WEEKLY CROSSWORD: Haiku
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1 Word heard in Bedrock 6 West Point letters 10 Dark horses 14 Sam seen in bars 19 Scott who wrote “Island of the Blue Dolphins” 20 A golf green may be shaped like one 21 Face cream additive 22 Paganini’s birthplace 23 *What it often is on a summer day 25 Rodeo goad 26 Bother a lot 27 WWII spy gp. 28 Big mouths 29 Tampico trio 31 Mask wearers 33 Salem-to-Portland dir. 34 Chihuahua or Maltese, in dog shows 35 Slangy sib 36 *One-to-one conversation 43 Texter’s “Just a thought ...” 47 Candy aisle choice 48 Kid in a ’60s sitcom 49 K-12, in brief 50 Its flag features a six-pointed star 52 Scale starting words 54 911 responder 56 Barbecue supply 58 Functional 59 *Scuba divers’ bash 63 “Wayward __”: Shyamalan TV series 64 Salon supply 65 Ancient region of Asia Minor 66 Longship crew 68 Half a track? 69 London’s “Ye Olde Mitre,” e.g. 71 “The Way __”: 2007 Timbaland hit 72 Loud speakers 76 Travelocity enticement 79 Pooh, to Roo 82 Broadway restaurant founder 83 *Highly soughtafter charter captain 86 Office holders? 87 Gilbert who created TV’s “The Talk” 88 The Silver St. 89 Graphic start 90 Warns 92 Frees 94 They catch a lot of shrimp 97 Continue 98 Sitcom pioneer, familiarly 99 *Iconic suburban symbol 103 Word with link or letter 105 French article 106 Damage 107 Haunted house sounds 110 Lacking 112 Eye opener? 113 Improve, in some cases 116 Cutie 117 Chop __ 119 Feature of haiku, and of the answers to starred clues 122 Charged 123 Sport with double touches 124 Slices of history 125 Minnesota’s “10,000” 126 Play area 127 Cold War initials 128 Hide from an animal 129 Treacherous type
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1 Pirate’s syllables 2 They’re often about nothing 3 Adds to the pool 4 Rain-__ bubble gum 5 Smith grad 6 High hairdo 7 José’s half-dozen 8 Satiric magazine founded in 1952 9 Kid-to-kid retort 10 Military setting 11 Hurdle for Hannibal 12 Mirror image? 13 Homeland of tennis star Novak Djokovic 14 “The X-Files” extra 15 *Awkward TV silence 16 Protester 17 Defensive ditch 18 H.S. hurdles 24 Ma non __: not too much, in music 30 Cub great Sandberg 32 Bubbly source 34 Lincoln Center attraction, familiarly 35 Eastern faith 36 Word in a Marines slogan 37 48-Across player 38 __-France 39 Register a preference 40 St. Peter’s Basilica sight 41 Exile isle 42 Make, as butter 44 Katahdin is its highest peak 45 Beatrix Potter’s real first name 46 Cries after fútbol goals 51 Freudian conscience 53 Player in a loft 55 Vacation choice 57 Aleppo native 60 Reservations can help avoid one 61 Apportions 62 Eighth-century pope 67 Puppeteer Tony 68 *Sale indicator 70 Cap’n’s aide 72 Room at the Louvre 73 Doesn’t give up 74 Enter noisily 75 Nautical pole 77 Word of origin 78 Marathon practice run 79 Spike for Hillary 80 Like some focus groups 81 Freetown currency 82 Slew 84 Grow pale 85 Push 91 Did a few laps 93 Made on a wheel 95 Play set on an island, with “The” 96 Cabinet department 100 Greets the villain 101 Conforming 102 Elegant trimmings 104 Speed 107 Orch. section 108 Primer layer 109 Novelist Jaffe 110 Psychic 111 Motion carriers 112 Tough test 113 Self-titled 1974 pop album 114 Many a techie 115 Latin being 118 FedEx rival 120 Otto I’s realm: Abbr. 121 Knighted McKellen