CROSSWORD NEW YORK TIMES

ACROSS 1 Bye at Wimbledon 5 Bonnie who sang “Nick of Time” 10 Needle holder 13 Pop star with the fragrance Miami Glow 16 Scientist Pavlov 17 Move unsteadily 18 Ike’s charge during WWII 19 What King was king of 21 *Shrink who’s always changing his diagnosis? 24 Piece in early Indian chess sets 25 Grasp 26 **What ballet patrons dine on? 28 One side of a childish debate … or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues 30 Take care of 31 Lipton rival 32 30 Rock’s location 34 Bend 37 Arias, typically 39 Aerosol sound 40 *Oregon State’s mascot played by actress Arthur? 47 Festoon 50 Pick in class 51 Assuming it’s even possible 53 Cross, with “off” 54 **A deal on Afro wigs? 60 Commercial lead-in to Balls or Caps 63 “Couldn’t be” 64 Not so awesome 65 Court positions 66 In need of a cracker, perhaps 68 Listen to Christmas carolers? 72 Slipshod 73 Overlook 74 Multiple-choice options 75 Justice Kagan 77 Post-op locale 79 Cold War-era territory: Abbr. 80 *How actor Bill feels about houseguests? 86 Hershiser of the 1980s-’90s Dodgers 87 Cannabis ____ (marijuana) 88 Chicago suburb 92 Removes from a can? 95 **Find cake or Jell-O in the back of the fridge? 97 Hunger 98 Drawbridge locale 100 The Spartans of the NCAA 101 PBS benefactor 102 And other stuff 105 Misconstrue, as words 109 Other side of a childish debate … or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four doublestarred clues 113 *Fall colors? 117 Talk down? 120 Yawnfest 121 **Question from El Al security? 123 Like lightning rounds 124 Tear-stained, e.g. 125 Investigate, as a cold case 126 Pianist Gilels 127 “Woo-hoo!” 128 Half of a classic Mad magazine feature 129 County of Salem, Mass. 130 High ____ DOWN 1 Small scrap 2 New Balance competitor 3 Employing strategy 4 Pyramid crosses 5 Rubbish 6 Cause of some impulsive behavior, for short 7 It might begin with a “What if …?” 8 Beach walkers 9 Mere vestige 10 They may have you going the wrong way 11 Announcer’s cry after a field goal 12 What knows the drill, for short? 13 It has a variety of locks and pins 14 Like buffalo meat vis-à-vis beef and pork 15 Vegas casino with the mascot Lucky the Leprechaun 17 Show piece 19 French cheese 20 Miss 22 ESPN’s McEachern aka the Voice of Poker 23 Edible entry at a county fair 27 Social welfare grp. with a Peace Prize 29 Neighbor of a “~ ” key 32 30 Rock grp. 33 Pro’s position 35 Check 36 Brunch spot 38 “Fire away!” 41 Dress at the altar 42 PC part of interest to audiophiles 43 Author Seton 44 Kick back 45 First name in long jumps 46 Open again, as a keg 48 Sounds of fall? 49 Odette’s counterpart in “Swan Lake” 52 QB Tony 55 “Over my dead body!” 56 Prefix with realism 57 London jazz duo? 58 Sudden turns 59 Belgian river to the North Sea 60 Play for a fool 61 Restaurant chain founded by a celebrity chef 62 Febreze target 67 Goof 69 Greeting on el teléfono 70 Supercharges, with “up” 71 Get one’s hands on some dough? 76 Alternative to Soave 78 Nominative, e.g. 81 Administrative worker on a ship 82 Smoke 83 Bank asset that’s frozen? 84 Google ____ 85 Rap shouts 89 Casino activity with numbered balls 90 Dander 91 Part of a flight plan, for short 92 Pig with pigtails 93 Body of science? 94 Kaplan course for H.S. students 96 Hwy. violation 97 Like bread dough and beer 99 Looney Tunes bird 103 Play the siren to 104 Chatted with, in a way 106 Emotionally distant 107 Arsenal 108 Aligns 110 Where capri pants stop 111 No. 2s at college 112 Inhumane types 114 Lumber-mill equipment 115 Hover craft? 116 Brood 118 Film character who says, “I’d just as soon kiss a Wookiee!” 119 Some pipe joints 122 King of old Rome

10/11/15