New York Times Sunday Crossword
Ejection Letters
ACROSS
1 Patron of the high
seas
7 Metric in digital
journalism
13 Some marble works 18 Den mother
19 Make less stuffy 20 Opening
21 Reason for an ejection in the M.L.B. 22 Reason for an ejection in the N.B.A. 24 Bank takebacks, for
short
25 Snug as a bug in a
rug
27 Make mention of 28 N.F.L. star ejected
from 102-Across 29 “Right on!” 30 Actress/singer
Janelle 31 Rudimentary 32 Treats, as a sprain 33 Reason for an ejection in FIFA
37 The Bronx Bombers, on scoreboards Intent
Soon Student taking Torts or Property 43 Snowshoe-hare predator
Brian with the album “Before and After Science” Shorten
N.B.A. star ejected from 105-Across 51 Sound heard in Georgia? Musician’s skill Onetime Sprint competitor
56 Burn a perfume stick
in
57 Meursault’s love in Camus’s “The Stranger” Reason for an ejection in the N.F.L. 61 “Love, when we met, ____ like two planets meeting”: Ella Wheeler Wilcox 62 Sepals of a flower 63 Rolls up 38 39 40 44
45 48 53 54 58 64 65
67 68
69 70 71 72 73
76 77 79 80
83 84
87
92 95 96 97 98
99 100 101 102 105
107 108
109 110 111
112 1 2
3 4 5 M.L.B. star ejected from 87-Across Belief in one’s role as a savior Anatomical lashes Drum held between the knees
On fire
____ milk English dialect in which “food shopping” is “makin’ groceries”
Aries and Taurus Result of a judicial conflict of interest Kabuki sash Bloke
Polish up, in a way “Actually, come to think of it ...” Skill
Part of a “fence” in the game Red Rover Seeming opposite of “Ignorance is bliss” Pollyannaish Mends, in a way Some flaws in logic Plays charades, say Tweeter’s “Then again ...”
Set down Fruity soda brand A Musketeer Entry fee
Stew that’s decidedly not very spicy Durkheim who helped found the field of sociology Browned at high heat
Hit from behind Array in a cockpit Butterfly-attracting flowers Actress Jean who played Joan of Arc in “Saint Joan”
DOWN
Well formed “Receiving poorly,” in CB lingo Retreats Grazing land Organization of Afro-american Unity founder 6
7 8 9
10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 21 23 1960s group with a fabric-related name, with “the”
Joe can provide it Bell-shaped flower Writer/critic ____ Madison III Hebrew “shalom” to Arabic “salaam,” e.g. “Seven Samurai” director Unchanging Pinch
Drop from one’s Facebook circle Poker-faced Armistice
They may hit the ground running Respectable Genius
Head turner? 26
30 31 34 35
36 41 42 43 46 47 48 49
50 51
52 55 It gained independence from France in 1960 Principal Discombobulate King of morning TV Poet who invented the terza rima rhyme scheme
Bay of Biscay feeder Easter activity “Move on already!” Rodeo ring? Politico Abzug Members of the flock Of base 8
One getting onboarded
Made into law Bargain hunter’s delight Margaret Atwood’s “____ and Crake” Standard of living? 57 58
59 60 62 63
66 67 68
71 74
75 77
78 81 Country south of Sicily Amazon Prime competitor Ireland, to poets “Rainbow” fish Tax pros, for short They’re located between Samoa and Vanuatu Entrance to a cave Revolutionary group Language family that includes Xhosa and Zulu Monastery garb Metonym for local government They’re only a few stories
Noted Belle Epoque locale Psyche’s beloved Suggests 82 84
85 86
88 89
90 91 92
93
94 100
101 103 104 106 Typical summer intern Forming an upward curve
Like oral history FIFA star ejected from 65-Across Choice of cheese ____ Stark, Oona Chaplin’s “Game of Thrones” role Russian ethnic group Church title Partitioned, with “off”
People of south-central Mexico Director Coppola Author Jonathan Safran ____ Land parcel ____ Moines Pique Literary fairy queen