Call & Times

A MEAL WITH CAPTAIN OBVIOUS

- BY EVAN BIRNHOLZ

ACROSS 1 Each, informally 5 Decorate 10 Stovetop items 14 Oven features 19 Legends of the hidden temple, say? 20 Counter, at a debate 21 Furry helper of Leia 22 Detach, as a medal 23 “___? Then I’ll need a larger skillet for that salmon” 26 Denominati­on for an imam, perhaps

27 Part of a World Cup cry 28 Chevy model, for short 29 Protagonis­t of the 1955 film “Pather Panchali” 30 Adams’s co-star in “Julie & Julia” 31 “1917” director Sam 33 “___, and you’ll have to mop up that burrito filling” 37 Recon objective 40 Part of a World Cup cry 41 Like the tempo presto 42 Like chitchat, often 45 Plant featured in many a Japanese garden 47 Add to the bowl 49 Reference in an openworld video game 52 “___? You can microwave that treat to soften it up”

56 Billie Jean King’s portrayer in “Battle of the Sexes”

58 “That works for me” 59 Femme ___ 61 Shape of a serving dish, at times 62 Where to see sharks

63 P in the NATO alphabet 65 Aquarium swimmer 68 Half of a boosting pair 69 “___, and you’ll have bought strips of meat” 74 Element used in pyrotechni­c flares 76 City founded during the Colorado silver boom 77 Boxer Oscar ___ Hoya 78 Rte. calculator 81 Plans that may involve tax-deductible contributi­ons, briefly 82 Smith donor, say

85 Hot dish supporter 87 “Drat!”

92 “___? I’ll cut you a slice”

94 “Lord Jim” actor Wallach 95 “Dinner was great!” 97 Reusable bag

98 From the top again 99 Gives a free pass to 100 Decline, with “out” 102 Virtuoso’s trait 105 “___ aren’t as large as these russets” 110 Storage space 114 “Whatever you want!” 115 Address shortened in tweets

116 Model set runner 119 Form of “to be” 120 Ball’s sitcom co-star 121 “___; I know because I baked this bird for dinner” 125 Baseball catcher 126 Oboist’s item

127 Be of service to 128 Atlantis Casino Resort Spa setting 129 Gratified after a meal 130 Blackens, as with goo 131 Like lush forests 132 Lingerie purchases

DOWN 1 Radiohead’s “OK Computer,” e.g. 2 Calmness under stress 3 Vital thing, frequently 4 Cello knob

5 Halt 6 Dexterous 7 Somber bio 8 Trickster’s creations 9 Extreme degree 10 Indigenous ___ Day (October celebratio­n) 11 Worthy of being booed 12 Negating conjunctio­n 13 Where to see larks 14 Rubbish containers 15 Accustomed (to) 16 Respirator­y condition 17 Bedroom fabric 18 Barbershop cuts 24 Square, as a score 25 Striped body part for a lemur 30 Monochrome photo hue 32 San ___ 34 Assume as true 35 Remove, as excess 36 Result of malpractic­e 38 Genre for the Jealous Sound

39 Shower cleaners 42 “Really?”

43 Top of a mosque

44 Vito Corleone’s enforcer 46 Music that originated in Jamaica 48 Grinders used at the dinner table 49 Budget rental

50 ___ stage (Freudian stage of psychosexu­al developmen­t)

51 Hide in the woods? 53 “No need to walk!” 54 Familial group 55 Consumed entirely 57 Wizard-revealing dog 60 Rent out

64 Putting expert’s org. 66 Conceals, in a report 67 “Good Burger” actor Vigoda 68 Part of a costume in “A Christmas Carol” 70 ___ Hashanah 71 Iridescent gems 72 ___ B (Scary Spice) or ___ C (Sporty Spice) 73 A in a choral music class?

74 Wait awhile

75 ___ stage (Freudian stage of psychosexu­al developmen­t) 79 Short dog breed, in more than one sense 80 Soup kitchen serving 83 RJ who played Walter Jr. on “Breaking Bad” 84 Classical prefix 86 “Show me your hand” 88 Like heroes 89 Emulate a siren 90 Bulldog’s bowlful 91 Grocery store reference 93 Comics outburst 96 Juiced-up autos 99 Divide

101 Game involving riding umpires 103 Glacial cave formation 104 He preceded Fallon 105 Unforeseen issues 106 “The Practice” actress Sokoloff

107 “That’s a lie!” to kids 108 Drilling tool 109 Carell of “The Office” 111 Los Angeles pro 112 Jumbotron setting 113 Second attempts 117 “Knives Out” director Johnson

118 Yard sale stipulatio­n 121 He encouraged kids not to give into peer pressure in “Be Somebody ... or Be Somebody’s Fool!” 122 Supporter’s answer 123 Inspiring tears 124 Royal ball

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