The New York Times Crossword
Across
1 King, queen, etc.
9 Overly impulsive
13 Something in a
cocoon
17 It may produce both a cringe and a laugh
19 Acclaimed rock ‘n’
roll biopic of 2022 21 Emerald or
aquamarine
22 “That cult’s initiation ceremony is brutal!” [1983] 24 Creator of the games Xybots and Klax
25 Bit of memory, for
short
26 It’s quite the
stretch
27 Not stay outside,
informally
29 Spurred into
action
32 Bronzed New York basketball player from Bangkok [1997]
34 Junk
35 Prominent features
of Sphynx cats
38 Treaty that was
dissolved in 2020 39 Neighbor of a
return key
42 Places
44 ____ Stavro Blofeld,
enemy of 007
48 Therein lies the
rubbed
49 Why the Devil was forced to pay “The Greatest” [1969] 52 Parks at a pier
54 Anise-flavored
liqueur
56 Passes (out)
57 Not play by oneself,
perhaps
59 “Remarkable!”
60 Bucatini, ziti and
rigatoni, e.g.
62 High point of a trip
to Europe?
63 Total breeze
64 Do some making up 65 Cry after remembering to meet at noon [1984]
68 Somewhat off
69 English football powerhouse, to fans
70 Time out in pre-K? 71 Change for the
better
72 Belly, cutesily
73 “You didn’t fool
me!”
75 One way to cross a
lake
77 One in the oil
business?
80 Actress Davis
81 “You there, hoarding the Quattro razor! Scram!” [2002]
85 Losing line in ticktack-toe
86 Wryly comical
88 Word with pie, pot
or port
89 Subject of SETI
space scans
91 Partner of Clark in
American history 93 Stefani who sang the 1996 hit “Don’t Speak”
94 Six-foot runners? 95 How one cannibal felt after devouring the other [2000] 101 Like “threads,” for
clothing
104 Latest releases, of
sorts
105 Neighbor of an
Emirati
108 Anxiety condition,
for short
109 I.T. bigwig
110 Some optical illusions created with one’s fingers [1999]
116 Rival of a ‘Vette
117 “Socrate” composer 118 Auditing a class,
maybe
119 Part of H.K.
120 Miffed, with “off” 121 Compliment to Daisy during a game of fetch
Down
1 Summer hrs. in Dallas
2 “Nice joke!”
3 Previously, poetically 4 Bit of apparel that
covers the face
5 Turn into confetti
6 Big change in price
or power
7 Classic record label 8 Lug around
9 [Yuck!]
10 Greeting that means, literally, “love”
11 Crime-show spinoff,
to fans
12 Skedaddle, with “it” 13 ____ Hall, home of the N.C.A.A.’s Pirates
14 Many a Zoroastrian 15 Line at a karaoke
bar
16 “Hogan’s Heroes”
colonel
18 Ambassador, in
brief
20 Pile of papers
21 Cosmic
comeuppance
23 Big drinkers
28 Pay (up)
29 Freak
30 What you get upon reading aloud the answers to the seven italicized clues
31 “Works for me!”
33 Historic builders of
rope bridges
34 Recipe qty.
36 Syst. of unspoken
words
37 Diamond shapes 40 Make an
appearance
41 Many a watch
display, for short 42 1983 No. 1 hit for
David Bowie
43 Work of
appreciation
45 Dozes after a dose,
say
46 Category for which every 30-Down in this puzzle was recognized, aptly 47 Its loss can cause
baldness
50 Ganja
51 Didn’t go anywhere 53 Filling-station
brand
55 “Not good, amigo” 58 Missions, in brief 60 “____ OK!”
61 One who makes
calls
62 Writer Rand
64 Like the death of 19-Across, some claim
65 Grammy-winning
DiFranco
66 Out of control
67 Cowboy’s cry of
excitement
69 Aerial threat during
the Cold War
72 Classic Disney film that opens at Flynn’s arcade
74 On display, as a
painting
75 Tapped
76 Feel bad
77 Travel through
time?
78 Easily persuaded
sort
79 Things pandas have
20 of
82 Chew the fat
83 Jubilant cheer
84 Options for “bee’s
knees” cocktails
87 Alternative to
Levi’s
90 End of a flight, in
two senses
92 Serves, with “on” 93 Nickname for
Mom’s mom
95 Grind
96 Brought about
97 “Well, shucks!”
98 Contacting on
Twitter, for short 99 Compadre
100 Journalist in a field 102 Ball game?
103 Like the smell of
burnt rubber
106 Rapper behind the “King’s Disease” trilogy
107 “Copy,” to a cat
111 Great Basin people 112 D.D.E.’s W.W. II
battleground
113 Sci-fi film staple, for
short
114 White-wine aperitif 115 Show with a “What’s Up With That?” segment, for short