OBSERVER CROSSWORD

Poetasting

ACROSS

1 Colombian trade center 5 Old World lizard

10 NFC plus AFC

13 In pursuit of

18 ___ about: approximately 19 Navigation device 20 Spanish surrealist 21 Spent

22 What a con artist will do 26 Obstruction

27 Sched. heading

28 ___ Bater: Mongolian capital

29 ___ Dhabi: Persian Gulf sheikdom 30 Supplements

31 Did the crawl 32 Japanese native 33 Villain’s assistant 35 What some awaiting trial will do

42 “For ___ jolly . . .”

43 Fuel initials 44 Extended period 45 Superficial laugh 47 Water vessel 48 Belonging to Dame Everage

51 Boxer and basset 53 “___ evil”

54 Pauses 56 Fisherman’s tool often 58 Minute quantity 60 Cheerless 61 Cornflower

62 Loose jackets

65 “A Death in the Family” author

67 What a Nosey Parker will do

72 Actress Falco 73 World ___

74 Juicy fruits 77 Gambol 81 Headliner

83 Norse sea goddess 84 Rustic

85 Seed coverings

87 ___ food movement 89 Ice pinnacle

93 Palm beverage 94 Parrots

96 Burglar’s haul

98 UN labor agency 99 Mosque VIP

100 What a thrifty person will do

105 Guess

106 Money of Milan

107 Zeta followers 108 Melville’s captain 111 Playing marble 113 Deserve

114 Sister

115 Split 118 What a backseat driver will do

123 Infirm

124 Wings

125 Actor Nick

126 Shaft 127 Engraved pillar 128 Pinch 129 Cornered

130 Solar deity

DOWN

1 Unfriendly

2 Celebes ox

3 Appear suddenly 4 Chafe

5 Charming

6 Epicure

7 G.W.’s Press Secy. Fleischer 8 Handbook

9 “Pump” constellation 10 Scot’s denial

11 Go ___ kite! 12 German chemist Justus von

13 Bristle

14 Allied

15 Rumor

16 Lake Indian

17 Deli loaves 20 Stripped

23 Loud cry

24 “Yogi Bear” cartoonist 25 Anything whatever 31 Brighter

34 Colonial statesman 35 Precious stone 36 Finishes

37 Auto or airplane part: abbr. 38 Sweatshirt feature 39 Thankless one

40 Road to Roma

41 “Girls” Dunham 42 Seasoning

46 Comic Schneider 49 Branches 50 Afternoon TV fare 52 Relief reactions

55 Eye sore

57 Salon appliance 59 Honey producer

62 Fits of pique 63 Perfectly 64 Short-billed marsh birds 66 Sports award 68 Huckster output 69 Diamond group 70 Annual meteor showers 71 Tribe of Plateau Indians 75 Clear a debt 76 ___ dunk

77 Bang into 78 Audible 79 Isinglass 80 Cooperates

82 Raise the ___ 86 Hostage rescue team 88 Winter wear

90 Inlet

91 Estrange 92 Bruised

95 Pundit 97 Threesome

101 Put up with 102 Downright

103 Ill feeling

104 Yin and ___ 108 Desert garb 109 Equestrian chase 110 Bonne ___: sweetheart 112 Musician Fleck 115 Laugh ___ 116 Inactive 117 Hammer part 119 Pioneer woman ___ Drummond

120 Vestment

121 Ending for bat, cat or rat 122 ___ creek