ANCHORS AWAY!

ACROSS

1 “Cease!” on

the seas 6 “What nonsense!” 9 Walk on the edge? 13 Luminary 17 Clubs with strobes 19 Hieroglyphic bird 21 ____ O’s (chocolaty cereal brand) 22 Asian territory in

the game Risk 23 Roll out 24 Sailing vessels that Cap’n Crunch might commandeer? 27 Cuzco builders 29 Tetris piece 30 Testing times 31 Heavily armored vessels getting married? 35 Smelter input 36 Whiskey distiller’s

supply 37 “The plot

thickens!” 38 Candy in collectible

containers 39 Mideast monarchy 43 Numbers on

right-hand pages 45 Resells ruthlessly 47 Speaker on a

car’s dash 48 Polished 49 Fruit mentioned

in the “Odyssey” 51 Equal 52 Actor Stephen 53 Split, e.g. 54 Kids’ game in which small vessels attack each other? 59 Rio maker 60 Flood survivor 61 ____ Gold, chief of staff on “The Good Wife” 62 Often-quoted

chairman 63 A large amount 66 Fishing vessel that can pull only half a net behind it? 70 Bruce of “The

Hateful Eight” 71 Messenger ____ 72 Rare craps roll 73 Incapacitate,

in a way 74 Growth ring? 76 Recreational vessel that’s never left the harbor? 84 1997 action film

set on a plane 85 X amount 86 Isaac Newton, e.g. 87 Brings up 89 Bad at one’s job 90 P, to Pythagoras 91 Revolver, in Roaring Twenties slang 94 Use scissors on 95 Governess at

Thornfield 96 Berkeley institution, briefly 97 In place of 98 It brings people

together 99 No. of interest to

some recruiters 100 Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing? 106 Malodorous

mammal 109 A&M athlete 110 Matisse who painted “La Danse” 111 Cargo vessel

full of iPads? 114 Mown strips 117 “Game of

Thrones,” e.g. 118 Blackens 119 Staple of

Shinto rituals 120 Second story? 121 Rub out 122 Not needing a

cane, maybe 123 Deadhead’s hits? 124 Foolish

DOWN

1 Kick in 2 Struggle 3 Ambitiously sought 4 Noninvasive

medical procedures 5 Flashlight : U.S. ::

____ : U.K. 6 Consequential 7 Addis ____ 8 Lookout point 9 “You Send Me”

singer, 1957 10 Coffee holder 11 Works on as a

cobbler might 12 Libertarian

pundit Neal 13 Head honcho 14 It may end on

a high note 15 D.C.’s

National ____ 16 Chicago-based

fraternal order 18 Mezzanine access 20 They hang around

the rain forest 25 Return from a

trip to the Alps? 26 Pharma watchdog 28 Surveillance aid 31 Coat in a cote 32 Fire 33 Longtime retailer

hurt by Amazon 34 Coverage provider? 40 Femme’s title 41 Choice for an

online gamer 42 Star of “Kinsey,”

2004 44 Is downright

terrible 46 Actress Téa 47 Beauty 48 Under goer? 50 Biathletes do it 52 Uncreative

creation 53 Forming spiral

patterns 55 Holy Week follower 56 ____ State (Alabama’s nickname) 57 Measure of purity 58 Cheer with

an accent 63 “____: A Love Story” (1998 George Burns book) 64 Like soubise sauce 65 Coat of arms

element 67 Flock female 68 Vogue or Elle 69 Ehrich ____

a.k.a. Houdini 70 Chops up 75 Elephant ____

(pastry) 77 It may help remove

a curse 78 Hold an assembly 79 Revival movement

prefix 80 Not mainstream 81 Bellyacher 82 Quits, informally 83 Nonsensical

talk 88 Prep for a match 90 Dilapidated

dwelling 91 Manhandles,

with “up” 92 Like the Gemini

flights 93 Way out 96 Wares at fairs 97 “Around the World in 80 Days” protagonist 101 Nonpermanent

sculpture medium 102 Flower with rays 103 Vichyssoise

vegetables 104 Single 105 Dialect of Arabic 106 Entry ticket 107 Iridescent

stone 108 Women’s

Open org. 112 Go astray 113 Roulette bet 115 Cool, in the ‘40s 116 Roguish