The Big Crossword Puzzle is back

Give your brain a workout with this mind-bending challenge.

Across

“Pay attention!” (2 wds.)

___ Victor (“His Master’s Voice” company)

___ chi chuan (Chinese exercises)

Maker of Perfect Sleeper mattresses

Implement for landing fish Menzel who was the voice of Elsa in “Frozen”

Nike’s logo

Not even a little off

Citizens of Zagreb

Lacking compassion Pneumatic passengerprotection devices (2 wds.) Company VIP’s

Hershey’s caramel-andchocolate candy

Mah-jongg pieces

Kitt who sang “Santa Baby” Nigeria’s most populous city

Pictionary maker

Creator of eye-bending designs (2 wds.)

“Just say ‘no’” sayer (Hyph.) Superior school grade (Hyph.)

“How could ___ this happen?” (2 wds.) Basketball Hall of Famer Thomas

The way things currently stand (3 wds.)

Formation of words like “buzz” or “hiss”

Longtime Georgia senator Sam

Like a pre-birth position Mork’s birthplace on “Mork & Mindy”

Union that merged with SAG in 2012

Young ___ (tykes, in dialect) “___ have to spell it out for you?” (2 wds.)

73. Like politics, by nature

75. Violent outburst

77. Form-1040 org.

78. Hosp. aide’s superior

79. A Fitbit counts them

81. “The Tortoise and the Hare” storyteller

Moray fisherman

Eliminate waste

Burns with smoke and no flame

Paid attention (2 wds.) Chocolate craving, e.g. Prone to getting sunburned on the scalp

“We’ve been over this before...” (3 wds.)

Unsure of what to do

(3 wds.)

99. Writer Melville

101. Before, before a word

102. ___ Lingus (Irish carrier) 103. Perform on the stage

104. Unbleached muslin shade 105. Uses strong-arm tactics on 107. Add, as an extra charge (2 wds.)

Sports channel that shows college games

S, M, L, and XL

Give counsel to

Shrunken Asian body of water (2 wds.)

Bath sponges

Perp’s patterns, briefly

Put an ___ (stop) (2 wds.) Couch potato’s condition Larger-than-life stories Message from a pulpit Privileged groups

Heavy imbiber

“___ Beso” (Paul Anka hit) ___-kiri

Writer Fleming who created Bond

Straight and limp, like hair Letters on a Nittany Lion Onetime immigration center ___ Island

139. Protected wading bird

141. Shade of meaning

143. Clark’s partner in exploring 144. Sight enhancer

147. Dec. 24th VIP (2 wds.)

149. Rebuked officially

153. Make a decision (to)

154. Distributed, as cards

155. Title in “Macbeth”

156. “U guys agree?”

158. Oktoberfest vessels

160. Vehemently condemns

(2 wds.)

162. Comment often after

“Hmm...” (2 wds.)

163. Overstuffed footstools

164. Wet/dry ___ (multi-purpose cleaners)

Teenagers rooms, to parents

Bridge money makers

Ogles offensively (2 wds.) Sports org. with a five-ring logo

Santa ___ Park (horseracing venue)

Law that incited a 1773 Boston revolt (2 wds.)

Like the mood in a losing locker room

Mavs on the board Reverberations in a concert hall

182. Pungent salad ingredient 185. Repeat the question

187. Male duck

188. Underwater sound

detectors

190. Aussie bird that can’t fly 192. Titles for attorneys (Abbr.) 193. Obstructed, like a river

194. Household rival, often

195. Packages of copier paper 196. 2004 “Survivor” island

198. “Good buddies” on the hwy. 200. Song of mourning

202. Corrects a mistake 1. 9.

12.

15.

20. 24.

29. 35. 40. 46. 47.

49. 50.

51. 52. 53.

54. 55.

56. 57.

58.

59.

60.

61.

63.

64. 66.

67.

69. 71. 83. 85. 88.

90. 92. 94.

95.

97.

110.

112. 113. 114.

116. 118. 119. 120. 123. 125. 127. 129. 130. 132. 133.

134. 136. 137.

166.

