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PUZZLES ACROSS 1 Love, in Lombardy 6 Line crossers?

11 Part of UCLA 14 Part of UNLV 17 Button inside a blouse?

18 ___ opposites 19 Fizzy drink 20 Shipped 21 Last Nissan pickup at the dealership?

24 82-Across’s features a butterfly 25 Peppermint Patty, to Marcie 26 She has a wool coat 27 Place for a piercing 28 Anderson on CNN 30 Descendant 33 Makes a compact Chevy?

37 Mark with two dots 39 Purpose 40 Wedding seater 41 “Someone told me ...”

43 Not taken in by 44 Cosmic fate 46 Faulty firework 49 “We’re all out of that Ford SUV”?

52 Rae of “The Lovebirds” 53 Jitters while putting 54 Recipe verb after “combine” 55 Western native 56 Finally registered 58 Wedding runner 60 “Strip of cloth” in Sanskrit 62 Criticizing 63 Look for your Kia hatchback in a crowded lot?

67 Pat with four Grammys 68 Protest singer Seeger 69 Unclothed 70 Harshly criticize

71 Inflate, as a resume 72 Elizabethan collar’s shape 73 “House” actor Omar 77 How some NBA games end 78 Honda SUV used in a commercial?

82 Web portal since 1995 83 Creamy breakfast dish 85 “Include me!”

86 Spanish for “madame” 87 Noble below a viscount 89 ___-garde 90 Last word of many fairy tales 91 Exits a Subaru sedan?

95 Joyce ___ Oates 97 Bring into a conversation 98 End of Reed College’s address 99 Chunk of cash 100 “___ been thinking ...”

103 Mid-March date 104 Own a Dodge SUV that excels in crash tests?

111 Boston NBA player, briefly 112 Shiraz’s country 113 Candy heart sentiment 114 “Silly” birds 115 Free app annoyances 116 According to 117 Enchanting singer of myth 118 Party throwers DOWN 1 Insects in underpants, in a phonics book 2 When doubled, a Hawaiian fish 3 Miss the alarm, maybe 4 Soccer official

5 Director Roth 6 Reproduce like salmon 7 Nat King ___ 8 Alien of ’80s TV 9 Setting for many jokes 10 Full show letters 11 Longest river in France 12 “Kind of an ___ to Duty” (Nash poem) 13 “Oh, fun” in response to a chore, e.g.

14 Inspiration for a spotted print 15 Red emotion in “Inside Out” 16 Birth bird 19 “On the double!”

20 Incline 22 Lead-in to “classical” 23 Orderly 29 Workers’ protection org.

31 Seasoning in a grinder 32 Regarding 33 Singer Oberst 34 Communion, e.g.

35 Name within “on the nose” 36 “Why not?!”

37 Shanghai or Bangkok 38 Surprised greeting 39 Animals many children want 42 Sony’s portable CD player 44 2021 Bachelorette Thurston 45 “Great” animal 47 Employing 48 “Fudge!”

50 Turn the wheel 51 Blessing’s opposite 52 Hot tips and such 56 Nauseates 57 Tennis great Arthur 59 “Hello ___” (classic cellphone tagline)

60 “Blue ___ Shoes” 61 Modifier key on a PC 62 Clog-clearing product 63 ___ list (scholarly award) 64 Pungent rolls with holes 65 Australian gems 66 Rub with oil 67 Fedora feature 71 Sweetie, in the U.K. 72 2004-13 forensic spinoff 74 People follow them in movies 75 Study, with “over” 76 Twinkling thing 78 “Bossypants” author Fey 79 Paper towel brand 80 Green Apple product, perhaps 81 Fruit that may grow inside a brandy bottle 83 “Cousin” on “Succession” 84 Fruit on a thorny bush 88 “Stop!” on a ship 89 ___ de Jamaica (hibiscus iced tea) 91 German camera company 92 Concluded 93 Burton who will host “Trivial Pursuit” 94 Where Eve lived 95 Jambalaya cuisine 96 Hurly-burly 99 Contraction that sounds like a hair extension 101 Sleeveless garment 102 <O> <O> 105 “___ you free?”

