SUNDAY CROSSWORD
TRASH TALK: In the ballpark
ACROSS
1 Take exception 6 Gulf of Mexico port 11 Silver State citizen 18 Gaming house 19 Pop singer Carey 20 Smeltery delivery 21 Ancient chocolate drinkers 22 Ballpark trash 24 Ballpark trash 26 Merrie __ England 27 Double-curve letter 28 Vietnamese New Year 29 For example 30 Yorkshire city 32 Selects, so to speak 36 BelieveItorNot! guy 39 Half of a 23 Down 40 S&L conveniences 44 Jacob’s twin 45 Big name at the Prado 46 Potter’s pal Weasley 47 Underling 49 NBA broadcaster 50 Plus-size supermodel 51 Barnyard beast 52 Bad review 53 Audit expert’s designation 54 “Please rush this” 56 Was understocked 58 Brewpub container 59 Uncompromising 60 Cocktail server 61 Does as told 63 __ excellence (superior) 64 Ballpark trash 66 Body art 67 California vintner 69 Opposite of “hawkish” 70 Manicurist employer 73 Age 74 Painter’s primer, perhaps 76 More than admired 78 Nick Jr. watcher 79 PR person 80 Livestock lunch 81 Escape 82 Felt bad about 83 Did in the past 85 Guided 86 Poetic foot 87 River of Spain 88 Money in Monterrey 89 Post-WWII alliance 90 List of slips 92 Trade org. 93 About 78 96 Brewpub serving 97 Away for a while 99 What to call a clipper 102 Repetitive learning 103 Ballpark trash 110 Ballpark trash 113 Lake Erie port 114 Tanzanian archeological site 115 Drapery features 116 Get-up-and-go 117 Genealogist’s concern 118 Surpasses 119 Not easily resolved
DOWN 1 Stun 2 Are, to Pilar 3 Personal bearing 4 Full-length 5 Membership list 6 Narrative 7 Erstwhile Asian lake 8 Lose for a while 9 Dupe 10 Sushi tuna 11 Corn morsel 12 Chip away at 13 Went to the polls 14 Aesopian insect 15 Parcel (out) 16 Mars alias 17 Ending for eager 18 Upper limit 19 Velocity stat. 23 List introducer 25 Mark of infamy 31 __ Fernando Valley 32 Freezing temps 33 Something owned 34 Ballpark trash 35 Old timer 37 Ceremonial splendor 38 Strong cleaner 39 Bookmark alternative 41 Ballpark trash 42 Glum 43 Sudden obstacles 46 Young regular on the ice 47 Besmirch 48 Summed up 50 NJ hrs. in January 51 Not fully in 52 Bursts open 55 Agile performer 56 Unseen commercial 57 “Watch it!” 60 Bungles 62 Oakland’s environs 64 With 65 Down, flimflam 65 See 64 Down 67 Greet the morning 68 Greeted the morning 70 Unpaid 71 Jury members 72 Supplement 75 Before now 76 __ mater 77 Person with bills 81 Nowhere nearby 84 Brother of Bashful 85 Part of some printers 86 “Once again . . .” 89 Surpass in smarts 90 Weds secretly 91 Speaker just before “Over
the Rainbow” 94 Validate 95 Boston’s airport 96 A Dow Jones Industrial 98 Beefy entrée 99 In footwear 100Tunnel, essentially 101 SFO data 104 Screens before LCDs 105 CIA forerunner 106 Fútbol cheers 107 Boomers’ children 108 Irascible 109 Tofu source 111 French nobleman 112 PD alert