0308-26 NY Times Crossword 8 Mar 26, Sunday

Constructed by: Kelly Richardson
Edited by: Will Shortz

Today’s Theme: Join Together

Happy International Women’s Day! Every single down-answer crossing the across-answer INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY is a reference to a WOMAN of note. And, what a list that makes …

  • 71A March 8 observance connecting billions of people around the world … including the 22 people whose names cross this answer : INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
  • 26D First (and last) queen of Hawaii : LILI’UOKALANI
  • 31D Actress who portrayed Hermione Granger : EMMA WATSON
  • 33D Tubman of the Underground Railroad : HARRIET
  • 39D 2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai : MALALA
  • 45D Author who won a Pulitzer for “Beloved” : TONI MORRISON
  • 47D One-named singer of “Smooth Operator” : SADE
  • 50D Sally with two Oscars : FIELD
  • 52D Mexican painter known for her self-portraits : FRIDA KAHLO
  • 53D Turner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame : TINA
  • 54D Inventor and actress Lamarr : HEDY
  • 57D Tara of “Sharknado” : REID
  • 60D ___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper : ICE
  • 63D “R.I.P.” singer Rita ___ : ORA
  • 65D Silent film star Talmadge : NORMA
  • 67D ___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt : GWEN
  • 69D Celebrity chef Garten : INA
  • 71D Rae who co-created “Insecure” : ISSA
  • 72D Singer and civil rights activist Simone : NINA
  • 73D Memoirist Anaïs who wrote “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage” : NIN
  • 74D Oscar winner Lupita : NYONG’O
  • 75D Groundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 1981 : O’CONNOR
  • 76D Anna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement : SHAW
Bill’s time: 18m 04s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Today, my wife and I had no choice but to go car shopping; an odious task, I find. As such, I just found time this evening to solve the puzzle and to write up this abbreviated post. I will get to the full post just as soon as I can.

Apologies, and thank you for your understanding.

Bill

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1A Clip on, say : ATTACH
7A Facing the pitcher : AT BAT
12A Some budget-friendly grocery stores : ALDI’S
17A It’s on a roll! : HOAGIE
18A Sculpted : SHAPED
20A Minimalist swimwear : SPEEDO
21A Mineral found in seaweed : IODINE
22A Certain supervisor on a film set : KEY GRIP
24A Cozy garment : SWEATER
25A Giveaway : TELL
27A Setting for “Gorillas in the Mist” : RWANDA
28A Spot for a grill : AIR VENT
29A Starters : A-TEAM
32A “Rumor has it …” : I HEAR …
34A Most slipshod : SLOPPIEST
36A On the ___ : LAM
37A Etta James record in the Grammy Hall of Fame : AT LAST
39A Fungal structure : MOLD
40A Californie, par exemple : ETAT
41A “Big Blue” : IBM
42A So-called “rooster sauce” : SRIRACHA
44A Fails ignominiously, in slang : EATS IT
46A Drag show accessories : BOAS
48A “___ Song” (Taylor Swift hit) : OUR
49A 30 minutes to 3, in British English : HALF TWO
51A Beethoven’s ___ (the “Fate” Symphony) : FIFTH
55A Caitlin Clark’s alma mater : IOWA
56A Gritty genre : NOIR
58A ___ tai (cocktail) : MAI
59A What makes a dresser dressier? : ANI
61A “Je vous en ___” (French words of politeness) : PRIE
62A Fuss : ADO
64A Eager : KEEN
66A Relay race segment : LEG
68A “Vous êtes ___” (notation on a French map) : ICI
70A Not Dem. or Rep. : IND
71A March 8 observance connecting billions of people around the world … including the 22 people whose names cross this answer : INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
77A Member of the fam : SIS
78A Feel bad : AIL
79A Like some humor : DRY
80A Style for Detroit’s Fisher Building : DECO
81A Kind of moment : AHA
82A Make out, in Manchester : SNOG
84A Backwoods refusal : NAW
86A Soft shoe, informally : MOC
88A Ephron who wrote “When Harry Met Sally …” : NORA
90A Similar : AKIN
93A Sch. in College Station, Tex. : A AND M
95A It’s dangerous to ride a bicycle with this : NO HANDS
98A Reactor safety agcy. : NRC
99A Get one’s feet wet? : WADE
100A Become rich and successful, so to speak : ARRIVE
102A Like raw footage vis-à-vis enhanced footage : GRAINIER
105A Pronoun for most of the people in this puzzle : HER
106A Ancient Greek instrument : LYRE
107A Muppet who was once a regular guest on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” : ELMO
109A Lustrous : GLOSSY
110A Loo : LAV
111A Formal notes : MEMORANDA
113A “City of a Thousand Minarets” : CAIRO
114A French school : ECOLE
116A Storage unit : MEGABIT
117A Settle in, say : UNPACK
119A Used-up crayons : NUBS
121A “Nearly done!” : ONE TO GO!
122A Big name in sparkling water : PERRIER
124A Kathmandu resident : NEPALI
128A Some paintings of water lilies at 116-Down : MONETS
129A Role for Geena Davis in “A League of Their Own” : DOTTIE
130A Casino worker : DEALER
131A “Therefore …” : AND SO …
132A Verbally notify : SAY TO
133A Highly embellished : ORNATE