106 Bro’s sib, maybe 107 Comedian Wong 108 Fox’s coat 109 Disgusted exclamation 110 ___ Speedwagon

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PUZZLES ACROSS 1 Enjoys tea 5 “Survivor” network 8 Marching insect 11 Operate 14 NYC gallery where Marina Abramovic sat for 700+ hours 18 Chicago’s Lightfoot 19 Overhead expense at the office?

(In this clue’s answer, note letters 2-4 & 6 ... and, separately, 5) 22 Burden 23 British boarding school 24 Fighting words 25 Surprised reaction 26 Block from flowing 28 Honest ___ 29 Consumed 30 Mother’s sisters 31 It has two equal sides (Letters 9-12 & 14-15 ... and, separately, 13) 37 Apple’s mobile platform 39 Physicist Niels 40 Author Tolstoy 41 Word after “phone” or “game” 42 Navigation tech 45 Market index, familiarly 47 Court appeals 49 “If ___ serves ...”

51 Alley cat, e.g.

52 Mental download (Letters 1-4 & 6 ... and, separately, 5) 56 Stuffed 57 Get-out-of-jail money 58 Paint layers 59 Go bad 61 “___ Torino” 62 Name that anagrams to “naan” 63 Belly button stuff 64 Five-star review

65 Clicking devices 66 Movie technology (Letters 7 & 9-11 ... and, separately, 8) 72 Hurry 73 Minecraft material 74 “It’s too early to leave!”

75 Trees to tap 79 Groups of three 81 Expired 86 Solos for Renee Fleming 87 Chardonnay, for one (Letters 4 & 6-9 ... and, separately, 5) 91 Greeting in Guangzhou 92 Track circuits 93 Tree limb that rhymes with “cow” 94 The Giving Tree, ultimately 96 Meh 97 “It’s getting late” 99 Princeton, for Michelle Obama 101 Majorettes, notably (Letters 7-9 & 11 ... and, separately, 10) 105 “Heavens!”

109 Content sound 110 Enthusiastic agreement 115 Sharp projectile 116 Discontinues cable, and a theme hint (Bonus: Note what the single indicated letters spell) 123 Designer Wang 124 “Phooey!”

125 “Workers of the world, ___!”

126 Eagle’s nest 127 Doe or stag 128 Saturn game console’s maker 129 Cross person?

130 Highways, e.g.

131 Pig food

DOWN 1 Go down a snowy hill 2 Small bit 3 Band you wouldn’t see on a first date?

4 Nasal cavity 5 COVID-tracking org.

6 Raise for discussion 7 Grave 8 Obama health law, for short 9 Brooklyn NBA player 10 Actor Robbins 11 Small meat cut 12 Incredible 13 Amnesty Int’l, e.g.

14 Tycoon 15 Engaging in self-indulgence 16 Has to 17 Egyptian snakes 20 Banana skin 21 Tragic king 27 NOLA hero?

30 Name within “magnesium” 32 Mother pig 33 ___ Island (immigration museum site) 34 Observed 35 Frogs’ relatives 36 “Hearts and Minds” country, familiarly 37 “You won’t like this!”

38 All-Star pitcher/ hitter Shohei 43 “Amen!”

44 Australian metropolis 46 ___ Lama 47 Singer LaBelle 48 Toyota sports car 50 Molten rock 52 Really heats up?

53 Dressing type 54 Water-filled defenses 55 Swivel 58 Santa’s “surname”

60 Department with attorneys 67 ___ chic 68 Up, on a map 69 Lake by Buffalo 70 Tabby calls 71 Actor Gosling 75 Neighbor of Guinea 76 Part of UAE 77 Corncob ___ 78 Final 79 Liger’s counterpart 80 Indian instrument 82 Leaning Tower’s site 83 Tequila order 84 Simplicity 85 It’s intact when cracked open 87 St. John’s ___ (herbal remedy) 88 Designer Boss 89 Invalid 90 Palindromic supermodel 93 Youngster in a den 95 Pride events 98 “Check back later” letters 100 Windows ISP 102 ___ Tots 103 Baby’s cry 104 Rumor starter?

105 11:50 or 12:10, but not 12:00 106 Tortoise’s opponent 107 Attire for a show at a gay bar 108 Jazz singer James 111 Items in some boxed sets 112 Crusty end 113 Cookie with a Java Chip flavor 114 Distort 117 “I have one card left!”

