The New York Times Crossword
Andrew Chaikin of San Francisco is a singer and meditation teacher who goes by the name Kid Beyond. He has opened for such luminaries as James Brown, Ray Charles and Sara Bareilles. This is his third Sunday crossword for The Times.
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Reveal, as a plot twist 1 6
Hit 1980s-’90s show with TV’S first lesbian kiss Closed
11 15
Blemish Groan-inducing, perhaps 19 20 Pop up
The eyes have it 21 22 Fictional lab assistant 23 Casino gambler’s resolution? 26 Reputation
27 Locale of 10 Winter Olympics 28 Match.com, e.g.
29 Helen Mirren or Judi Dench 30 New Age author Chopra 32 Sitcom lover’s resolution? 37 Emmy-winning TV producer Klein
38 Morales of “NYPD Blue” 39 Encouraging start? 40 “Wow, awesome!” 42 French, say, to a Brit 44 Georgia, once: Abbr. 46 Sold-out sign 49 Popular Fisher-price toy for pre-kindergartners 51 Hen’s resolution? 56 Round of applause 57 “____-Tiki”
59 Small dam 60 Children’s author Beverly 61 Wall St. works on it all summer
62 Simple
63 First of two U.S./U.S.S.R. pacts
64 Locale of New York’s Frederick Douglass Blvd. 65 Nun’s resolution? 68 ____ Shepherd, former co-host of “The View” 71 Trees used in furnituremaking
72 Hub
73 C.E.O.’S deg.
76 Whip, as cream
77 Best Actor winner Malek 78 Junior
79 Many a Tiktok user 80 Stalking tiger’s resolution? 84 “Arabian Nights” locale 86 Floral wreath by a coral reef
87 Olympic gymnast Raisman 88 Line from the past? 90 Standout star 91 Prominent part of a Mickey Mouse costume 94 Historic plaintiff Scott 96 Ball game
97 Bank robber’s resolution? 104 Mideast peace talk?
105 Out of juice
DOWN
106 Tats
107 Quarreling
109 Cry of woe
110 Union activist’s resolution? 115 It usually has a single palm tree, in cartoons 116 Bargaining point that’s nonnegotiable 117 ACTOR/L.G.B.T. rights activist George
118 Saves for later, in a way 119 Word before streak or business
120 Artist Warhol
121 All tuckered out
122 It gets your blood flowing
1 Pet cause, for short 2 Takes the lead 3 Megarich group 4 Lickety-split
5 Girl’s name ending 6 Actress Metcalf who was nominated for an Oscar for “Lady Bird” 7 Uncultured
8 Blotto
9 Louisville Slugger material 10 Creeping Charlie and Goodking-henry
11 Many plays are seen in it 12 Actor Rutger of “Blade Runner”
13 Letters naval gazers see 14 What punctual people arrive on
15 They appreciate a nice bouquet
16 Visibly stunned
17 Not italicized
18 Quite a hike
24 Lead-in to “Town” or “Gang”
25 Scenery chewer 31 Direct deposit, for short 33 Verizon offering
34 Da ____, Vietnam 35 Fashionable Christian 36 Pull down
37 Israel’s Dayan 41 Feature of many a summer camp cabin
43 Get lost or stolen, in British lingo 44 Metalworker
45 Some of them call Homs home 47 Honest-to-goodness 48 Shrek, e.g.
50 “Auld Lang Syne” time 52 Fuses
53 Spiny anteaters 54 Online magazine since 1996 55 Locale involved in many a New Year’s resolution 58 Like Switzerland during World War II
62 Jollity
63 “Same here!”
65 Comic foil of early TV 66 Having the taste of smoke, as some Scotches
67 Nincompoop
68 Toothy tool
69 Get better
70 Famed Deco designer 73 Having deep thoughts 74 Marilyn Monroe or Beyoncé 75 “Consequently ...”
79 Fly off the handle 81 Treasure chest feature 82 Rock band that Slash really ought to play for? 83 Lip-puckering
85 Kind of monster
89 50 situps a day, say 92 “Feliz ____ Nuevo!” (cry on el 1 de enero)
93 Title heroine of classic 60-Across books
95 P.R. advice for the accused, maybe
97 New moon, e.g.
98 Boxer Ali
99 Beat by a hair
100 “Shall we?”
101 Season ticket holder, e.g. 102 Wields a red pen, perhaps 103 It stops a round and a bout 104 Start a triathlon
108 Trial
111 “Star Wars” villain Kylo 112 Hit with a ray gun 113 Squeeze (out)
114 N.B.A. one-pointers: Abbr.