Crossword
“FLIP THE SWITCH” By KEVIN SALAT ACROSS
1 Expert’s nugget 7 Seaside eatery 14 Relative challenge for some 19 Stand-up sort 20 Filmmaker for whom a Golden Globe award is named 21 Part of TNT 22 Lectured about links? 24 Got out of the
pen 26 1974 Peace Nobelist from Japan 27 Gram opening 28 Word on a towel 29 Icky stuff 30 __-cone 33 Portable
preparedness kit 35 Rang 37 2019 NCAA hoops champ 38 Start of a few choice words? 40 World Golf Hall of Famer Lorena 42 Big discount events 45 Fabric flaws 46 Govt. health org. 47 “We have that in stock,” e.g.? 49 Uniformed “O Canada” singer 51 Prom coif 52 Maple syrup base 53 Oktoberfest vessel 54 Balaam’s mount 55 “In memoriam” piece 59 Adjust the length of 63 Peach center 64 “Cabaret” film director 66 Spanning 68 Foo Fighters frontman Grohl 69 “__ dreaming?” 70 Extra-base hit, likely? 73 Guys 74 Frog hangout 76 Like many awards 77 Similarly named rival of a video game plumber 78 PDX : Portland :: __ : Chicago 79 Heavenly body? 81 Sentence structure? 82 Wetland 83 Tips politely 85 Complainer who won’t quit 87 Dressed 89 Fundraiser 91 Fake modeling material? 97 Round number? 98 Obama Education secretary Duncan 99 Specialized market segment 100 Big name in grills 102 Utah’s __ Canyon 103 Do brunch, say 104 Maze navigator 106 Cara of “Fame” 108 Yet, in poetry 109 “That was ages __” 110 Law firm fig. 111 Brief affair 113 XL, for one 115 Work intermittently (in) 117 Let go of a factory workers unit? 122 Intel-gathering mission 123 Premier League powerhouse 124 Syrian city 125 Rainbow-shaped 126 Has no wrong answers, say 127 Academy bestowals
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1 Downing St. VIPs 2 Union __ 3 “Blueprint for a Sunrise” artist 4 Chiding sounds 5 Frigid time 6 ID card feature 7 New Orleans summer hrs. 8 Bethlehem university 9 “Absolutely!” 10 Prop for an emcee 11 Olive pursuer of comics 12 Sprouts source 13 Call the game 14 First to hear the news 15 Little bites 16 P.O. delivery 17 Peppery salad green 18 Convinced 23 Twerp 25 “Find out” 28 __ mentality 30 NBA’s Nikola Jokic, e.g. 31 “Lost in Yonkers” playwright 32 Guidebook for throwing a shot? 34 37-Across conf. 36 “Hamilton” creator __-Manuel Miranda 39 “Aha!” 41 “I’m such a klutz!” 43 Char 44 Energetically excited 46 Cooking oil option 48 Poor spirits? 50 Sec 51 Good to have around 54 All together 56 Prepared, as beer 57 Waterloo resident 58 Ruler until 1917 60 Stage hog staying sober? 61 From then on 62 Patch 63 Rollin’ stone, in a Motown classic 65 What collaborators should be in 66 46-Across HQ city 67 Small burger 71 Edie of “The Sopranos” 72 Fish-eating bird 75 Academy Award winner Dame Judi __ 80 Limnologist’s subject 82 Wither away 84 Funhouse reaction 86 Commit a hoops no-no 88 Good times to build sand castles 89 Least adorned 90 Many a “Freaks and Geeks” character 91 Manipulate digitally 92 Falls for someone who’s married? 93 Red __: fictional sub 94 __ party 95 American Heart Mo., aptly 96 Armed conflict 97 What “/” may mean 101 Ardent enthusiast 102 Frames around smartphone displays 105 Top-tier 107 Mandarin hello 110 Lotion ingredient 112 Hendryx of the “Lady Marmalade” trio Labelle 114 Util. supply 116 Include covertly, briefly 117 Online gaming annoyance 118 St. Pete’s place 119 Beer choice 120 “Code Switch” airer 121 Dawn goddess