118 Movie passes, for short 119 Business address abbr.

120 Top exec 121 Pop star Rita 122 Get ___ of (toss)

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The (K) Clues Are for Kids Created by Timothy E. Parker March 7, 2022

ACROSS 1. (K) Physicians, informally 5. (K) “For kids ___ 3 and up” 9. (K) Grassy square for your bald spot 12. (K) Quite an amount (2 words) 13. (K) It can get into deep water 14. (K) “Are there ___ other bunnies in the rabbit hole?”

15. Frost or hoar 16. Teachings from the family elders 17. (K) BB weapon 18. (K) Overturn 20. (K) Backspace over 22. “Miss” with a crown 23. Gambling factor 25. Type of goose you want to cook 27. Longtime boyfriend 29. (K) Flowers stand tall in it

33. Had deep regrets 35. (K) Make inquiries 36. (K) Place to push off your 13-Across 37. South side?

38. Food for a worrier?

40. (K) Clean-up cloth 41. Pampered persons?

43. Hath, today 45. It keeps a watch on you?

48. (K) Husband and wife, together 51. Promise-to-pay letters 52. Abbr. on some research papers 55. Surprise from the FBI 56. (K) First double-digit number 57. Intentionally annoy 58. (K) Highest point 59. (K) Suffix with “swift”

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Fire water thing?

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60. “In your dreams” (2 words) 61. (K) Not stand up straight DOWN 1. (K) Little missile with feathers 2. Medley 3. (K) PC or Mac 4. (K) Use these instead of the escalator 5. Having the skill 6. (K) Thick, slimy substance 7. Temple organ?

8. Powerful horse 9. (K) Epic tale 10. Tremendous burden 11. Common unit of force 19. (K) Place for experiments 21. Request to an invitee 23. Brewers’ kilns 24. College in the ACC 25. Away from to?

26. Arctic bird

28. (K) The sun rises in this direction 30. (K) What all planes fly in 31. (K) Final word of “America, the Beautiful” 32. Unit of work 34. (K) What you feed your 3-Down 39. (K) Which person?

42. Richard Wagner production 44. Pertaining to hearing 45. (K) Spot to build a new mall 46. (K) Stocking stuffers 47. Wee puppy 48. C, F or G, in music 49. (K) Big city in Peru 50. (K) Where Adam was created 53. “___ the season to be jolly” 54. Subject of a Ken Burns documentary

ACROSS 1 Takes it from the top 11 Tour handout 14 Fitness practice that uses hammocks 15 Ducks and geese 16 Flying mammal known for its bite 17 Model/ actress Kurylenko 18 Environmental prefix 19 Protective beach goop 21 ___ and grits 25 Early phase 26 Sailor’s folk song 30 Bright light on stage?

33 “In addition ...”

36 Reach a tentative truce after a debate 40 “Do I know that person?”

41 Noodle soup with an umami flavor 42 Places to ask for assistance 45 Like an app that’s being tested 48 Strive 52 Small, hand-picked group 56 ___ system (car’s GPS) 57 Placed down

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58 Line at the bakery?

62 Dispensers of 20s 63 “Ooh, I like that suggestion more!”

64 Thing to wring 65 Stopped worrying DOWN 1 Downloads and then files, perhaps 2 Show the ropes 3 Physical or emotional protection 4 Fabric tear 5 Mai ___ 6 High-end camera initials 7 Yeses at sea 8 Celebrity chef Matsuhisa 9 “Manhattan Beach” author Jennifer 10 IBM’s “Jeopardy!” winner 11 Embedded agents 12 “Well, shucks!”

13 Fern, e.g.

15 XL 20 Edited film version 22 “Makes sense” 23 ___ mortal 24 “What’s ___ is prologue” (“The Tempest”)

27 Really put your foot down?

28 Supermodel Gigi or Bella 29 Come up 30 Tool that has teeth 31 “That’s disgusting!”

32 One who gives pointers to newbs 33 Spot for a tattoo sleeve 34 Formerly named 35 Bear’s home 37 Baseball’s “Slammin’ Sammy” 38 Synagogue chests 39 React in shock 42 Listens to, as a warning 43 And so on, briefly 44 ___, rinse, repeat

45 Religion whose art often features geometric patterns 46 “Cool beans!”

47 Aircraft filled with gas 49 Social photo app, for short 50 Loan interest figures 51 Each and ___ 53 Top pick, informally 54 Times before big days 55 Ended up going 59 Prez who wore a top hat 60 Type of talk that’s recorded 61 Had for breakfast, maybe

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CLUES: - Play loudly - Play softly - Instrument with six strings - Louis played this - Lindsey plays this - Lin wrote this - How a trombone changes notes - String instruments’ partner - How computers talk to instruments - Spokane local music shop since 1913

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PUZZLES ACROSS 1 Weep 4 Garment with a sports variety 7 Dome roof?

