N.Y. Times Crossword – Sunday, October 15, 2017

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By: John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
Theme: Moving Y
Difficulty (0-10):  2
Time: 56:23

ACROSS DOWN
1 M.I.T. Sloan grad, often 1 It decreases with acceleration, for short
4 Raven’s cry 2 Get closer to, as the heart of the matter
7 Steal, slangily 3 It’s played on the road
11 Bridge work? 4 Rep
18 Office restoration 5 A myrmeke of Greek myth is a giant one
21 “Didn’t expect to see you here!” 6 City near where Chopin was born
22 Generally 7 Actor Hamm of “Mad Men”
23 Interns at a cemetery? 8 *cough*
25 Start of a class field trip, maybe 9 Bit from Sunshine Biscuits
26 Had a bead on 10 Yap
27 New Left org. 11 Catches
28 Features of Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park 12 Big Ten powerhouse, for short
30 Instants 13 Mouths off to
31 Endorse 14 Slipped up
32 ___ Court (London district) 15 Social gatherings where fruit drinks are served?
34 Series ender in London 16 Bluejacket
35 Start over in cards 17 Samantha of 96-Down
37 Lead-in to much 19 Drawn
38 Take to social media following a good round of golf? 20 California ball club
41 Work at, as a trade 24 Some bars in the Caribbean
42 Chickadee, e.g. 29 Over-and-above
44 Brown ermine 31 “Park it!”
45 Ready-to-___ 32 Diminutive suffixes
46 Crown 33 Paleolith
47 Have-not 35 Fixes, as a bath area
49 Emmy-winning show of both 1976 and 2017, in brief 36 Caustic soda
50 One sending flowers, say 39 Haymaker?
52 One holding flowers 40 Some feet
53 Brain readings, for short 43 Presumptive assertion
55 Sounded sheepish? 46 Something a shooter shoots
58 Speed demon 48 With 111-Across, cinnamon candy
61 Pacts between packs? 50 “Same here”
65 Rage 51 Speak to, with “with”
66 Does penance 54 “Hurry up!”
68 Corp. manager 56 Q.E.D. part
69 “More than I wanted to hear!” 57 Places to hibernate
70 “Not nice!” 58 Unconsidered
72 Original Beatle Sutcliffe 59 Kofi Annan’s middle name
73 Ones sharing quarters at the most macho fraternity? 60 Take attendance in a magical forest?
77 Aviary parts 62 Routine problem, for short
78 Places to cool one’s jets? 63 Horns in on?
80 Adventurer in Grouchland 64 Something kept close to the chest
81 Big tablet 67 Watches via Netflix, say
83 Nozzles into blast furnaces 71 Modern-day circus
85 One of 17 on a Monopoly board: Abbr. 74 Onetime govt.-prescribed nutritional figure
87 Policy at a wedding’s open bar, maybe 75 Home of Berkshire Hathaway
90 Switch on the radio 76 Sloth, for one
92 Nabokov novel 79 Extra product
93 Excel 82 Another name for hopscotch
95 It led to a 1773 protest 84 Country rocker Steve
97 Amazon peril 86 Complete
98 Stylish underwear? 88 Spacious and splendid
101 Mess maker 89 “The Departed” director
102 Ill feeling 90 Court org.
104 It doesn’t mean “lots of love” 91 Where the Missouri River begins
105 Euphoric 93 Be extravagant
106 Smears, as a reputation 94 Ones holding down things?
107 Svelte 96 Station for 17-Down
108 Excite 98 Call for
110 Camping gear retailer 99 Cork popper
111 See 48-Down 10 Early record label
112 Homie 10 Like much mouthwash
114 Things swapped at a convention of supermarket owners? 10 Not just think
118 “Just about done” 109 ___ grounds
119 Citrus hybrid 111 Part of un día
120 Starter supply for making bourbon 112 Bully in “Calvin and Hobbes”
121 “Slow down, tiger!” 113 Long ___
122 Fifth-most abundant element in the universe 115 The Bengals, on scoreboards
123 Court org. 116 Place to soak
124 Director Ang 117 “That’s all ___ wrote”

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