The New York Times Crossword
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1 Cranky baby’s need “Inspector Gadget” antagonist Eschew Starbuck’s order giver
Brown ____ Best seller subtitled “The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English” Pomme de ____ (French for “potato”) Part (of)
Part of U.C.S.F. Cryptid of the 91-Across Cordial relations Gave two big thumbs down Pluck Cryptid of the 115-Across Kids’ TV character who speaks in a falsetto Adler in Sherlock Holmes stories Freshly painted Talk like one smitten Singer Del Rey Cabinet selection? When crepuscular animals are active Cryptid of 105-Across Jersey and others Asian territory in Risk
Traitor Surgically remove Inventor Otis “Am not!” rejoinder Smallish batteries
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With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling’s first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle 4
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127 128 Indulges in to an unhealthful degree, briefly Dispense
See 62-Across Of service “____ bleu!” See 62-Across Northeast state sch.
Meas. in a T.S.A. carry-on rule Failed the class Perfumery oil Barbie’s strawberry blond sister Kingston bro Stagger
Real Madrid vis-àvis F.C. Barcelona Creation after the Indian and Eurasian plates collided
Total hunk Tape or patch “Happy Birthday” writer, maybe It’s not your fault ____ rap (music subgenre) Word before and after “say” Penne ____ vodka It borders Iceland’s eastern coast
Event not intended to be repeated Bricklayer’s Weathercontrolling “X-Men” character Gaelic’s home One with a backstage pass Fast time Sort with a stiff upper lip Capital of Kazakhstan Squeeze (out) “... ____ they say” Cupboard with open shelves at the top What old army buddies might discuss
“Far out!” tool Down
1 Like Bob Dylan’s voice “Remember the ____!” Medical discovery of 1928
____ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock Burgle
Corp. mogul Hobbles 2007 No. 1 Alicia Keys album Narrow down
In a perfect world African grassland Cent : U.S. :: Sweden Return letters? Blue Book value decreaser Also Housewives and househusbands Voice-activated device since 2014
Nota ____ Mother of the Virgin Mary Be beholden to Like a toprated Michelin restaurant Demise Junior in the Football Hall of Fame
Real: Ger. Shad delicacy Gumbo ingredient Playwright Chekhov Feudal domain Actress Fisher Ghost Person who’s happy to go bust?
____ Ski Valley Repair, as a metal joint Certain product of pyrolysis Classic Chrysler Highway gunk Silent communication, for short 2 3 4
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117 118 119 The golden rule, e.g.
Italian wine town Carries away Nursery-rhyme seat
Harm Motor ____
It can come in rolls
Like chemotherapy drugs Adaptable sorts
Big things for megalomaniacs Telephone buttons that lack letters
Acts like a helicopter parent to Panache ____-mannered Enthusiasm Massimo who wrote “The Goodbye Kiss” Adding and subtracting Breather Until now Opus ____ Make wealthy Robert who pioneered in electronic music “And if I don’t?” Poughkeepsie campus Rearward Value system From Swansea, say
Tickle Eleniak of “Baywatch” Psyched Capital on the same parallel as Seward, Alaska Angle Original Beatle Sutcliffe Having many fans ... or needing a fan? “Fuhgeddaboudit!”
Bit of forensic data