THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD

ON THE ROAD: Getting behind the wheel

ACROSS

1 Annoying one 5 Bloke

9 Conks on the

head

13 NASA outfit 18 Savory jelly 20 Slick, as a road 21 Mystical glow 22 Winter garb 23 Staying out of

trouble 27 Infrequently

28 22 Across part 29 Attach a button, say

30 Gather the grain 31 Snakelike swimmer

32 Many a prof. 34 Japanese cartoons 37 Takeover announcement 39 Sierra Club cofounder 40 Draped attire 42 New version of an old film

46 Not following through with 52 Tune for a twosome 53 Radiate 54 Splinter groups 55 2016 Olympics host

56 Work the aisles, informally

57 Salt additive 59 French state 60 Is durable 62 Phrase of finality 64 Drink demurely 66 Interoffice communication 68 Sagging

76 One under 21 77 Vaccine regulator 78 High IQ society member 79 Telegraph inventor

82 Melville title starter

85 Baker’s spice 88 Texter’s “Enough said”

89 Get some seasoning 90 Houston baseballer 91 School for Charles’ sons 92 Did weed work 93 Annoying a great deal

99 Didn’t allow 100 Gave the nod to 101 Dull noise 102 Staff of stagehands

104 Opt (to) 107 Volleyball team complement 108 Itinerary term 111 Ten C-notes 114 High bond rating 116 Hoax 118 Traditional tale 120 Testifying for prosecutors 125 Sesame Street grump 126 Name-list shortener 127 Goulash, for instance 128 Readily available 129 Transition period 130 Depend (on) 131 Becomes fixed 132 Windshield extra

DOWN

1 Out of style 2 Lauder of cosmetics 3 Be in a bee 4 Laced up 5 Rip off 6 Electric fan setting 7 Big name in kitchen wrap 8 Air race marker 9 Sheep sound 10 Wilder’s __ Town 11 Paid athletes 12 Holders of valuables 13 Scholastic stat. 14 Italian Riviera city 15 Recommend highly 16 Flat-pack furniture store 17 Waterproof covering 19 Appear suddenly 24 Beatnik’s “Got it” 25 Novelist Wharton 26 Towers above 33 Evaporated 35 Yellowstone grazer 36 Long-legged wader 38 Was winning 39 French word for “word” 41 Where some kids spend summers 43 Ventilates 44 Casual shirt style 45 Self-esteems 46 Certain “bar” serving 47 Little laugh 48 Application abbreviation 49 Infomercial brand 50 Beer holder 51 Mink cousin 52 Obligation 57 Non-studio, for short 58 Norse Zeus 60 Cornwallis, at Yorktown 61 Trade org. 63 Sources of shade 65 Electronic document format 67 Social media phenomenon 69 Stir-fry request 70 Picturesque cave 71 Barely defeats 72 Bonnie of blues

rock 73 “We wanna go also” 74 Japanese soup noodles 75 Oklahoma city 79 Parents’ road safety org. 80 Fairy tale monster 81 Pull back, with “in” 83 Needing repair 84 Alpine song 86 Neither here __ there 87 Small flies 90 From a South American range 92 Took cover 94 90 Down wool source 95 Comparative ending 96 That is: Lat. 97 Cook-off creation 98 Formal attire 103 Place a bet 105 32-piece game 106 Sense of style 108 20, in Turin 109 Ancient Peruvian 110 Highly skilled 111 Muscle car option 112 Sudden silence 113 Deep-sea predator 115 Type of sparkling wine 117 Get acquainted with 119 Refined 5 Across 121 Wrath 122 Little bit 123 Many a microbrew 124 Beetles on the road,