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The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Way Out West

- BY Daniel MAUER / PUZZLE EDITED BY WILL shortz

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“Meet the ____” (baseball fight song) Pertaining to any of five Italian popes Small rodent

To be, in France ____ Jay Hawkins, rock pioneer who wrote “I Put a Spell on You”

Hardly a team player? Nickname for 114-Across coined by John Steinbeck Large rodents Corpse ____ (morning-after cocktail) German surname part

One of the Guccis At the top

Skip or drop Down-to-earth Cool Opposite of a breeze Instructio­n for some Thanksgivi­ng cooking “Downton Abbey” countess Colorful natural attraction along 114-Across

An awful state to live in

Twitch user, perhaps Spanish : -ando or -iendo :: English : ____ Attempt to grasp, as a complicate­d situation Car-pooling inits. Cuisine that includes gochujang paste 52 “Go ahead and ask” 56 Pastis flavorer 58 Peridot, for one 60 Smart, say

61 Bad stat for a QB: Abbr.

Left

Tall, curved attraction along 114-Across Gear for gondoliers Trafficker trackers, for short Legend

Animal in the genus Bos Following along Roux ingredient? B3, nutritiona­lly Beverage with a “New England” variety

Gone to press? Booked it Phrase one might yell at the screen during a horror film What roots are, to powers Graffitied artistic attraction along 114-Across 94 Summers in la cité 95 ____ Austin, Biden’s

secretary of defense 5

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83 86 88

90 92

ACROSS

Bugs

Jazz bassist Carter, who has appeared on more than 2,200 recordings Being treated, in a way

A whole can of worms? Mamas’ mamas Bug

Bad review Component of lacquer thinner More far out Theme of this puzzle, which winds its way nearly 2,500 miles through all the shaded squares herein Wishy-washy response Captivate

The Panthers of the N.C.A.A., familiarly

120 Art in the Television Hall of Fame Dislikes and then some

Things sometimes named after presidents 97 98 99 101

102 106 107 108

110 114 117

118 119 121 122 1 2 3

DOWN

One of 50,460 in the Chunnel Actress Barrymore, great-aunt of Drew Famed fountain of Rome 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13

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20 22 27

30 31

32

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36 37 38 39

Half step, in music Character seen on a keyboard

Bile Obsequious

Sun deck? “That’s my cue!” Actress Long Component of a bridge truss Positive results of some strikes TV 6-year-old who attends Little Dipper School Lead-in to “com” Bit of writing on Twitter or Tinder Natural conclusion? Some mil. officers Abbr. on many streets in Quebec “Holy ____!” Pass

Not mainstream, for short

Sierra ____ 1990s film with a famous wood chipper scene Word with a wave in Oaxaca

Classic Camaro Grant ____, northeast terminus of 114-Across

Kind of tape $100 bill, slangily Underwriti­ng? “What malarkey!” 40 41

42 44

45 51

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57 59

62 63

65

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68

70 74

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80

Paid penance

Site of a U.C. in the O.C. Muscle-bone connector

Verb in Poe’s “The Raven”

Trece menos doce Many a Hollywood worker Brownish-yellow hue

Big ____ Monogram in the 2016 presidenti­al election

Puts away Suffragist and abolitioni­st Abby ____ Alcott Georgia, e.g.

One of two circling the earth Decorates deceptivel­y

High part of a deck Bon ____ (fashionabl­e world) One-named New Age musician Mower’s trail Means of electronic communicat­ion with restricted access Ending with cash or front

Self images? Stevenson of 1950s politics

They may be ridden to victory 81 83 84 85

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107 109 110

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113 115 116

Some co. name endings

Santa Monica ____, southwest terminus of 114-Across Golden rule prepositio­n Speedskate­r Kramer with nine Olympic medals

Stir in

String or integer, in programmin­g Brand with a bull in its logo Critical warning Some scores in horseshoes

“My Name Is Asher ____”

Offer one’s two cents Deprived

You usually do this lying down by yourself

Naval “Negative” Singer O’day

Bad messages to send to the wrong person

Tap-in, e.g.

140, in old Rome Covid Data Tracker org.

New Deal power agcy.

Fools are often seen at its start: Abbr. Peaceful, informally Partner of only Posed for a portrait

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