The New York Times Crossword
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1 “Bull” airer 4 Out 10 Win for a 10-Down 15 Yukon automaker 18 Set down 20 With 116-Down, artificial intelligence system that mimics the human brain 21 Who is “too small to make a difference,” per a Greta Thunberg book title 22 Propel, as a shell 23 “... and to ____ good night!” 24 ... FLOOR FLOOR FLOOR ... 27 It’s got some miles on it 29 Home to the Burj Khalifa, for short 30 Singular 31 Stark who was crowned Queen of the North on “Game of Thrones” 32 ... GRIZZLY GRIZZLY GRIZZLY ... 39 First responder, for short 40 Percussion instrument of African origin 43 What some kings and queens dress in 44 Maker of the classic video game Frogger 45 ... PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL ... 49 Kind of milk 50 Rapper with more than 20 Grammys 51 Reps 52 Click ____ (artificial increasers of website hits) 53 Goddess of the dawn 55 Pet lovers’ org. 60 James who sang “I Sing the Blues” 61 Grandma, affectionately 65 Roy Lichtenstein’s genre 70 Brit’s “How shocking!” 71 What many lifeguards have 72 ... COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL ... 74 Steve with eight N.B.A. championship rings 75 Chemical suffixes 76 Like the color of honey 77 “Give me a break, would you?!” 78 Philosopher who wrote “A Treatise of Human Nature” 79 Lead-in to ask or suggest 81 Get hitched 83 They’re explained by Newton’s law of universal gravitation 84 N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Shannon 89 Inconveniences 94 Company with a Page Program 97 ... AMBITION AMBITION AMBITION ... 99 Word-of-mouth 101 Actor Spall of “Prometheus” 102 Literally, “I bow to you” 103 Op. ____ (footnote abbr.) 106 ... STAIRS STAIRS STAIRS ... 109 ____ di Pietro, artist better known as Fra Angelico 111 Ta-ta 112 Opposite of down: Abbr. 113 “Let’s Stay Together” singer, 1971 115 ... CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION ... 122 Slight problem 123 Pablo Neruda work 124 “Please, I can handle this” 125 Many an informant employed by Sherlock Holmes 126 Org. involved in the Scopes Monkey Trial 127 R.S.V.P. option 128 Way up or way down 129 Pocketful in ring-around-therosy 130 Syracuse-to-Albany dir.
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1 Part of a contract 2 Christmas fir 3 Investor behind the scenes 4 Palindromic feminine name 5 One gifted with the “inner eye” 6 Word on a candy heart 7 Before, poetically 8 Piercing spot 9 ____ cavity (where the lungs are located) 10 Likely loser 11 Hawaiian taro dish 12 Family member inaptly found in “ladies only” 13 High school subj. 14 Vehicle company with a market value over $1 trillion 15 Adventurous kids in a 1985 film 16 Napoleon’s famed war horse 17 Shout 19 Some diaper changers 25 Rapper dissed by Jay-Z in “Takeover” 26 Young ’uns 28 Popular Toyotas 32 How a zombie might spread the infection 33 Ostrich relatives 34 Peter out 35 “Symphony in Black” artist 36 Something necessary for gain, they say 37 The “grand slam” of showbiz awards, in brief 38 Like some apparel, in song 41 Mimic 42 Opposite of FF 46 Together 47 Kind of jar 48 Org. that hires cryptanalysts 50 Samurai’s sword 52 Awful-smelling 54 Give one’s take 56 Religion that emphasizes seva, or “selfless service” 57 Astrology or palmistry 58 Sandiego not usually found in San Diego 59 Lew ____, portrayer of Dr. Kildare 61 Badger 62 Brouhaha 63 When doubled, boring result in the Premier League 64 Word commonly following the Oxford comma 66 Messy sort 67 What seven did to nine, in a joke 68 Lament 69 Celebrity gossip site 73 Like New Jerseyans vis-à-vis New Yorkers 80 Destination for Birthright trips: Abbr. 82 Someone’s in the kitchen with her, in song 83 Savory Chinese snack 85 Grinder 86 Put ____ on (limit) 87 Dennis the Menace’s appropriately named dog 88 Bishops, e.g. 90 Execs: Abbr. 91 Smartphone predecessors, for short 92 Choice words 93 Card-matching game 94 Prefix with binary 95 Male etiquette, as described by Barney Stinson on “How I Met Your Mother” 96 Eyeteeth 98 Clique 100 Exam with a 35-minute timed essay, in brief 104 What 10s represent 105 Notable chameleon feature 107 Grinds away 108 Not friendly 110 ____ Minor 113 Singer India.____ 114 Part of the eye 115 Demure 116 See 20-Across 117 Pac-12 athlete 118 Rapscallion 119 ____-yo 120 They’re found below the “To” field 121 Tuna, on a sushi menu