Houston Chronicle Sunday

SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

- By Seth A. Abel /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Exaggerate­d virility 9 Effortless

assimilati­on 16 Alternativ­es to H.S.

diplomas 20 Surgical removal

procedure

21 What might raise

the roof?

22 Come down, in a

way

23 Line never said by

58-Across 25 Columnist

Bombeck 26 Birth-control

option, briefly 27 “Please hold the

line”

28 Shopping center? 29 Excerpt

30 Subjects of

expertise

33 Lay an egg, say 34 Targets on “chest

day”

35 Hollers

36 Line never said by

83-Across 41 Lobster ____

diavolo

42 Official language

of a U.S. territory 45 Medical research

org.

46 “Gotcha, man!” 48 Dec. 31, e.g. 49 Diminutive for

Theresa

52 Takes the plunge 55 Will who played Grandpa Walton on “The Waltons” 56 Big name in applesauce

58 Film villain who never said 23-Across, with “the”

61 Some purchasers of expensive gowns 64 Manhattan’s ____ Stadium

66 The “E” in Q.E.D. 67 Noses out? 69 Counterpar­t of pitch

70 Prefix with -lepsy 71 Title for two Beatles 72 ____-Locka, Fla. 73 Try, in a way 75 Woodworker’s tool 76 Digital-image format

79 3:00

80 Willowy 81 Washer/dryer unit 83 Commander who never said 36-Across

86 Former Mississipp­i senator Trent

87 The first recorded one was noted by the Greek scientist Hipparchus in 134 B.C.

89 2014 hit film featuring Oprah Winfrey 90 Announceme­nt from a band 92 Colorful fish 93 Surveillan­ce aid 95 Word before check or drop 96 Overnighte­r 98 Chinese principle 99 TV detective who never said 121-Across 106 Exercise done while sitting

108 Wax holders

109 What a plus sign may indicate

110 Belief of Benjamin Franklin

114 Already: Fr.

115 Lhasa ____

116 May ordeal for some H.S. students

119 N.Y. engineerin­g sch.

120 Pop singer Jason 121 Line never said by 99-Across

125 Last of the Stuarts 126 Thoroughly enjoyed something 127 Birth

128 Obstinate responses

129 “Oh, lordy!” 130 Corporatio­ns and partnershi­ps, e.g.

DOWN

1 Secret society 2 Moving too quickly

to be seen clearly 3 Half of an old crime duo 4 Croque-monsieur ingredient

5 Plural suffix? 6 Drinks in moderation 7 Post-____ 8 Difficult kind of push-up

9 German artist Dix 10 “____ Love” (Cole Porter song)

11 G.I. grub

12 Without a buyer lined up 13 Seattle-based insurance giant 14 Least productive 15 Some beans 16 ____-Roman wrestling

17 British noble who never said 44-Down 18 Anastasia’s love in Disney’s “Anastasia” 19 Irritably answers 24 Purchase for a lorry

31 Blood-typing letters

32 Politician’s goal 34 Impatient dismissals 35 London’s ____ Park 37 All over again

38 Not yet rented 39 Varicolore­d

40 Like BFFs

42 Formative

43 Shade of green 44 Line never said by 17-Down

47 Iraq War danger, for short

50 Rest of the afternoon 51 Economizes 53 Common landscapin­g tree with acorns

54 Puts the kibosh on something

57 Active ingredient in marijuana

59 Sport making its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2020 60 Number of Spanish kings named Carlos

62 Small boat, maybe 63 Angel

65 Head, slangily 68 Home to the Eads Bridge over the Mississipp­i: Abbr. 74 Suffer

77 Part of Caesar’s boast

78 Las ____, Canary Islands

79 Opposite of kill 82 Elmer, to Bugs 84 “Sounds good to me!”

85 Many a northern Iraqi

88 Rubin ____ (classic illusion) 91 Try for a part

93 ____ Graham, Oprah’s longtime beau

94 Former Penn State football coach 97 Go green, say 100 Standing

101 Hilarious joke, in slang

102 Titillatin­g

103 Feudal estate 104 Cyrano de Bergerac’s love 105 How paint is usually sold

107 Stuns

111 Shiraz native

112 #, to a proofreade­r 113 Performers in oldfashion­ed dumb shows

115 Stuck, after “in” 116 Buzzing

117 Stinky Le Pew 118 ____ Helens 122 Communicat­ion syst. for the deaf 123 Comp ____ (coll. major)

124 Crossed

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6/23/19

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