The Oakland Press

Crossword g Puzzle 2

- Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis “PAPER TRAIL” By GARRY MORSE

ACROSS

1 Springlike

7 Word in France’s national motto

14 Scratched, say

20 Skin care brand

21 Michelle’s successor

22 Alpine climbing tool

23 Newspaper for jeans wearers?

25 Shake and bake, e.g.

26 Rodeo ropes

27 Essen article

28 For example

29 “Leaves and Navels” artist

30 Philippine money

33 General on a menu

34 “A Beautiful Mind” mathematic­ian

36 At the discretion of

37 Preceding periods

38 Apple platform

39 Newspaper for newlyweds?

43 Venetian Renaissanc­e artist

45 Chinese currency

47 Six-time NBA MVP, familiarly

48 Hi-tech medical image

50 Investor’s concern

52 Like a solid theory

56 U.S. maritime agcy.

57 Newspaper for attorneys?

61 Not std.

62 Div. that, in its first year of existence, produced a World Series champ

64 Best poker pair

65 Phnom Penh river

66 Saltimbocc­a spice

68 Company whose spoofed horror film ad has the line, “Why can’t we just get in the running car?”

71 Swimmer Ledecky

73 Racer Ferrari

74 Paperwork, often

76 Get exactly right

78 Fake

80 Island with Dutch as an official language

81 Newspaper for chefs?

84 Diminish

87 12th-century English king

89 Place to park it

90 Fulfill

92 It starts in the 60s, by most reckonings

95 Mine car

97 Wee bit 98 Newspaper for traffic cops?

102 2010 health law: Abbr.

104 Coal-rich valley

105 Cut

106 Sad

107 Four-term prez

108 Auto repair bill component

109 Seine summer

110 Prefix with cycle

112 Deg. for drillers

114 Like an accomplice

116 Make changes to

118 Newspaper for Schwinn owners?

123 Insect-sized superhero

124 Puts away

125 Poetic Bible book

126 __ skills

127 Large chamber groups

128 Americans in Paris, maybe

DOWN

1 Short cleaner

2 “Casino Royale” (2006) actress Green

3 High-__ monitor

4 Phobia, e.g.

5 Diarist first name with a diaeresis

6 Glaudini of early “Criminal Minds” episodes

7 Consulate cousin

8 Artwork base coat

9 Bar order

10 Frying medium

11 Create

12 Clothing store display aid

13 Kernel holder

14 “Look!,” to Luis

15 Sore

16 King of Spain

17 NY/NJ’s __ Mountains

18 Applies

19 Absolute ruler

24 Due times four

28 Team in some pickup games

30 San Diego’s __ Park

31 Aquafina rival

32 Newspaper for hairstylis­ts?

35 Doo-wop syllable

36 Short seller’s concern

38 Steamed

39 Reagan’s first secretary of state

40 Photo-sharing app, briefly

41 Once called

42 1992 Robin Williams role

44 Part of un opéra

46 Keats’ “Sylvan historian”

49 Where CocaCola is KO

51 Complain

53 Newspaper for metalworke­rs?

54 Emmy winner Kay

55 Wafflers brand

58 Singer Turner’s memoir

59 “Give __ minute ... ”

60 Glyceride, for one

63 Longtime “Band of Renown” leader

65 “Ben-Hur” villain

66 Ousted Iranian

67 Bern’s river

69 Caboose, for one

70 Artist’s medium

72 Angers

75 Clapton woman who’s “got me on my knees”

77 Deceive

79 Italian wine hub

81 2000 A.L. MVP Jason

82 Gideon Fell creator John Dickson __

83 Bk. fair organizer

85 Key of Schumann’s “Spring Symphony”

86 Joyce __, Winona Ryder’s “Stranger Things” role

88 Mount __: Charley Weaver’s home

91 “Don’t go in there!”

93 Grissom on “CSI”

94 Scholarly

96 “O, that way __ lies”: Lear

98 On __: famous

99 Sloppy kiss

100 Had because of

101 Baggage porter

103 Foam footwear

107 Sole order

108 Tenth of 12 popes

110 Nonstick kitchen brand

111 Ex-Cub Sandberg

113 Part of DOS: Abbr.

115 “Nuh-uh”

117 Little dickens

118 Undergrad degs.

119 Friend of Fidel

120 Dockworker’s gp.

121 CPR expert

122 Blog feed format letters

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