12 Prefer 17 Sharing option for Apple devices 19 Visits on a road trip 21 Colombian street food item 22 *Pixelate video evidence?

24 French hat 25 Continues a subscription 26 “My lips ___ sealed” 27 Wee bit 29 Achy 30 Story trajectory 31 *Manhattan parking penalties and such?

37 “MONTERO” singer Lil ___ X 38 Fake thing 40 ___ Speedwagon 41 Do an impression of 42 5x5 crosswords, say 44 “Absolutely!”

46 Italian fashion city 48 Common baby affliction 49 Focuses of the Equal Justice Initiative 52 *“Evergreens won’t make the view worse”?

56 “The Quicker Picker Upper” brand 57 World Cup official 59 Spots to wear scrubs (Abbr.)

60 On the ocean 61 Under the weather 62 *Result of chipping a fake nail?

67 Arrogant

68 Response to a futbol goal 69 Chef Drummond 70 Leaf under a petal 71 Word within “hearing” 73 “BlacKkKlansman” director Spike 74 Enticed 76 *Blacken the entree, e.g.?

79 Yiddish cries 80 Neutron’s place 81 Quintana ___ (Mexican state) 82 Jeong of “Community” 83 Indenting aid on a typewriter 85 *“We’ll shape this sword, but first ...”?

90 Like a horse’s foot 92 Online meanie 93 Wild hogs 95 Cookie with a serving size of three 96 “So exciting!”

97 Roomy vehicle 98 HBO competitor 100 Design detail, briefly 103 Fury 104 *Looking great in a drag wrap?

109 Droid 111 Actress Rooney 113 Neither’s partner 114 Rowing tool 115 Distribution curve calculation 117 Food recall cause 119 *Report on surgeries?

124 Cold and distant 125 Having a romantic meal, maybe 126 Passover beef cut 127 Herons’ homes 128 Former “SNL” cast members 129 Texter’s “Isn’t that SO true?”

130 Verbalize DOWN 1 Hummus brand

2 Edmonton hockey team 3 Meal for mimosas 4 Spicy condiment for a hot pretzel 5 Wake up 6 Like the name Eve, for a Dec. 24 baby 7 Be in the driver’s seat 8 Rollaway bed 9 Earth Day’s mo.

10 Baton Rouge sch.

11 Broadway’s LuPone 12 “Groovy!”

13 Wonder Woman’s adversary 14 *“Archie’s ex will arrive soon”?

15 Performances at the Met 16 Gives the star treatment to?

18 Name hidden in “mind reader” 19 “Magic” fungus, for short 20 Better late ___ never 23 Diggs of “Rent” 28 Exorcism targets 32 Little songbird 33 Hindu goddess of creation and destruction 34 Practice boxing 35 Swampy areas 36 Rural tower 39 C ___ cat 43 “Hello,” in Mandarin 45 Rolls-___ 47 More questionable 48 Word before “store” or “booth” 49 Contaminate 50 *Marsupial overlord?

51 “My bad,” in a text 53 “How ___ look?”

54 Entered again, like data 55 Has permission, biblically

56 Where cultures are studied?

58 “Frozen” queen 63 Shrink back 64 Tax prep pro 65 Green Bay NFL player 66 ___ vera gel 67 Makes waves 72 Flower that anagrams to “tears” 75 Atlanta school 77 Shrine for legendary athletes (Abbr.)

78 Cuatro - tres 81 Trust 84 Sound made when touching a cute nose 86 Imitate the MGM lion 87 “Well, duh” 88 Speckled horse 89 The Sharks or the Jets, e.g.

91 Rookie gamer 94 Part of a dollar sign 96 Future-oriented person?

99 “Present!”

101 Works on a tablet?

102 Transparent eye part 103 “That is to say ...”

105 Pixar movie set in Mexico 106 Currency of Sweden 107 Tugboat sounds 108 Missouri’s ___ Mountains 110 Irritable 112 Often 116 Prefix for “normative” or “gender” 118 “No ___, ands or buts!”

