Between the Covers
ACROSS
1 Mouth Healthy org. 4 Lineal beginner 9 Gibbons, e.g. 13 — palm 18 Long and drawn-out, say Meredith Grey's half 20 sister on "Grey's Anatomy" 14th-century Russian 22 ruler Some pool English? 23 "Save Me the Waltz" 25 writer Fitzgerald Vote in 26 Ballet phenom? 27 "The Fountainhead" 29 author Rand More agile 30 Two by two 33 Shoebox letters 34 Chess pieces 35 Holds (up) 37 Regular stockings, as 40 opposed to fishnets? Old DJs' assortment 49 Same, for starters 51 Military wear, for short 52 Courted 53 Logan of "60 Minutes" 54 One in a rib cage 55 Sends out 56 Shone 58 "Fuller House" actor 61 8 or 9, e.g.? 63 Word for a lady 66 PC file extension 68 "Wish Tree" artist 69 Snowfall during the 70 Olympics? "It's the Hard-Knock 79 Life" soloist Vulcans, for one 83 Biker's invite 84 Skip it 86 Gentle 87 Territories of a sort 88 Writer — Neale 91 Hurston Samarra's land 92 Use (up) 93 Doghouses and 94 scratching posts? White choice, 98 familiarly Deli option 100 Texting qualifier 101 Nickname in satirical 102 music Transferred to 106 computer memory — tai 109 Goal for a teacher's 112 pet? DVD player option 116 Paragon 118 Subscription deal 119 promos ... and a hint to this puzzle's seven other longest answers Punk, e.g. 122 Bologna bride 123 Cry from Poirot 124 Jane Austen specialty 125 Cabinet dept. with an 126 atom on its seal Cabinet dept. first led 127 by Hamilton Op-— 128
DOWN
1 Hopelessly lost 2 Tatted covering 3 Eve who played the principal in "Grease" films Exuberant review term 4 Dadaist Jean 5 Paris pronoun 6 Show for quick 7 feedback Val d'—: French ski 8 resort Two before Charlie 9 Sneak a look at 10 Former pen pal? 11 Exercise done from a 12 supine position Unusually strange 13 Yet 14 Powder source 15 Köln closing 16 Defense attorney's 17 challenge Gumshoe 19 "Como —?" 21 Eponymous physicist 24 Potluck fare 28 What "p" may stand for 31 Completely make over 32 "TMI!" 36 Hatched backup 38 Jag 39 Comes together 40 Cyan relative 41 Tolled 42 Took in 43 "The Kite Runner" boy 44 Unleavened Indian 45 flatbread Hindu mystic 46 Place of control 47 Jon Arbuckle's dog 48 — City: Baghdad 50 suburb Tangy treat 54 Pirate shipmate of 57 Starkey —-Cat 59 Sushi offering 60 At that point 62 "All My — Live in 64 Texas": George Strait hit Support pro 65 Blunder 67 Waterskiing hurdle 70 Hipbone-related 71 Closers often open it 72 Post-WWII commerce 73 agreement "... — o' kindness ...": 74 Burns Only 75 Exude 76 Each 77 Like some love affairs 78 DEA agent 80 Attends 81 Law office 82 abbreviations Supermodel Campbell 85 Empty storefront sign 89 Secret agent 90 "Are You Lonesome 94 Tonight?" singer Blue-pencil 95 "Vive —!" 96 Generic 97 trendsetters "Oh, shucks" 99 Super Bowl XXXIV 103 champions Hang 104 Incandescent 105 bulb gas Young partner 107 "Be — ..." 108 Haggard of country 109 Didn't procrastinate 110 Chorused "Who's 111 there?" response 1958 winner of nine 112 Oscars Polish-German 113 border river Fallon's predecessor 114 Kingpin 115 Bush in Florida 117 Curling surface 120 Second Amendment 121 org.