168. 170. 172.

173.

177.

179. 180.

205.

Latin for “where it originally was” (2 wds.)

207. Photocopy precursor

208. Bluish-green shades

210. Take a playful poke at

212. K. T. of country music

213. Word form for “bone”

214. Like a region with sparse rainfall

Two-door Mazda convertible

218. Patty Hearst’s SLA alias

219. Endorses digitally

221. Take in, as a dress

222. Signs of surprise

224. Concerning (2 wds.)

226. Modern video transmission 228. Mensa-eligible

230. Like Cheerios cereal

231. Respectable, like a citizen 233. E. Sicilian volcano (2 wds.) 235. Long-term occupations

237. Going-nowhere states

239. Lead-in to “di” or “da” in a Beatles song

Source of “The Lord is my shepherd...”

243. Certain salt source

245. Where Big Ben bongs

247. Underground passages 248. Reacts to, as fireworks (2 wds.)

Great Lake with the longest shoreline

250. Hold the same opinion

252. Grab forcibly

254. Leaves speechless

256. First tribe encountered by

Lewis and Clark

258. Two-___ (old kind of movie) 260. Smartphone predecessors

(Abbr.)

261. Homes for eagles

262. Undermined by stealth

266. Coco of perfume

268. Suffix with “auto” or “bureau”

Accept flattery eagerly (3 wds.)

Results of some peacekeeping efforts

273. Puts the kibosh on

275. Open with a paper knife

277. Google co-founder Sergey 278. Half of an octet

280. For, in a debate

281. In a lascivious way

282. Used a keyboard

284. Sporting a new decor

285. Generous prime rib serving 286. Series starters (2 wds.)

288. Shaped like a plum tomato 290. “Goodness gracious!”

of yore

291. Sort of, but not quite

293. Exxon in Canada

294. Department head (Abbr.) 296. B’way success signs

298. Voices an objection

300. “R U 4 real?”

303. December ocean

phenomenon (2 wds.)

304. Coeur ___, Idaho

305. Experience of riding a roller

coaster (Hyph.)

307. Oddsmaker’s nightmare 308. “Piece of cake!” (2 wds.)

311. NYC bus and train group 313. Football’s Broadway Joe 315. Weapons for some fencers 317. Uses a riflescope

318. Topper for Bogart or Sinatra 319. When repeated, classic song with the lyric “Me gotta go”

It’s about a month after Turkey Day

322. Former Russian state (Abbr.)

Hourly clock sound

Painter Henri de Toulouse-___

328. Show disapproval

330. Ribs-eater’s need

332. Tempt, as customers

(2 wds.)

334. DIY moving options (Hyph.) 336. Some Nintendo consoles 337. Give ___ rest (shut up)

(2 wds.)

340. Pectoral muscle’s place

342. Rum concoction often served with a pineapple garnish (2 wds.) “Fiddlesticks!”

Sign of an angel

Billionaire Buffett Narrowing toward one end Half of a hot dog vendor’s tool

Hospital diagnostic device (2 wds.)

352. Track-and-field activity 353. Encourages to misbehave

(2 wds.)

354. Tummy muscles

355. Arranged in thin plates

357. Without moisture, as land 358. Squeamish people

359. ___ snap (type of cookie) 361. Morticia Addams’ cousin 362. Former ABC executive ___ Arledge

Actress Maria Conchita ___ Tennis-court divider Peacekeeping org. since 1949

Proctor-___ (small appliance maker)

370. Opus ___ (group depicted in

“The Da Vinci Code”)

372. Male hormone

374. Lawn sport that requires

balls

375. One or the other

378. Look through hastily

379. Characters of novel, play, etc.

Enjoy a newspaper After-wedding offerings Elaborate pretense

Kutcher of “Two and a Half Men”

389. Eye protector

216.

241.

249.

269.

271.

320. 325. 326. 344. 345. 346. 347. 348.

349. 363. 366. 367.

