Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sunday Puzzler

- By Jim Barrick

ACROSS 1 Wet impact sound 6 Ignoble 10 Destructiv­e insect 15 Vessel for liquids 18 Sakes —! 19 Drunk 21 Pizza serving 22 Fanatical 24 Tower of — 25 Incense 26 White and yard 27 Hawaiian goose 28 United 29 More delicate, in a way 31 Consequenc­e 33 Come into view 35 Road charge 37 Not talking 38 Perceived 39 Like some doughnuts 40 Shaded area 42 Dummy 43 Town in Switzerlan­d 44 Figure of speech 46 Wash cycle 47 Agreeable 48 Peak 52 Speak indistinct­ly 53 “Divine Comedy” poet

54 Ebb

56 Box top 57 Raised 58 — Island Sound 59 Metal pin 60 Pit

62 Pole on a ship 63 Stopped thinking about 65 Applicatio­n 66 Pushkin’s “Eugene —” 67 Annex 68 Margarita garnish 69 Aaron or Williams 71 More secure 73 Business transactio­n 75 Wrath 76 Old-fashioned 77 Toward the stern 78 Doilies 82 Proprietor 84 A Great Lake 85 Flavoring for gin 86 Rodent 87 Feline creature 90 Fleming or Somerhalde­r 91 Fixed portion 93 Notoriety 94 Blunder 95 Domineerin­g 97 Yarn fuzz 98 Reef material 99 Town in Oklahoma 100 Leathernec­k 102 “To — own self be true ...” 104 Team spirit 105 Playthings 107 River deposit 108 Pamphlet 109 Tranquiliz­e 110 Too quick 112 Fabric for pool tables 113 USSR prison camp 114 Fitting 117 Boxing prize 118 Bona — 119 Newts 123 Word on a check 124 Marine plants 125 Burned piece 127 Destiny 128 Cheese in a trap

129 — wave 131 Modify 133 Like a lot 135 River in Ireland 136 The cream 137 Covered dish 138 Itinerary 139 Thesaurus entry (abbr.) 140 Hinder 141 Region (abbr.) 142 Inscribe

DOWN 1 Carved shoe 2 Suburb of Dallas 3 Defame in print 4 — Maria 5 Squeal 6 “La Isla —” 7 “—— Grows in Brooklyn” 8 Headliner 9 Brain wave reading (abbr.) 10 Guarantee 11 Patterned cloth 12 Sword handle 13 Sorbet 14 Merited 15 Williams or Redgrave 16 Turn away 17 Bit of color 19 Get 20 Player’s position 23 Act

30 Walk leisurely 32 Political contest 34 Low

36 Walk with heavy steps 38 Go after 39 Aspect 41 Not very spicy 42 Australian wild dog 43 Cut into cubes 44 Pliant 45 African antelope 46 Gamut 47 Granular snow field 49 Block 50 Something small 51 Place of perfection 52 Pondered 53 Window in a roof 54 Hazardous 55 Serf

58 River in France 59 Marathoner 61 Time in office 63 Stone that sparks 64 Difficult 66 Repeatedly 70 “Exodus” hero 71 Containing salt 72 Underway

74 In — parentis 76 End 79 Where the ark landed 80 Mexican fare 81 Upright stone 83 Toasty 85 Be frugal 87 Throb 88 Church calendar 89 Cry like a donkey

90 “— It a Pity” 92 Wonderland girl

93 Food for cattle 95 Englishmen 96 Unctuous 98 Concluding musical section 101 Mixed

102 Cut in three 103 Fog 104 Confused battle 106 Abbreviate 108 Scarlett’s home 109 Abrupt 111 Simian 112 Taps player 113 Flavoring plant 114 French cleric 115 Pomes 116 Pluvial 117 Full-page illustrati­on 118 Less coarse 120 Disregard 121 Layered cake 122 Direct 124 Mine entrance 125 Concern 126 Hard to find 130 — -de-France 132 Simple home 134 Knotts or Rickles

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