Challenge yourself with this week’s crossword puzzle, but don’t miss the forest for the trees. This puzzle requires some knowledge but it’s your quick responses that will crack the code!
1 It might help tomorrow
3 Yo-yo, for one
4 Pertaining to
5 Pacesetter
6 Simpsons Suds
7 It cuts
9 Like a child’s work
10 Hello in Philly
12 Secret clique
13 Known for his chairs
15 Number, for short
17 Yes, to Putin
18 Do something
19 Moray, for example
22 Marconi’s medium
27 Graft
29 One might be pressing
30 I, to Aristotle
31 Die alternative
32 It can be a killer
34 Baseballer’s turn
35 A drink with jam and bread
36 Surprise interjection
37 Half the width of an em
38 So nice they abbreviated it twice
41 It means nothing
43 Midwest soda
45 In the event that
47 Brad, to Jen
49 “Confidential” setting
51 5¢ on the table?
52 They can be private, or privates
53 Literally, “I”
56 Silver, for short
59 Magnum was one
60 Like Flynn
63 Hacker’s implements
66 Not bad
68 -sponsored
69 Japanese aura
71 Li preceder
72 Canadian interjection
73 It follows land
75 Computer’s brain
80 Is plural
81 Rapper Mos
83 Stable alternative?
86 Okay, with 86 Across
87 Capone
88 Double indicator
89 Lot’s of crime
90 Drink after drink
91 Alone, as with 108 Down
93 Words from a witness
95 Keep quiet
96 She has a habit
98 Definite article
101 Motto location
102 Painful exclamation
103 Steal
104 Prepared
106 Predynastic pharaoh
107 Toward a fixed position
108 Alone, as with 91 Down
113 Circle ratio
115 Wizard’s home
119 Companion to 70 Across?
2 Usually shaken or stirred
3 Hitman’s organization, perhaps
6 Cocktail
8 Warhol, to his friends
11 Parisian beverage
12 A type of wave
14 Iowa, for short
16 Disencumber
19 The High Line was one
20 Gametes
21 James’s “Turn”
23 Let your teeth show
24 A long long way to go
25 It can be tall
26 Mastermind’s residence?
28 Seen early in 2001
31 Die alternative
32 Double the fun
33 You won’t find them in church
39 And, as the French say
40 Between this and that
41 Madhouse, figuratively
42 Legume-ish
44 Reworded, perhaps
46 Rocker Lou
47 It’s not much work
48 M. Night Shyamalan flick
50 After mi
51 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
52 Of, in Orleans
54 Middle of the road
55 Penn. alt.
57 Merrick Garland, for ex.
58 Resident of 41 Down
61 Kahuna, perhaps
62 Formerly happy
64 La’s follower
65 It means no
67 Sometimes they fight
70 Alt. to 43 down, paternally
71 2nd Elem.
74 Done to a can, eventually
76 Attention getting interjection
77 What in Waterloo
78 “Great for growing children”
79 Where we are, for short
80 Radio spot
82 121’s was original
84 Not me
85 Second note
86 Therefore
87 They come in six-packs
92 Rebel’s attitude
94 Newspaper excerpt
95 Round dispenser?
97 CIA loc.
99 Blues King
100 Trivial tempest
103 It’s our “business”
105 Fountain filler
108 First person pronoun
109 Martini spirit
110 Observed
111 First person pronoun
112 Hosp. Dept.
113 It’s a benefit
114 Num. Alt.
116 A short hello
117 Mob Muscle
118 Option to 120 Across
120 22 Down band
121 Number one guy
122 St, Andrews sweetheart