The New York Times Crossword
Christina Iverson of Ames, Iowa, is an assistant crossword editor for The Times. Sam Donaldson is a law professor at Georgia State. This puzzle grew into a Sunday when they had too many ideas to fit into a 15 x 15-square grid.
ACROSS
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 58-Down?
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/ And day’s at the ____’’: Robert Browning
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