The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: I’m Still Standing

ACROSS

1 Swears (to) 8 L.A. region 13 Motto meaning “to the stars” 20 Place with carts 21 Square 22 What oil may do in frigid temperatures 23 1990s-2000s Volkswagen sevenseater 24 Things 25 Overseas land measure 26 Not needing a thing 27 “____ homo” 29 Siri uses it 30 Halliwell a.k.a. Ginger Spice 31 Dino friend of Buzz Lightyear 32 “____ it ironic?” 34 Storm 37 What an up arrow might mean 39 Green-light 41 Approximately 5.5 million tons of it was used to build [see circled letters] 43 Bellini opera that takes place in Gaul 46 A = B, B = C, ergo A = C, e.g. 48 Purchase plan 50 Sneaker, in British lingo 51 See 5-Down 55 Committed to memory 56 Western Hemisphere grp. 57 Gunslinger’s cry 59 Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ____ 60 Country between Ghana and Benin 61 Word repeatedly said while plucking petals 62 Clipped 63 Opposing vote from a horse? 64 Blue ribbon or gold star 66 Yarn 68 Make secret, in a way 71 A chance to dream 74 It’s often played for 75 Website with an “Everything Else” category 76 Some small batteries 78 C sharp equivalent 80 Mexican poet Juana ____ de la Cruz 81 Sass 82 U.F.C. fighting style 83 Radio host John 84 Head, in slang 85 Play group 87 Frequent victim of an April fool 90 Creep 93 Municipal facility: Abbr. 94 Kind of bar 96 Waterfall feature 98 One forced into a force 100 One-act Oscar Wilde play 101 Burial ____ 103 Fútbol cry 104 “You no-good dog,” e.g. 105 Spoils 106 ____ bean 108 Some December purchases 109 They’re stored in pollen grains 111 Villainous “Star Trek” collective 113 Like some chicken cutlets 116 Element named after a German river 120 “Ugh!” 121 Prehistoric Southwest culture 122 Little squirt 123 Sign of success 124 Trendy 125 Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”

DOWN

1 Periods in history 2 Level 3 They wrap things up 4 Prefix with system 5 With 51-Across and 15-Down, group in which [see circled letters] is the only one still largely intact 6 Egyptian desert, e.g. 7 Harmonize 8 ____ generis (unique) 9 Prompt 10 Greek name for this puzzle’s enclosed answer 11 Targets 12 Sleeve fillers 13 Not just smart 14 Active sorts 15 See 5-Down 16 Pepper’s rank: Abbr. 17 High-arcing shots, in basketball lingo 18 Like a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card 19 Lion in the “Madagascar” movies 28 Most massive dwarf planet in the solar system 30 Pass it on 33 Singers’ star turns 35 Contents of some belts, informally 36 Reason for an R rating 38 It comes before one 39 Regarding 40 Harp-shaped constellation 41 Turkish money 42 Provide resources for 44 [Big kiss, dahling!] 45 Pay (up) 47 ____ and the Pacemakers (1960s pop group) 49 They reflected rank in old Rome 52 “Ooh-la-la!” 53 It gives you a lift 54 2003 #1 Outkast hit 58 Tad 60 Mat made of soft rush 62 You might take them out for a spin 65 Artful 66 Mujeres con esposos 67 Outdoor game for kindergartners 69 Time out? 70 “The Office” role played by Jenna Fischer 72 College voter, perhaps 73 Light shades 74 With 101-Across, where this puzzle’s enclosed answer is located 75 Disney’s ____ of Arendelle 77 Smooth, in a way 79 Number of 101-Acrosses in [see circled letters] 85 Workmates, e.g. 86 Pale ____ 87 Tiffs 88 Sleeve filler 89 Brewer Frederick 91 ____-Magnon 92 Like a book with a bookmark in the middle, say 95 Chewy confection 96 Oxford, e.g. 97 Michelle of “Crazy Rich Asians” 99 Fakes 101 Hotel offering 102 New York town that’s home to Playland amusement park 105 Caused 107 The “A” of James A. Garfield 110 So-called “Iron Lady” of Israeli politics 112 “This does not look good!” 113 Fell for it 114 Pi follower 115 “People who love to ____ are always the best people”: Julia Child 117 Writer Fleming 118 Weapon in “The Terminator” 119 Actress Farrow