NYT Crossword hints

1 Across: Special-ordered (6 letters)

7 Across: Sections of a circle's circumference (4 letters)

11 Across: NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue (7 letters)

18 Across: Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl" (7 letters)

20 Across: Coaster feature, maybe (4 letters)

21 Across: Assembles in proper order (8 letters)

22 Across: Mar, as a reputation (7 letters)

23 Across: See 25-Across (4 letters)

24 Across: Maligns (8 letters)

25 Across: With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round (8 letters)

27 Across: Mouths (off) (6 letters)

29 Across: Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A. (5 letters)

30 Across: Burnable bog stuff (4 letters)

31 Across: Burnt chimney stuff (4 letters)

33 Across: High-speed Olympic sport (4 letters)

34 Across: See 37-Across (3 letters)

35 Across: One who might have perfect pitch? (5 letters)

37 Across: With 34-Across, full extent of something (15 letters)

43 Across: "Holy moly!" (3 letters)

45 Across: Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo (3 letters)

46 Across: Red-coated cheese (4 letters)

47 Across: "___ funny!" (3 letters)

48 Across: Bigwig (7 letters)

52 Across: Own (up) (4 letters)

55 Across: It's off the wall! (8 letters)

57 Across: "Red" or "1989," to Swifties (3 letters)

58 Across: Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball (5 letters)

60 Across: Extremely soft, in music: Abbr. (3 letters)

62 Across: See 64-Across (5 letters)

63 Across: Chew the fat (3 letters)

64 Across: With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me" (10 letters)

67 Across: Noted exile isle (4 letters)

69 Across: Energy-efficient bulb, for short (3 letters)

71 Across: ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance (5 letters)

72 Across: Native Nebraskans (5 letters)

75 Across: See 78-Across (3 letters)

76 Across: Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z" (4 letters)

78 Across: With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!" (10 letters)

81 Across: Hold up (3 letters)

83 Across: Narnia or Neverland (5 letters)

86 Across: Give it a whirl (3 letters)

87 Across: Violinmaker of Cremona (5 letters)

88 Across: Letters from your folks? (3 letters)

89 Across: "So cool!" (8 letters)

92 Across: Follower of John in the New Testament (4 letters)

94 Across: Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking (7 letters)

96 Across: Greatest guy? (3 letters)

97 Across: See 101-Across (4 letters)

98 Across: Vent (3 letters)

100 Across: Part of SCOTUS (3 letters)

101 Across: With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine (15 letters)

107 Across: No-cash deal (5 letters)

111 Across: Lay off (3 letters)

112 Across: Culprit, in police lingo (4 letters)

113 Across: Modern pentathlon equipment (4 letters)

115 Across: Metaphor for a too-hot room (4 letters)

116 Across: Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes (5 letters)

118 Across: Ill will (6 letters)

120 Across: Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle? (8 letters)

122 Across: Weigh down, and then some (8 letters)

124 Across: Number with a 120-Across, mathematically (4 letters)

126 Across: Armand of "American Gangster" (7 letters)

127 Across: Many mailbox stuffers (8 letters)

128 Across: Zest (4 letters)

129 Across: Iced tea request (7 letters)

130 Across: Clumsy (7 letters)

131 Across: Move fast, as a cloud (4 letters)

132 Across: Road trip stopovers (6 letters)

1 Down: Pampering place for a Persian (6 letters)

2 Down: Not impressed (6 letters)

3 Down: Watch via Hulu, say (6 letters)

4 Down: Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic") (8 letters)

5 Down: "I'll deal with this right now!" (4 letters)

6 Down: Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle (5 letters)

7 Down: Sitcom character from Melmac (3 letters)

8 Down: Aussie animals (4 letters)

9 Down: Item (6 letters)

10 Down: Alfalfa shoot (6 letters)

11 Down: Stockholder's setback (4 letters)

12 Down: Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn (3 letters)

13 Down: Not merely enough to go around (10 letters)

14 Down: Island containing Kiribati's capital (6 letters)

15 Down: "Don't pay any mind to this" (14 letters)

16 Down: Zoom, e.g. (4 letters)

17 Down: Feminine pronoun in Florence (4 letters)

19 Down: "Would you look at that!" (5 letters)

21 Down: Wedding reception hiree (7 letters)

26 Down: Partner of aahs (4 letters)

28 Down: "So-o-o gross!" (3 letters)

32 Down: A-one (9 letters)

36 Down: With nary a chance (5 letters)

38 Down: Ingredient in some hair relaxers (3 letters)

39 Down: Make a long story short, say (4 letters)

40 Down: Individually (4 letters)

41 Down: Female rabbit (3 letters)

42 Down: Elbow-bender (3 letters)

44 Down: Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells" (5 letters)

48 Down: "Sup!" (3 letters)

49 Down: Sonicare competitor (5 letters)

50 Down: Reschedule, so to speak (14 letters)

51 Down: Things that drivers sometimes leave behind? (4 letters)

53 Down: Letters on a lip balm tube (3 letters)

54 Down: Scare stiff (5 letters)

56 Down: Some old Disney collectibles (4 letters)

59 Down: Arriving by (4 letters)

61 Down: Tables (9 letters)

65 Down: Stiller's comedic partner (5 letters)

66 Down: Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps (4 letters)

68 Down: Electrical impulse transmitters (5 letters)

70 Down: Face off (4 letters)

73 Down: Catchall abbr. (4 letters)

74 Down: Priced to be, as bail (5 letters)

77 Down: Fortified wine from Spain (10 letters)

79 Down: Home of NoHo and SoHo (3 letters)

80 Down: "Catch ya in the morn!" (5 letters)

82 Down: Main squeeze, in newer slang (3 letters)

84 Down: Lascivious look (4 letters)

85 Down: Old-timey teacher (4 letters)

89 Down: Sped or bled ... or led (3 letters)

90 Down: ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker) (3 letters)

91 Down: Pointe shoe accessories (7 letters)

93 Down: Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning" (3 letters)

95 Down: Balloon pilot, say (8 letters)

99 Down: Worth a pick? (4 letters)

102 Down: Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say (6 letters)

103 Down: State with only three counties: Abbr. (3 letters)

104 Down: Illegal offerings (6 letters)

105 Down: High-level H.S. class with derivatives (6 letters)

106 Down: Star football player? (5 letters)

108 Down: Get even for (6 letters)

109 Down: Kind of insurance for bridges (6 letters)

110 Down: Types in (6 letters)

114 Down: Surrey's Derby town (5 letters)

116 Down: Singer/dancer/actress Falana (4 letters)

117 Down: Say for sure (4 letters)

118 Down: Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints (4 letters)

119 Down: Father of five sons in the Bible (4 letters)

121 Down: ___ buco (4 letters)

123 Down: Adornment on a boathouse wall (3 letters)

125 Down: Heel, e.g. (3 letters)