Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sunday Puzzler

- By Jim Barrick

ACROSS

1 Savory topping 6 Jack in a nursery rhyme 11 Morocco’s capital 16 Says hoarsely 21 Irk 22 Bouquet 23 “Carmen” is one 24 Benefit

25 Get firmly stuck 26 True-blue 27 Bar orders 28 — d’hôte 29 Work in verse 30 Apothecary unit 32 “Hunchback of Notre-Dame” author

34 Out of fashion 36 Drink like a dog 37 Notorious Roman emperor 39 Neglect 41 Plant bristle 43 Certain vote 44 Skillful 45 Instructed 48 Fixes fraudulent­ly 50 Kind of moth 52 Used a strainer 55 Oklahoma town 57 Popular pets 59 Land

63 Cay or key 64 Scornful looks 66 Money sent 68 Raise 69 Treaty

70 Cup handle 72 Cowboy show 73 Links peg 74 Be mistaken 75 Penalty 76 Conducts, as a campaign 78 Poet’s prepositio­n 79 Chief

80 Go off the — — 82 Carrey or Gaffigan 83 Damaged tires 85 Trumpets 86 Stop a fast 87 Cudgel 88 Powdery residue 89 Calendar abbr. 90 Tap or tonic 93 Roost 95 Squid’s output

96 Sad 100 Unusual thing

101 — of tricks 102 Place often visited 104 Aerie 105 Greek letter 106 Tried for office 107 Explosive sounds 109 Crazy 110 So-so grades 111 Math branch, for short 112 Chimney cousin 115 Grow weak 117 Layered rock 118 Renter

119 — and rave 121 Dry

122 Item for a picnic 123 Young or Diamond 125 Cage occupant 127 Yolks 129 Highest point 132 Cereal grass 134 Turner the singer 136 Touch 137 “— Homo” 141 Chinese chairman 142 Range in South America 144 Blanchett the actress 146 Bundles 148 Owns 149 Wrath 151 Hang in folds 153 Musical groups 155 Proclamati­on 157 Dangerous feat

158 Bar legally 159 Love 160 Nouveau — 161 Parts of pumps 162 Tall grasses 163 Tiers 164 Glacial ridge

DOWN

1 Stylish room 2 Battery terminal 3 Beneath 4 Gear tooth 5 Looked at 6 Meat for sandwiches 7 Conspicuou­sness 8 Rob — (cocktail) 9 Eastern servant 10 Anklebone 11 Like an automaton 12 Simian 13 Traffic sound 14 Dress in finery 15 Mortarboar­d ornament 16 Appraise 17 Gardner the actress 18 Costly fur 19 Rice dish 20 Snoozed 31 Highway 33 Part of the EU 35 Walk in a relaxed way 38 Aquatic mammal 40 Doctrine 42 Culture medium 44 — processing 46 No longer working (abbr.) 47 Expire 49 Suffix for team or song 51 Alliance acronym 52 Fathered 53 River in France 54 Fiery signal 56 Reverie 58 Unwrinkled 60 — alia 61 Indian or Arctic 62 Requiremen­ts 64 Hourglass contents 65 Droop

67 — of March 69 Liquid measure 71 Ump’s cousin 75 Dread 76 Coven member 77 Incline

79 Use a whetstone 81 Look searchingl­y 82 Jolt

84 Invite

85 Put an end to 87 Mendicant 89 Chinese idol 90 — -case scenario 91 What’s in — —? 92 Mortise counterpar­t 93 Gasp 94 Showy actor 95 Place near Nepal

96 Roe

97 Not domesticat­ed 98 Serviceabl­e 99 Brewed beverage 101 Stronghold 103 Labor union letters 104 Sewing 107 Nota — 108 Strikebrea­ker 110 Who’s in charge

111 The ones there 113 “Citizen —” 114 Grow together 116 Attempt

117 Pig

120 Arm muscle 122 Frigid 124 Hook and — 126 Letters in genetics 128 Lets 129 Gather 130 Poem division 131 Powerful businessma­n 133 Not wordy 135 Rose oil 138 Baby bird 139 Stash

140 Lab compound 142 Fine and liberal

143 Glut 145 Norse goddess 147 Withered 150 Dir. letters 152 Group of whales 154 Free electron 156 Underworld god

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