120 Name within “lava lamp” 121 End of a dean’s email address 122 Farm butter?

123 Slugger’s stat

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PUZZLES ACROSS 1 Baghdad’s land 5 Some email attachments 9 Chances to swing 15 Common rug shape 19 Layered skirt 20 Goddess associated with peacocks 21 Shredded 22 Blush at a romantic dinner, say?

23 Osceola’s people 25 Character that kicks off the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

27 Furthest off the wall?

29 Reeves of “John Wick” 30 Top of a Nutella jar 31 Showy flowers 34 Desert sanctuaries 37 Carriage controls 39 “The Neighborhood” actress Tichina 40 Megaphone noise 42 Available to rent 44 Dessert with a crumbly topping 45 Traffic signal in Pennsylvania’s Pretzel City?

48 Attendance no., often 49 Leaves unmentioned 51 Alternative to Robinhood 52 Word before “business” or “deal” 55 Sacred 57 H’s, to Plato 58 Not exciting 59 Act as a go-between 61 Group of eight 64 High-IQ crew

65 Low-tech indicators of air speed and direction?

70 God with 99 names 71 Sweater option 72 Hemingway or Borgnine 73 Deck chair strip 74 Ran in the wash 76 Remove gently 79 Cathedral seat 80 “I have it!”

83 Sausage from Stuttgart 84 “To a ...” poem 87 The singing “Big Mouth Billy” fish, e.g.?

90 Scanner brand 92 Lot for campers 94 Lunchroom stack 95 Lit up the room, figuratively 96 Big caper 97 Saunter 99 Stumped 100 Traditional or Roth plan 101 Justice Elena 104 4-Down appliances 107 Bodyguard for a beleaguered biblical figure?

111 Designed to reduce engine pinging 115 “___ fair in love and war” 116 Usher 117 Throw for a loop 118 Idris of “Luther” 119 Totally bungled 120 High on weed 121 The best 122 “Give it a ___!” (“Enough!”)

DOWN 1 For what ___ worth 2 Start to the day?

3 Banking convenience 4 Sub seller 5 Gave a call

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 26 28 31 32 33 35 36 38 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 50 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60

Salami sellers At no charge Mouth off to Capital of Ga. Head’s counterpart Slow down Mountains where tomatoes originated Brass instrument that’s hard to transport Extend across Pooh’s “wise” pal Cello’s higher relative Apply holy oil to Allows to borrow Speak as fluently as a Warsaw native?

Move jerkily Bumpy amphibian Rate of progress Miscalculates Handling the matter Singer India.___ In the mail “___ Pray Love” All of them are off in an unpredictable situation Zap with light Baseball great Blue Improves in a cellar, sometimes Early ___ (morning person) Eco-friendly Art medium in a coffeehouse Flat-topped hill Hair over the forehead “That’ll do for me” Clothing, informally Lacking talent for Completely cooked Words to live by City NNE of Paris Wife’s mother, e.g.

62 Virus watchdog org.

63 Puff on a joint 64 Diminutive blemish?

65 Insect with a paper nest 66 In plain view 67 Anesthetized 68 Fortunetellers 69 Natural ’dos 74 “The cause of and the solution to all of life’s problems,” per Homer Simpson 75 What everyone wants on their side 77 Out of town 78 Figure (out) 81 DIYers’ sets 82 Land unit 84 Norwegian Nobel Institute’s city 85 Fawns’ moms 86 Tie up loose ___ 87 Short albums, for short 88 Potato pancake 89 Howls at the moon 91 Pale lager 92 Toss again, as dice 93 Like a practical alternative 95 Mugs for 74-Down 96 Muslim headcover 97 Shout before “Polo!”

98 Fake news source, with “The” 99 Cause trouble 102 Expert pilots 103 Burst of wind 105 Like Z, in the alphabet 106 Keen on 108 NYC-to-Miami dir.

109 Three, in Rome 110 Since Jan. 1 112 Spanish cheer 113 Walter Cronkite’s longtime network 114 Second half of a candy bar?

