Sunday Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Sitcom character originally called Kessler in the pilot episode 7 Impounds, maybe 15 Very silly 20 Charge 21 Asthma sufferers’ aids 22 Not a sparkling finish 23 Easy-to-hit pitch in Stockholm? 25 Apple tablets 26 Home and nickname of The University of the South 27 Pet __ 28 Touch 29 Anna __, 18th-/19thcentury poet called the Swan of Lichfield 32 1973 Judy Blume novel 34 Swell 37 Johannesburg’s land: Abbr. 40 Precisely 42 Classical and Romantic 44 Grass bristle 45 Minor matter in Manchester? 52 Steamed state 53 “Just kidding!” 54 Shakespearean title city 55 Caulking materials 57 More than dislike 59 London classic, with “The” 61 Gung-ho 62 “Big Little Lies” co-star with Nicole, Shailene, Laura and Zoë 63 How dividends might be paid 66 Dustin’s “Midnight Cowboy” role 68 Toledo’s lake 69 __ facto 72 PC storage stats 73 Colombian cat 74 Agile deer 75 Fuzzy fruit 76 Online memo 78 Flips, in a way 80 __ Isle: Ireland nickname 82 Lindsay’s Broadway writing partner 84 Brothers of old Hollywood 88 Stitch temporarily 89 Being a nuisance to 92 Research 93 @@@@ 94 Fish often fried 96 Argument in Ulaanbaatar? 98 IBM competitor 99 Chicago daily, familiarly 101 Nair rival, once 102 Radical ’60s org. 103 Tennis immortal 105 Times to remember 109 Pioneer 35mm cameras 113 Outback birds 115 Realizes 117 121-Across maker 121 Sandwich cookies 123 Rent money in Mumbai? 126 Tomato __ 127 Devotions 128 Honduras hundred 129 Rough suit fabric 130 In a bind? 131 Dave of “Storage Wars”

DOWN

1 Contact between two billiard balls 2 Investment firm T. __ Price 3 From square one 4 King with a gilt complex? 5 Web mag 6 Alter, in a way 7 “Mystic River” Oscar winner Robbins 8 Indivisible 9 Sound of a hit 10 Totally full 11 “Tiny Alice” playwright 12 Emulate Silas Marner 13 Garfield’s gal pal 14 Fashion initials 15 Gallic girlfriend 16 Staples supply 17 Medal recipient in Milan? 18 Typical: Abbr. 19 Fellows 24 “The Return of the Native” setting 28 Sweat 30 Goes bad 31 Challenge 33 Worried state in Dublin? 35 Two-time Tony winner Kurtz 36 Menu heading 37 Guns 38 Old-time knife 39 Uttar Pradesh tourist city 41 Princess topper 43 Scorch 46 Starting place for a comeback 47 “Are we going __ not?” 48 Strauss opera 49 Where St. Pete is 50 First actor who sang “If I Were King of the Forest” 51 Tick off 56 Byes 58 Brewpub bragger, often 60 Dance move in Dijon? 64 Greek marketplace 65 Weather forecast shorthand 67 “Fan-cee!” 69 Japanese floral art 70 Hook and Silver 71 Inferior items in Zurich? 77 German capital 78 Have the throne 79 Scientology founder Hubbard 81 Religious offshoot 83 Prefix with fuel 85 Squeezes (out) 86 Wished undone 87 Sunscreen nos. 90 Caroling standard 91 __ club 95 Metal-yielding minerals 97 Book that spawned the film “What’s Love Got to Do With It” 100 Island administered by three countries 104 Play too broadly 106 Moth-repellent wood 107 Flags down 108 Sudden outpouring 110 Trick 111 Yippie Hoffman 112 Stud farm residents 114 Likely to be discounted 116 Foul mood 118 Posted 119 Blanchett of “Elizabeth” 120 You may get a whiff of one 121 Select 122 __ bar 123 “Portlandia” network 124 Tax prep charge 125 Trippy ’60s drug

5/23/2021