The Hamilton Spectator

WEEKLY CROSSWORD: Top to Bottom

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Across

1 Dodge a conviction

5 Kin kin

9 Amazon review rating units 14 Gathered dust 17 Morlock prey 18 Logical opening 19 Swift's brutish race 20 Backing 21 Easter precursor 22 What's expected 23 Kind of lead a closer often has to protect 24 Hop on the bandwagon 25 People's 2019 Sexiest Man Alive 27 Drop-down item 29 Grammy channel 30 Patient person? 31 Sense 33 Copter topper 35 Tarnished 37 More than just asks

41 Dawn

43 “Now __ heard it all!”

44 Austin __: Tennessee university 45 Conquest for Caesar 47 Osso __ 48 Court break point

52 1971 New York prison riot site 54 Phil Collins' longtime band 56 First name in student loans 57 Big 12 Cowboy's rival

58 Help the bad guys

59 Buzz creator 61 Twilights, in verse 62 Vocalist 64 Long border range

66 Dives into, as a workload 69 Dundee denials 70 Speak with style 71 Makeshift weapon 72 Luray attraction 75 Burgundy and Weasley 76 Landed with a line 80 Novelist Waugh 81 Ref. whose recent updates include “chillax” and “whatev” 83 Ward of “FBI” 85 Prefix with cortical 86 College URL ending 89 Madison in “Splash,” e.g. 91 Acorn coats 92 Thumbs-ups 93 “... kissed thee __ killed thee”: Othello 94 Foreshadow 96 Cut down 97 “Told you so!” 98 Laundry cycle 100 Furthered the developmen­t of 102 Eager beaver's demand 106 Leading airplane features? 108 Farm gatherings 109 Red-carpet honorees 110 Thurman of “Pulp Fiction” 112 Maker of BILLY bookcases 114 Outback offering 118 Small craft 119 Acknowledg­e the general 121 Folksy Guthrie 123 Gator tails? 124 “Great” primate 125 Post-Christmas event 126 “Forbidden” perfume

127 One of a seagoing trio 128 Beethoven's “__ Adieux” Sonata 129 Horses originally developed in a desert climate 130 Sty feed 131 He played Ricky in early TV

Down

1 Competentl­y 2 Sheltered, at sea 3 Time-consuming 4 Downwind 5 Downgrade 6 Sworn statement 7 Stint

8 One that usually leaves the park 9 __ Salvador 10 Downplay 11 Simple choice 12 Haul out of bed 13 Phishing target, briefly

14 Wear with pride 15 Crop up

16 Fit as a fiddle 19 Downstream 24 Downward 26 New start? 28 Cardinals, e.g.: Abbr.

30 Skin care brand 32 Field

34 Heavy burden 36 What some put on to feel better about themselves 37 Bridge call 38 Anti-harassment movement 39 Anti-apartheid author Alan 40 Cube makeup 42 Prepare for a selfie

46 Syr. neighbor 49 TVA output 50 Descend 51 House mtg. 53 “Dog Whisperer” Millan 55 Surgery opening? 60 Simplify

63 Canadian gas 65 Very confused 67 Downcast 68 127-Across feature 70 Downdraft 72 Suffragist Elizabeth __ Stanton 73 Skin soother 74 November honorees 76 Home detector target

77 Block 78 Blown away 79 Interminab­ly 82 Part of FEMA: Abbr. 84 Rights movement shorthand 87 Maker of ZeroTurn mowers 88 Functions 90 City that aptly rhymes with “casino”

95 Word on a bill 99 What a mouse may evoke 101 __ Fridays 102 Podium handout

103 Bolt to tie the knot

104 Sends packing 105 One working on pitches 107 There aren't quite enough of them in musical chairs

111 Hari of espionage 113 Sea devastated by irrigation projects 115 Actress Falco 116 Urges 117 Morales of “Jericho” 119 Span. title 120 __-80: old computer

122 Bit of Wall St. news

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