The new York Times crossword
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1 19,000+-foot Peruvian volcano 8 Husband of Lara in “Doctor Zhivago” 13 Quarters 18 “That’s way better than I can do” 19 As we speak 21 Moisturizer brand 22 *Stereotypical movie outcome 24 Instigated, with “on” 25 “The Matrix” character 26 Wallops 27 Thought-provoking 29 Reveal 30 [Poor, pitiful me!] 32 “Contact” org. 34 *Startling disclosure 36 Demands serious effort (of) 40 Vacation spot offering a warm welcome? 42 Fig. usually expressed as a percentage 43 ____-Town (city nickname) 44 Gave a 46 *Bringer of cold weather 53 *Lawenforcement target 56 Grammy winner Morissette 57 Constitutional Amendment about presidential election procedures 58 Get soaked, say 59 Duke and others 61 One of eight in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” 62 Polish off 63 ____ Valley 64 Pilot follower, maybe 66 According to 69 *Battery boost 72 “____ makes man wiser and clearsighted”: Vladimir Putin 73 Fish dish that Nobu restaurants are noted for 75 Ref. works that can run $1,000+ 76 Bill Clinton or Barack Obama 77 March ____ 78 Like priests 81 Morning fix, slangily 85 Like Benadryl: Abbr. 86 Ticks off 87 *Moved closer to home? 89 *Help for users 92 Plains tribe 93 Ticked off 94 Rain-____ (bubblegum brand) 95 Continental trade grp., once 97 Without principles 99 *Very soon 105 Criticism 107 ____-mo 108 Cross 109 Nirvana, e.g. 110 Biblical son who was nearly sacrificed by his father 113 Woman famously evicted from her home 115 “No way!” 117 Things used for dumping … or a literal hint to the answers to the starred clues? 122 Adorable sort 123 Sun block? 124 “In a perfect world …” 125 Sitting posture in yoga 126 Enter again, as data 127 Many East Asian World Heritage Sites
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1 Suffix of ordinals 2 Bird with bloodred eyes 3 Big name in notebooks 4 Houses that may include tunnels 5 Sushi sauce 6 Triple-A jobs 7 Massive star 8 Stock holder? 9 Plus 10 Cutting 11 Mead ingredient 12 “That’s so kind of you!” 13 Course rarity 14 Continuing source of irritation 15 Radio City Music Hall has a famous one 16 Caterpillar alternative 17 Box ____ (tree) 19 Beat by a nose 20 Pieces of threepieces 23 Booted 28 Pricey mushroom 31 Roughly estimated 33 Many a craft brew 35 Common email attachments 36 Height: Prefix 37 Prison weapon 38 ____ anchor (stay still, nautically) 39 “Sounds good!” 41 Sea whose Wikipedia article is written in the past tense 45 It’s in your jeans 47 The Browns, on scoreboards 48 Increasingly outmoded circus roles 49 All thumbs 50 Rust, e.g. 51 Course halves 52 Hand-carved Polynesian statues 54 Empire once spanning three continents 55 Lopsided win 60 Range rovers 61 “I know the answer!” 63 Out-of-the-blue 65 Symbols of sovereignty 66 Can’t stand 67 Shade of gray 68 Leave thirsty 69 Peru’s ____ Chávez International Airport 70 Some intersections 71 Supplement 74 Dream up 76 “Hasta ____” 79 Works in a museum 80 “Gotcha” 81 One keeping a secret, metaphorically 82 Apollo 13 commander 83 Word-of-mouth 84 Drain feature 86 Up to it 88 Pitcher Hideo Nomo, e.g., by birth 90 Be a good designated driver 91 Flag thrower 96 Pitchers’ awards? 98 Certain keg attachment 99 Female friend: Lat. 100 Connection 101 Buttinsky 102 “Oyez! Oyez!” e.g. 103 Princess Charlotte, to Harry 104 Handyperson 106 Lead-in to “-ville” 111 Came from on high 112 Give up 114 First name in courtroom fiction 116 Verily 118 ____ Bravo 119 Image file extension 120 Pro ____ 121 Method: Abbr.