Houston Chronicle Sunday

‘TEE’ TIME

- By Kathy Wienberg /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Contents of some tubs 5 Copacetic 8 Military band 12 Showy debut 18 Turning brown, as a banana 20 Acid head? 21 How some papers are presented 22 Nickname for an accident-prone L.A.P.D. sergeant? 24 ____ note 25 Stat 26 Avoided a tag, say 27 Cry from an errant burger flipper? 29 Chatty Cathy types 31 Bit of pond slime 33 Chaps 34 “Able was I ____ I saw Elba” 35 Brit. reference sets 37 Captivate 40 Bridge 44 Victoria’s Secret job descriptio­n? 47 Copy, briefly 48 In better shape 51 Weather forecast that’s hard to predict? 52 Low 53 Milliner’s accessory 54 Lemonade go-with in an Arnold Palmer 56 Farmer’s place 58 Some trattoria orders 60 Landlord’s business 62 Wing it? 64 Groups of quail 65 Avant-garde 66 Gulf Coast port that’s gone bonkers? 69 Multitalen­ted Minnelli 72 Source of add-on damages in a lawsuit 74 ____ Institute (astronomer­s’ org.) 75 NASA vehicle 77 Literally, “fried noodles” 79 Help for motorcycle daredevils 81 Having the most marbles 82 List for a recital 83 Word with green or brain 85 Hershey chocolate-and-caramel candy 87 Personal highs 88 Targets of the Dodd-Frank Act 89 Three houses flipped this week, e.g.? 92 Whedon who directed 2012’s “The Avengers” 93 Nut 94 Khan : Mongolia ::____ : Russia 95 N.F.L. QB Newton 98 Little bit 99 Feature of the western end of the Champs-Élysées 101 Surfer’s worry 104 Hooters menu? 110 Nap 112 Cave deposits 113 “Volunteers?” 114 Biscuits with no sharp edges? 117 Deceptive pitch 118 Plumbing or bricklayin­g 119 Christ, with “the” 120 Overage 121 Edit menu option 122 “____ your head” 123 Physics units

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1 Put on the map 2 2009 Best Picture nominee set in the 22nd century 3 Fix, as a pump 4 Plastered 5 Airplane maneuverer 6 ____-in clause 7 Answer sheets 8 Little bit 9 Relief 10 Piece of cake 11 Georgetown player 12 Postal employee 13 Speaks up? 14 End of many country names 15 In addition 16 Diamond-shaped road sign 17 “All Glory, Laud and Honor,” e.g. 19 Campaign … or campaign topic 20 Botanical cover 23 Wearing the most bling, say 28 One of the Avengers 30 First-family name 32 ++ + 36 Couple 38 Banned fruit spray 39 Family name of Pope Leo X, Leo XI and Clement VII 40 Protective covering for a pier? 41 Venus and Mars, so to speak 42 It’s in the eye of the beholder 43 Security Council veto 44 Sign seen at a Heartbreak­ers concert? 45 Field 46 Subject in metallurgy 47 Figure on a utility bill 48 What a limo may be for 49 Served well? 50 What some mascara does to lashes 53 Remains suspended 55 iTunes category 57 Debussy compositio­n 59 Nerve-racking performanc­e, maybe 61 “Likewise” 63 Communitys­ervice club 67 Country capital with the world’s tallest building before the Burj Khalifa 68 Like AARP The Magazine 70 Spice 71 Part of AMPAS 73 Knocks the socks off 76 Hon 77 “Later” 78 Almost 80 + 82 Simple sandwich, simply 84 Actor Alan 86 Longtime Sudanese president ____ al-Bashir 89 First name in country music 90 Sabotage 91 Troop group 93 Communion hosts, e.g. 95 Moviedom 96 Dug 97 Gentlemen: Abbr. 98 Physics units 100 Ticket 102 Brownish purple 103 “Givee” 104 Part of a trophy 105 Operating system developed at Bell Labs 106 Align 107 It’s a drag 108 Queue after Q 109 Acquire 111 Sandy shade 115 Selfies around 2012-13, e.g. 116 Low-____

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