New York Times Sunday Crossword

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1 Become hysterical, with “out’’ 4 Elided title 8 Restaurant competitor of Pinkberry and Sweet Frog 12 Catchy tunes, informally 16 Sigh of lament 17 Where dancers have a ball? 18 Mcflurry mix- in 19 Furniture giant 20 Bad flight forecast 21 Reason 22 Hierarchy level 23 Certain U. S. time zone 24 Economizing, as represented by the circled squares? 27 “The bad news is ... ‘’ 29 Whatsapp transmissions, briefly 30 Navy nay 31 Seizes eagerly, as an opportunity 33 Sean of “Stranger Things’’ 34 Part of an M. C.’ s intro, often 36 Prohibition target 40 Economizing, as represented twice in 12- Down? 45 “The Crown’’ role 46 Colorful kind of shirt 47 Offering from Dr. Mom, in brief 48 Senior partners? 50 ____ Hill, neighborhood of San Francisco 51 Bussing on a bus, for short 54 Memorable mission 56 “You’ve made your point,’’ slangily 57 Lead- in to an opinion 60 Zip 62 From not so long ago 63 Parts of a gig 64 Scrapbooker’s project 67 Honesty, resilience or a sense of humor, perhaps 69 Shield of ancient Greece: Var. 73 Manhattan is one: Abbr. 75 Attempt 77 Work that hasn’t yet entered publication 79 Little squealer 83 Fencer’s score 86 Hebrew version of the English pronoun “I’’ 87 Confidentiality contract, for short 88 Welcome event 90 ____ drag ( hockey maneuver) 91 Cellist’s need 93 In concert 94 Economizing, as represented in 58Down? 99 Unwelcome, so to speak 101 Vote in favor 102 Trading places 103 Like some modern maps 105 Golfer Palmer, to fans 106 A/ C meas. 109 “The Planets’’ composer 111 Economizing, as represented by the shaded squares? 115 Bad- sounding creatures? 116 Ditto, in legal footnotes 118 Word that means “ocean’’ in a religious title 119 Large crowd 120 It’s cried on a slide 121 Check 122 Classical poem 123 Beast with recurved horns 124 Triumphant shout at a crossword tournament 125 Freshness 126 Like some morning lawns 127 Smokey spot, for short

DOWN 1 Sharpens 2 “How ____ Your Mother’’ 3 Work out 4 Some garlic prep 5 Regarding 6 Maker of the Nitro 5 gaming laptop 7 “The year’s at the spring/ 8 Yankees manager before Girardi 9 Zealous activist 10 C- note 11 Tranquil discipline 12 Former name of a Kansas arena that commemorated a 1976 U. S. anniversary 13 It helps make a stew a goo 14 Poached fruit 15 Garnish for una margarita 16 Source of many a name on a campus building, informally 17 Starts eating 20 Poli ____ 25 Reply to the Little Red Hen 26 Name hidden in “before long’’ 28 It makes a red velvet cake red 32 Cancoen cash 33 Hamburger’s beef? 34 Word with pepper or tower 35 Like some ancient pyramids 37 Acceleration, e. g. 38 Quelques-____ ( some, in French) 39 Quantity multiplied by acceleration in Newton’s second law 40 Pioneer in global aviation 41 Words of defeat 42 “Don’t sweat it,’’ informally 43 Educ. supporter 44 Once- popular devices discontinued in 2022 49 Cousin of a weasel 52 “What’s the ____?’’ (“’ Sup with that?’’) 53 Suffer 55 Farmyard cry 58 Not in a relationship 59 “The Last O. G.’’ network 61 Vile Nile reptile 65 Out- and- out 66 Foreign leader whom Nixon met in 1972 68 That’s history! 70 Kind of knife of infomercial fame 71 Like Urdu or Hindi 72 Was very ripe 74 Round figures 76 Montana city SW of Helena 78 The main antagonist? 79 [ Ugh, this is horrible!] 80 ____ facto 81 Like some highlighter colors 82 Relish 84 Plant whose name derives from Quechua 85 Devious snicker 89 Barely gets the words out 92 Pros with deliveries, in brief 95 Painter Jan van ____ 96 “Let’s do this!’’ 97 Civil rights icon ____ Helen Burroughs 98 Power structure? 100 Capers 104 Shakespeare’s “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’’ has five of them 105 Beaming, as with joy 106 Liberal arts college in Kentucky 107 Locally focused lecture franchise 108 Pac- 12 player 109 Santa’s favorite Hostess dessert? 110 Wilson of film 112 Carded at a bar, informally 113 Common spot for a sunburn 114 Gaggles 115 Chain email abbr. 117 Grammy winner ____ Lipa