THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

ACROSS

1 Vocalist Vaughan 6 Falsely present as

genuine 12 Wizards-Magic

matchups, e.g. 20 Brand of spaghetti

sauce

21 Illicit moneylender 22 Legendary lost city

of gold 23 Carjacking or

kidnapping

25 Guys playing in central positions in team sports 26 Whirling, old-style 27 Vase variety 28 Disgrace

30 Major Dutch

banking corp.

31 “I believe,” on the

internet 32 Metabolism or

reproduction 37 Places for petri

dishes

39 Old Delta rival 40 Actress Anderson 41 Haul to court 42 Attempt to give a bias to news coverage 46 Bottom-line deficit 50 Ed of “Up”

51 With 98-Down, have a meal around noon

Bend in ballet 55 56

59 62

66 67 68 69 73 74 77 78

81 85 86

87 88 90 94 96

Playwright Jean Burns’ “— Lang Syne”

Market condition that eventually “bursts”

Mammal with secretions used in perfumery

Vessel spar

Marked down Billfold bill Geometric design used to calibrate a video display

Imbibe slowly “Sakes alive!” “Va-va- —!”

Boxes of toy building blocks They patrol on horseback

Historic NYC club, with “The”

Wolf in “The Jungle Book”

About

Genre for Cardi B Blown away

Made calm President or prime minister

Billfold bill Hawaiian isle Neighbor of Arg. Actor Brody Chemistry trial, perhaps 112

113 114

115 116

118 121 125

126 127 128 129 130 1 2

3 4 5

6

Former NPR host Flatow

Slangy sleuth Zapped with intense light

Social insect Monastery musical piece

Pub vessel

“P.S.” comment ... or where the ends of eight answers in this puzzle might appear?

Mention quickly so as to minimize A Chinese capital Loosen, as a boot Irremediable

Hams it up

Pit of a fruit

DOWN

Tanning lotion stat Aids for walking tours

Scarlet tanager

Old film critic James Biblical peak identified with Sinai Ending for eye or mouth

Fancy word for “kiss” Little donkey

Round rubber gasket Masc. opposite Plaster painting Kathmandu native Zeppelin, e.g. 14 15 16 17 18 19 24

29 31 33 34 35 36 38 43 44 45 46 47 48

49 52 53 54 57 58 60 61 62 63

Not favorable Gunky stuff

Still lifes, e.g.

Ike’s first lady Utopias

Jukebox selections Supreme Court’s Samuel

Solo of “Solo” “Casablanca” heroine Embrace fully

Not healthy Surpass in firepower Tabloid VIPs

Move furtively Gunky stuff

Cry of cheer

Siouan tribe

Pos. opposite

Safe, in hardball Give a convincing argument

Brews, as tea Pre-coll. exam Itemize, e.g.

Recon data

River of forgetfulness Subpar grade Savory taste of MSG A beatnik may beat it Partners of poppas Disjoin, as a pair of oxen

Transitioned smoothly

Answers an invite Honk

Casual shirt 72 75 76

79 80 82 83 84 89

91 92 93 95

96 97 98 100 101 102 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 117 119

Fun activities, for short

Airing past midnight, say — Island (Big Apple borough)

Mayberry boy Yemeni capital Poppa

— -Magnon

Unit of corn

Source of a purple fruit

Augmenting

Start to get tiresome Witty Bombeck Nation within a nation

Golfer Michelle Hip-hop “Dr.”

See 51-Across Mmes.’ counterparts Wood cutter Software revision, e.g. Pack away

Violin cousin

Get frosty Facilitates Proportion

Lacking skill

Thees and —

Em, to Dorothy Hurdle for some college srs. “2 funny!!!” Relatives, casually “— a pity!”

Casual shirt