 Deterrent to a
pickpocket
34 Behaves like a fool,
informally
36 Drama linked to the resurgence of the name “Betty” for baby girls
37 Remains tightly
secured
38 Acquired family
member
39 Actress Meyer of “Beverly Hills 90210”
41 Tested the censor,
say
42 Vendors of e-cigs 43 Cruise stop
44 Wet behind the ears 45 Important sales for growing businesses?
46 Argument
47 Totally wipes out 48 Like some very old
characters
49 Pallet piece
50 Small drink of
whiskey
51 Zap, in a way
54 Items at T.S.A.
checkpoints
56 Boeing competitor 58 What the waving of a white flag can indicate
59 Business brass
60 Reduce in rank
62 Style pioneered by
Picasso 63 Works at the cutting
edge?
66 Hot, in Havana
67 Evidence of a crossword solver’s mistake, maybe
68 Dairy-free coffee
additive
69 Butcher’s offering 70 Quiver
71 Ripply fabric
pattern
72 Give a thumbs
down
73 Bespectacled
“Peanuts”
character
74 Gives a thumbs-up 75 Talk-show slate
76 Harped (on)
77 Unfashionable
78 Time off, for short 81 Slightly spoiled, in a
way
82 Label signing
84 ____-positive
movement
86 Contest
87 Actress Mowry of
“Sister, Sister”
88 Authority,
metaphorically