1005-25 NY Times Crossword 5 Oct 25, Sunday

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1A Classic target of a troll : BILLY GOAT
10A Prized steed : ARAB
14A Little hellions : IMPS
18A Hard to understand : CLEAR AS MUD
20A Latvian capital : RIGA
21A Kindle competitor : NOOK
22A Sailor who drinks only the finest grog? : CLASSY MATEY (from “classmate”)
24A Knockoff version of a sweet treat? : GOODY COPY (from “good cop”)
26A ID on a credit check : SSN
27A End-of-level showdown : BOSS FIGHT
29A “When in the ___ of human events …” : COURSE
30A Bridges : SPANS
32A Vote for : YEA
33A Paint carelessly : DAUB
34A Alternative to kale : CHARD
35A Projectionist’s item : FILM REEL
38A “If you ask me nicely …” : I MAY …
42A Game with players known as “shooters” : CRAPS
43A Convenient spot for a cat nap? : HANDY BELLY (from “handbell”)
45A Singer Rita : ORA
46A Official hand gesture of Hawaii 🤙 : SHAKA
47A “Darn it!” : DANG!
48A 1950s political nickname : IKE
49A Wild : AMUCK
51A The 4,765-year-old “Methuselah” is one : PINE
52A Zilch : NADA
53A Prominent feature of dubstep music : BASS
55A Wrap up tight : SWATHE
56A Press coverage : INK
57A Scorching : OVERHOT
59A Agent’s good news : IT’S A HIT!
60A Cryptographers’ needs : KEYS
62A Suitable for the middle-aged? : FORTY-WORTHY (from “Fort Worth”)
65A “Oh, dear!” : MY, MY!
66A Flies the coop : ESCAPES
68A Pain-relieving drug : DEMEROL
69A The Chiffons’ “___ So Fine” : HE’S
70A Knitted cap : BEANIE
71A Pop icon with a Best Actress award : CHER
73A Huff and puff? : VAPE
74A “Look what I did!” : TA-DA!
75A Bewildered : AT SEA
76A Polynesian staple : POI
77A Twisted do : LOCS
78A Global currency market, for short : FOREX
79A Martial artist Bruce : LEE
80A Suspicious absence from school? : FISHY HOOKY (from “fishhook”)
84A Taps on the snoot : BOOPS
85A Places : LAYS
87A Snuggle : CANOODLE
88A Stooge who said “Soitenly!” : CURLY
89A Poses : ASKS
91A “What’s up, ___?” : DOC
92A Wise guys : SAGES
93A Crudely built shack : SHANTY
96A Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape : STAR APPLE
99A Barista or barrister : JOB
102A “How sad. You actually think you can win,” e.g.? : COCKY PITY (from “cockpit”)
104A A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say? : STEAMY IRONY (from “steam iron”)
107A Present opener? : OMNI-
108A Unlike a cover: Abbr. : ORIG
109A Something parents may try to limit for their kids : SCREEN TIME
110A See 95-Down : TEEN
111A Creole staple : OKRA
112A In which actors barely go through the motions? : SEX SCENES

Down

1D Surreptitiously loops in, for short : BCCS
2D Troubles : ILLS
3D Low-fat : LEAN
4D ___ Américas : LAS
5D Many, many mos. : YRS
6D Venues like New York City’s Stonewall Inn : GAY BARS
7D Donny or Marie : OSMOND
8D Stockpile : AMASS
9D Light rebukes : TUTS
10D “For crying out loud!” : ARGH!
11D Hoot : RIOT
12D Before : AGO
13D Referee’s mistake : BAD CALL
14D Nighttime demons : INCUBI
15D “Wuthering Heights” setting : MOOR
16D Is visually striking : POPS
17D Portree is the capital of this isle : SKYE
19D Death- : DEFYING
23D Triangular sign : YIELD
25D Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army : YOU
28D Like wild meat, sometimes : GAMY
30D Manage to lose, as a tail : SHAKE
31D He was a “rollin’ stone,” in a Motown classic : PAPA
33D Proofreader’s mark : DELE
34D Actor Affleck when he needs a nap? : CRANKY CASEY (from “crankcase”)
35D Some nonlicensed tributes : FAN ART
36D Sluggers’ stats : RBIS
37D Startled cries : EEKS
39D Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude? : MOUTHY HARPY (from “mouth harp”)
40D “Eureka!” shouter : ARCHIMEDES
41D Benny Hill theme song : YAKETY SAX
42D Oolong or lapsang souchong : CHINESE TEA
43D Actor Bill of “Barry” : HADER
44D Twists side-to-side : YAWS
46D Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net : SPIKEBALL
47D Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum : DAVOS
50D Old-fashioned term of address : MA’AM
52D Gratis : NO FEE
53D Garden shelter : BOWER
54D Discovery of chemist John Dalton : ATOM
55D “You’re cramping my ___” : STYLE
58D Evil alter ego of literature : HYDE
59D Waffle House alternatives : IHOPS
61D Sound : SANE
63D Not follow suit, in bridge : REVOKE
64D Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn : TRACY
67D “La Vie en rose” singer : PIAF
71D Sports journalist Linda : COHN
72D “___ Silver!” : HI-YO!
74D Gimlets and screwdrivers : TOOLS
76D Ad Council spots, for short : PSAS
77D Some memes of the 2000s : LOLCATS
78D Driver’s warning : FORE!
81D Disgusting, in totspeak : ICKY-POO
82D TV journalist Kotb : HODA
83D What wavy lines in comic strips represent : ODORS
84D “I can’t believe what I’m seeing!” facial reaction : BUG EYES
86D Became real, as bad news : SANK IN
88D Southwestern culinary fusion : CAL-MEX
90D Pigpen : STY
92D Extra : SPARE
93D Macbeth or Macduff : SCOT
94D Bygone iPhone button : HOME
95D Common 110-Across stressor : ACNE
96D Move around and around : STIR
97D Rapper with a feline-sounding name : TYGA
98D Chest muscles, for short : PECS
99D Knit : JOIN
100D “This round’s ___” : ON ME
101D Effortless ways to advance : BYES
103D Vex : IRK
105D Close of business? : INC
106D 66, for example: Abbr. : RTE