The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Crossword Buff

ACROSS 1 Man who had all the answers? 7 Some baggage 14 Fillet, say 20 William Howard Taft or William Mckinley 21 “It’s just me” 22 First-aid item for allergy sufferers 23 Shared with, for a while 24 Leadership style of the nudist-club president? 26 Like a senior year 27 Dates 29 Steamboat Springs alternative 30 Pint-size 31 Like Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick 35 Winter driving hazard 38 Ascribe to, as fault 41 When the nudist club was founded? 46 They hit the sauce a lot 47 “There’s another good point” 49 “Hold on!” 50 Home to the world’s three highest capital cities 51 Nicolas who directed “The Man Who Fell to Earth” 52 Puffs 54 Graduation wear for a University of Hawaii student 55 Place for a throne 56 New members of the nudist club? 59 Pans for potstickers 60 Time’s Person of the Century 62 Lit into 63 Two are named after Douglas and Fraser 64 Big name in tennis balls 65 Weigh in 67 School with a 15th-century chapel 69 It comes straight from the horse’s mouth 71 “Raspberry ____” (Prince hit) 73 Liquor with a double-headed eagle logo 77 Polo course? 78 What happens in the stand-up show at the nudist club? 81 Robert who played A.J. Soprano 82 Pro wrestler Flair 83 John for whom the Voting Rights Advancement Act was named 84 Slangy contraction 85 Rock genre 86 Soon 88 Taco Bell slogan 91 Its size may be measured in liters 92 Hours spent by the pool at the nudist club? 94 Popular hiding spots in hide-andseek 95 Virtual currency 96 Sensitive subject 99 Mimic 100 “Cómo ____?” 103 Strong desire 104 Not a joke, say 108 How people returned from a week at the nudist club? 113 Mountaineer’s tool 115 2006 World Cup champion, to native fans 116 Popping up 117 Follower of high or dry 118 Goal of some workouts 119 Break between workouts 120 Symbolic gestures DOWN 1 Travel expense 2 Largest South American bird 3 A quarter of vier 4 Where the nudistclub orchestra plays its concerts? 5 Graze 6 Site of the Minotaur’s Labyrinth 7 Feelings in the room, informally 8 Build up 9 Choreographer Lubovitch 10 Mont-saint-michel, e.g. 11 Not in debt 12 One-named Irish singer 13 Final Four game, e.g. 14 Thieves’ hide-out 15 Cleanup grp. 16 Conference with five University of California schools 17 ‘60s TV kid 18 Child, in Chile 19 Part of the U.K.: Abbr. 25 “What’s more ... “28 Poetry night? 32 Humbugs? 33 A negative has a reverse one 34 Acid container 36 Joneses 37 Baseball Hall-of-famer Slaughter 38 Element of Freddy Krueger’s glove 39 Hawaiian house feature 40 Recipe direction 42 “Hey, man!” 43 Balrog’s home in “The Lord of the Rings” 44 Techies and Trekkies, stereotypically 45 Elevator innovator 47 You might skip it if you’re in trouble 48 Self starter? 51 L.G.B.T. symbol 53 Statistic in football or basketball 56 Kylo ____, “Star Wars” villain 57 Signed i.o.u.’s 58 Published 59 Victory in the annual nudist-club 1K? 61 Face card’s value in blackjack 63 Supporting 65 Question that introduces doubt 66 Muscle above an ab 68 “____ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” (hymn) 69 Big name in windshield wipers 70 Need for a jailbreak 72 Nellie’s love in “South Pacific” 73 Behaves badly 74 Many a goody, they say 75 Fighter’s fake 76 Releases 77 The lake in “lake effect” snow 78 Whale constellation 79 Not as unruly 80 Small inlet 83 Vanderpump of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” 85 Privy to 87 Tenor Andrea 89 In relation to 90 Punk cousin 91 Supercilious sort 93 Syngman ____, first South Korean president 94 Sin’s counterpart 97 First name on the Supreme Court 98 Like babies’ legs, often 99 Thermostat setting 101 Permanent marker? 102 High-tailed it 105 Minimal effort 106 Neural transmitter 107 Common prescription item 108 In shape 109 Dark side 110 Criticize constantly, with “on” 111 Is, in ancient Rome 112 Divest 114 Many a golden-parachute recipient, in brief