New York Times - Dec 9 2018 Sunday
Across
1. Cranky baby's need : NAP
4. "Inspector Gadget" antagonist : DRCLAW
10. Eschew : AVOID
15. Starbuck's order giver : AHAB
19. Brown ___ : ALE
20. Best seller subtitled "The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English" : WOEISI
21. Pomme de ___ (French for "potato") : TERRE
22. Part (of) : SOME
23. Part of U.C.S.F. : SAN
24. Cryptid of the 91-Across : ABOMINABLESNOWMAN
27. Cordial relations : AMITY
29. Gave two big thumbs down : PANNED
30. Pluck : TWEEZE
31. Cryptid of the 115-Across : LOCHNESSMONSTER
36. Kids' TV character who speaks in a falsetto : ELMO
37. Adler in Sherlock Holmes stories : IRENE
38. Freshly painted : WET
39. Talk like one smitten : COO
41. Singer Del Rey : LANA
43. Cabinet selection? : FILE
45. When crepuscular animals are active : DAWN
48. Cryptid of 105-Across : THEKRAKEN
50. Jersey and others : ISLES
52. Asian territory in Risk : URAL
54. Traitor : RAT
55. Surgically remove : RESECT
56. Inventor Otis : ELISHA
58. "Am not!" rejoinder : ARETOO
60. Smallish batteries : AAS
61. P : RHO
62. With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle : FANTASTICBEASTS
65. Indulges in to an unhealthy degree, briefly : ODSON
67. Dispense : ALLOT
68. See 62-Across : AND
69. Of service : UTILE
71. "___ bleu!" : SACRE
74. See 62-Across : WHERETOFINDTHEM
80. Northeast state sch. : UNH
81. Meas. in a T.S.A. carry-on rule : OZS
83. Failed the class : GOTANF
84. Perfumery oil : NEROLI
85. Barbie's strawberry blond sister : STACIE
87. Kingston bro : MON
88. Stagger : REEL
90. Real Madrid vis-Ã -vis F.C. Barcelona : RIVAL
91. Creation after the Indian and Eurasian plates collided : HIMALAYAS
93. Total hunk : STUD
95. Tape or patch : MEND
96. "Happy Birthday" writer, maybe : ICER
97. It's not your fault : LET
98. ___ rap (music subgenre) : EMO
101. Word before and after "say" : NEVER
103. Penne ___ vodka : ALLA
105. It borders Iceland's eastern coast : THENORWEGIANSEA
111. Event not intended to be repeated : ONEOFF
113. Bricklayer's tool : TROWEL
114. Weather-controlling "X-Men" character : STORM
115. Gaelic's home : SCOTTISHHIGHLANDS
120. One with a backstage pass : VIP
121. Fast time : LENT
122. Sort with a stiff upper lip : STOIC
123. Capital of Kazakhstan : ASTANA
124. Squeeze (out) : EKE
125. "... ___ they say" : ORSO
126. Cupboard with open shelves at the top : HUTCH
127. What old army buddies might discuss : THEWAR
128. "Far out!" : RAD
Down
1. Like Bob Dylan's voice : NASAL
2. "Remember the ___!" : ALAMO
3. Medical discovery of 1928 : PENICILLIN
4. ___ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock : DWAYNE
5. Burgle : ROB
6. Corp. mogul : CEO
7. Hobbles : LIMPS
8. 2007 #1 Alicia Keys album : ASIAM
9. Narrow down : WINNOW
10. In a perfect world : ATBEST
11. African grassland : VELDT
12. Cent : U.S. :: ___ : Sweden : ORE
13. Return letters? : IRS
14. Blue Book value decreaser : DENT
15. Also : ASWELLAS
16. Housewives and househusbands : HOMEMAKERS
17. Voice-activated device since 2014 : AMAZONECHO
18. Nota ___ : BENE
25. Mother of the Virgin Mary : ANNE
26. Be beholden to : OWE
28. Like a top-rated Michelin restaurant : THREESTAR
32. Demise : END
33. Junior in the Football Hall of Fame : SEAU
