Sunday Puzzler

ACROSS

1 “Golden Girls” setting 6 Boutique 10 Bird bill base 14 Gusto

18 Cat breed 20 Laugh out loud 21 Magnum — 22 Moral nature 24 Irregular 25 Stew pot 26 Pole on a ship

27 Sour 29 Hawaiian goose

30 Dull sound at impact 32 Spigot 34 Command for a pooch 36 Alliance acronym 37 Carney or Garfunkel 38 Seal 39 Chartered 41 Flavoring for gin 43 Evergreen tree 44 Merriment 45 Place of solitude 47 Not talking 49 Screech 52 Spiritual leader 53 Arab ruler 55 Copyist 59 — Olympus 60 Frightens 62 Shapeless mass 64 Sharpens 65 River in Ireland 66 Sauce 67 Flying saucer (Abbr.)

69 Cry 71 Pierre’s loc. 72 Cyst

73 “— and Prejudice” 74 Part of Eur. 75 Fat 77 Western Indian 78 Green with vegetation 80 Weariness 82 Serious 84 Boa constrictor 85 Do the backstroke 87 Hideaway 88 Mark or Shania 89 Official seal for documents 90 Arcade game 92 Word in a forecast 93 Vestment 94 Car model 96 Cold 97 Appraiser 99 Legless creature 102 Prejudice 104 Staff

105 — degree 106 Was in a rage

107 Ski lift type (Hyph.) 108 Happen 110 Just

112 Egg portion 114 Hold dear 115 Assume (2 wds.) 117 Except 119 — -do-well 120 Opportune 121 Ill-humored 123 Hit

125 Ditty

126 Easy as — 129 Jolly Roger

131 Brown ermine 132 Spiral motion 133 Kitten’s cry 136 Burn superficially 138 Old stringed instrument 140 Electron loser 141 Brusque 142 — avis 143 Island in the Pacific 145 Dismounted 147 Concern 149 Hang around 151 Coffee variety 152 Stuff 153 Sponsorship 154 Cause and — 155 Gainsay 156 Fantastic story 157 Obligation 158 Irritable

DOWN

1 — Kea 2 Middlemost 3 Emissary 4 Relocate 5 Wrath

6 Cry out loud 7 Retain 8 Predatory bird 9 Metallic element 10 Vie

11 Fed. org. 12 Hurry

13 — Park, Colorado 14 Avid 15 Much-used abbreviation 16 Leg part 17 The present time 19 Patriotic song 23 Venue

28 Bovine animal 31 Color 33 Curved path 35 Shade tree 38 Window blinds part 39 Potter or Belafonte 40 Disney elephant 42 Engrave 44 Factor in heredity 45 Smooth 46 Wire measure 48 God of love 49 Duck that dives 50 Apple remnant 51 Gridiron player (2 wds.) 52 Cheerful 54 List 56 Undeniable 57 Conquered 58 Glacial ridge 60 Like a desert 61 Fat 63 Ghostly yell 66 Welcoming one 68 Highly decorated 70 Moved about 73 — Peak, Colorado 74 Chess move 75 — generis 76 Minaret 79 Panel truck 80 Fish paddle 81 Measure of liquid (Abbr.) 83 West of old movies 84 Sand constituent 85 Card suit 86 Triumph 89 Rigid shoe

91 Painful 92 Cook a certain way 95 Monk’s title 97 Held sway 98 Roman counterpart of 48-Down 100 King of Israel 101 Victim 103 Took legal action 105 Mole 106 Body of ships 107 Easily managed 109 Housetop 111 Knock 113 Made better 114 Creeping plant 116 Cancel 118 Give the right to 120 Tortoise 122 Sunbeam 124 Bill and — 125 Norse god of war 126 Powdery residue 127 Droplet 128 Cried like a crow 130 Illegal payments 132 Invitee 133 Ship’s crew 134 Build

135 Like a toad 137 Go quickly 139 Essayist’s alias 141 Nursery item 142 Abundant 144 Form of “John” 146 Sick 148 Grow older 150 Frequently, poetically