New York Daily News

SUNDAY CROSSWORD II

- By Ricky Sirois, edited by Jeff Chen

ACROSS

1 “Laughter in the Rain” singer Neil

7 Online journal

11 Comedic act

14 Princess in the Mario franchise 19 Starting point

20 Solo

21 “Not again!”

22 Harden (to)

23 *Got a piercing?

26 Home run, slangily

27 Home to the Nobel Peace Center

28 Mulligan

29 Justice Kagan

31 Lake near Las Vegas

32 Winter clothing option

35 Many Monopoly properties (Abbr.)

36 Partner in marriage

38 Tight undergarme­nt 41 *Flambeed fondue?

43 Grp. for physicians 44 Experiment­al location 46 Simple tops

47 Christmas carol

48 *Result of giving Lightyear new batteries?

51 High-security clearance 56 Shopping jag

57 Let out

58 Word after “lost” or “fine”

59 Boost

60 Emotionles­s

62 ___ Claire, WI

63 “Can we talk, real quick?”

65 Worn out

68 *Extracted bargains at the mall?

71 Bit of pageant wear

72 French artist Henri

74 Used to be 75 Up-to-the-minute

77 Pawns on a chessboard, e.g. 78 Topmost figure

79 Anxiety about exclusion, for short

80 Listened to

84 One in a cast

87 *Sign at a nudist colony? 89 What a drawbridge might span 90 Loafer, for one

91 Unhappy

92 English breakfast, e.g. 93 *Secured a loan with a first-edition Thoreau?

98 With jocularity

100 Sitting still

101 Awesome, in dated slang

102 Very early

105 Attire for some queens 106 Despise

108 Fruit used in gin

109 Small part of a yard

113 Type of chair named for its creator

115 *Did physical therapy on the water?

119 Secret supply

120 Spanish gold

121 Honolulu’s island 122 Ascended, as a rocket

123 On edge

124 Nine-digit fig.

125 Mardi ___

126 Renter

DOWN

1 Neighborho­od in NYC or London 2 Greek equivalent of Cupid 3 Common pickle flavor

4 Classic

5 Tease

6 This, that or the other

7 Further down?

8 Some members of Parliament 9 “You may be ___ something!” 10 Prefix with “thermal” 11 Cone-shaped corn snacks

12 “So much for that idea” 13 Subsequent­ly

14 Area at a racetrack 15 Captivate

16 Martin Scorsese, for one 17 Important element in making a paper airplane

18 Drove, as cattle

24 Source of metal

25 St. Kitts and ___ (Caribbean country)

30 Campsite remnants

33 Totally off-base, informally 34 “You bet!” 35 Flabbergas­ted

37 Most likely to sunburn, maybe 38 Goes on and on

39 “My turn”

40 Motorola phone brand

41 Hide’s partner

42 Own up (to)

45 ___ Jean King (tennis legend) 46 Financial hostilitie­s

49 More punchy, flavorwise 50 Symbol of control

51 “The One,” romantical­ly 52 Humble

53 Civil rights pioneer Parks 54 Nights before

55 Alphabet area? 58 Contented sigh

61 Mantra chants

62 UFO pilots

63 Gainesvill­e collegians 64 Midwestern slang word expressing surprise

65 College QB, stereotypi­cally

66 Per item

67 “___girl!”

69 Actor Shepard of “Parenthood”

70 Willing to give it a go 73 Plant part

76 Follow, as at a job 78 They’re similar to similes 79 Sustenance

81 Against

82 Film unit

83 When the Battle of Normandy began

85 Cuban line dance

86 Tool used on maple trees 87 Jazz musician Baker

88 ___ California (Mexican state) 90 Type of drum

93 Most inclusive 94 Commercial fee

95 Alpaca cousins

96 Break down, as food 97 Debate after a debate

99 They sometimes come in blocks 102 Hello, in 121-Across 103 Doughnut shape

104 Actress and activist Ruby

107 Frat members

108 Feature of the Texas state flag 110 It’s most useful after being broken 111 Rock band Motley ___

112 Pump up

114 Reluctant to engage

116 Tail ... or one with a tail

117 Org. awarding the Grey Cup 118 Flamenco dancer’s cry

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