Sunday Crossword Puzzle
“MAJOR LEAGUE DIVISIONS” BY C.C. BURNIKEL
ACROSS
1 Pre-eruption lava
6 Country where Inca Kola originated
10 Remy’s brother in “Ratatouille”
15 Brahma and Vishnu
19 Pungent
20 John of “Coming
2 America”
21 Chart a new course for
22 Samoa’s biggest city
23 Groups for aspiring grandmasters
25 Vocalists who combine musical styles
27 Pump part
28 Selling points
30 Govt. prosecutors
31 Elsie Fisher’s “Despicable Me” voice role
32 Sign gas
34 CBS News correspondent Barnett
36 Hardly holy
37 Weekend trips for two, e.g.
43 National Organ Donor Day mo.
45 Steer clear of
46 Test prep giant
47 Neglected to mention
50 “Kapow!”
51 Knightley of “Colette”
53 Website subunits
55 __ Fridays
56 Clerical vestments
58 Kissing in a crowd, say
59 Poland Spring competitor
62 “Let me put it this way ... ”
64 Swedish autos
66 Frequent changes of direction
69 Drain nuisance
71 Starts a pot
72 Purrfect Delicacies brand
73 Films that may follow a band on tour
78 Chrome or silver
81 Clear the board
82 One millionth of a meter
83 Garlic paste amt.
85 __ musubi: meatand-rice snack
87 ESPN broadcaster Shriver
88 Forge worker
90 Taquería bowlful
92 Gp. with a tour
93 Woke up late
95 __ waist
98 Item that’s made to measure
100 Garment with hooks
101 Well-balanced people?
105 Land division
107 “Wonderwall” Britpop band
108 Lopsided victory
109 Sticky-footed lizard
111 Topological abbr.
112 Audio interference
116 In __ of
119 Unusual sorts
122 Music festival setups
124 “I hate to break up __”
125 To any extent
126 “Pearls” Grammy winner India.__
127 Flared dress style
128 Topiary evergreens
129 Many a Twitch streamer
130 “Ain’t happening”
131 Navajo Nation tablelands
DOWN
1 Supersonic unit
2 Tiger Balm target
3 Bright African snake
4 Send down the wrong path
5 Show stoppers?
6 Chums
7 Fast-running birds
8 Spa wrap
9 One of the largest tenants of Pittsburgh’s tallest building
10 Make a blunder
11 Place for a lark
12 Antelope whose name means “gazelle” in Zulu
13 Highlands girl
14 Prefix with center
15 Present presented for fun
16 Martin Luther King Jr.’s message from Birmingham Jail, for one
17 Desperate
18 Smart talk
24 “__ win ’em all”
26 Pt. of USNA
29 Mlle., in Managua
33 Short race, for short
35 Did a 33-Down, say
36 “Hanna” actress Creed-Miles
37 Country star McEntire
38 Cameo shapes
39 “Just joking!”
40 Unit in gemology
41 College application fig.
42 Tantra specialist
44 Kicked off
48 “Am I the only one?”
49 Loud noises
52 Dr Teal’s Pure __ Salt
53 So yesterday
54 Actress de la Reguera
57 Stats for NFL defensive linemen
59 Tunisian currency
60 Four-footed Jetson
61 Beer garden mug
63 Necessities
65 Toni Morrison’s “The __ Eye”
67 Timepiece
68 Softens, as sound
70 Sign of spring
73 Powerlifter’s units
74 Maker of Glide floss
75 People who take the shots
76 Minor quibble
77 Unblinking look
79 Fruit-flavored cocktails
80 Golden brew
84 Whole lot
86 Land of Opportunity?
89 Tiny arachnid
90 Tentative taste
91 “The Good Dinosaur” dinosaur
94 Sugar holders
95 UFO beings
96 Diagnostic pics
97 “Please Mr. __”
99 Tiki bar instrument
102 Pep rally shout
103 Pump part
104 Curved structure
106 “Catastrophe” writer/star Delaney
109 Slate-colored
110 Smooth sailing
111 Parent company of Facebook
113 Sleek, in car lingo
114 Take a tumble
115 Slushy treat
117 Europe’s tallest volcano
118 Puts into play
120 Cleaning cloth
121 Canon choice, briefly
123 Cap with a toorie