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PUZZLES Universal Crossword Edited by David Steinberg March 20, 2022

The (K) Clues Are for Kids Created by Timothy E. Parker March 14, 2022

ACROSS 1. (K) Something read in a restaurant 5. Covering for a pillow 9. It can hold mortar 12. (K) Atop 13. (K) Fish decoy 14. Bauxite, for example 15. (K) Get the lumps out of flour 16. Help a criminal commit crime 17. Like a face that’s gone pale 18. (K) It tells actors where to stand 20. Support meeting 22. (K) Feeling very poorly 23. (K) Delete wrinkles 25. (K) What 100% is 27. Good steak rating?

29. (K) Marching band big ‘un 33. Where manicurists store their records?

(2 words)

36. (K) It can reveal what you really know 37. (K) U-turn from polite 38. (K) Grow into bigger clothes 39. (K) “It was the most fun ___!”

41. Road rescue 43. (K) Part of a long sentence, sometimes 46. Loose rocks, to a mountaineer 49. Eggs, at a clinic 50. (K) Building block brand 53. (K) Cookie in some sleeves 54. (K) Hot roofing material 55. (K) Meat from a calf 56. Within striking distance 57. (K) Caribou relative 58. (K) “Is anyone ___ eating frog legs like me?”

59. Catch sight of DOWN 1. Put in disarray, as someone’s hair

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Brass button?

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2. (K) Cast-ofthousands movie 3. Bare-bones, in offers (2 words) 4. (K) Up to the time of 5. Thin strip of wood 6. Spokes’ center 7. (K) “So there you ___!”

8. D.C. public transportation 9. (K) Sound from a wolf 10. Doctorate exam 11. (K) Say, “No, it wasn’t me” 19. (K) Lesson ___ (teacher’s offering) 21. Voting no on 23. Arouse, as one’s wrath 24. (K) Not just use a book for decoration 25. (K) Toward the rear, on a watercraft 26. (K) Give a ridiculous alibi 28. Beast in some fairy tales

30. A way that the unprepared are caught?

31. (K) Plead, as for money 32. (K) Had boiled eggs dipped in honey 34. Thing on an agenda 35. Videotape format of long ago 40. Part of the human heart 42. (K) Layer way up high 43. (K) A place for doves 44. (K) The shape of a high school track 45. (K) Writer Twain 46. (K) You can dig it 47. Collect your crop 48. (K) Fish in “Finding Nemo” 51. (K) Slippery as an ___ 52. (K) Fewer cars need this than 20 years ago

ACROSS 1 Spaghetti topping 6 Boosts to a higher level 9 Pretentiously imaginative 14 Detest 15 John, in London 16 American lake deeper than the Empire State Building’s height 17 Popover pan 19 The “A” of the ABC islands 20 Reason to tremble 21 Introductory book 22 Exhaust 25 “Priced to move” items’ place 28 Braces (oneself) 30 Charged particle 31 Some intersect aves.

32 Baseball Hall of Famer Martinez 33 Read lines for, like a toon 36 Andes or Himalayas 41 Audacity 42 Ed who played Lou Grant 44 84, say, for an octogenarian 47 ___ Lingus (carrier to Dublin)

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48 Very soon now 49 Exodus of intellectual talent 53 Solve a crossword online 54 Emmy winner ___ Lee Browne 55 Jackson born between Jackie and Jermaine 57 Be a proxy for 58 Finally, or what both parts of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across have?

63 Name on a tractor 64 “I should’ve known!”

65 Nostalgic photo tone 66 Goofed 67 Pig’s pen 68 Finalizes, as a deal DOWN 1 Oscar winner Rockwell 2 ___ Dhabi 3 Letters on an old TV dial 4 Quick trip to Dunkin’ 5 Ontario border lake 6 Much more than moderately 7 Dish made from taro 8 Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt 9 Arcade game pioneer

10 ___ to go 11 Short digits 12 “That’s fine, I guess” 13 Longs (for) 18 Takes suddenly 21 Sweat bullets 22 Baking soda meas.

23 Romantic couple 24 Take two 26 French region with beach resorts 27 “Tell me more” 29 Unaccompanied 34 Gemma of “Crazy Rich Asians” 35 Unmistakably clear 37 Exchange 38 State with certainty 39 “500” race, for short

40 ___ tide 43 Bread that might be marbled 44 Wear away 45 Market leader?

46 Spring holiday 48 Name hidden in “campanile” 50 Consoling words 51 Defeated narrowly, with “out” 52 Like a dog with fleas 56 Chuck 58 Passport and driver’s lic.

