“MISSING PIECE”
ACROSS
1 Argentine grassland 6 Teacher’s request 11 Cell unit: Abbr. 14 Wise words 19 Oklahoma natives 20 Poetry middle name 21 “Double Fantasy” artist 22 Pageant accessory 23 Item on a resolution list 25 Wiggly belt? 27 Abate 28 Headliner 29 Choose to participate 30 Dr. concerned with rhythm 31 __ tai 33 Some are inflated 35 Stick-to-it-iveness 40 Listed in England? 42 Those, in Tijuana 44 Look askance 45 __ test 47 Flour or sugar, e.g. 51 High degrees 52 Floride, e.g. 53 Desdemona’s husband was one 54 Stage direction 55 One may be coed 56 Words to one taking off 58 Fictional plantation 61 “Madness put to good use”: Santayana 63 Richard’s “Stakeout” co-star 64 Blast from the past 66 Marcus’s partner 69 Closet contents, maybe 70 Classic comedy duo 73 Snacks in shells 75 Jet-setter’s transport, perhaps 77 Dutch painter of “The Cat Family” 78 Blessing elicitor 79 Deal with, as thirst 82 Andean ancient 83 Trailing 84 Baseball family name 87 Prefix meaning “vinegar” 89 Further 91 Supermodel Sastre 92 Pueblo Revolt tribe 93 Sucker that debuted in 1931 96 M.I.T. grad, often 97 Opposed 99 Splendor 100 “I have no idea” 102 It’s often between two periods 105 Tiff 107 Ready, as a keg 108 But, to Brutus 111 Brink 113 Pablo __ y Picasso 115 Plant with stickers 117 ’60s-’70s compact resurrected in 2012 121 Vigorous effort 123 Use 121-Across on 124 Path to enlightenment 125 Notre Dame’s river 126 River frolicker 127 Wimbledon courts, in essence 128 Cockpit calc. 129 Vampire’s undoing 130 Oscar winner Witherspoon
DOWN
1 Got set for a shot? 2 Fragrant extract 3 Yellowstone bellower 4 Latino Muppet prawn 5 Took over 6 __ Paulo 7 Yellowstone buglers 8 A-list 9 Got by 10 Captivate 11 Spell-casting art 12 Not up to it 13 “Cape Fear” actor 14 Really hard to hum along to 15 Bad-mouth 16 “That’s the spot!” 17 Miracle-__ 18 Use the feed bag 24 Assigner of G’s and R’s 26 Teddies and such 32 Data 34 Fill to the bursting point 36 Fixture in many an office hallway 37 Digging 38 Sch. staffer 39 Polite rural affirmative 40 Tyke 41 Very affected 43 Without 45 __ energy 46 Fang 48 Toothbrush handle? 49 Home-school link: Abbr. 50 1974 title role for Dustin 52 Henry James biographer Leon 53 Alley Oop’s kingdom 57 Infomercial cutter 59 Nutritional stds. 60 “__ a stinker?”: Bugs Bunny line 62 Church pledge 65 Site of a Biblical plot 67 In need of a massage 68 Midday event 70 Baccarat call 71 One may include a walk-off homer 72 Like pre-digital recordings 74 Fixes the fairway, say 76 Made tidy 78 Blood typing letters 80 Bus. driver? 81 URL opener 84 Cries of discovery 85 It means nothing at Arthur Ashe Stadium 86 Go on first 88 Bolivian bears 90 Tea serving? 94 Dazzle 95 Scout shirt feature 96 Largest penguin 98 Breaks off 101 In-flight beverage? 103 It doesn’t last 104 White-plumed wader 106 Long bone 108 Condition 109 “It’s nobody __ business” 110 Caterpillar rival 112 Mount near Catania 114 Doze, with “out” 116 Head of France? 117 High-speed PC connection 118 Andean tuber 119 Daily newspaper index 120 Piece that can follow the ends of the nine longest puzzle answers 122 Pint-size