Crossword Puzzle 2
“HITTING THE BIG LEAGUES” By C.C. BURNIKEL
ACROSS
1 Splendid display 5 Unable to decide 9 Stare in wonder 13 Leaf through 17 Superlative
prefix
18 Quick attack 19 Causing the
willies
20 Malek of “Mr. Robot”
21 *Discount ticket based on age 23 *Raffle rewards, perhaps 25 Sonata producer 26 Downed with an
ax
28 Ration (out) 29 Grain in granola 30 Piece of cake 32 Acknowledge surreptitiously, maybe 34 Pretender 36 Checking account lure 39 Mo. with dog days
41 Winter’s day outburst
42 Most capable 44 One who gives a hoot
45 *Avocado misnomer 48 Investigate again, as a cold case
51 Itinerary abbr. 52 “Gimme a minute”
53 Part of a journey 56 Gets by 58 Downright or outright
60 Beer with a black eagle in its logo
62 Waze option: Abbr. 63 Playground response 65 Mexican buffet feature
67 Trio for A-Rod and Trout 69 *Cause of some back pain 72 Garden rodent 73 Lea Salonga, e.g.
75 Publisher Larry __, portrayal for which Woody Harrelson received an Oscar nomination
76 IOC country code three before Qatar 77 Virtual alter ego 78 Finds 81 Everest expert 84 __ Diego Padres 85 “The Irishman” Oscar nominee 87 Encountered 89 Many Oscar nominees 91 *Pre-wedding bash
94 Olive extract 95 “See ya!” 97 Brouhaha 98 Sweetie, in slang 99 Twitch stream annoyance
101 Civil War general 102 Cried in the cornfield 104 Aficionado 106 Squid’s squirt 107 Inquires
109 Exec’s aide 112 Having significant consequences 116 *It’s not 112-Across 119 Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 121 B-school subject 122 Autobahn autos 123 Layered veggie 124 __ Millions
125 Puts in stitches 126 Part of a process
127 Golf great Karrie 128 Asian laptop brand
DOWN
1 Promotional campaign 2 Follow
3 Channel guide, say
4 Hamlet, for one 5 Like salves
6 “For You” co-singer Rita 7 Impulsive
8 Wall St.’s “Big Board”
9 Nat __ Wild: cable channel 10 Pizzeria allure 11 Bugs in cop shows
12 Held on to 13 Hindu honorific 14 Easy-to-play instruments
15 “To clarify ... ”
16 Not quite foggy 18 Hall of Fame quarterback Tarkenton 19 Sitcom sewer worker 22 Garfield’s frenemy 24 Supersedes 27 Dallas Wings’ org.
31 Grass-skirt dance 33 Monotonous sound 35 Yachter’s pronoun 36 Neighbor of Den.
37 Had to pay 38 *Building diagram 40 Building beam 43 Ladybug or weevil
45 “I’ll take that as __” 46 Understanding 47 Feature of Japan’s flag 49 Watch dogs? 50 L.A.-to-Tucson dir. 53 *Workforce 54 List-ending abbr. 55 “Chicago” star 57 Unstable subatomic particle
59 Spots for ski racks
61 Romp
64 Amp carrier 66 Language __ 67 Degs. for playwrights 68 Bounty rival 69 High seas concern
70 Dry spell at the plate
71 Blood bank category 74 Chicago NFL team’s founder 76 Push-up target 79 Marriage acquisition
80 Alton Brown cooking show “Reloaded” in 2018
82 Monetary trifle, in slang
83 La Scala highlight 86 Borrow from a library 88 Disneyland shuttle
90 Sneaky
91 Nap site
92 Engine parts 93 One who scoffs at bagged pekoe, perhaps
95 “No fighting!” 96 Informal “Get me?”
99 Laura of “Big Little Lies”
100 Total mystery 101 Silent performers
103 Line to the audience
105 Blood line 108 Retreats with peels
110 Pack away 111 Adjust for pitch 113 Crude cartel 114 Implore 115 Go sky-high 117 Walk-__: small roles
118 Quick drink 120 Celery piece