SUNDAY CROSSWORD II
1 “Dear old” parent
4 One may love you
unconditionally
7 Splendid assortment
12 Ardor
16 Empire State higher ed. system 17 “Absolutely right!”
19 Assess
20 What makes a reader pause 21 *Seem less impressive
24 Many Yemenis
25 Krypton, e.g.
26 Rite-minded person?
27 Victors’ plunder
28 Krypton, e.g.
29 “Malcolm X” director Spike 30 Team spirit
31 Feeling blue
34 Trees symbolizing strength 37 Most vulgar
39 Baby bed
41 Like a cappella pieces
42 Word before “hazard” or “hog” 43 Guitar attachment
46 Shrunken Asian sea 47 *Inexperienced
51 Renaissance woman seen at the
Louvre
53 Battering ___
54 Son of a son, in a name
55 Fixes, as a contest
56 Trumpeting birds
57 Holed up
58 German sausage
60 Auction offering
61 Enjoying a summer afternoon
... or what each starred clue’s
answer has been doing, based on its altered word and three letters above it?
67 “Be quiet!”
70 Shape that sounds like a Zodiac
sign
71 “All systems go”
72 Credits as a source
76 One making things up
78 Rock’s ___ Leppard
79 French for “friend”
80 Outlay that cannot be recovered 83 *Worried about a monster under
your bed, say
87 DIY handicrafts site
88 Easy two-pointer
89 Princess with a cinnamon bun
hairstyle
90 Texter’s “Then again ...” 91 Authentic
92 Discreetly, informally
94 Cry to a team of sled dogs
95 Turn red, perhaps
96 Events with bulls and horses 97 Sweetie
99 Saweetie’s genre
102 Lease signatory
103 Nissan brand
106 Mystery
110 Upturned, as a box
111 *Be discouraging about
114 Bust makers
115 Japanese comics
116 Call for
117 Steal answers from
118 Alternatively
119 Animal in a roundup
120 Cancels, with “out”
121 Flock female
DOWN SUNDAY PUZZLE ACROSS
1 Twofold
2 “___ Karenina” 3 Extremely eager (to) 4 Treaties
5 Comedian Philips 6 Fill-in worker 8/29
7 Have the same opinion
8 Bring up
9 Reddish coat
10 Before now
11 Longing
12 Founder of an ancient Persian
religion
13 Online thread
14 Mosey
15 Girl from Scotland
16 Fuel additive maker
18 “Fresh Air” airer
20 Salad made of mozzarella,
tomatoes and basil
22 “Read Across America” org. 23 Afflicts
27 Roll on a golf course? 30 Wheel for a Jeep, perhaps 31 Good ones may take you in 32 Cupid’s projectile
33 Goddess of the hunt 34 Couple’s possessive
35 Actress Taylor-Joy
36 Soviet spy grp.
37 Negative aspect
38 Element that Marie Curie
co-discovered
40 Mel of many voices
41 Star Wars program (Abbr.) 42 Backboard attachment 44 Jason’s ship
45 “Check this out!”
48 “___ Brockovich”
49 Could really play a sport 50 Blow off steam?
52 Aspiring atty.’s exam
57 Iron Man’s possessive 58 Stir-fry pan
59 Robin’s friar friend
62 Mary ___ Lincoln
63 Some Louisianans
64 ___ and puffed
65 Make dirty
66 More upscale
67 Bed board 68 LP player
69 Some whalers
73 Carried
74 Work on something?
75 Way of dressing
77 Cherokee ritual designed to bring
precipitation
79 “I solved the problem!” 80 Noncoms above cpls.
81 “We have a problem!” 82 Advanced degree?
84 Means (to)
85 Up to, in ads
86 Debtor’s promise
93 All the rage
94 Butte’s bigger relative 96 Kidney-related
97 Boat that a tugboat may tug 98 Battling
99 Prepares to write a book report 100 One may carry a crumb
101 Queen, e.g., in chess
102 Color quality
103 Buggy terrain?
104 Ashes holder
105 Ariz. neighbor
107 Balloon or snowball
108 Brood
109 “Take your pick”
111 Afternoon hrs.
112 Cheerios grain
113 Diminutive