CROSSWORD NEW YORK TIMES

BLANK EXPRESSIONS By Brandon Koppy / No. 0508

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1 You say it when you “get it” 4 Cell connection inits. 7 Dope 12 Sorta 15 Writing tip 18 Film critic with a cameo in 1978’s “Superman” 20 Safe bets 22 “Levitating” singer, 2020 24 Stuffed up, in a way 25 Northern New Jersey town 26 Literally, “father of many” 27 2020 No. 1 hit for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion 28 Longtime cooking show hosted by Alton Brown 30 They may be classified 31 Resident of the second-largest U.S. city 35 Like some bulls 36 Dangerous part of a tour 41 Fan of the album “Aoxomoxoa,” say 43 Dress (up) 44 Flings without strings 45 Yogurt-based Indian drink 46 The Blue Marble 49 “Ditto!” 50 Part of “fwiw” 51 Sit in stir 53 Good people to ask for directions 55 Grok 56 Clothing store sign 58 Owed 59 Parts of many skyscrapers 63 Med. care option 64 South ____ 65 Wilson of film 67 Loud and clear, as a call to action 69 First name among billionaires 71 Demean 74 Woolly ma’am 76 Chats over Twitter, for short 77 ____ al-Fitr (holiday) 79 Lump sum? 83 Hawaiian home parts 85 Grabbed the reins 88 The barber of Seville 89 Singer Grande, to fans 90 Diverse ecosystem 92 Christine of “The Blacklist” 93 French 101 verb 95 Mustangs’ sch. 96 Back tracks? 98 Made bubbly 100 Not stop talking about 102 Supreme Court appointee before Thurgood Marshall 104 “Dios ____!” 105 Firm 107 Pin points? 108 Spacecraft’s reflective attachment 111 Ominous 112 Flexible spade, say 113 Like werewolves 116 Hairsplitter 120 Late actor Eisenberg 121 In which belts are worn 123 Ideal beta tester 127 Gives a boost, informally 129 Roger ____, first film critic to win a Pulitzer for criticism 131 Boots 132 Algebra I calculation 133 Worries 137 Calendar mo. 138 Captain’s log entry, maybe 142 Quinceañera feature 143 2013 Bong Joon Ho thriller 146 Hear out, say 147 NYC mayor after de Blasio 148 Alien’s line of communication? 149 Speedy travel option150 Precept 151 John, abroad 152 Young ’uns 153 Cares for

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1 Pioneer in Dadaism 2 “That’s amusing” 3 Rose of Guns N’ Roses 4 Passport, for one 5 Vegan protein source made from fermented soybeans 6 Big name in ice cream 7 1993 Salt-N-Pepa hit 8 Heart-shaped, as leaves 9 Entree with boiling broth 10 Dash figure 11 No. 1 NBA draft pick in 1992 12 Journalist ____ B. Wells 13 Outback, e.g. 14 Stereotypical football coach 15 Org. with grants 16 It’s got hops, for short 17 Superhero comics sound 19 Ties another knot 20 Bay Area airport code 21 Tennis division 23 Victor ____, role in “Casablanca” 28 Professional saver? 29 Fad accessory of the 1980s 31 It comes off the top of one’s head 32 “Cool beans!” 33 Verbose 34 The eighth of eight 37 Feeling bad, in a way 38 “August: ____ County” (Tracy Letts play) 39 Site of Hercules’ first labor 40 Ramps up or down? 42 Leave it to beavers 44 ____-Magnon 47 Author Gaiman 48 Plus 52 Pablo Neruda wrote one “to a large tuna in the market” 54 Has online? 57 Slugger with 609 homers 60 Bit of cosmic justice 61 Unlikely feature for competitive swimmers 62 Some trattoria offerings 64 All tucked in 66 Eccentric 67 Top dog, for short 68 Wedding-notice word 70 Basket-weaving materials 71 Home of Gulf State Park 72 Behind-the-counter helper 73 Licorice-flavored quaff 75 “____ With Marc Maron” (popular podcast) 78 Rage 80 Main connection? 81 Some antique furniture 82 Like 100 vis-à-vis 99, say 84 The Trojan priestess Cassandra ,e.g. 86 Two-syllable cheer 87 Contest 88 Softened expletive on “Battlestar Galactica” 91 Cutesy ending with most 94 Marijuana compound, for short 97 Some coding statements 98 United 99 Having less vermouth, say 101 Air or Ear ender, in tech 103 “____ live and breathe!” 106 No longer funny 109 Jay with jokes 110 Does the same as 113 Blood typing, e.g. 114 Runnin’ ____ (NCAA basketball team) 115 In and of itself 117 Shining brightly 118 Former Jordanian queen 119 Formal accessory 122 Text file in a software package 124 Inundate, as with work 125 RunnerBolt 126 Like some parking 128 Attract while exploiting someone’s weakness 130 Shades 132 Cuts off the flow of 133 “PDQ” in the OR 134 Way off the mark 135 Flair 136 Imbibe, old-style 138 Scrooge McDuck, for one 139 Last word of the New Testament 140 “All ____ ...” 141 Chapters in history 144 “Hunh?” 145 P