The New York Times Crossword

Alex Bajcz of Morris Plains, N.J. is an assistant professor of biology and environmental science at Drew University. This is Alex’s sixth Times crossword.

ACROSS

1 What a deadline increases 9 Dental brand

14 Neaten (up)

19 Jet routes

20 First name in flying history 21 “____ the Doughnut,’’ children’s book series 22 Classic saying originated by John Donne

24 Like oxfords, but not slippers

25 Really put one’s foot down 26 Shaded

27 ____ O’s (breakfast cereal) 28 Love, love, love 29 Population grouping, informally

31 Aid for making a tiki-bar cocktail

34 Isn’t attending solo, say 38 Bouncer’s requests, for short

39 Beethoven title woman (whose identity is unknown)

40 Supreme Egyptian deity 41 Standing on the street 44 Carpenter ____

45 Pin number?

48 “Glad to have you back, dear!’’

52 Actor/tv host Joel

55 To take this, paradoxically, might signify taking a stand 56 Wedding exchange

57 The D-backs, on scoreboards

58 Quack doctor’s offering 59 London neighborhood west of Covent Garden

62 Most expensive block 64 Kirghizia or Byelorussia: Abbr.

67 Quick hit

69 Word in the Declaration of Independence but not the Constitution

70 ____ Rachel Wood of “Westworld’’

71 “Can’t you ____?’’ 72 Post-interruption question 75 Plant used in making biofuel

77 ____ Schomburg, Harlem Renaissance figure 78 Haiti’s ____ de la Tortue 79 Like some coffee and sprains

82 Heedless 86 “Fantabulous!’’

87 First ruler of a united Hawaii

91 Boot attachment 92 ____ Pre√

94 Loan option, briefly

95 Like a narrow baseball win 96 Fixture whose name translates to “small horse’’ 99 Result of the ’64 Clay/liston fight

101 Hitting the ground heavily 103 Relatively light foundry product

108 Wash. neighbor 109 Lavishes affection (on) 110 Super-quality

111 “This one’s all mine!’’ 113 Like about 97 percent of U.S. land

117 Óscar ____, 1987 Peace Nobelist from Costa Rica 118 Potful in some Italian kitchens

121 Given (to) 122 Stock-exchange worker 123 Makes Don nod? 124 Things that can be closed with a zip

125 Brains

126 Least spicy

DOWN

1 Trashes

2 _ _ _ _ shield 3 Bombeck who wrote “At Wit’s End’’ 4 Participates in a mosh pit 5 Los Angeles port district 6 Sea urchin, at a sushi bar 7 Took another take 8 Isaac’s firstborn 9 Meditation sounds 10 Click the circular arrow button, say

11 Aids for sleepyheads 12 Top part of an I.R.S. form 13 Red morning sky, to sailors 14 Part of an Italian sub 15 Some pricey handbags 16 Things Wyoming and Nevada lack

17 Guy who hosts “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’’ 18 Overnighting option

20 It’s been performed more than 1,000 times at the Met 23 Kan. neighbor

30 Title for a lady

32 Be outta sight?

33 Alice in Chains genre 34 Atlanta hoopster 35 Repeated word in Hozier’s 2014 hit “Take Me to Church’’

36 Base of an arch

37 Video call annoyance 42 Falling-out 43 Mammal’s head and heart? 44 “Pokémon’’ cartoon genre 46 High-ranking 47 Chutzpah

49 Call to mind

50 Like Parmesan and pecorino

51 “You do it ____ will’’ 53 Stick (to)

54 That guy

60 Cheri of old “S.N.L.’’ 61 “With what frequency?’’ 62 “The Masque of the Red Death’’ writer

63 Duck

64 Tries for a fly

65 Film character who says “That’ll do, Donkey. That’ll do’’

66 Payback 68 Christensen of “Parenthood’’

69 Grammy winner Stefani 73 Classic work by Karel Capek

74 Whitney for whom a Connecticut museum is named

76 Certain security officer 79 Prez No. 34

80 Quick pick-me-up? 81 Send forth 83 Atmospheric prefix 84 Ostracize

85 Be left undecided 88 Watered-down rum 89 Common lecture length 90 Giant in fairy tales? 93 Queen Anne’s royal family 97 “Let me clarify ... ‘’ 98 Trashes 99 Yellow-brick-road traveler 100 Folds and stretches 102 Backpacker’s lodging 103 Make lemonade from lemons, so to speak 104 Peter of “Casablanca’’ 105 “The Dick Van Dyke Show’’ co-star

106 Wood stain has a strong one

107 Tiny ____

112 Hurtful remark

114 Ploy

115 Pocket rockets, in poker 116 In the event that 119 Symbol on a Junction Ahead sign

120 Future zygotes