Sunday Crossword Puzzle
“SEE TO IT” By DAVID ALFRED BYWATERS ACROSS
1 Order not to pay 5 Attention-seeker’s word 9 Make up one’s mind 15 Half of a theoretical duality 19 Frankfurt article 20 Make over 21 Serving from a buffet station 22 Versed in 23 Part of a successful baker’s rep? 25 Ice-cream shop cry? 27 Irritable 28 Where to find Bend and Bandon: Abbr. 29 Mosaic part 30 Centers 31 Joie de vivre 33 New Age physician 35 Bundles that may be cylindrical 36 Nocturnal nuisance 39 Critter that doesn’t sound interesting 41 Fish in a spread 43 Has too much, briefly 44 Report on a sucker? 48 Expressed, as a farewell 50 Imitated 51 Early Iranian 52 Simple Simon’s request 53 Try to live up to 57 Blue-striped ball 58 Amer. attorney’s study 60 Proofer’s “Leave it alone” 62 Chihuahua kisses 63 W. alliance since 1948 65 “Hadestown” creator Mitchell 67 Ice skater’s small talk? 69 Verify 72 Metaphor for a mess 73 Talked pompously 74 Shell game item? 75 Brown ermine 77 Dumbbell abbr. 78 “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” poet 79 Puerto Rico, por ejemplo 81 Company with orange-andwhite trucks 83 Friend 86 Golf club without much loft 88 Smashed 90 Humble response to praise 91 South Africa’s __ Town 92 Sound of disgust, in comics 93 Salon receptionist’s job? 96 One side of many rulers: Abbr. 99 Composer of the opera “Alfred” 101 Oil cartel letters 102 Smartphone sounds 103 Attempts to beat on foot 105 Bowler’s aversion 108 Desierto’s lack 109 Listing in a revision, perhaps 111 “Juno” actor Michael 112 Many a bottom line 114 Wear away 118 Cowardly committee head? 120 Farmers market IOU? 122 Bob with jokes 123 Back fin 124 Move like honey 125 Manual reader 126 Some farm moms 127 Swift 128 Potential opponents of us 129 Carry
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1 Group within a group 2 Lose energy 3 Taxing task 4 Wouldn’t leave be 5 Rainbow, e.g. 6 Egret, for one 7 River to the Fulda 8 Sleep __ 9 Tweak for better flavor, say 10 Text alternative 11 Quartet in many a string orchestra 12 Least healthy 13 Bit of OED info 14 Thames campus 15 Desert plant in the asparagus family 16 Lunar program 17 “You don’t have to” 18 Pleasantsounding rock? 24 Polk predecessor 26 Sound from a nursery rhyme trio 32 Aesthetic notes 33 “Caught you!” 34 Sleeveless garment 36 Vocal improv 37 “Uh-uh!” 38 Kitchen fixture 39 Late-night reading aids 40 Arctic, for one 42 ’60s conflict site 45 Guys 46 Greeting card sentiment 47 Carrier rider 49 Chooses 54 “A Hard Road to Glory” author 55 Hopper on a pad 56 Fixer’s proposed amt. 59 Hot holiday drink 61 Overjoyed 63 How police might act 64 Wine drinker’s bonus 66 Big comm. company, once 68 Dawdle 69 Tobacco plug 70 Winery prefix 71 Making a mess of 74 Summer setting in K.C. 76 “Take __!” 80 Inc. cousin 82 Keats’ “foster-child of silence and slow time” is one 83 Two together 84 Cal. entry 85 Not so pricey 87 “The Fault in __ Stars”: 2014 film 89 Badly timed, sometimes 91 Easy to see 94 Life-saving proc. 95 Like crossword answers 96 Christmas display 97 Bone __ 98 Abrasion 100 Trump game often with 24 cards 104 Icicle sites 106 Gibe 107 G-B-D, say 108 Fill with wonder 110 Added stipulations 112 Lipton of tea fame, for one 113 Cry of trepidation 115 Very 116 Nutrition regimen 117 Basic French verb 119 Filch 121 Sleep phenomenon, briefly