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NYT Crossword — 2024-07-21
In My Defense ...
across
down
1A
Fills, as a moving van
7 letters
8A
"Incorrect!"
6 letters
14A
Country on the Gulf of Guinea
5 letters
19A
"Oh, really?," informally
7 letters
20A
River through the Black Forest
6 letters
21A
Corkscrew-shaped pasta
6 letters
22A
All crossword fans love this puzzle; anyone who doesn't love this puzzle can't be a *real* crossword fan!
14 letters
24A
Capable
6 letters
25A
"Seat" for a toddler
4 letters
26A
Bygone auto inits.
3 letters
27A
Pieces of apparel that might have concert dates printed on them
4 letters
28A
Mars, a star
5 letters
29A
Flash
3 letters
30A
Why was this chosen as today’s puzzle? Because it’s great! What makes it great? I mean, it was chosen for publication!
17 letters
35A
Kind of candidate
3 letters
36A
Plastic ___ Band
3 letters
37A
Sport with the rank yokozuna ("grand champion")
4 letters
38A
Light beige
4 letters
39A
Tear
5 letters
42A
Comic book sound
3 letters
44A
What "you better not" do, in "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
4 letters
46A
Nintendo avatar
3 letters
47A
I sent this crossword to 100 friends, and two of them really liked it!
13 letters
53A
Fixed sum, for some
7 letters
55A
Make like a nomad
4 letters
56A
Story ___
3 letters
57A
"What did I say?!"
3 letters
58A
Hint of color
5 letters
59A
Balance provider
3 letters
60A
Shrank (from)
5 letters
62A
16th birthday present, sometimes
3 letters
63A
Locale
4 letters
65A
What's more, one of those friends won the lottery right after solving it — coincidence? I think not!
21 letters
72A
Piece worth approximately five pawns
4 letters
73A
Many, many years
3 letters
74A
"Capeesh?"
5 letters
75A
Squeeze (out)
3 letters
76A
Paintball impact sound
5 letters
79A
Beetle juice?
3 letters
80A
Opposite of bien
3 letters
81A
___ gift (common spring purchase)
4 letters
82A
Lizard's grippers
7 letters
85A
If you criticize this puzzle, where will it end? Before long, you'll be criticizing your mother's cooking!
13 letters
89A
Make a choice
3 letters
90A
Expresses disapproval, in a way
4 letters
92A
Aberdeen denial
3 letters
93A
World capital or the name of its gulf
5 letters
94A
Sled dog command
4 letters
96A
Punishment for goofing off in practice, perhaps
4 letters
98A
Org. whose website has a "What Can I Bring?" section
3 letters
100A
Certain publication, in brief
3 letters
101A
Besides, The New York Times said it was good!
17 letters
106A
Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., for short
3 letters
109A
Model material
5 letters
110A
Humble reply to a compliment
4 letters
111A
"Go on ..."
3 letters
112A
Blind piece
4 letters
113A
Home of Mount Doom in "The Lord of the Rings"
6 letters
114A
Part of a flawed argument, examples of which are seen throughout this puzzle
14 letters
118A
Corpulent
6 letters
119A
Previously, poetically
6 letters
120A
Not touched, in a way
7 letters
121A
Zoom alternative
5 letters
122A
What fingerprints and mountains have
6 letters
123A
Credulous quality
7 letters