Down

1D Poke fish, often : AHI
2D As well : TOO
3D Touch : TAD
4D Feeling of distress : AGITA
5D Movie palaces : CINEMAS
6D Cry from a dog walker : HEEL!
7D Inquire : ASK
8D ___ May, former British P.M. : THERESA
9D Drama series co-starring Pamela Anderson : BAYWATCH
10D ___ score (neonatal measure) : APGAR
11D Seabird : TERN
12D Predinner beverage : APERITIF
13D Show gratitude for service : LEAVE A TIP
14D Loathe : DETEST
15D Part of PIN: Abbr. : IDENT
16D Photocopier function : SORT
19D Simple rebuttal : DID SO
20D Makes a choice on Tinder, e.g. : SWIPES
23D Structure in a shipping container : PALLET
24D Sucker : SAP
26D First (and last) queen of Hawaii : LILI’UOKALANI
29D Good thing for a suspect to have : ALIBI
30D Verboten : TABOO
31D Actress who portrayed Hermione Granger : EMMA WATSON
33D Tubman of the Underground Railroad : HARRIET
35D Indigenous people of the Great Lakes : ODAWA
38D Sci-fi franchise that takes place in “the Grid” : TRON
39D 2014 Peace Prize laureate Yousafzai : MALALA
43D Green eggs’ partner : HAM
45D Author who won a Pulitzer for “Beloved” : TONI MORRISON
47D One-named singer of “Smooth Operator” : SADE
50D Sally with two Oscars : FIELD
52D Mexican painter known for her self-portraits : FRIDA KAHLO
53D Turner who was twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame : TINA
54D Inventor and actress Lamarr : HEDY
57D Tara of “Sharknado” : REID
60D ___ Spice, Grammy-nominated rapper : ICE
63D “R.I.P.” singer Rita ___ : ORA
65D Silent film star Talmadge : NORMA
67D ___ Stefani, lead vocalist for No Doubt : GWEN
69D Celebrity chef Garten : INA
71D Rae who co-created “Insecure” : ISSA
72D Singer and civil rights activist Simone : NINA
73D Memoirist Anaïs who wrote “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage” : NIN
74D Oscar winner Lupita : NYONG’O
75D Groundbreaking Supreme Court justice appointed in 1981 : O’CONNOR
76D Anna Howard ___, leader in the suffrage movement : SHAW
83D Aussie greeting : G’DAY, MATES!
85D Like some textiles : WOVEN
87D Burnable storage unit, in brief : CDR
89D They can’t be returned : ACES
91D As good as it gets : IDEAL
92D Skydiving requirement : NERVE
94D Styx song that starts “Domo arigato” : MR ROBOTO
96D Delayed : HELD UP
97D Wisdom : SAGACITY
101D Equips again, as a ship : RERIGS
103D “Not bad!” : I LIKE IT!
104D Roggenbock, e.g. : RYE BEER
106D Babe the Blue Ox, e.g. : LEGEND
108D Like zebras, but not tigers : MANED
111D Baseball announcer’s update : MEN ON
112D From ___ Z : A TO
113D Spanish letter : CARTA
115D Floor show? : C-SPAN
116D See 128-Across : MOMA
118D Experts : PROS
120D Ctrl-Z action : UNDO
123D ___ Speedwagon : REO
125D In the manner of : A LA
126D Tennis call : LET
127D Fuming feeling : IRE

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