Ottawa Citizen

Loaded Question

- By Merl Reagle NEW crossword book is out! For info, visit www.sundaycros­swords.com.

ACROSS 1 Pennsylvan­ia, for one: abbr. 4 “Monster-in-Law” star 9 D-Day code name 14 See 5 Down 19 Collect dust 20 Umiak builder 21 ___ opposites 22 Daisy variety 23 Time’s 1930 Man of the Year 26 Flood barrier 27 VIP roster 28 Padre’s hermana 29 Shelley work 31 Loaded and then some 35 It’s between “one” and “many” 36 Playmate who m. an oil mogul 37 Laurel and Lee 38 Toy that’s often shaken 46 See 8 Down 47 Movie whale 48 1996 Madonna role 49 Book by a Marx brother 55 Fundraiser­s, often 58 Southern side dish 59 Name that rings a bell? 60 “Under Siege” star 62 Act of betrayal 64 African oil giant 66 Creamy cheeses 68 Grammy-winning R&B singer India.___ 69 Bouncers’ requests 70 Sign on a building, and the theme of this puzzle 75 Kimono closer 78 Hume of Fox News 79 Mason’s gumshoe 80 Meal on a stick 82 Island attire 87 Angioplast­y implants 90 Actress Collette 91 The Phantom of the Opera 92 Duel tools 94 Gets extremely upset 96 Say OK 98 Creepy-sounding lake 100 A party to 101 Improve oneself, perhaps 104 Unit of capacitanc­e 106 Inspiratio­n for a series of Price films 109 ___ Na Na 110 “Can’t you take a joke?” 113 Emulate “SNL” 120 “But is it ___?” 121 Hapless one 122 Enterprise officer 123 Salvation Army symbol 127 Sea salvage aid 128 ___ Selassie 129 Program problem 130 Meal starter 131 Pasta shape 132 Photograph­er’s first name 133 Coach lines 134 Passé platters

DOWN 1 Capital of Eritrea 2 Gift with a bow 3 Business school subject 4 Film with dancing brooms 5 With 14 Across, veterans 6 PBS benefactor 7 Lenny in “Lenny” 8 Low-carb plan, with 46 Across 9 Festive shout in a Greek restaurant 10 Wyo. neighbor 11 Fashion’s Gucci 12 “Made ya look!” 13 Manilow’s longtime label 14 Massachuse­tts city where volleyball was invented 15 Skating maneuver 16 St. Petersburg’s river 17 One who changes colors 18 Look for 24 Fire powder 25 Practical joke 30 Bout-ending belts 32 Instructio­n units 33 Suri’s mom 34 Hill VIP: abbr. 39 Graffiti signature 40 All-white-keys chord: abbr. 41 Streaming video giant 42 Call to mind 43 See 126 Down 44 Pt. of CDC 45 Actor Lukas of “Witness” and “Mars Attacks!” 46 Big Apple fashion letters 49 Painter of dreamscape­s 50 Like superfans 51 Blubbers 52 Forbidden-sounding perfume 53 Intro to culture 54 Scottish landowner 56 A wife of Esau 57 Bollywood outfit 61 Lewd looks 63 Make, as a putt 65 Affectatio­ns 67 Mower’s path 71 Big name in shoes 72 Big name in swabs 73 Big name in furniture 74 Till bills 75 Wind in a pit 76 Beethoven’s birthplace 77 Florida flier 78 Sherlock’s street 81 Subtle “Hey, you”: abbr. 82 Get better 83 Highly recommend? 84 Pre-euro unit 85 Smell awful 86 Girl’s version of a usually unisex name 88 Capt. James ___ 89 Historic peninsula 93 Part of RSVP 95 Rug rats 97 Tangle up 99 NFL first name 102 “A clue!” 103 Ballet star Radetsky 104 One with growing concerns 105 Gawking (at Fred?) 106 Starter’s need 107 What’s left to go when the white flag comes out at Indy 108 Florida fliers 111 Angkor ___ 112 Part of a URL 113 Kisser 114 “I knew I forgot something” 115 iPod selection 116 Like Sabin’s vaccine 117 Mongol sovereign 118 Van Gogh flower 119 Scrabble piece 124 NaCl, in Nice 125 Start of a country 126 With 43 Down, a famous 1947 raft

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