THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD

Political Insiders

ACROSS

1 Truckers’

competition 7 Finish behind 13 Adenauer sobriquet meaning “the old man” 20 Turns inside out 21 Available 22 Dressing choice 23 Kiddie lit hero created by Hans and Margret Rey (#18) 25 Sways on a curve 26 Space cadet? 27 Suspense novelist

Tami 28 Fields of comedy 30 ‘70s-’80s batting

instructor Charlie 31 Must 33 It usually begins “How many (whatever) does it take ... “(#36) 37 “Mi casa __ casa” 38 Bk. after

Proverbs 40 Raise 41 Winnebago

descendants 42 Winter wear 44 Dining __ 45 “__ to eat

and run ... “48 Gain a lap 51 Film based on the novel “Shoeless Joe” (#32) 54 __ Gimignano: walled Tuscany town 57 “It’s __ wind ... “59 KOA visitor 60 Menu option 61 Website page 62 Rhythm rattler 64 Longtime rock ‘n’

roll disc jockey Dan 67 “It’s suddenly

clear” 69 What’s hidden in answers with an apt “#” in their clues 72 1991 Steve Martin

film set in Calif. 73 Front line? 74 Spiced up 75 Big ones are found

on Wall Street 76 Altar agreements 78 Austrian expressionist Schiele 80 Former “60 Minutes” debater __ Alexander 81 Judge of hoops 82 Arizona tourist

attraction (#34) 86 Dorm room,

perhaps 87 Cartoon strip 88 Small team 89 Put a stop to 91 Mtge.-offering

business 94 Mosque leader 96 Wine

characteristic 97 Revelations 101 Athletic retiree?

(#37) 105 Mr. Clean

competitor 107 “M*A*S*H” extra 108 Knight clubs 109 River to the Rhein 111 “__ woods these are I think I know”: Frost 112 Letting it all hang

out, theatrically 114 Religious high

point? (#33) 118 What love and

hate share? 119 “It’s My Party”

singer Gore 120 Shakespearean

attendant 121 Hybrid with thorns 122 Overage 123 Main squeeze

DOWN

1 Fix, as a rattan

chair 2 Small eggs 3 Cliff dwellings 4 Ran out, as

a supply 5 Preppy jackets 6 The Beavers of

the Pac-12 7 Macy’s red

star, e.g. 8 Low tie 9 Japanese chess 10 Hammer site 11 “Star Trek”

spin-off, briefly 12 One-named

folk singer 13 Mirabile __:

wonderful to say 14 Amazon business 15 Cheesy “Welsh”

dishes 16 Brown __ 17 Stay under

the radar 18 Yankees’ pitcher

Masahiro 19 Happens as

a result 24 Stunning surprise 29 Conan of “Conan” 32 Garr of “Tootsie” 34 Tennis great Steffi 35 Group in a drive 36 Veep between

Dick and Mike 39 Friend of Hobbes 43 Gp. created by

a 1955 merger 44 Welsh herding

dogs 46 Invited to

one’s place 47 Israeli author who wrote “A Tale of Love and Darkness” 48 Array of

chocolates, say 49 Seething 50 Loses interest in 52 X-ray examiner,

perhaps 53 Odds and ends 54 Many Beethoven

pieces 55 “One sec” 56 Long Island paper 58 Has legs 61 Pulitzer journalist

Seymour 63 “Rocky” role 65 ‘90s Indian prime

minister 66 Planetary

reflected-light ratio 68 Discharges 70 Singer Gorme 71 Pitcher Jesse with a record 1,252 regular-season appearances 77 Surfing indoors,

say 79 Pine forest

floor covering 82 Trigger was one 83 Dutch export 84 Oversimplify,

with “down” 85 Funny Martha 87 Common attached

file 90 Diner come-on 91 Most confident 92 Breakdown of

social norms 93 Inventor Tesla 95 Physical strength 96 Prepares (oneself)

for impact 98 Fanfare 99 Like supermarkets

and stadiums 100 Cold and wet,

maybe 102 Goes on

a tirade 103 Bobby in a

1971 #1 hit 104 Country rocker

Steve 106 Exercise

beads? 110 Matthew of

“The Americans” 113 Thrice,

in Rx’s 115 Bad spell 116 2017 Pac-12

champs 117 Sharp products