369. 381. 383. 385. 387. 390. Bulb-brightness measure 391. Cornhusker’s state (Abbr.) 393. Thurman of the “Kill Bill”

films

394. Mojave, Kalahari or Gobi 395. ___ as a wet hen (2 wds.)

397. Day’s opposite in

commercials

398. Letters before iotas

399. Highway speed postings 401. Geisha sashes

403. Gas leak warnings

405. Move with a mouse wheel 407. Cul-de-___ (dead end)

409. LAPD dispatch

410. Domed church structure 411. ___ example (for instance) (2 wds.)

Talk about again and again Brillo alternatives (2 wds.) Moves stealthily

Nibble between meals Miner’s or caver’s light generator

423. What doctors are sworn not

to do

425. Champagne-and-orangejuice drink

Like a burned-out bulb Ridicule

“___ to Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry hit)

431. Winning the race

432. Wearing something

434. “Don’t Bring Me Down”

band, briefly

436. Not so messy

437. Feature of just-baked

cookies

439. Contents of a La Brea pit 440. Arafat of the PLO

442. Estevez who is a brother of

Charlie Sheen

444. Windy City newspaper

446. What MapQuest requests 448. Big name in outdoor and

fitness gear

449. Pelicans’ relatives

452. Wet spongy earth

453. Attempts to gain control, say (2 wds.)

First pope with the title “the Great” (2 wds.)

Troop division

Fur shoulder scarves Destinations on the www Square dance partner

Really must (2 wds.) Relatives of “Gee whiz” and “Shucks!”

464. Period’s place in a sentence 465. Photocopier tray filler

466. In the ___ (soon to happen) 468. Longtime talk show host Dick

Product-launch pronouncement (2 wds.) Handyman’s gadget

Subdue by force of personality

Female officer on the Enterprise

Whirlpool alternatives

Trivial Pursuit category (Abbr.)

477. The “S” of SUV

478. Obeyed the sentry

480. Rubik, the cube inventor 482. Tending to ooze

484. Rockies roamer otherwise known as an elk

Historical time frame

First woman to be Speaker of the House

490. Walk-in clinics don’t require

them (Abbr.)

493. Game usually played with 32 cards

Confer holy orders on

LeVar, on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”

498. ___ out (win a mind game) 500. Went by paddle boat

502. McDonald’s logo part

505. Org. that awards merit badges

Place to get coffee and free WiFi

Where a hurricane makes landfall

First Secretary of State under Reagan, Alexander ___

With hands on hips and elbows out

Hare’s opponent of fable Bubble and churn

Attic dust collector

Certain church officer

Inner skin layer

___ Skywalker (nickname in the “Star Wars” movies)

524. One way of fitting (3 wds.) 526. ___ charmed life (escaped hardship) (2 wds.) Moviedom’s Long and Vardalos

529. Sense much used in a bakery 530. Rock containing crystals 531. Prepared to be knighted 533. Pierre’s gal pal

534. Infomercial staples

535. Know-nothing

538. Inessential internal organ 540. Cup-filling limit

542. Submits tax returns

paperlessly (Hyph.)

544. Birthmark, e.g.

546. Gloomy, to a poet

547. Sound with flashing lights 549. Hard-to-reach nest

550. Not immune to bribes

551. What 101 courses give

552. Fill the tank, maybe (2 wds.) 555. Season ___ (first game)

557. Fly-trapping sticky stuff 559. Precious violins

561. Memorable opera star Pinza 563. Gorilla researcher Fossey 564. Turn the dog loose

567. “They’ll never suspect me!” (2 wds.)

Starts being effective (3 wds.) 413. 415. 417. 419. 420. 427. 428. 430.

456.

457. 458. 460. 461. 462. 463.

469.

470. 471.

473.

475. 476. 487. 488. 495. 496.

506.

510.

511.

512.

513. 515. 517. 519. 521. 523.

527. 570. 572.

Delight (in)

Patronize (a restaurant) (2 wds.)

Sidle through a doorway, say (2 wds.)

576. Prima donnas have big ones 578. Cavs on the board

579. Keep way too much stuff 580. “Fancy” singer Iggy

582. Newly-hatched hooter

584. Worker with circus lions 585. Range between Spain and

France

587. How diamonds appear on playing cards (2 wds.)

Dairy section spreads

Great ruckus (Hyph.)

