Crossword

“WORD FOR WORDS” By C.C. BURNIKEL ACROSS

1 Did a triathlon

leg 6 Pepper spray

alternative 10 At full speed 15 Slightly 19 Taste enhanced by shrimp paste 20 Otherworldly glow 21 Multi-colored spring bloomer 22 Bugs or Porky 23 Pet Airways

security device? 25 Narrative from

novelist Levin? 27 MIT, for one 28 Govt. investment 29 Grand Mosque locale 30 Luxury hotel chain 31 Essence 33 Pyrex sister brand 35 It precedes Flames’ home games 37 The Yankees during the Babe Ruth era? 40 True 43 Chicago Blackhawks’ broadcaster 44 Give 45 Wine glassmaking component? 50 “Your point being?” 51 Betel nut tree 53 Church reading 54 Memorable Louis 55 A/C measures 57 Agenda 59 Dress policy at some fancy restaurants 62 Enzyme ending 64 Shot at a bar 65 Big name in anti-itch cream 66 Slow-cooked dishes 69 Alley designation? 72 “The Highwayman” poet 73 “Don’t sweat it” 75 “Of course!” 76 __ Paese cheese 77 Like some celestial paths 78 Isn’t being used 81 Dust jacket ID 85 City bus path: Abbr. 86 Expose 88 Where __ 89 Green Day drummer __ Cool 90 Seminar on Hughes’ poetry? 94 “Amen to that!” 97 Inseparable 98 Utterly lost 99 Hockey contract negotiator? 100 Solo performance 103 Actor Cumming 105 Lat. and Ukr., formerly 106 SpaceX CEO Musk 107 Put a damper on 110 Memorize things, maybe 112 Part of U.S. 115 Association of gamblers? 117 Injury treatment for a top pitcher? 119 Not worth __ 120 Resort rental 121 Apple Watch assistant 122 Exposed 123 Body imperfection 124 Dover souls 125 Warmhearted 126 Plot spoilers?

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1 Tampa NFLers 2 Apple since 1998 3 Nepal Airlines headquarters 4 First-responder letters 5 Call the shots 6 Hand, to Jorge 7 Uncle Henry’s wife 8 Wading spot 9 Corn holder 10 Cap-__: from head to toe 11 Jacobs of fashion 12 Jungle crusher 13 Genesis father of twins 14 1785-’90 U.S. capital 15 Ferocious Flea foe 16 Like hardcovers 17 Ancient neighbor of Lydia 18 Big bang producer 24 Come before 26 Dance in a line 29 Beauty mark 32 And so on: Abbr. 34 Language of Andorra 36 “It’ll be fun!” 37 Striker’s bane 38 Habit 39 Flying start? 41 Little devils 42 Daring exploit 45 Reject with contempt 46 Forearm-related 47 Slangy rejection 48 Like critters counted at night 49 City in southern France 52 One of the Van Halens 56 2005 horror sequel 58 “If __”: “So be it” 60 Hamlet, for one 61 Alfalfa sprouts concern 63 USMC rank 65 West Yorkshire’s largest city 66 Show contempt 67 Sacher dessert 68 Receded 69 Risotto relative 70 Show with numbers 71 Shiny, in adspeak 74 January birthstone 76 Home to the Congressional Country Club 78 Variety 79 “__ of My Soul”: Isabel Allende novel 80 Not of the cloth 82 Took a course under duress? 83 __ Mawr College 84 In order 87 “Madam Secretary” star 91 Almond Joy ingredient 92 Cat-__-tails 93 Close 95 “Hold your horses” 96 Cabinet dept. 99 Apprentice 100 Creator of tasty cups 101 John of rock 102 Ugly marketing battle 104 Computer acronym 108 Home run pace 109 Scrapes (out) 111 eBay competitor 113 Like fine cheese 114 Doc’s orders 115 Unenviable 116 Doing the job, briefly 117 “Don’t __ me!” 118 Deserving