San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: A Monumental Centennial
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1 Part of a big media campaign 5 About 200 feet, for a Boeing 777 9 Artist Vincent van ____
13 Tiara go-with 17 Kind of spider commonly found near train tracks 18 Held on to 19 Slacks, say, in slang 20 Apparel in many a Degas painting 21 With 23-Across, what this puzzle’s subject promised in his most famous address
23 See 21-Across 25 Premium flight amenity 26 Piercing-free bijouterie 27 Landmark dedicated on 5/30/1922 33 Raymond ____, Best Actor nominee for portraying this puzzle’s subject (1940)
36 Hades’ collection 37 Rough and uneven 41 Actress Green of “Casino Royale” 42 They watch what you eat, for short 44 Order of doughnuts 45 It’s in, then it’s out 46 “Norma ____” 47 Pining away 50 Suitcase
51 He played Ferris Bueller’s droning economics teacher 53 Something easily snapped 54 Pay-____-click (advertising model) 55 Place for an ace 56 Wish to take back 57 Composer Zimmer 58 N.H.L. great Bobby 60 PDF alternative 62 Get the ____ 63 Situated
64 Office
67 Big moneymaker 71 Italicize or underline 74 It’s all about me 76 Feature first recommended to this puzzle’s subject by an 11-year-old girl 77 Extendable recording device 78 Rivendell resident, in “The Lord of the Rings”
79 Drink (up)
80 “You with me?” 81 ____ Offroad Fury (2000s video game series)
82 Cable news anchor Cabrera 83 Stuffed pockets 85 Nickname for this puzzle’s subject 88 Eponymous physicist Mach 90 Have ____ (be able to jump high, in slang) 92 Ulysses S. Grant, e.g.
93 Bit of “deets” 94 Locales in a winery tour, perhaps 96 Bikini’s place 99 “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. ____ 100 IV site, for short 101 Choose
102 When repeated, cheer accessory 104 Stretches 109 Trattoria staple 111 Takes part in a pilot program? 112 Sanskrit for “great soul”
113 Sent a letter 114 Govt. aid for a mom-and-pop store 115 Some titles with tildes
116 Backs
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1 Some Asian cuisine 2 Skiing star Lindsey
3 Partner of aid 4 Pieces included with Ikea furniture 5 Barely get wet? 6 Writer Georges whose 300-page novel “A Void” completely avoided the letter E
7 Is ____ (probably will)
8 Utmost 9 Classic Pontiac 10 Title role in a Monteverdi opera 11 Win at life 12 One-eyed giant? 13 Mccartney of fashion 14 Maker of the Q7 and Q8
15 Cry from one being tickled, maybe
16 Runs well 22 Snug-fitting underwear 24 Greetings sent with a click
28 Tab inits. 29 Unlikely winners in Fortnite, say 30 Earful in an elevator
31 Dead lines? 32 I.S.P. alternative to 84-Down 33 Diner order
34 Say outright
35 One epithet for this puzzle’s subject 38 Another epithet for this puzzle’s subject 39 “Buy low, sell high” outcome 40 Aches (for) 43 Nailed 45 Ongoing quarrel 48 Cousin of a bittern 49 Ray of Mcdonald’s fame
51 Arched body part 52 Utility bill unit 59 Campaign nickname that reflected the rustic upbringing of this puzzle’s subject 61 Beachside locale 62 Loving turndown 63 Accessory in which this puzzle’s subject stashed important documents 64 [Outta my way, slowpoke!] 65 Wrinkly fruit 66 Home to about 75% of the world’s tornadoes 68 Rocker Bob 69 More than unpleasant 70 Island whose capital and largest city is Iraklion 71 Habitual drinker
72 Subject of the seven-letter mnemonic PALE GAS 73 “Zip-a-dee-doodah,” e.g. 75 Fastball stat
77 Hon
84 I.S.P. alternative to 32-Down 86 Biting remarks? 87 ____ on over (go somewhere, in slang)
89 Court figure, informally 91 Perfumed pouches 93 Symbols of rebirth in ancient Egypt 94 Goat’s milk cheese 95 Anthony or Joe who directed “Avengers: Endgame” 97 Makeup set? 98 One making a racket?
99 Some arcade machine mechanisms 103 Spooky sounds 105 One chased by un perro
106 Lead-in to historic 107 ____ the Kid, rhyming N.H.L. nickname 108 Otolaryngologist, for short
110 This really blows