Sunday Puzzler
ACROSS 1 Steal 6 Strainer 11 Small bird 16 Soda fountain drinks 21 Dromedary 22 Up to 23 Cognizant
24 In the area of 25 Giraffe relative 26 Spinet 27 Destructive insect 28 Quick bread 29 Guitar pin 30 Aid and — 32 Sword 34 Bivouacs 36 Neighbor of Cal. 37 Sufficiently, formerly 39 Song 41 Brontë’s “Jane —” 43 Impair 44 Ancient instrument 45 Poisonous plant 48 “Yikes!” 50 Stem joint 52 At sixes and — 55 Money drawer 57 Idle or Stoltz 59 Track-and-field event 63 Goes quickly 64 Boil
66 Lover of self 68 Feed for horses 69 Ice mass 70 Encountered 72 Titter
73 P, on Parnassus 74 Application 75 Sign gas 76 Short-haired dog
78 Arid 79 Maple genus 80 White ant 82 Quayle or Aykroyd 83 Aristocrat 85 Amulet 86 Tennis coup 87 Baby bear 88 Poor grade 89 Chinese chairman 90 Raucous sound 93 Weather word 95 Transgression 96 Plane figure 100 Boulder
101 Tai — 102 Rabbit fur 104 Small monkey 105 Gardner of old movies 106 Hosp. area 107 Famed pioneer 109 Grogshop 110 Swearword 111 Glitter rock 112 Throughout the country 115 Annual 117 Mountain ridge 118 “Ocean’s —” 119 Berets
121 If not 122 Humbled 123 God of love 125 Orbiting body 127 Cousin to a luge 129 Oodles 132 Spigot 134 Urban pollution 136 Neither masc. nor fem. 137 Idem
141 Cry of discovery 142 Fracas 144 Slaughter of baseball 146 Excited 148 Caesar’s 504 149 Harsh 151 Speed 153 Musical drama 155 Make expiation 157 Meet and — 158 Water brand 159 More secure 160 Kitchen item 161 Dirt 162 Raison — 163 Ingress 164 Abrasive material
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1 Range 2 Rouse from sleep 3 Insect stage 4 Vigor 5 “Essays of —” 6 Excellent 7 Rite of membership 8 Letter after zeta 9 Climbing plant
10 Run off 11 Noted creator of jeweled eggs
12 — Jima 13 DEA agent 14 The elite 15 Melville or Munster 16 Bulk 17 “DWTS” network 18 Bonkers 19 Radio part 20 Martin or McQueen
31 Prohibits 33 Watch 35 Wonder child 38 Sharpens 40 Cartoon genre 42 Merit 44 Minus 46 Print measures 47 Tree variety 49 Use a phone 51 Platter 52 Rotund 53 Rub out 54 One at the polls
56 Dud of a car 58 Nursery item 60 About 61 Theater worker 62 Tempest 64 — gin fizz 65 Tyrannosaurus — 67 Remedy 69 Party 71 Wallet item
75 City in France 76 Tower of — 77 “Thinker” sculptor 79 Cry heard at sea 81 Grade 82 Payable 84 Big — 85 City in Colombia 87 Healthcare facility 89 Insect 90 Seawater 91 Not widespread 92 Sharp 93 Demonstrate
94 Projecting part
95 “Yes —!” 96 Unfortunate thing 97 Winds 98 Egg-shaped 99 Called 101 Mean 103 Money earned 104 Blabbermouth 107 Dutch South African 108 A cheese 110 Director — Welles 111 Former students 113 Currier and — 114 Poetry body 116 Vestment 117 Honest — 120 Person unknown 122 Singing voice
124 Like a pretzel 126 — sequitur 128 Sweet 129 T-shirt size 130 Scarlett of Tara
131 Stun gun 133 Annoyance 135 Water bird
138 Love a lot 139 Worker underground 140 Each 142 Legend 143 Give off 145 Bridge 147 Stand wide open 150 Favorite 152 Standard 154 Newt 156 Scot’s cap