9 Jan 22, Timothy Polin’s NY Times Crossword
Constructed by: Timothy Polin
Edited by: Will Shortz
Today’s Theme: Food for Thought
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9 Jan 22, Timothy Polin’s NY Times Crossword Answers Across
- 1 Disseminated : SOWN
- 5 JPEG alternative : GIF
- 8 Quick-witted : NIMBLE
- 14 “Forbidden fruit is the sweetest,” e.g. : ADAGE
- 19 Kind of writing : CREATIVE
- 21 Hurting more : ACHIER
- 22 Mineral used as a flame retardant : BORAX
- 23 Aromatic herbal drink : ANISE TEA
- 24 Carmen McRae or Anita O’Day, notably : JAZZ VOCALIST (“jazz” apple)
- 26 Disorganized : RAGTAG
- 27 Sound in the Serengeti : ROAR
- 29 Tying words? : I DO
- 30 Horrible boss, say : OGRE
- 31 Neighbor of S. Sudan : ETH
- 32 Endpoint of a Shinto pilgrimage : MOUNT FUJI (“Fuji” apple)
- 36 What’s going up in Chicago? : EL TRAIN
- 38 And so forth : ETC
- 40 Munchkin : TOT
- 41 Spade with a short handle? : SAM
- 42 Morse morsel : DAH
- 43 You can have a blast with this : TNT
- 44 “Yes, indeedy!” : YOU BET!
- 47 ___ volente : DEO
- 49 Makes clearer, in a way : DEFOGS
- 51 1997 pop hit with a nonsensical refrain : MMMBOP
- 52 Fete : GALA AFFAIR (“gala” apple)
- 56 Anago, on a sushi menu : SEA EEL
- 57 In ___ fertilization : VIVO
- 58 With 59-Across, flag bearers, for short? : NFL
- 59 See 58-Across : REFS
- 62 Clap back : RETORT
- 63 Many moons : AGES
- 64 Chaired : RAN
- 66 Many, many, many moons : EONS
- 68 Subj. line heading : ATTN
- 69 Birthplace of five U.S. presidents, with “the” : EMPIRE STATE (“empire” apple)
- 73 German title : FRAU
- 74 Like discriminatory employers, often : SUED
- 75 Just roll with it! : DIE
- 76 See 88-Across : … SLIM
- 77 Eliminates, mob-style : WHACKS
- 79 Driving stick? : PROD
- 81 ___ out a victory : EKE
- 83 Pack (in) : TAMP
- 84 Fracases : MELEES
- 85 Start of some conventional wisdom : WHEN IN ROME … (“Rome” apple)
- 88 With 76-Across, Mexican business magnate who was once the world’s richest person : CARLOS …
- 89 Means of a quick recharge : CATNAP
- 92 “___ funny!” : TOO
- 93 Fab : TERRIF
- 94 Akin to : A LA
- 95 Rapper ___ Cudi or DJ ___ Loco : KID
- 97 Comprehension : KEN
- 99 Domain of Mars : WAR
- 100 Boise-to-Spokane dir. : NNW
- 102 Post-default event : TAX SALE
- 104 “Eureka!” : I GET IT NOW!
- 108 “That’s the spot” : AAH
- 110 Kinda : A BIT
- 111 Lunkhead : OAF
- 113 Court order : WRIT
- 114 Red accessory for cartoondom’s Huckleberry Hound : BOW TIE
- 116 Scientific contribution from 98-Down, discovered in a manner suggested by this puzzle’s theme : LAW OF GRAVITY
- 120 Crow’s-nests, e.g. : LOOKOUTS
- 122 One living in the rial world? : OMANI
- 123 Lingerie fabric : TRICOT
- 124 Blights : EYESORES
- 125 More mirthful : GAYER
- 126 Defiant refusal : HECK NO!
- 127 ___ Plaines, Ill. : DES
- 128 Start of a story, in journalese : LEDE
9 Jan 22, Timothy Polin’s NY Times Crossword Answers Down
- 1 Cause of a jolt : SCARE
- 2 Really busy, perhaps : ORNATE
- 3 It’s nothing to joke about : WEIGHTY MATTER
- 4 Artist known for his lampooning cartooning : NAST
- 5 Startin’ place : GIT-GO
- 6 “___ moved on” : I’VE
- 7 Calming words : FEAR NOT
- 8 Holy city near Baghdad : NAJAF
- 9 Hardly a lover of hot wings? : ICARUS
- 10 Radio frequency meas. : MHZ
- 11 Ad or show follower : -BIZ
- 12 ___ P. Morton, Benjamin Harrison’s vice president : LEVI
- 13 Lost deposits, as a bank? : ERODED
- 14 Attorney’s org. : ABA
- 15 Sorrow : DOLOR
- 16 Thank you, in Tokyo : ARIGATO
- 17 Stovetop device : GAS RING
- 18 Breadths : EXTENTS
- 20 Sled dogs, e.g. : TEAM
- 25 Word in some cocktail names : COLADA
- 28 Baseball’s “Master Melvin” : OTT
- 33 Westernmost sch. in Conference USA : UTEP
- 34 Actress ___ Pinkett Smith : JADA
- 35 “Er … umm …” : I MEAN …
- 37 Nonbinary possessive : THEIR
- 39 Game show invitation : COME ON DOWN
- 45 Modern lead-in to “X” : UBER-
- 46 Got out fast : BOLTED
- 48 Exit : OFF-RAMP
- 50 Tom Petty hit with the opening line “She’s a good girl, loves her mama” : FREE FALLIN’
- 51 Rendezvous : MEETUP
- 52 Nickname for Virginia : GIGI
- 53 Declare : AVER
- 54 Is beaten by : LOSES TO
- 55 You might take a lift to one : FLAT
- 56 Married mujeres: Abbr. : SRAS
- 57 All-in-one purchase from a smoke shop : VAPE KIT
- 60 Unforgettable, unstoppable sort : FORCE OF NATURE
- 61 They’re not to be trusted : SNAKES
- 65 Julie who played Catwoman on old TV : NEWMAR
- 67 Puzzle (out) : SUSS
- 70 Personal bearing : MIEN
- 71 Strong pan : SLAM
- 72 Hard thing to do? : TIME
- 78 German title : HERR
- 80 Capital of Bangladesh : DHAKA
- 82 Mushroom in miso soup : ENOKI
- 86 Afterword : EPILOG
- 87 Nicolas who directed “The Man Who Fell to Earth” : ROEG
- 88 Lab where the Higgs boson particle was discovered : CERN
- 89 Inventory : CATALOG
- 90 “My Cousin Vinny” setting : ALABAMA
- 91 Airport route : TAXIWAY
- 93 Squealed : TATTLED
- 96 Opposite of a glut : DEARTH
- 98 Who was famously hit over the head with inspiration? : NEWTON
- 99 Tech release of 2006 : WII
- 101 Didn’t act rashly, say : WAITED
- 103 Pit : STONE
- 105 Words before relax or remember : TRY TO …
- 106 Small section of a pit : OBOES
- 107 Bowl-shaped cooking vessels : WOKS
- 109 German state that includes Frankfurt : HESSE
- 112 Manage : FARE
- 115 What’s got ewe covered? : WOOL
- 117 Hemlock relative : FIR
- 118 Old ___ (London theater) : VIC
- 119 Gag line? : ICK!
- 121 Spanish “hey!” : OYE!
