Saturday crossword
Across
1 /, on some score sheets 6 Herbal tea 12 Premier League powerhouse 19 Ascended 20 Calligraphy container 21 Top-seller
22 Tehran tinderbox for 14plus months
24 Getting on in years 25 Asthmatic’s device 26 Super, slangily 27 Batman after Michael 28 Google : Android :: Apple : __
29 Got the word
30 It borders three oceans 32 Resort near Boston 34 Making the Guinness Book, say 38 Wander (about) 41 Took charge of 44 Long stretches 45 Netflix alternative 46 Down tune 48 Ocean rings 50 Earned 51 Some charges 54 Investment firm T. __ Price 55 World Cup events 60 Plummeted 61 Ne’er-do-well 63 Catch of the day, perhaps 64 Inc., in Toronto 66 Euro divs. 67 Workout addicts 69 “That’s no kidding ” 72 Sault __ Marie 74 Pull 75 Jerry-rigged, in a way 79 Ekberg of “La Dolce Vita” 82 Crime scene figure 84 Recycling center item 87 Stable baby 88 National summer sport of Canada 90 Luanda is its cap. 91 Mourning on the court 93 Distant 94 Sudden attack 96 Dish alternative 99 Lush 100 Lady Tigers’ sch. 101 Log holder 106 More offensive 108 Queen in “Frozen” 109 Lackluster finish 113 And the like: Abbr. 114 Sweetie 115 Mother of Castor 117 Choice word
119 Get going, as an oven
121 It’s not all good ... and it’s literally found in this puzzle’s circles
123 Roll call discovery
124 Figure of speech?
125 Oddball
126 Agreement often reluctant but still respectful
127 Mischief-makers
128 Thrills
Down
1 Teahouse treat
2 Lara’s husband in “Doctor Zhivago”
3 Wedding settings 4 Genuine article
5 Barely beat (out)
6 It may be nervous 7 Reduced to rubble 8 Aspen traveler’s item 9 Cathedral recess 10 Detective fiction genre 11 Movie makeup dept. creations
12 Inferior
13 Cry out loud
14 Flight takeoff fig.
15 ‘60s protest
16 What a Facebook post might draw
17 Fish trapped in pots 18 Adams of “Her”
19 __ Tzu
23 Sister of Clio
27 Space devoid of matter 31 Lust, e.g.
32 Dopey frame, e.g. 33 Short lines at the post office?
35 Hardy’s “Pure Woman” 36 Now, in Nicaragua 37 Climbing aids
39 Mole, perhaps 40 Classroom array 41 Shenanigan
42 School since 1440 43 Violet Crawley’s title in “Downton Abbey” 47 Uncertainties
49 Impose, as a tax
50 Bug catcher 52 One-named Tejano pop star
53 This, to Picasso
56 Plains folks?
57 Belgium winter hrs. 58 Social division 59 Remark to the audience 62 Pro with a siren 65 Paternity test letters 68 Uses elbow grease on 70 Comfy slip-on
71 Skinny
72 Impact sound 73 Dabbling ducks
76 Thin as __
77 Important animal in ‘70s U.S.-China diplomacy
78 Future chicken 80 “Unexpected blends” tea brand
81 Heaps
83 Golf course figure
85 Ben of “Roots”
86 Film lioness
89 Send-__: farewells 92 “Hmm ... “
95 What “4” may mean:
Abbr.
96 Porcelain with a pale green glaze
97 Justice Dept. bigwigs 98 Beaning aftermath, sometimes 102 Odysseus’ kingdom 103 Revolting sort? 104 Formally give
105 Takes courses at home? 107 Felt the pain
110 “Hot corner” base 111 Ministers
112 Cartesian connection 113 Kathryn of HBO’s “Oz” 115 Old Parmesan bread 116 Eye __
118 Adheres (to)
119 Settle up 120 Biloxi-to-Mobile dir. 121 Like Twiggy’s style 122 Places to crash, in ads