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.