34. Real: Ger. : ECHT
35. Shad delicacy : ROE
40. Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
42. Playwright Chekhov : ANTON
43. Feudal domain : FIEF
44. Actress Fisher : ISLA
46. Ghost : WRAITH
47. Person who's happy to go bust? : NARC
48. ___ Ski Valley : TAOS
49. Repair, as a metal joint : RESOLDER
51. Certain product of pyrolysis : SHALEOIL
53. Classic Chrysler : LEBARON
54. Highway gunk : ROADTAR
57. Silent communication, for short : ASL
59. The golden rule, e.g. : TENET
60. Italian wine town : ASTI
63. Carries away : TOWS
64. Nursery rhyme seat : TUFFET
66. Harm : DETRIMENT
70. Motor ___ : INN
71. It can come in rolls : SUSHI
72. Like chemotherapy drugs : ANTICANCER
73. Adaptable sorts : CHAMELEONS
75. Big things for megalomaniacs : EGOS
76. Telephone buttons that lack letters : ONES
77. Acts like a helicopter parent to : HOVERSOVER
78. Panache : ELAN
79. ___-mannered : MILD
82. Enthusiasm : ZEAL
86. Massimo who wrote "The Goodbye Kiss" : CARLOTTO
87. Adding and subtracting : MATH
89. Breather : LUNG
92. Until now : YET
94. Opus ___ : DEI
98. Make wealthy : ENRICH
99. Robert who pioneered in electronic music : MOOG
100. "And if I don't?" : ORWHAT
102. Poughkeepsie campus : VASSAR
104. Rearward : AFT
106. Value system : ETHIC
107. From Swansea, say : WELSH
108. Tickle : ELATE
109. Eleniak of "Baywatch" : ERIKA
110. Psyched : AMPED
111. Capital on the same parallel as Seward, Alaska : OSLO
112. Angle : FISH
116. Original Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
117. Having many fans ... or needing a fan? : HOT
118. "Fuhgeddaboudit!" : NAW
119. Bit of forensic data : DNA
Across
1. Cranky baby's need : NAP
4. "Inspector Gadget" antagonist : DRCLAW
10. Eschew : AVOID
15. Starbuck's order giver : AHAB
19. Brown ___ : ALE
20. Best seller subtitled "The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English" : WOEISI
21. Pomme de ___ (French for "potato") : TERRE
22. Part (of) : SOME
23. Part of U.C.S.F. : SAN
24. Cryptid of the 91-Across : ABOMINABLESNOWMAN
27. Cordial relations : AMITY
29. Gave two big thumbs down : PANNED
30. Pluck : TWEEZE
31. Cryptid of the 115-Across : LOCHNESSMONSTER
36. Kids' TV character who speaks in a falsetto : ELMO
37. Adler in Sherlock Holmes stories : IRENE
38. Freshly painted : WET
39. Talk like one smitten : COO
41. Singer Del Rey : LANA
43. Cabinet selection? : FILE
45. When crepuscular animals are active : DAWN
48. Cryptid of 105-Across : THEKRAKEN
50. Jersey and others : ISLES
52. Asian territory in Risk : URAL
54. Traitor : RAT
55. Surgically remove : RESECT
56. Inventor Otis : ELISHA
58. "Am not!" rejoinder : ARETOO
60. Smallish batteries : AAS
61. P : RHO
62. With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle : FANTASTICBEASTS
65. Indulges in to an unhealthy degree, briefly : ODSON
67. Dispense : ALLOT
68. See 62-Across : AND
69. Of service : UTILE
71. "___ bleu!" : SACRE
74. See 62-Across : WHERETOFINDTHEM
80. Northeast state sch. : UNH
81. Meas. in a T.S.A. carry-on rule : OZS
83. Failed the class : GOTANF
84. Perfumery oil : NEROLI
85. Barbie's strawberry blond sister : STACIE
87. Kingston bro : MON
88. Stagger : REEL
90. Real Madrid vis-Ã -vis F.C. Barcelona : RIVAL
91. Creation after the Indian and Eurasian plates collided : HIMALAYAS
