n.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Paintball sound 6 City between Turin and Genoa 10 Padlocks lock them 15 Nothing, slangily 19 Spot check? 20 ____ Air 21 Egg producer 22 Drivetrain part 23 Alternative band that sounds like every other alternative band? 25 #1-selling artist that’s an anagram of 23-Across 27 Check time 28 “Wicked Game” singer Chris 30 Showroom display 31 Documentarian Morris 33 They’re new to the family 36 Mystery writer Deighton 38 Deli order 41 Like some drinks and emotions 43 “Nonsense!” 44 Full of frills 45 Invitation for musical plagiarism? 48 #1-selling artist that’s an anagram of 45-Across 51 Like first editions, often 52 Quirk 54 Cell in a 21-Across 55 Frilly trim 57 Rebels’ school 58 Remote possibility? 59 “... ____ other name would smell as sweet”: Juliet 60 Cellar setup 62 Good deal 63 Carrier letters 66 Greeting to a conductor? 68 #1-selling artist that’s an anagram of 66-Across 71 Till bill 72 Turn to mush 73 Acrylic container 76 Welcome to the fold? 77 Tide type 79 Enormous 80 Coffeehouse entertainers 82 Excite 85 Oil change, brake test, etc. 86 Performance often in Italian 87 Friendly music genre? 89 #1-selling artist that’s an anagram of 87-Across 93 Spellbound 94 It’s often set at night 96 Kimchi is its national dish 97 See 124-Across 98 Botanist Gray 99 Alternative to an Oscar 102 Pepper ____, Iron Man’s love interest 104 “Family Guy” baby 106 Mythical weeper 108 Sea creatures with beaks 112 Part of a hospital playlist? 115 #1-selling artist that’s an anagram of 112-Across 117 Play thing 118 Emmy-nominated FX comedy 119 “Ohhh, O.K.” 120 Ready for use 121 Count (on) 122 Punch in 123 Banks with a lot of money 124 With 97-Across, back some time DOWN 1 Make a mistake 2 Enrique ____ Nieto, Mexican president elected in 2012 3 Word after leading or cleaning 4 Digression 5 Private sector? 6 Hurt 7 Caution in a movie review, maybe 8 Whips 9 “____ are like beards; men do not have them until they grow up”: Voltaire 10 Face wear for Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th” 11 Old greeting 12 ____ acetosella (KHC2O4) 13 Human, for one 14 Church council 15 Light blue-green 16 Armpit-related 17 Like military hairstyles 18 Actor Jeong of “The Hangover” 24 Saint with an alphabet named after him 26 Newsroom workers, for short 29 Twenty something? 32 California school attended by Obama, familiarly 34 N.L. East team, to fans 35 New Year’s Eve host Carson 37 Org. with a closing bell 38 Triumphant cry 39 Together 40 “Heavens!” 42 Dough used for tortillas, maybe 44 Aristotle’s school 46 “Whatever” 47 Head case? 49 “Et tu?” 50 Bunkhouse feature 53 Karaoke need 56 Maa in “Babe,” e.g. 57 Leading 58 Turn (into) 61 Jacob’s name after he wrestled with the angel 62 Makeshift weapon in a murder mystery 64 Epitome of desolateness 65 Making known 67 ____ coeptis (phrase on the back of a dollar bill) 68 Hooded jacket 69 Nascar sponsor 70 Tries 73 Figure in a Yogi Bear cartoon 74 “The Walking Dead” channel 75 Computer that sounds like a theater when pluralized 78 That: Sp. 79 Noisy talker 81 Virginia’s ____ Hill Academy, alma mater of 20+ N.B.A. players 82 Taj Mahal city 83 Comfort 84 Keeping the beat? 85 ____ wars 88 Persists, as a forest fire 90 Spanish gold 91 Reveal 92 Lose face 95 Hosp. procedure 99 Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr. 100 Congressional divider 101 Loaf 103 Something skipped 105 Spot 107 Ornate 109 Bone: Prefix 110 Hit a high point 111 AT&T and Comcast, for short 112 “Science Friday” airer 113 Unseen winning card, in poker lingo 114 Never, in Berlin 116 Limitless quantity