SUNDAY CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
1 Toothpaste portion 5 Test episode 10 Corrosive compound 14 Absorb, as gravy 19 Farm-team fitting 20 Hive worker 21 Unassisted 22 Rub out a flub 23 Strength of character 25 Regional distinctiveness 27 Rattler, for one 28 Browns quickly 30 Security warning 31 Self-esteem 33 Moccasin or loafer 36 Kitchen gadget 40 Any of the Joads 44 Well-known 47 Transparent linen 48 “If you ask me,” to texters 49 Much-honored soprano 53 Carpet cleaner, for short 54 Son of Odin 56 Headliner 57 Retro “Cool!” 58 Equinox mo. 59 Points on a rake 61 Twitch 64 Hosp. employee 65 __ buco (veal dish) 66 Digging tools 68 Shies away from 71 Artist’s studio 73 Short cybermessage 75 John who sings “Rocket
Man” 76 Hawk’s claw 77 Thickness measurer 79 Ogle 81 Carpentry tool 84 Bet first 85 Brit. lexicon 87 Not as prevalent 89 First remarks 90 Pedigree 91 Goethe play 94 Biodiversity sci. 96 Greek sandwich 97 Journey segment 98 Imperfectly 102 Cut off, as branches 103 Marquee name 105 Lenin successor 106 Eases up on 108 Worked the soil again 110 Part of Congress 113 Prefix for pod 114 Cocoon dweller 117 Astounds 119 DC subway 123 Rants and raves 128 Now and then 130 Whirlpool alternative 131 Trampled (on) 132 Allow access to 133 Shade of blue 134 Waterlogged 135 Cub Scouts, e.g. 136 Blissful settings 137 Multitude
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1 Workout sites 2 Diving bird 3 Pod in some soups 4 Lab container 5 Graphical file format 6 Crocus kin 7 Spots for earrings 8 NBA great Shaquille 9 Frighten 10 Every single one 11 Pigeon sound 12 Ancient Andean 13 Pass out cards 14 Conceal 15 Start of Juliet’s balcony speech 16 Buddy 17 GI show grp. 18 Pay-__-view 24 Within the law 26 Racing circuit 29 Reach across 32 Change for a five 34 Portent 35 “Don’t think so” 37 Has the best of everything 38 Pass, as time 39 Parish head 40 Hands, informally 41 Beatnik’s “Got it” 42 Keep talking and talking 43 Day-care enrollees 45 Russian river 46 Make no changes 50 West Coast grape region 51 Go places 52 DayQuil competitor 55 Burgundy, e.g. 58 Flying by oneself 60 Ooze 62 Fish dish 63 Bishop’s hat 67 Bid “Bon voyage” to 69 Toon explorer 70 Some drums 72 Pre-college, for short 74 Springs for a meal 77 T-shirt’s lack 78 Individually 80 Hardware pro 82 __ the side of caution (play safe) 83 Aerial stunts 86 Pair of performers 88 Stir up 92 Sp. ladies 93 Chaucer concoction 95 Pirate plunder 98 Passage between buildings 99 Fish features 100France of literature 101 Designer Kamali 104 Tea type 107 Sonora snooze 109 AMA members 111 Properly pitched 112 Cybermemo 115 Storage tanks 116 Spheroid hairdo 118 Read electronically 120 Management level 121 Go here and there 122 No more than 123 Prof.’s helpers 124 Managed care grp. 125 Cloth remnant 126 Charged particle 127 Six-pt. plays 129 Coins, for short