The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Title Basin’

ACROSS

1 Dinosaur Mario games in the 6 Titular character film opposite Harold 11 Something offered in tribute

16 ____ Martin DB5 (“Bondmobile”) 17 Knock-down-dragout fights

21 Nudge

22 Barack, Michelle, Hillary and Bill took them, for short 23 Yann Martel’s baking memoir?

24 Have heart eyes

for

25 Member of Britain’s upper house 26 Tone-____ 27 Shunned, with

“out”

29 “Don’t get ____!” 30 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s chivalric tale?

36 Just like that 38 Zaps, as leftovers 39 Brainstorms 42 Messes (with) 43 Follower of

“Je m’appelle”

44 What a figure skate has that a hockey skate lacks 45 “____ you seeing this?” 46 Voltaire’s sweet novel?

50 Scan that excites hydrogen atoms, for short 51 Can’t keep one’s mouth shut? 54 Alternative to de Gaulle 55 Debussy’s “____ d’étoiles” 57 Prepare to go next 59 “You’re making me blush!”

61 Lived (with) 63 Marcel Proust’s kitchen mystery?

70 Trouble

71 I

72 “That’s ____!” (director’s cry) 73 Halloween vis-à-vis

Nov. 1 74 “Yeesh!”

76 One of six parked on the moon 78 Nasty, in a way 79 Author Ferrante 81 Neutral paint color 82 Break 85 Societal problem 86 “When They See Us” director Duvernay

89 Big e-commerce site 90 Antoine de Saintexupéry’s pet story?

95 Guarantees 97 [Doh!] 100 Semibiographical source for “Citizen Kane”

101 Small trunks

105 Certain red wine 107 Trap 109 Had a friendly relationship (with)

110 “____ is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it”: Einstein 111 “Revenge ____ dish ...” 112 William Shakespeare’s historical romance?

115 Gives one’s seal of approval 116 Woman’s name that’s a piece of furniture backward 117 Classical singing venue

118 Beat

119 Call to reserve? 120 The final installment of “The Godfather” 121 Bit of coffee 122 Sierra Nevadas, e.g.

123 Word that can precede or follow “run”

DOWN

1 “____ ready for this?” (opening of a pump-up jam by 2 Unlimited) 2 Part of an Italian veal dish name 3 Go back to Square 1 4 Share a workspace, in modern lingo

5 Helpful connections 6 Breakfast order

7 Long period 8 What a weather balloon might be mistaken for 9 Letters on the “3” button 10 Catches a glimpse of 11 What Mrs. Potts and Chip serve in “Beauty and the Beast”

12 Brit’s term of affection 13 “Finally!” 14 Resolve, with “out” 15 Precious, to a Brit 17 Goes undercover? 18 Heated accusation 19 Sound effect during a bomb defusing, perhaps 20 “I watched that episode already” 26 Critical time 28 Queen who made Carthage prosper 31 Pittsburgh-to-buffalo dir.

32 Fair forecast 33 Beat in a boxing match, in a way 34 Corral 35 Command for a right turn, in mushing

36 “It’s possible” 37 “You’ve Got Mail” director Ephron

40 Neutral paint color 41 Sound like a broken record 46 Shoe with holes

47 Top dogs 48 Subject of Rick Steves’s travel guides 49 God, in Guadalajara 52 Bullet alternatives: Abbr.

53 Utter

54 Como ningún ____ (unique, in Spanish) 56 Pledge-drive gift 57 Giggle 58 Dreyer’s ice-cream partner

60 ____ Harbor, first official port of entry to the United States 62 Channel that aired “Daria” and “The Hills” 63 Fan-mail recipient 64 Exploding star 65 Take pride in something 66 Ruffle

67 What can take a punch?

68 ____ & Chandon (Champagne) 69 Long periods 70 Little bowwow 75 Wray of “King Kong” 77 Nonresident doctor

80 Lead role on “Parks and Recreation” 82 Writer Stein 83 Green and others 84 Sets (against) 86 The Amazons were the daughter of this god, in myth

87 By way of 88 Director’s cry 91 Is employed 92 Movie with the line “I feel the need ... the need for speed”

93 Dials

94 Some concert tour merchandise 95 Martial arts master

96 Sushi condiment 98 Traitor in the Revolutionary War 99 Warehouse employee 100 “S.N.L.” cast member Gardner 102 Lover of Orion, in myth 103 8-Down pilots, in brief

104 Forest grazer 106 Full of spice 108 Where Zeno taught 110 Children’s poet Silverstein 113 ____ beam 114 Place for a shvitz