The New York Times Crossword
Across
1 Disseminated
5 JPEG alternative
8 Quick-witted
14 “Forbidden fruit is
the sweetest,” e.g. 19 Kind of writing
21 Hurting more
22 Mineral used as a
flame retardant 23 Aromatic herbal
drink
24 Carmen McRae or Anita O’Day, notably
26 Disorganized
27 Sound in the
Serengeti
29 Tying words?
30 Horrible boss, say 31 Neighbor of S.
Sudan
32 Endpoint of a Shinto pilgrimage
36 What’s going up in
Chicago?
38 And so forth
40 Munchkin
41 Spade with a
short handle?
42 Morse morsel
43 You can have a
blast with this
44 “Yes, indeedy!”
47 ____ volente
49 Makes clearer, in a
way
51 1997 pop hit with a nonsensical refrain
52 Fete
56 Anago, on a sushi
menu
57 In ____ fertilization 58 & 59 Flag bearers,
for short?
62 Clap back
63 Many moons
64 Chaired
66 Many, many, many
moons
68 Subj. line heading 69 Birthplace of five U.S. presidents, with “the”
73 German title
74 Like discriminatory employers, often 75 Just roll with it! 76 See 88-Across
77 Eliminates, mobstyle
79 Driving stick?
81 ____ out a victory 83 Pack (in)
84 Fracases
85 Start of some conventional wisdom
88 With 76-Across, Mexican business magnate who was once the world’s richest person
89 Means of a quick
recharge
92 “____ funny!”
93 Fab
94 Akin to
95 Rapper ____ Cudi
or DJ ____ Loco
97 Comprehension 99 Domain of Mars 100 Boise-to-Spokane
dir.
102 Post-default
event
104 “Eureka!”
108 “That’s the spot” 110 Kinda
111 Lunkhead
113 Court order
114 Red accessory for cartoondom’s Huckleberry Hound
116 Scientific contribution from 98-Down, discovered in a manner suggested by this puzzle’s theme 120 Crow’s-nests, e.g. 122 One living in the
rial world?
123 Lingerie fabric 124 Blights
125 More mirthful
126 Defiant refusal
127 ____ Plaines, Ill. 128 Start of a story, in
journalese
Down
1 Cause of a jolt
2 Really busy, perhaps
3 It’s nothing to joke about 4 Artist known for his lampooning cartooning
5 Startin’ place
6 “____ moved on”
7 Calming words
8 Holy city near
Baghdad
9 Hardly a lover of
hot wings?
10 Radio-frequency
meas.
11 Ad or show
follower
12 ____ P. Morton, Benjamin Harrison’s vice president
13 Lost deposits, as a
bank?
14 Attorney’s org.
15 Sorrow
16 Thank you, in
Tokyo
17 Stovetop device 18 Breadths
20 Sled dogs, e.g.
25 Word in some
cocktail names 28 Baseball’s “Master
Melvin”
33 Westernmost sch. in Conference USA
34 Actress ____
Pinkett Smith
35 “Er ... umm ...”
37 Nonbinary
possessive
39 Game-show
invitation
45 Modern lead-in to
“X”
46 Got out fast
48 Exit
50 Tom Petty hit with the opening line “She’s a good girl, loves her mama” 51 Rendezvous
52 Nickname for
Virginia
53 Declare
54 Is beaten by
55 You might take a
lift to one
56 Married mujeres:
Abbr.
57 All-in-one purchase from a smoke shop
60 Unforgettable, unstoppable sort 61 They’re not to be
trusted
65 Julie who played Catwoman on old TV
67 Puzzle (out)
70 Personal bearing
71 Strong pan
72 Hard thing
to do?
78 German title
80 Capital of
Bangladesh
82 Mushroom in miso
soup
86 Afterword
87 Nicolas who directed
“The Man Who Fell to Earth”
88 Lab where the Higgs boson particle was
discovered
89 Inventory
90 “My Cousin Vinny”
setting
91 Airport route
93 Squealed
96 Opposite of
a glut
98 Who was famously hit over the head with inspiration?
99 Tech release of
2006
101 Didn’t act
say
103 Pit
105 Words before relax or remember
106 Small section of a
pit
107 Bowl-shaped
cooking vessels 109 German state that includes Frankfurt
112 Manage
115 What’s got ewe
covered?
117 Hemlock relative 118 Old ____ (London
theater)
119 Gag line?
121 Spanish “hey!” rashly,