SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
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Rebecca Goldstein, of Albany, Calif., is a research scientist at Merck, developing cancer immunotherapies. An avid crossword solver (typically six to 10 puzzles a day), she started constructing in 2020 at her wife’s suggestion. Her puzzles have appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times and elsewhere. This is her sixth (and first Sunday) for us. Goldstein is excited to debut the modern coinage at 39-Down.
Across
1 Gas light
5 Spa garment
9 Hebrew word for “spring”
13 Ideal course
18 Chow chow chow 19 Presidential “pet” that sprouts an Afro
21 Challah braids, e.g. 22 Bus?
24 Bowlers
25 Ingredient in un cortado
26 ____ across the board (perfect score) 27 Subatomic particles 29 Antiquated, quaintly 30 Looks to pick things up
32 Photosynthesize? 35 Some classic Chuck Taylor All Stars
39 Little Energizers, say 40 Replay tech.
41 United
42 Volunteer
44 Gift for a budding myrmecologist
48 Peal?
51 Garments often seen at royal weddings 53 Stead
54 Secondhand 55 “American Greed” network
56 “Jump” duo ____ Kross 57 Finales
58 Disposable sock in a shoe store
59 Frame of mind 61 Abhor 64 Words stealthily mouthed to a friend while stuck in a boring conversation 65 Photoshop?
68 Olympic snowboarding event 71 Family-style meal with simmering broth
72 Frolic
73 Intelligence org. 76 Stinks
77 Actress Ward 78 Kristen of “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” 80 Mama pigs
81 Full house, in poker slang
82 Exquisitely made basket
83 Sting?
87 Olympic runner ____ Felix
89 Takes an oath
91 Role on “Seinfeld” 92 Onetime Turkish title 94 “What’s the ____?” 95 Aggressively enterprising sort
97 Iron?
101 2006 mockumentary with a 2020 “Subsequent Moviefilm”
102 ____ Alto
103 Multiple-choice choice
104 Drudge
105 It’s-time connector 110 Tickler’s targets 112 Quenched?
116 Soaks in hot water 117 Wear white to a chili cook-off, you might say 118 Marathon segment 119 Setting for ultra close-up photos
120 For two, musically 121 Crock-Pot creation 122 Collared-shirt accessory
Down
1 Table salt, to a chemist 2 One of the Hearst magazines
3 International grp. headquartered in Vienna 4 Comedian Trevor
5 TV brand
6 “You’re embarrassing me!”
7 Muscles targeted by curls 8 Brings in
9 Muscles targeted by planks
10 Large container
11 Cry from someone who’s disheveled 12 Esteem
13 “____ qué?” (“Why?” in Spanish)
14 Passion project, perhaps
15 Spanish city enclosed within intact medieval walls
16 Food, air, water, etc. 17 Tushies
20 Yiddish laments 21 Teachers’ teachings 23 Took five
24 23andMe facilities 28 Ending with clip or slip 31 “Today” co-host Kotb 32 Chutzpah 33 Commuter option 34 Big Ben hrs.
35 Hosts, as at a penthouse
36 “Can’t win ’em all” 37 Affixed in a scrapbook, say 38 Posterior
39 Evidence derived from personal experience and observation rather than systematic research and analysis
42 Recede
43 Ankle bones
45 Help around the House
46 Paper purchase 47 Think out loud 49 Subject of Queen Mary 50 Phrase that may be repeated in a long story 52 Course for an English major, informally 56 Stayed toasty 57 Kvetch
59 Scans that may involve dye injections, in brief 60 Anthem contraction 62 Pseudoscientific ability, for short 63 Terence who’s known as the “Mozart of Mathematics”
64 Total
65 One who’s no fun at all 66 Breakfast centers? 67 Ancient Roman formal wear
68 Tea served with a jumbo straw
69 Golden calf, for one 70 Hockey score 73 Pitch-perfect?
74 Pigs
75 “____ my last email … ” 77 Shade providers 79 “Where’s My Refund?” org.
80 Whack
82 Down B-52s, say 83 Close tightly 84 Signifying symbol 85 Company that created a Sonic boom?
86 Handle at the bar 88 Succeeded at musical chairs
90 Imagine ____ Peace (Ben & Jerry’s flavor) 93 Campfire remnant 95 Skilled in
96 Elaborately decorated 97 Muscle contraction 98 Kauffman who co-created “Friends” 99 Ancient Mesoamerican civilization 100 Places for some piercings 101 Objections
104 Winter setting in S.F. 106 Tushies
107 “Dealing with that right now!”
108 Campus with the ZIP code 90095 109 Place to swim or play b-ball
111 Stock launch, in brief 113 Image on Australia’s coat of arms
114 Donkey Kong, for one 115 Make final, with “up”