The New York Times Crossword

Joel Fagliano, 26, is the digital crossword editor of The New York Times and creator of the paper’s daily Mini. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he often sneaks references to the city into his puzzles, such as 83-Down here. This puzzle is unthemed, which means it has a more open pattern.

ACROSS

1 It was first officially designated in a 1966 Lyndon Johnson proclamation 11 Holders of tiny mirrors 19 Apple Store purchase 20 What studies show that men do more than women, conversationally

22 It might require a quick check

23 Star treatment

25 Male swan

26 Static, as an exercise 28 Access with a password 29 “Lord, show me ____” 31 World’s largest cosmetics company

32 Post office?

33 Oscar winner Jared 34 Kitchen cabinet

35 Major academic achievements

36 “Yeah, whatever” 37 Having locks 39 Cocktail of tequila and grapefruit soda

41 Load

42 Specious arguer

45 Risk taker

47 One taking the bait

49 Like Earth’s orbit

51 2019, zodiacally

56 Mine entrance

57 Calle ____, landmark street in Miami’s Little Havana

59 Arcade game based on a film of the same name 60 “You listening?” 61 N.Y.U.’S ____ School of the Arts

63 Got by

66 Traces left by burning candles

67 Complete fool

69 Call of the wild

70 Catch a break? 72 Promote

73 Deli machine 76 Auditorium section beneath the balcony 78 Word before web or chocolate

79 Bundle

81 Heather has two, in a children’s book title 82 Onetime U.S. soccer prodigy Freddy

85 Dates not found on the calendar

87 Hot sauce

89 Bank takeback

91 Great work

92 Without profit

93 Kid around

97 Owing

99 Greek goddess of the moon 100 Police, slangily 101 Negatively charged 102 Oppositely

104 Internet ____ 105 Weapon with a distinctive hum

107 Classic play with a Delphic oracle

109 It’s seen near Pennsylvania Avenue

110 Bright shade of red 111 Casino attraction 112 Buzzer beater?

DOWN

1 Kind of conservative 2 Put side by side 3 Something to champ at 4 It makes the earth turn 5 Finish with

6 Parts of a college app 7 Thomas Aquinas and others, philosophically 8 Inferior deities

9 Put forward 10 Number one on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Pop Songs” list

11 Polite

12 What “accommodate” is often inaccurately spelled with

13 ____ Dew (stylized brand name)

14 Stripped

15 Sinclair Lewis novel for which he received (but declined) the Pulitzer Prize 16 Parts of bluffs 17 Coaches

18 Nascar mishap

21 “My Neighbor ____,” acclaimed animated film from Hayao Miyazaki 24 The “Tullius” of Marcus Tullius Cicero

27 Sci-fi weapon

30 Tied the knot

32 Org. for the Vegas Golden Knights

34 Sauce traditionally prepared in a mortar 35 Repeats mindlessly 38 Embarrassing sound when bending over

39 Fruits baked in wine 40 Tapped, as a cigarette 42 Delta Air Lines hub 43 Getting up there 44 Puckered fabric

46 Many a local volunteer 48 Ticker symbol? 50 Meanspirited person 52 Best

53 A ____ (based on logic) 54 Sinful

55 Brave deeds celebrated in verse

58 They’re found among the reeds

62 Attacks vigorously 64 Goldman ____

65 An Emmy is awarded for the best one

68 Many action-movie villains 71 White coat 74 Face-to-face interaction? 75 Recite from memory 77 Cable inits. for cinephiles 80 Muslim niqab, e.g. 82 Standard Windows typeface 83 Co-owner of Paddy’s Pub on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”

84 Not loose

86 Afrique du ____ 88 Desiccated

90 “Pick me! Pick me!” 92 Agcy. created after the Manhattan Project

94 No longer interested 95 Placid

96 Scam artist 98 Between: Fr.

99 Begets

100 The birds and the bees, e.g. 102 Clothes-dryer attachment 103 Gush

106 Part of a Twitter page 108 Private instructor: Abbr.