Edmonton Journal

“PLUSH MATERIAL”

- BY MATT MCKINLEY

Across

1 “I’m waiting ...“7 “Volunteers?” 13 Bobbing refuse 20 Word with man or dope

21 Like typical

laundromat­s 22 Affluent San Diego

community 23 Tolerate shrubland? 25 Crowd-drawing bars 26 Ancient queen,

familiarly

27 Pot for paella 28 Sicilian six

29 Sports figure 30 Sewer needs 34 Hates

37 MLB set a season record for them in 2017

38 Times to call, in ads 39 Markers 41 Submerged threat 42 Office supply quantity

44 Term in wrestling or bowling

45 .3 rings? 48 Doctor’s orders 51 Receiver of many letters 53 Actress Kathryn 54 Pocket breads 56 BCS org. 57 Franklin’s 1936 opponent 59 Spanish coin 61 Local pic shower 62 Distress signal? 63 One who’s learned 67 Pres. after USG 68 Langley org. 69 Online exchange, briefly

70 Troon turndowns 71 Texas team’s fair exhibit? 75 Basie’s “__’Clock Jump” 76 Director DuVernay 77 Actor Vigoda 78 Bard’s dusk 79 Lumber mill workers 81 BOLO target

83 It can be hammered out 85 Runway adornment 87 “__ me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire”: Burns 88 London’s __ Modern 89 Some Deco works 91 Sea, with “the” 93 Maestro Georg 97 Different 99 Loyalty from a farm bird? 102 Overtakein­a

race, in a way

103 Grammy winner

Jason

105 Schoolmarm­ish 106 One given to

forward looks 107 Similar

108 East Lansing sch. 110 “How clever of you!” 113 Office supplies, or, minus a letter, a supplier of them 115 Nashville attraction 117 Spanish 116-Down 118 Howard’s wife, to the Fonz

120 Letters before a view 121 Half of nothing new? 123 Successful religious

conversion?

128 Peruneighb­or 129 “The Wind in the

Willows” croaker 130 Shamed

131 Saw-toothed

132 Blouse partners 133 Already-seen fare

Down

1 “’__ some visitor,’ I

muttered ...“: Poe 2 __ farm

3 TV awareness-raiser 4 Colors

5 Confuse

6 Teenage Russian

emperor (1727-1730) 7 Pitching staff leader 8 Acronymic NYC

neighborho­od

9 Give in

10 Ready

11 “Shh!”

12 N.T. book

13 Paper under a wiper 14 Man-made Georgia lake 15 Screwdrive­r parts, for short

16 Best 17 Apparatus that breeds laziness? 18 Union setting 19 Spinnaker holders 24 Writer __ de Balzac 28 Tortilla treat 30 Livens (up)

31 Nike competitor 32 N.C. neighbor 33 Bolivian capital 35 Red Square honoree 36 __ roles 40 Literally,“under city” 43 Ponte Vecchio’s river 45 See the bet 46 __-Croatian 47 They’re hard to break 49 Whine 50 Decision makers have them

52 New Mexico art hub 55 Witch enemy of Popeye 58 False front 60 “Without a doubt” 63 Acknowledg­e the brass 64 Admonition 65 Sound from a dying fire? 66 Stack seen on-screen 72 Approached 73 Small and glittering, like eyes 74 Beginnings 75 Court cry 80 Something made on a star? 82 Jury member 84 Country singer Gibbs 86 Glass-raised word 90 Accident investigat­ion clue 92 __ license 94 Sommer of “The Prize” 95 Animal house 96 Hosp. personnel 98 Headed up

100 Academic

retirees

101 Ore carrier

104 Gung-ho type 107 10-time Gold Glove

winner Roberto 108 Early receiver

of tablets

109 __bar

111 Netman Agassi 112 Fur tycoon

114 Suffix with xeno116 English 117-Across 119 Series of 69-Across 122 “Ghost”psychic

__ Mae Brown 123 Radio settings 124 Reasons for some sportscast split screens 125 Big Ten sch.

126 Novelist Deighton 127 Picks out of

a mug book

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