The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Pardon My French

ACROSS 1 Tobacco plug 5 Manipulate 10 Graduates of Quantico, informally 14 Taller roommate of 15-Down 18 Showgirl in the 1978 hit “Copacabana” 19 Boomer’s kid, maybe 20 Declare 21 Snack item with approximately 53 calories 22 Positive thinker’s motto? 25 Textbook section 26 Firewire alternative 27 Letter between November and Papa in the NATO alphabet 28 It might be set at sea 29 When a prime-time drama might air 31 Reason-based belief in God 33 Repeated sound that’s hard to get rid of 34 Means of becoming a god? 36 “Call the Midwife” network 38 Had something nice 40 Nonsense 41 Place in danger 45 Ernst and Young, e.g.: Abbr. 46 Peroxide ____ 47 It’s an affront 51 Where Rapunzel let down her hair? 53 Quarrel 54 It matures quickly, in brief 55 Angled to get attention: Abbr. 56 Suffix with serpent or opal 57 Offed 60 Reach quickly, as a conclusion 61 Perhaps 62 Doc. to ensure secrecy 63 A pupil may grow in it 64 United group, e.g. 65 Holy water? 70 Excites 72 “Salus populi suprema lex ____” (motto of Missouri) 73 Charade 74 One of 17 in Monopoly: Abbr. 77 One with pressing work 78 Feed the guests, maybe 79 Dish that’s cooked underground 80 Feb. 14 81 673 parts of the Louvre Pyramid 82 “Old man” 83 Answer to “What is Roquefort or Brie?” 86 Offed 87 Go the wrong way 88 Green-lit 90 Like drunken speech 91 Announcement on National Coming Out Day 93 Inappropriate 95 Early bird? 96 Spilled milk? 100 Front of a semi 102 Ubiquitous advertiser with an acronymic name 106 Seeing as 107 Weight of an empty container 108 What’s clothed in summer and naked in winter, per an old riddle 110 China’s largest ethnic group 111 What Bankamericard became in 1976 112 The queen with her pets? 116 School where some of “Shakespeare in Love” was filmed 117 Annual Memorial Day race, informally 118 Red Sox’ div. 119 Bit of sports equipment that may be electrified 120 Casino tool 121 Philippine money 122 Fleas and flies 123 What’s left on a map?

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1 Obscure 2 Windsor, e.g. 3 A criminal’s may be unbelievable 4 “Time ____ ... “5 Big name in jelly 6 Like mosaic tiles 7 Lose possession? 8 One of the books of the Torah: Abbr. 9 Where Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” was first performed 10 Prima ____ 11 Word that becomes more dramatic when you add an “R” in front 12 Caribbean land, at the Olympics 13 Administer an oath to 14 Echoes 15 Shorter roommate of 14-Across 16 Control, metaphorically 17 Completely, in slang 19 Pedal on the right 23 Man of La Mancha 24 Late-night trips to the fridge, e.g. 30 Shirt or blouse 32 Bit of magic 35 Projecting front 37 Temporarily replace 39 Most likely to win at Trivia Night, maybe 41 Long-billed wader 42 Parent company of Facebook 43 Game starter 44 Home for Holmes 48 One who sees what you’re saying? 49 Berliner’s “old” 50 Sight on winter roads 52 Sign of overuse 53 “All ____!” 54 Prefix that’s mega mega? 58 Not merely annoyed 59 Split 60 Buzzfeed staple 64 Wide ties 66 Netflix series set at Green Gables 67 Manipulates 68 Place to go on a ship 69 Them’s the breaks! 70 List in “The Idiot’s Guide to ... “71 Neighbor of Siberia, in Risk 75 Common still-life prop 76 Looked at 78 Architectural columns in the form of sculpted female figures 80 Threshold 82 Gunslinger’s command 84 Schools 85 Held tight 87 A narcissist may go on one 88 Shockingly bizarre 89 What the quadriceps muscle connects to 92 N.Y.C. commuting inits. 94 Bugs 96 Where bile is produced 97 Loos who wrote “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” 98 Casual response to an apology 99 Panasonic subsidiary 101 Orchestra section 103 “If my luck holds out ... “104 Pens 105 Beginning 109 Rhinitis treater, in brief 113 Phoenix-toalbuquerque dir. 114 Bottle labeled “XXX” in the comics 115 “Do the ____” (soft drink slogan)