San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: All Aflutter
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Selling point? “____ Catch ’Em All” (Pokémon theme song) Gastric malady Word aptly found in “price control” Nobel laureate Morrison Longtime daily TV show about the rich and famous Mandarin greeting One-named singer with Grammys in 1985 and 2010 Protected, in a way Mathematical field that includes the 81-Across Irritated mood Custom-made, as a suit Psychic energy fields
The Sims and others
Regal home Remains here? “Ciao!” Magical resource in Magic: The Gathering Pianist’s pace Sounds of disapproval
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Duds Actress Susan of “The Partridge Family” Soleus muscle locale
“... you get the idea” Course for a nonanglophone, for short Keebler crew Worker who might check all the boxes?
What may come after you Invitation from a host
Scrap, slangily Goddess of witchcraft Hall-of-fame QB Dawson
Split
A.L. East team ... or, using the shaded square, what a little movement by this puzzle’s subject might cause Kerfuffle “Pitch Perfect” a cappella group, with “the” “Let’s do this!” Bound for
Log
Prefix with -sphere
72 “You got it!” 74 Goblinlike
creatures 75 Practical joke
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ACROSS
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Anesthetic of old Tick off
Pop singer known for wearing facecovering wigs When “Laverne and Shirley” ran for most of its run: Abbr. Visionaries Subject of this puzzle, as suggested visually by its central black squares Sports figure First name in the freezer aisle Southeast Asian language Flowed into Table scraps 21st Greek letter Famous literary nickname, with “The” 99 “Catch-22” pilot 100 Spanish title:
Abbr.
102 Period
103 Computer data
structure
105 Up
107 Ready to crash 109 & 113
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Assessment: Abbr.
“Doe, ____ ... “Exchanges words, say
120 Bit of cunning
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Repeated word in a Doris Day song 122 They have pointy teeth
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Words of clarification when spelling
125 Math grouping seen in curly brackets
126 Tolkien race 127 Handles, as an
account, in brief 128 Eight-bit gaming
console, for short 123 124
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Wild guess One of 42 on a Connect Four board
Baker’s container Creature that can lick its own eyes Half of O.H.M.S. After-dinner offering
Like “Waiting for Godot” Convinced Blue Dupes, in a way Stand-up comic Margaret Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil of the Wild West Rolls-____ 15 16 17 18
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Some college assignments
Comics dog who walks on two feet N.B.A. team with black-and-white uniforms
“I’m listening ... “Wild Asian equines Break out 1957 Broadway hit starring Robert Preston, with “The” Twitch.tv user Rabbit in a red dress
Noted 1836 battle site They’re parked at national parks Mate for life? Cereal that changes the color of the milk Director Duvernay Clear a path for Bleeps
Toy on a grooved track
Help to settle Another name for Cupid
The last of the Pillars of Islam Seeing red? Not on time for Temporarily adopt, as a pet
Pot
Tulsa sch. Canceling key Timetable abbr. Traditional Valentine’s Day gift
Croft of Tomb Raider
Tiny terriers N.Y.C. summer hrs.
Black suit Does really well Going rate? Return to a theme, as in a symphony Vine support Bring down “Ciao!” Response to a puppy video, maybe
104 Middle black key in a group of three, on a piano
105 Some laptops 106 Sci-fi moon 108 John Wayne, by
birth
110 Current fashion 111 Paradise
112 Tidy
114 On an airplane, it’s filled with nitrogen rather than air Assumed part of some addresses Those: Sp. 70 73 76 82 83
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