N.Y. Times Crossword – Sunday, August 27, 2017

By: Jeff Chen
Theme: Location, Location, Location
Difficulty (0-10):  4
Time: 44:23

ACROSS DOWN
1 Way around London, with “the” 1 Sign of nervousness
5E E.R. V.I.P.s 2 Sea urchin, at a sushi bar
8H Haunted house sound 3 Declare verboten
13 Backflow preventer in a drain 4 Break off a romance
18 Brief, as a visit 5 Takeaway, of a sort
20 Sub 6 When a baby is expected
21 Oscar role for Vivien Leigh 7 1904 world’s fair city: Abbr.
22 Astonishing March Madness success, e.g. 8 Utilities, insurance, advertising, etc.
24 He denied Christ three times 9 Loosely woven fabric with a rough texture
25 Device with a Retina display 10 Try to find oneself?
26 The opposition 11 ___ quotes
27 “Madame X” painter John Singer ___ 12 What a designated driver takes
29 23-Across, literally? 13 Candy that fizzes in the mouth
33 Cozy 14 New Hampshire
35 Actor ___ Buchholz of “The Magnificent Seven” 15 Gives stars to
36 Epitome of simplicity 16 Have no existence
37 Sour 17 Line usually on the left or right side
39 Spicy fare? 19 Tonto player of 2013
41 “Where America’s Day Begins” 20 ___ characters (Chinese writing)
43 Made an impression? 23 Murderer of Hamlet
45 Iron: Fr. 28 Tuna, at a sushi bar
46 Get ready to be dubbed 29 Doesn’t keep up
50 Machine-gun while flying low 30 Go up against
52 Stereotypical oil tycoon 31 Facial feature of the Bond villain Ernst Blofeld
54 Remains unused 32 Jargon
56 Sweets 34 Runs for a long pass, say
58 Take both sides? 38 One component of a data plan
60 Word on a jar 40 What the prefix “tera-” means
61 Muskmelon variety 42 Contributed to the world
65 Bombs developed in the 1950s 43 56-Down, literally?
66 Some airport figures, for short 44 “Don’t you ___!”
67 Eminently draft-worthy 47 Line judge?
68 Pitch 48 Home to the National Border Patrol Museum
71 Wiped out 49 Teacher’s unit
72 Middling 51 Funny Tina
73 Plenty sore, with “off” 53 Bubkes
74 Heat 55 60-Down, literally?
76 Antiparticle first observed in 1929 57 Stay
78 Noon, in Nantes 59 Setting eschewed by Hawaii: Abbr.
79 Disaster film? 61 Capturer of some embarrassing gaffes
82 Singer Simone 62 “The Iceman Cometh” playwright
83 Doomed 63 Hospital sticker
85 N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Thomas 64 Handling well
87 Ladies’ shoe fastener 69 Winner of four 1990s-2000s golf majors
91 Staff openings? 70 1953 Leslie Caron film
92 By way of 75 Other: Abbr.
94 ine bar order 77 Networking assets
96 lusive 80 “Ta-ta!”
97 __ Lenoir, inventor of the internal-combustion engine 81 Former world capital called “City of Lights”
100 Location of Waimea Valley 84 Shift+8
101 What one will never be, in golf 86 “Everybody’s a comedian”
102 Tended, with “for” 88 Certain cheap car, informally
104 Comedian’s stock in trade 89 Mathematician Turing
106 118-Across, literally? 90 Apt rhyme for “fire”
110 Africa’s oldest republic 93 Asked for a desk, say
112 Result of some plotting 95 That the sum of the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666, e.g.
114 Bingo square 98 Uganda’s Amin
115 Old Russian ruler known as “Moneybag” 99 Marsh birds
116 Detective in a lab 10 Showing politesse
122 Frisbees and such 10 Lower
123 Like spoiled kids 10 International package deliverer
124 Metallic element that’s #21 on the periodic table 10 Desi of Desilu Productions
125 Like many concept cars 10 Show a bias
126 Gregor ___, protagonist in Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” 10 Nintendo game princess
127 Snack food brand 110 Lens caps?
128 Latin years 111 Where fighter jets are found: Abbr.
113 “Gangnam Style” hitmaker
117 ___ pro nobis (pray for us)
118 Sch. in Fort Collins
119 The dark side
120 Symbol on the flag of Argentina or Uruguay
121 “Eww, stop!”

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