The Double-Crossed Crossword

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!

Gestalt

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?

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

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