59 The “N” in N.A. 60 Hoppy beer letters 61 Zero score 62 Heating fuel option

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PUZZLES ACROSS 1 Org. that does stellar work?

5 Bowls over 9 Soaks (up) 13 Fist bump 16 Depravities 18 Start over on 19 Less tanned 21 Enemy of the Jedi 22 Writing about claiming lottery winnings?

25 On the subject of 26 Painting on the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, e.g.

27 Squad 28 “Today” competitor, for short 29 Like flimsy evidence 30 Guitarist’s repeated bit 32 Writing about a dot?

36 Film type at Sundance 40 Sass 42 Titular teen of comics 43 Every rough patch has one 44 Writing about a land?

47 Polite request to leave 50 “That being said ...”

51 Spend the night 52 Geopolitical conflict 53 Metal oiled

by Dorothy 54 Plopped down 55 ___-party (post-prom event) 57 Writing about a club’s get-together?

61 Canoodling on the subway, e.g.

62 Attach, as a patch 63 Energy measure 64 Thick thing to puff 68 Writing about a word that makes people smile?

72 Jumpy 73 Absurd

74 Des Moines resident 75 Big Blue co.

77 Writing about a minor dispute?

79 Served, as a meal 82 Reggae precursor 85 Wrigley Field player 86 Animation collectible 87 Singer-songwriter ___ Case 88 Fish for a grizzly 91 Good public speaker 93 Writing about Queen Elsa and Olaf?

96 Miracle-___ 97 A-sharp’s equivalent 99 Place to live like a pig?

100 What some Romans wore over tunics 101 Writing about sororities and fraternities?

104 Shakespeare’s “King ___” 106 Wine lover’s mecca 107 In the past 108 Instrument that tunes an orchestra 111 Stacked messily 116 Just barely 117 Writing about Kim Kardashian’s eldest?

121 Nintendo consoles 122 One of a tent’s anchors 123 Bit of pond growth 124 Burn slightly 125 Sun, in Spanish 126 ___ vera 127 Lighting may alter it 128 “Halt!”

DOWN 1 Foam toy producer 2 Assert 3 Slaw or pasta salad

4 Drinks in pint glasses 5 Pop star Grande, to fans 6 Served as a guinea pig, say 7 Barely beat (out) 8 Couch 9 Relaxation destination 10 Grain used in some milk 11 Prepare to charge up 12 Preacher’s speech 13 Voiced harsh criticism 14 Space for clutter and cobwebs 15 Ringing thing 17 Skeletons in the closet, e.g.

20 Peruse or skim 21 Smooth and glossy 23 French pronoun Miss Piggy uses 24 Hire 31 Buzzing picnic pest 33 Where Scandinavia is (Abbr.)

34 Way cool 35 Eddie Vedder’s band 36 Puts frosting on 37 PBS science show 38 Tune for two 39 Lodging in Cincinnati?

41 “SNL” star Davidson 45 Word before “trip” or “warrior” 46 Matchbox toy 47 Goat’s bleat 48 Lasses 49 Hitting all the right notes 52 Perform without practice 56 9-Down treatment involving a mask 57 “What did I tell you?”

58 Night ___ (no early bird) 59 Dove sound

60 Triumphed 61 One who slices and dices 62 Nine-digit ID 64 Networking giant 65 Run up, as expenses 66 Trash holder 67 Name found twice in “Panama Canal” 69 Compete in a sack race, say 70 Female sheep 71 Corn portion 76 Pear variety 78 For each 79 Red, flat-topped hat 80 Squeezes (out) 81 “Hold on to my hand!”

82 Self-satisfied 83 Hawaiian coffee region 84 Crawling picnic pests 87 “Come back later” 89 Gendered term for a performer 90 Bathroom, in Britain 92 Walks (on) 93 Winter bug 94 Pickup truck brand 95 Affirmative at sea 97 Capital of Colombia 98 Like a design featuring roses 101 Nibbles persistently 102 3:2, for example 103 Food drive donations 105 Word of discovery 109 Ray of light 110 Norwegian capital 112 Flea market caveat 113 Breathe quickly 114 Waffle brand 115 Like Barry White’s voice 118 Bout ending, for short 119 Second half of a giggle 120 Legal notebook

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