New York Crossword, by Matt Gaffney
Across
1 “Gangs of New York” extras 7 “Gotta run!”
12 Sacred bird of the Nile 16 Talking-___ (serious reprimands)
19 Turkey’s highest mountain 20 Clean energy
21 Zippo
22 ‘Fortune’ rival
23 Company named for two states 24 French river known for its valley’s vineyards
25 He mates with the queen 27 Ability to see past noise 30 Place to unwind
33 Huge amount, as of paperwork 34 Performing pair
35 Midwest hub
36 The date of the union
44 Finish
45 Approximately
46 “I’d better be going”
50 Nailed
51 Horror-movie figures 52 Tucson’s county
54 Scarecrows, mostly
55 Free (of )
56 Ending for switch
57 Uninspiring
58 Nehi flavor
60 It beat “Milk” and “Frost/ Nixon” for Best Picture 66 Puck’s chain
67 Used, as a beach towel 68 Novelist Zora ___ Hurston 71 CRISPR technology
77 Island of immigration 80 Hot-air-balloon problem 81 Sommelier’s stopper
82 Before now
83 “That’s ___ bad”
84 Flower of the future
85 All-time leading NFL rusher Smith
88 Scandalous info
89 For the ages
92 “Between the World and Me” author Ta-Nehisi 93 Flat-topped areas of the Southwest
94 U.S. Open champ of 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987 98 Sans-serif typeface
101 “Born in the U.S.A.” subject, briefly
102 Porch spinner
103 Beatty of “Superman” 104 1774 invention of Daniel
Fahrenheit
112 Literary adventure
113 Cuban music
114 Comments-section pests
118 The L of LMM
119 Longest river entirely in Spain 120 “I’m betting every chip”
121 Wimbledon section
122 Putting South African
123 Some end 7-6
124 & 125 Store suggested by this puzzle’s theme entries; just count the letters in the words
Down
1 Eastern way
2 Benjamin or Bobby
3 Abu Dhabi’s country, briefly 4 Film-set worker
5 Tasted tea, say
6 ___ Island Ferry
7 Land in a lake, say
8 Othello, e.g.
9 Lena of “Havana” 10 “M*A*S*H” actor 11 Infomercial offer
12 Like rainy-day activities 13 Björn on the baseline
14 Part of, as a conspiracy 15 Boomers, e.g.
16 Fibula neighbor
17 “It’s ___ the other” 18 Embarrassing public spectacle 26 ___ alcohol
28 Language heard in Manila
29 Pool need
30 Promises up and down
31 Faber products
32 Had sum fun with
37 Faulty firecracker
38 “Get ___, you two!”
39 At this point
40 Letter on dreidels
41 ___ and outs (complex details) 42 “The Lion King” title role
43 ___ standstill (gridlocked) 47 “Now I get it!”
48 Gentle alert
49 Watch closely
51 Sing like Bing
52 Part of a plug
53 Writing Fleming
56 Barely defeats
57 Chanteuse Céline
58 Beta user?
59 Bring up
61 Biblical visitors
62 Troy story?
63 Fail to possess
64 Soapmaking material 65 Nonreactive with other elements
69 Affair
70 Mark deeply
72 Give the most votes to
73 ___ off (drive)
74 Less friendly
75 Hazardous
76 Started feeling blue
77 “There are many more examples”
78 “Hahahaha!”
79 Mauna ___ (macadamia-nut brand)
84 Gentleman
85 Billion-year period
86 Goat’s call
87 “Catfish” channel
88 Biden’s st.
90 Talk ___ about (diss)
91 Honors
92 Security devices
93 Ruby or sapphire, e.g. 95 Symposium-session starters 96 “Don’t think so”
97 Be a narc
98 Stroll
99 Try to silence again, as a squeak
100 Clubs for Jon Rahm
105 Courtroom cover
106 Round home
107 Be awesome
108 34 years from now
109 Drama honor
110 “Ali” and “The Insider” director Michael
111 Was a passenger on
115 Tyler or Ullmann
116 Wrangler rival
117 Nine-digit ID