Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- “EASE OFF” BY PAM AMICK KLAWITTER Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Pretend 6 Came down 10 Sweets 13 Playwright Henrik 18 Jetson canine 19 Actor MacFarlane 20 92-Down base 21 Timid 22 Cleaner who doesn’t bother with corners? 25 Celeb’s entourage 26 Epic journey 27 Long skirt 28 Director DuVernay 30 Ad 31 Signature piece? 32 Encore presentati­on 33 Nullify 35 Army bigwigs: Abbr. 38 __ Jima 40 Nursery purchase 42 Occasion 44 Terre Haute sch. 45 Soft sounds from the barnyard? 49 Urgent-care pro 51 Cotton thread 53 Rosary unit 54 Sporty Chevy 56 Self-image 57 Some D.C. pros 59 Many a middle schooler 61 Family man 62 Head-scratcher 63 Fencing sword 65 Mortise inserts 67 Expert 68 Gardeners who can tend a plot really, really fast? 72 __ de cologne 74 Deletes 76 Farm tower 77 Accommodat­e 80 Loving murmur 82 Trio-quartet combos 84 Rainy day gear 87 “Walk me!” 88 More faithful 89 “The Checklist Manifesto” surgeon/author Gawande 90 Besmirch 91 D.C. subway 93 Words on a sale poster? 97 Confidenti­ality contract: Abbr. 98 “Keep your __ on!” 100 Applaud 101 __ Dhabi 102 Thickener used in molecular gastronomy 103 Prose pieces 106 Cybersales 108 Helena hrs. 110 Tit for tat, say? 112 Furry friend 113 Broadcasts 114 Lactose-free coffee additive 118 Literature Nobelist who served in the Irish Senate 120 Squabble over whose turn it is to get the car fixed? 123 Hard-to-handle plants 124 Goes astray 125 Alaskan seaport 126 Earring in a Vermeer painting 127 Creme-filled cookies 128 Surname separator 129 Short “So long!” 130 Common __

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1 Burkina __: West African country 2 Cornerston­e abbr. 3 “It was nothing” 4 Understand­s 5 __-canceling headphones 6 Like a used firepit 7 Allowed 8 Personal identifica­tion? 9 Scuppered 10 With it 11 “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” novelist Vuong 12 Audacity 13 Troublemak­ing kid 14 Second shot 15 Interrupti­on during the America’s Cup? 16 Petro-Canada rival 17 Russian “no” 20 “The Princess Bride” director 23 Fabled wishgrante­r 24 Outlying community 29 Info requested by winery websites 32 Canned tomatoes brand 34 Active Naturals skin care brand 35 Writer who created Pooh and Roo 36 Seoul airline 37 Race official? 39 Org. whose 2021 MVP was Jonquel Jones 41 Roof overhang 43 Easily improvised costume 45 Math subj. 46 Shined a light on? 47 “The best is __ come” 48 Dutch painter Jan 50 __ liver oil 52 Hybrid big cat 55 Stretching muscle 58 Lake on the Nile 59 Mani-__: spa treatments 60 Fishing line holder 64 Irksome one 66 Harlem Renaissanc­e novelist Larsen 69 Caffeinate, perhaps 70 Flower that sounds like a furrier 71 River delta area 73 Kenya neighbor 75 Furriers who sound like flowers 78 __ noire 79 Basic Spanish infinitive 80 GoPro product, briefly 81 Mined finds 83 Stonestree­t of “Modern Family” 85 Big picture? 86 Spill the beans 89 Plain to see 92 Ristorante dish 94 Spruces up 95 Totally face-plant 96 Poison __ 99 Faucet 102 Money paid to get money 104 Oman neighbor 105 Fixed gaze 107 Immature comeback 109 Dance moves 110 Bygone name in toys 111 Wine label number 114 Turow book 115 Setting of the memoir “Reading Lolita in Tehran” 116 Metallica drummer Ulrich 117 “Friday Night Lights” actor Chandler 119 “__-boom-bah!” 121 Anger 122 Minnesota senator Klobuchar

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