Crossword

Note: This puzzle is part of Merl’s best-of series.

ACROSS

1 1966 Lana Turner weeper 8 Proposition used in proofs 13 More crafty 19 Limonite, for one 20 A Hemingway 21 Congo feeder 22 Fashion statement that still hasn’t quite caught on in Washington? 25 Playwright Chekhov 26 Different 27 Leon Uris novel, ___ 18 28 Comic page scream 29 Trick question 32 Word to a pest 35 Grazing groups 37 Cigar-shaped marine creatures? 40 God with a hammer 41 Railing in court 42 Columbus campus 43 Skirted do-si-doer 44 Boyfriend of Winnie Weasel? 48 Charlie Chan’s creator, Earl ___ Biggers 50 Test choice 53 Basil-garlic sauce 54 She created No. 5 56 Ricardo portrayer 58 Beer or bread ingredient 60 Road assistance org. 62 Road assistance 63 Paris preposition 65 Moreno and others 67 Revenuer’s find? 69 React to glare 72 Boyfriend of Yolanda Yak? (this one’s a double) 74 Does penance 75 Import tax on a certain car? 77 Name on a violin 78 The 1985 Super Bowl 79 Your Show of Shows name 80 Shorter, as a dict. 81 Wear away 83 Casablanca club 87 Great deal 89 Forrest Gump’s friend 93 College students, once 95 Endeavour captain 96 Result of sitting through too many coming attractions? 99 ___ Jima 101 One, to start with 102 Moynihan’s designation: abbr. 103 Methane doesn’t have one 104 Place mat? 107 Drugs 110 SE African 111 Joseph Francis Keaton 112 When things heat up in France 113 All-wise guy, to a Viking 115 Not ___ outdone 117 Land formations or apparel 121 Question overheard at an Addams Family party? 127 Food court attractions 128 Mean 129 ___ the wind 130 Of a later time 131 Of an earlier time 132 Tampered with

DOWN

1 Excellent insulator 2 East of Eden son 3 “___ bet on it!” 4 Sweater material 5 Dew time 6 Before, once 7 Illiterate signatures 8 Landlocked country of Southeast Asia 9 Guevara’s real first name 10 Rosemary portrayer 11 See 124 Down 12 Name of a lady’s pub? 13 Slide stones on ice 14 Isaac’s father 15 Moo goo ___ pan 16 Private 17 Hit with “henfruit” 18 Chances 20 Trumpeter Davis 23 Bear’s advice 24 Ready follower? 30 Like a Gallaudet student 31 Put off 33 Pork or lamb portion 34 Took Trigger 36 Greenland’s namer 37 Musical postscript 38 Operator 39 Throw into the fire 41 Timber-hewing tool 44 Area bordering Santa Monica, briefly 45 Latin abbr. 46 Out 47 Learn ici 49 Lines in circles 51 Baby in W.C. Fields movies 52 Take out a windjammer 55 Flat-faced flyers 57 The Prisoner of ___ 59 Part of “I love you,” in French 61 Moving about 64 In need of a shave 66 Hunt 67 Nitrous ___ (laughing gas) 68 Poisonous 69 Backtalk 70 It’s full of patches 71 Cow feature 73 Scoreless score 76 Factual 82 Cuts the verbiage 84 Takeover 85 Coffee coast of Hawaii 86 Lose traction 88 Step into the surf 90 Smog? 91 “And so we ___ fond farewell ...” 92 Gamut span 94 Actress Loretta 97 ___ as (to such a degree that) 98 Varmint 100 First-class stamp cost, in 1924 104Dropped a bit 105 Violinist who taught Heifetz 106 Pinup Betty 107 Drink for the naturally hyper 108 Port near Sapporo 109 Rich Ross 110 Knight’s title 114 Medicine amount 116 “Good heavens!” 118 Dice minimum 119 Ms. Sommer 120 Present for Charlie Kane 122 Animal on Australia’s coat of arms 123 Hiking heading: abbr. 124 Erstwhile Giants slugger 125 Hershiser stat 126 King of Siam portrayer