SUNDAY CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 Cherishes
6 Cellared, like fine wine
10 “The Greatest” boxer
13 Gone bust?
19 Higher on the page
20 Remove the center
21 Sister
22 Retired LPGA golfer Ochoa
23 Paint finish
24 Value of an opinion?
26 Rights a wrong
27 Uses a blast furnace
29 Object of worship
30 Chevron or herringbone
pattern
32 Viking ship propulsion
device
33 Like one with good night vision 36 Practice to deceive, metaphorically 40 Pastry
43 Ancient Greek warrior
45 River that Lewis Carroll rhymed
with “crocodile”
46 Defy with the intent to annoy
48 It’s a mess
50 Colors
51 Hollow rocks
53 Must
54 “Caught you!”
55 League that Dr. J played in
56 Tigers of the SEC
57 Final waiting time
58 Ready if needed
59 Useful fruit seed in Minecraft 61 Bright mood
63 Mist with a spray bottle
64 Even more creepy
66 A sting might cause it
67 Sphynx cat’s lack
68 Business co-owners, sometimes 69 Without any omission 71 Accomplished
73 Author Norman
75 Compass swings?
77 Think (over)
79 Feeling no pain
81 Snags a ground ball
84 Become a chair person?
85 Social blunder
86 MA and PA’s home?
88 “Ditto”
89 LGs and RCAs
90 Most numerous insect in the world 91 NASCAR measurement
93 Hosp. scan
94 Cowboy’s challenge
95 Check in
97 VI, vis-a-vis V
98 It can be laid or hatched
99 Boxer’s jabs, usually
100 Modern Persia
101 Rio de Janeiro beach in the title of
a bossa nova classic
104 Sinks deeply (in)
106 Capital of Syria known as the “City
of Jasmine”
108 Play a role as
110 Hut opening?
113 Shape of fatherhood
115 Some characters in The Elder
Scrolls
116 Crawl out
119 “The Christ Child,” in Spanish 122 N, P or K, to a plant
125 Love, along the Arno
126 Appear that way
127 Formal “Yes”
128 Word that can precede “blood” or
“moon”
129 Called a game
130 Cart-pulling group
131 Corporate VIP
132 Actress Jessica
133 Keeps going and going
DOWN
1 Calf roper’s gear
2 “The Light We Carry” author
Michelle
3 Campaign literature? 4 Superheroes fight its forces 5 Posted
6 Shakespearean segment
7 Answer the call of the wild?
8 Eat away
9 Some lures
10 Mary ___ Summers (“Gilligan’s
Island” character)
11 Graceful Winter Olympics
jump
12 Is adamant
13 Hot new font?
14 Citizen of the Eternal City
15 Pizza herb
16 Understanding
17 Nothing comes after it
18 “I Can” rapper
25 Giant in the field?
28 Bio or chem
31 No. representing years of
schoolwork
34 State in northeast India
35 Apply gently
37 Topic at an international barber’s
convention?
38 Football offense’s count 39 Plagues
41 Achieves
42 Digital companion in an online
game
44 Arrive at
46 Hoof protector
47 Sheet of stamps
49 Lock brand
52 Continent north of Afr.
56 Princess with “cinnamon buns” 60 Like most adages
62 Reason to ask, “Where’s the
beef?!”?
65 Star-crossed love? 68 Starts to seethe
70 Clump of grass
72 “No kidding, Sherlock”
74 Apt (to)
75 Pippi Longstocking creator
Lindgren
76 Mexican muralist Diego
78 Car to avoid
80 It might go viral
82 Stern order
83 Shouts “Release the hounds!” 85 Long fish with long jaws 87 ___ male (lone wolf)
92 Study for a test, for short 96 How an agile horse might turn 97 Type of lodge 102 Alehouse
103 Supportive cry at a futbol
match
105 “Ta-ta!”
107 Sleigh driver of note 109 Infection fighter
111 Heron with dark legs 112 Doesn’t just want
114 “Bro!”
117 Wedge pounder
118 Jane Austen classic
119 That, in the Andes
120 Comic criminal Luthor 121 Gross minus cost
123 Also
124 Afternoon ritual in England