THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Escapee 6. Gastric ailment 10. Unmarried 14. Discernment 18. Cavalry weapon 19. Farm fowls 20. Mountain chain 21. Of numbers 22. Meter 23. Long-legged bird 24. Locally-born people 25. Rip to pieces 26. Glided on snow 27. Bank access (card) 28. Press (dough) 30. Fizzy 32. Kimono-clad hostess 35. Demureness 39. Just manage, ... a living (3,3) 42. Trainee journalists 46. Free from anxiety (2,4) 48. Votes for 49. Fill with wonder 50. Books (in) 51. Spiritual glow 53. Use computer keyboard 55. Drat! 57. Close at hand 58. Fast plane 60. Type of hors d’oeuvre 61. Cloth remnants 63. Mixed (with poison) 64. Gem weight measure 65. Dodge (fare) 66. Contemptuous looks 70. Federation 73. Red wood 74. Lopsided 75. Supposition 76. Pigpens 77. Carolled 78. Whiz 79. Focal points 80. Sorcery 81. Coat collar part 83. German river 85. Vamoose 86. Estimate (damages) 88. Snooping 91. Legitimate 93. Gravitated (towards) 95. Unravel (puzzle) 97. Royal stamp 98. Larger 99. Scheduled to arrive 100. Allow 101. Youths 103. Rubber wheel 107. Sunbeams 109. The East 110. Throbbed dully 111. Steamy 112. Discord 114. Held gently 116. Responds 118. More furious 121. Small hound 123. Cubes (vegetables) 127. Belated 129. Shyly 131. Boughs 133. Combine into one 136. Type of pen (4-3) 137. Atlantic or Indian 138. Jewish teacher 139. Deep gorges 140. Male singer 141. Fiction paperback 142. Divine messenger 143. Trudged 144. Removed 145. Thick (fog) 146. Root-canal expert
DOWN
2. Direction change (1-4) 3. Normal 4. In current condition (2,2) 5. Pleasure boats 6. Compulsion 7. Title roles 8. Quiche ingredients 9. Smelled foul 10. Shows (to seat) 11. Want 12. Wear away by weathering 13. Scandinavian 14. Kindle 15. Uncluttered 16. Impersonate 17. Pays attention to 28. Booted (out) 29. Discourage 30. Brave 31. Gives way 33. Corsica and Sardinia 34. Land unit 36. Fair enough 37. Pencil-mark remover 38. Arduous walk 40. Preserving 41. Acorn plant (3,4) 43. Crisis 44. Map pressure lines 45. Eight-note intervals 47. Onward 52. Endlessly 54. Virtually 56. Adjustable 58. Crossed street carelessly 59. Citrus fruit 62. Produced 67. Naming words 68. US symbol 69. Omits 70. Invited inside (3,2) 71. Fire remains 72. Inner-city 82. Alleges 84. New experience 86. Western Canadian province 87. Offer advice 89. Submerge 90. Skimpy underwear (1-6) 92. Diner 94. Writer 96. Cut-flower holders 97. Ought to 102. Inferior (workmanship) 104. Damask blooms 105. Agony 106. Fringe 108. X-rated (entertainment) 113. Built 115. Pragmatist 117. Confined, ... up 119. Catch up with (4,2) 120. Innate 122. English king, ... the Great 124. Perfect 125. Leotard material 126. Brass instruments 128. Coffee sediment 129. Quote 130. Burglar’s haul 131. Byway 132. Shop clearance 134. Three squared 135. Harvard’s rival