Pours to the brim

Relative, but not by blood (Hyph.)

595. Dipped water out of a boat 597. Hedy of “Samson and Delilah”

Flying biters

Policy shared by PBS and Wikipedia (2 wds.)

Part of a restaurant’s warning sign (2 wds.) Kirsten of the “Spider-Man” movies

‘Here’s an idea... ‘

Out of America, for an American

“Sharknado” star Tara Character that rhymes with Pooh

612. Friend of Snow White

614. Was in a funk

617. Eat between meals

619. Etched in ___ (permanent) 620. Boxing’s “Marvelous” Marvin

Place for recyclables

Lake ___ (site of the 1980 Olympics)

623. Voiced a complaint

625. Sen. Marco of Florida

628. Regulator of OTC drugs 629. Prepares Mexican beans 631. Negative campaign tactic 633. Pagan nature religion

635. “___, meeny, miney, moe...” 636. Treat kindly (3 wds.)

638. Spotted fish of the Atlantic 640. Henhouse big shot

574. 589. 591. 593. 594. 599. 600.

601.

603.

606. 607.

609. 610. 621. 622. 642. Reply to “That ain’t true!”

(3 wds.)

644. Part of a Genesis-inspired costume (2 wds.)

Salt-___ (hip-hop group) (Hyph.)

Battleship barrage

Car that became a 1964 hit song

Fellow members of a congregation

“Easy to clean” ad catchphrase (2 wds.)

656. Giving rise to

658. Wild guesses

660. From that point on

661. Home to a famous geodesic sphere

Early computer that weighed 30 tons

663. Unofficial promissory note 664. Wimbledon match sections 665. Shoo-___ (sure winners) 666. Gillette Mach3 predecessor 668. Brother of Peyton Manning 669. Country singer Jo ___ Messina

Lottery winner’s choice Violent weather, informally (Hyph.)

674. Mother’s sisters

676. Grows weary (2 wds.)

678. Search stealthily, as for prey 681. ___ whim (for no real reason) (2 wds.)

“Yeah, like that’ll ever happen” (2 wds.)

Give, as a free meal (2 wds.) Low-altitude clouds Surgical holding area (Hyph.)

691. Bring back from injury

693. Contaminates

694. Summarizing, as a ball game 697. Zap with a beam

698. Walk-___ (nonspeaking

roles)

699. How-___ (instructional

videos)

700. Small-sized batteries

701. Move with stealth

702. Ring-shaped

704. Changing for the better

707. “Rated ___ everyone” (video

game words) (2 wds.)

646.

649. 651.

652.

653.

662. 670. 672.

682. 708. 709.

To___(precisely) (2 wds.) “Ready when you are!” (3 wds.)

Acted as a bodyguard

Term applied to distinctive collector car

Twenty fins equivalent (Hyph.)

717. Luggage lugger

718. Quick scissor cuts

722. Something that ends a

wrestling match

723. Serena Williams’ org. (Abbr.) 724. Spy aircraft’s attribute

726. City north of Tijuana (2 wds.) 728. Old-school laundry detergent

Start of some aircraft carriers

___ shooting (sport using clay targets)

Medical staffers (Abbr.) Pester with barks (2 wds.) Smell ___ (have suspicions) (2 wds.)

Utterly defeating

Stream erosion result

Finally arrive at (2 wds.) Comedian’s offerings

Delta rival, as it used to be called (2 wds.)

Target of tongs, frequently (2 wds.)

“What a Girl Wants” singer Christina

Start up again, as a business Ice hockey game interruption

Distinct feature

It might be picked up by a hound

High schooler’s facial concern

759. Liam of One Direction

760. Glasses part (2 wds.)

761. Person giving ear

762. Typo list

763. Revs in neutral

764. Overtakes on the road

765. Works behind the bar

766. Beginning of a conclusion 767. Unexpected problems

768. Caught the meaning of

769. EMTs’ destinations

770. Innate

711. 714.

716.

730. 733. 735. 737.