Sunday Crossword Puzzle

“A&E NETWORK” By PAUL COULTER

ACROSS

1 Leader who succeeded Muhammad 7 Tried to get home, say 11 Boiling state 14 Beliefs 18 Keys on a piano 19 100 cents 20 “I, Claudius” role 22 Texter’s “Then again ... ” 23 Govern in Austin? 25 Set of rules for a jury? 27 Sault __ Marie 28 Throttle 29 Pretentious 30 Anthem contraction 31 Group name derived from the Dutch for “farmer” 32 __ blanche 33 Like crazy 35 Graceful antelopes 38 Volume subtitled “100 Good Excuses”? 40 Car bar 41 Bodies usually bigger than bays 43 Mercury Theatre co-founder Welles 44 Farm units 45 Lawyer’s filing 46 “The Texan” star Calhoun 48 The Eagle, e.g. 51 Eric the Red’s son 52 Comedian Shecky 53 Currency exchange abbr. 54 Mozart’s “__ Kleine Nachtmusik” 55 17.2-millionsquare-mile area 57 __ metal: dark ’80s-’90s music genre 59 Snakes’ weapons 60 Party garb for one going as a pollution inspector? 65 Historic period with a lot of risks? 68 Bob of “Fuller House” 69 Explode 71 Full of slime 72 Breezed through 73 Animation frame 74 Family reunion attendee 77 Botch 81 “__ so you!” 82 “No problem!” 83 Name of two presidents 84 Privilege 85 Broadcaster 88 A lot 89 State bordering Baja 90 Cube-shaped stones for a fireplace shelf? 94 Overly optimistic 95 “Chicago Med” pro 96 Location 97 Clamorous 98 Color TV pioneer 99 H.S. exam for college credit 101 Brownish gray 102 Cacophony 105 Wizard’s communications device? 107 Braided Greek cheese? 110 Biblical plot 111 Blood type, briefly 112 Lash mark 113 Shade 114 Fit together compactly 115 Classified ad abbr. 116 Comply with 117 Slow-moving mammals

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1 Bounders 2 Settled (on) 3 Euros replaced them 4 Coolers? 5 Winds also called ottavinos 6 Result of keeping a cap on too long 7 Goes after 8 Elegance 9 401(k) alternative 10 Big affairs 11 Out of gear 12 Entertain at bedtime, as a tot 13 “Sixteen Tons” singer whose nickname is his birth state 14 Games gp. 15 Waited, not always patiently 16 Roadster in the Henry Ford Museum 17 Crow with Grammys 21 Brit. lexicon 24 High spots 26 Metal-threaded fabrics 29 Golden Triangle country 31 Shameless 32 Eye-opening cupful 34 Spanish span 35 Emphatic type: Abbr. 36 They actually prefer fruit and grains to cheese 37 “Frasier” actress Gilpin 38 Kitchen counter staple 39 Cocktail order 41 Coll. senior’s test 42 One-eighty 45 Cookout choice 46 Babe with a bat 47 Dept. of Labor arm 49 Tech sch. alumnus 50 Big butte 52 Base figs. 54 Fast bucks 56 Barfly 58 Represented oneself to be 59 Casbah headgear 60 Morales of “NYPD Blue” 61 Agreement 62 Seemingly forever 63 Lyft rival 64 Paragon of stubbornness 66 Denials 67 Dairy grazer 70 Light fare 73 Street edging piece 75 Crash site? 76 Royal Navy initials 78 Pizzeria chain, familiarly 79 Motorist’s decision point 80 Donnybrook 82 Frites seasoning 84 Holiday guests, maybe 86 1995 court VIP 87 Go over 88 Cottontail’s tail 89 They usually don’t have laces 90 Mythical males with tails 91 Game keeper? 92 Homeowner, visà-vis the bank 93 Cooperstown’s lake 94 Attack, as of an illness 97 Foul 100 Saigon soup 101 Word game piece 102 Bit of progress 103 Allergic reaction 104 Dundee disagreements 106 Tolkien creature 107 Wee hour 108 Information source, with “the” 109 __ Schwarz

10/31/2021