CROSSWORD PUZZLER

ACROSS 1 Pile up 6 Of a northernmost region 11 Paddle 16 Alma -21 TV, radio, etc. 22 College town in Maine 23 Weird 24 Writer -- Zola 25 Not spicy 26 Condiment for fish: 2 wds. 28 Sword 29 Brain-wave reading (Abbr.) 30 Trig function 31 Poseidon’s place 32 Devilfish 34 Down Under bird 35 Scottish dance 37 Fiery 38 Philately item 40 German article 41 Part of pewter 42 Black 44 Noblewoman 46 Two times rad. 49 -- of Nations 52 Join 53 -- Wiedersehen 55 Seer 59 Relieve 60 Auditorium 61 Spanish explorer 64 Lucy’s friend 65 Factory 66 Pole on a ship 67 Annelid 68 Disencumber 70 Possess 71 Explosive sound 72 Money 73 Ill-mannered fellow 74 Etta or Jesse 76 Rule (Abbr.) 77 Tummy 79 Life story, for short 80 First (Abbr.) 82 -- Forge 84 Desire 85 Dressed 86 Strong wind 87 Done to -- -88 Wide street 90 Betsy or Diana 91 Behave 92 -- S. Grant 95 Knight’s title 96 Soda accessory 98 Big cat’s thatch 100 Aspersion 101 Dead lang. 102 Couch 104 Newt 105 Add seasoning to 106 Rational 107 Instance 108 Get away from 110 Pour 112 Joe in a mug 113 Bart’s dad 114 Ability 116 -- segno 117 Tiny opening 118 Trinket 119 Approach 121 Turkish dessert 124 Tern 125 Horseless carriage 128 Healthy 130 Semiconductor 131 Schoolyard game 132 Plaything 136 Wing 137 Sheer 139 Up to date 140 Troubles 141 Contend 142 Deadly snake 144 Lacking feeling 147 Hoisting device 149 Glaze 150 Chinese or Japanese 151 An explosive 152 External 153 Shelf 154 Slow, in music 155 Gather 156 Itty-bitty

DOWN 1 Yellow shade 2 Fight 3 Saying 4 Do wrong 5 -- sack 6 Magical drink 7 Praying figure 8 Learning 9 Insect 10 Suffered from the heat 11 Kind of oil 12 Legume 13 Cuckoo-pint 14 Battery type 15 Wailed 16 Flat-topped hill 17 Docs’ org. 18 Place in Asia 19 Tropical resin 20 Familiar show 27 Raise 30 Loafer 33 Musical group 36 Licit 38 Vend 39 Sacred song 43 “Can’t -- Me Love” 44 Hit repeatedly 45 War vessel, for short 47 Exist 48 School subject 49 Lanterns 50 George or T.S. 51 Omnipotent (Hyph.) 52 Cleanse 54 Search for food 56 Elia the essayist (2 wds.) 57 Dike 58 Sad poem 60 Diner food 61 Scary yell 62 Haughty 63 Prepare to fire 66 Big knife 67 Forester 69 Lessen in worth 72 -- belli 73 Prejudice 74 Reject a lover 75 Creature of myth 78 Hr. fraction 79 Punch 81 Marathon 83 “-- Miserables” 85 Boxed 88 Item of value 89 Stringed instrument 92 A bone 93 Canvas stand 94 One cubic meter 97 Abbr. in some addresses 99 Elev. 100 Rescue 103 Port in Yemen 105 Plate of greens 106 Teasdale the poet 107 “I -- have danced all night ...” 109 Dir. letters 111 Taxi 112 Chief deity 113 Linden or Holbrook 115 Wilson’s predecessor 117 Cushiony material 118 Annoys 120 Ceremonial act 122 Robe 123 Plunder 124 Liquid measure 125 Raise petty objections 126 -- Roosevelt Longworth 127 Fast 129 Taut 131 Glittering headband 133 Egg-shaped 134 Flaxen fabric 135 Suspicious 137 Press 138 Check 140 Poker stake 143 Sch. subject 145 Doily 146 Lubricate 147 Simple bed 148 Regret