The New York Times Crossword
Jeremy Newton of Austin is a software engineer who makes mobile games. As a crossword constructor, Jeremy says he likes “wacky themes.’’
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1 Muhammad Ali’s “Me! Whee!,’’ e.g.
“S.N.L.’’ alum Hartman Start off on the wrong foot, maybe? Contaminate
What may be in a star’s orbit
Throw with power Alleviate
Sheep’s milk product that’s often grated
Classic name for the land north of England Course taken in shorts, often
“Ya don’t say!’’ 765-foot-long “water coaster’’ on Disney cruises Countertenor
SWAT team or Navy SEAL group, e.g.
Name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet
37 Epitome of smoothness
39 “Roots’’ author Haley
40 Shocker, at times
41&44 It goes around every hour
Gaming novice, slangily Secured skates, with “up’’ Float component
Act as a blueprint for, as DNA for proteins Brawled, in the backwoods “Howdy, everybody!’’ Withstand
Fly off the shelves
Like bread made from almond flour
“Oh, hell yes!’’
Turn red, say
Certain formal duds Nice round number? Bollywood megastar Aishwarya ____
“My dear man’’ Grammy category won multiple times by Kendrick Lamar
Racy selfie posted for likes on social media, in modern lingo
Not a problem
Kennel club category Makeup table
“Dead serious!’’
“And, uh, that about covers it’’
Supporting role
New students at Princeton or Yale in 1969 There’s a famous “half’’ one in Yosemite National Park Vessel protected by Hera Uninteresting Encouraging cry Bottom
Saves, with “away’’ “Ain’t dead ____!’’ They often come to professors with excuses Hoodwink 5 9
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Get snake eyes, say Lacking experience Aligns, in a wood shop Set straight
Oscar winner for his role as a Mexican narc in “Traffic’’ Price to pay, informally Major piece Miniature for a World War II buff
Were running mates? Quite a jerk
Make an appearance Recess for prayer
Verve
It’s 50 /50
“That kinda stuff’’: Abbr. Buckaroos
Mint
Fictional pilot with the line “You like me because I’m a scoundrel’’
“Here ____ again’’ Milk for un café Onetime MTV reality series filmed near Hollywood Recall regretfully Auditing org. Courtroom statements Bone to pick
Lighter than lite
Word after soul or solid “You, too?!’’ playfully Smart
Wood that’s resistant to warping 20 24
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Mountain chain that stretches from Kazakhstan to the Arctic
Do a waving motion by the ocean, say
“That proves it’’ Shade similar to verdigris Distinguish oneself Positioned to win Shared with for quick feedback
Cut into
Region with a Unification Flag for sporting events Pen pa?
Just hanging out
It really blows Knucklehead
Flinch (at)
Ending for a dean’s address Cable network with movies like “Sharktopus’’ and “Mansquito’’
Least klutzy
Made a boo-boo
“I won’t ____ it!’’ Pending
Risqué communiqué Ancient home to Priam’s Treasure
Out of practice
Quick refresher Visibly scornful
Cold that just won’t go away? Superpopular
Gooey spread
Where gymnast Simone Biles won four golds 73 74
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One-celled organism Enter unannounced, in a way
Photog’s setting
Name of the girl on “Game of Thrones’’ who said “A girl has no name’’
Spot between programs, e.g.
Beehive material Annual May race, informally
One of three characters in “M*A*S*H’’
Ones behind the scenes Consider, with “on’’ High-priority item Vocalist’s asset Directly criticized on Twitter with an “@’’ Gillette razor name Literature Nobelist Bellow Bit of faulty logic Sandwich supposedly named after low-income New Orleans workers Begins a triathlon
Like the clue for 103-Down? Teased incessantly Kind of cavity
Hard vehicle to park Telenovela, e.g.
Some drink dispensers Extend (out)
Org. with lots of money to waste?
Order member “Ver-r-ry interesting!’’