93. Total hunk : STUD
95. Tape or patch : MEND
96. "Happy Birthday" writer, maybe : ICER
97. It's not your fault : LET
98. ___ rap (music subgenre) : EMO
101. Word before and after "say" : NEVER
103. Penne ___ vodka : ALLA
105. It borders Iceland's eastern coast : THENORWEGIANSEA
111. Event not intended to be repeated : ONEOFF
113. Bricklayer's tool : TROWEL
114. Weather-controlling "X-Men" character : STORM
115. Gaelic's home : SCOTTISHHIGHLANDS
120. One with a backstage pass : VIP
121. Fast time : LENT
122. Sort with a stiff upper lip : STOIC
123. Capital of Kazakhstan : ASTANA
124. Squeeze (out) : EKE
125. "... ___ they say" : ORSO
126. Cupboard with open shelves at the top : HUTCH
127. What old army buddies might discuss : THEWAR
128. "Far out!" : RAD
Down
1. Like Bob Dylan's voice : NASAL
2. "Remember the ___!" : ALAMO
3. Medical discovery of 1928 : PENICILLIN
4. ___ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock : DWAYNE
5. Burgle : ROB
6. Corp. mogul : CEO
7. Hobbles : LIMPS
8. 2007 #1 Alicia Keys album : ASIAM
9. Narrow down : WINNOW
10. In a perfect world : ATBEST
11. African grassland : VELDT
12. Cent : U.S. :: ___ : Sweden : ORE
13. Return letters? : IRS
14. Blue Book value decreaser : DENT
15. Also : ASWELLAS
16. Housewives and househusbands : HOMEMAKERS
17. Voice-activated device since 2014 : AMAZONECHO
18. Nota ___ : BENE
25. Mother of the Virgin Mary : ANNE
26. Be beholden to : OWE
28. Like a top-rated Michelin restaurant : THREESTAR
32. Demise : END
33. Junior in the Football Hall of Fame : SEAU
34. Real: Ger. : ECHT
35. Shad delicacy : ROE
40. Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
42. Playwright Chekhov : ANTON
43. Feudal domain : FIEF
44. Actress Fisher : ISLA
46. Ghost : WRAITH
47. Person who's happy to go bust? : NARC
48. ___ Ski Valley : TAOS
49. Repair, as a metal joint : RESOLDER
51. Certain product of pyrolysis : SHALEOIL
53. Classic Chrysler : LEBARON
54. Highway gunk : ROADTAR
57. Silent communication, for short : ASL
59. The golden rule, e.g. : TENET
60. Italian wine town : ASTI
63. Carries away : TOWS
64. Nursery rhyme seat : TUFFET
66. Harm : DETRIMENT
70. Motor ___ : INN
71. It can come in rolls : SUSHI
72. Like chemotherapy drugs : ANTICANCER
73. Adaptable sorts : CHAMELEONS
75. Big things for megalomaniacs : EGOS
76. Telephone buttons that lack letters : ONES
77. Acts like a helicopter parent to : HOVERSOVER
78. Panache : ELAN
79. ___-mannered : MILD
82. Enthusiasm : ZEAL
86. Massimo who wrote "The Goodbye Kiss" : CARLOTTO
87. Adding and subtracting : MATH
89. Breather : LUNG
92. Until now : YET
94. Opus ___ : DEI
98. Make wealthy : ENRICH
99. Robert who pioneered in electronic music : MOOG
100. "And if I don't?" : ORWHAT
102. Poughkeepsie campus : VASSAR
104. Rearward : AFT
106. Value system : ETHIC
107. From Swansea, say : WELSH
108. Tickle : ELATE
109. Eleniak of "Baywatch" : ERIKA
110. Psyched : AMPED
111. Capital on the same parallel as Seward, Alaska : OSLO
112. Angle : FISH
116. Original Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
117. Having many fans ... or needing a fan? : HOT
118. "Fuhgeddaboudit!" : NAW
119. Bit of forensic data : DNA
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