The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: New Look

ACROSS

1 Like the Rock vis-àvis any of the Stones 8 Small doodles, perhaps 15 ____ pants 20 Surpass 21 Candy bar with an exclamation point in its name 22 To love, in Italian 23 Meticulous magical beings? 25 The land down under 26 Sharpen 27 Screams 28 Calendar column: Abbr. 29 Frenzied states 30 High-ranking figures, collectively 32 Like some crosscaribbean flights? 34 Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver in the New York Jets Ring of Honor 37 Biblical father of Eliphaz 40 CNN political correspondent Bash 41 Bushy-tailed rodents 43 Postseason tournament pick 46 ____ Reader (quarterly magazine) 50 Journals of a certain stunt performer? 52 Commuting arrangement 54 Body-shop fig. 55 Owing 56 Buddy of Buddy, maybe 58 What might whet an appetite 59 Taken down and put up elsewhere 63 Relative of cerulean 66 Scale for some judges 68 Possible reason for refusing to wear a tank top? 71 Worries about something 73 2018 crime biopic 74 “Potatoes done perfect” sloganeer 77 Shape of a doughnut 78 Shape of a canine ID tag, often 80 Fossil suffix 82 “Most miserable hour that ____ time saw”: Lady Capulet 83 “Checkmate” 85 Means of learning about Chiang Kaishek? 91 Massachusetts’ College of Our Lady of the ____ 92 Some post-pollution efforts 94 Become ticked off 95 Ready 96 Wielder of the hammer Mjölnir 98 Tools used by horologists 99 Inept dancers at Oktoberfest? 105 Express-line count 107 Mentor of 50 Cent 108 Valedictorian’s pride, in brief 109 Mag space seller 111 Smurf with a white beard 115 Dish at a tradit ional Bedouin wedding 116 New look provider ... or a homophonic hint to this puzzle’s theme 119 Small hill 120 Poorly lit 121 Series of steps 122 Early R&B group for Missy Elliott 123 Stockpiles 124 Felt on the head?

DOWN

1 “2 Broke Girls” co-star Behrs 2 Bounce off the wall 3 Musk of Spacex 4 Incendiary explosive 5 Big news to share in the biz world? 6 Company acquired by Allstate in 2011 7 Longtime first name in TV talk 8 Unpartitioned apartment 9 Clicking sounds? 10 Letter two after tau 11 ____ E (skin care brand) 12 Guacamole ingredient 13 Major exporter of nutmeg 14 ____ admin 15 “LOLOL” 16 Big name in microwaves 17 Straight sides of sectors 18 Put up 19 Soccer superstar nicknamed “La Pulga” (“The Flea”) 24 Water (down) 29 The National Zoo’s Xiao Qi Ji, e.g. 31 Agitate 32 Hungarian herding breed 33 Figure on Italy’s 2,000-lira note before euros were introduced 34 Common viper 35 Free 36 People can’t lie under it 38 Actor who delivered the line “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” 39 Word with power or brakes 42 GQ V.I.P.S 44 Best 45 “____: Vegas” (TV reboot of 2021) 46 Revolted 47 Treat for Mr. Owl 48 Seward Peninsula city 49 Verve 51 “There was no choice” 53 Person with star power? 57 Triangular piece in a party bowlful 60 Rentals that might come with dolly carts 61 “Wrong!” 62 Nickname for someone whose full name is a calendar month 64 Spur 65 Letter two before tau 67 Obie-winning playwright Will 69 Defamed, in a way 70 “Indeed” 71 Reason to see an ophthalmologist 72 Pea-jacket material 75 Caterpillar competitor 76 Thomas Jefferson or John Tyler, by birth 79 Org. that bestows the Community Assist Award 81 Liberal-arts sch. major 84 Certain curtain 86 On the ____ (no longer friendly) 87 Overseas speed meas. 88 Go from here to there ... like *that* 89 Quark’s place 90 “It’s my hunch ...” 93 Pithy saying 95 Dish whose yellow color comes from saffron 97 “Rude Boy” singer, to fans 99 Divisions of bushels 100 Like the Mideast exclave of Madha 101 Long rides? 102 Used a prayer rug, say 103 Literally, “works” 104 Pieces of work 106 Traditional rivals of the N.C.A.A.’S ‘Hoos 109 Church part 110 There are three of them in a Morse “O” 112 Passing through D.C.? 113 USD : dollar :: MXN : ____ 114 Part of 79-Down: Abbr. 116 Frequent C.D.C. collaborator 117 “____ Way” (Kitty Kelley biography of Sinatra) 118 Opponent

NO. 0926 10/3/21