SUNDAY CROSSWORD II
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