MAMMOTH CROSSWORD

Our biggest crossword of the year, just in time for the holidays.

Across

1. Sopranos star who died at age 51 (5,10)

9. Reality show featuring waterfowl experts (4,7)

17. A museum honoring this Swedish quartert opened (4)

21. Race attacked by bombers (6,8) 29. Reddish brown dye (5) 31. An airline captain’s prediction (3) 32. Similar to edible (7) 35. A state of not being open to other opinions (6-10)

37. A trendy croissantdoughnut pastry (6)

40. New York football team (6)

42. This British PM passed away (8,8)

44. Armani Exchange abbr. (2) 45. Flowing rapidly (7) 47. Showy (6) 48. 15% of this beverage sold was ‘green’ (3)

49. ‘Four Essays on Liberty’ author Berlin (6)

50. Hockey great who released autobiography (3)

51. An irritating skin sensation (5) 53. Mosaic piece (4) 54. Company’s head honcho (3) 56. Breeze (through) (4) 57. Jogging (7) 59. Move stealthily (5) 60. Largest airline in the U.K. (2)

63. Environment, health and safety abbr. (3)

65. The trading name for a prominent accounting firm (2)

66. Out of direct sunlight (5) 68. Serial number abbr. (2) 70. When you address an envelope to yourself (3) 73. A typeface measure (2) 75. Infinite (7) 77. ‘___ of the Rings’ novel turned 59 (4) 79. Defame (7) 81. Dirt (4) 85. A large brownish moth (5) 86. Tank for holding beer (3) 87. Partner of poivre (3) 89. This card game turned 42 (3)

90. Political victor in Germany, again (6)

92. Unusual planet discovered; it doesn’t circle a __ (4) 93. Criticize severely (4) 95. A concept of intangible self (6)

99. Gray peas and ham popular in this Baltic country (6)

100. Able to move quickly (5)

102. This singing Lady made her film debut (4) 103. Raindrop sound (4) 105. Unexpected difficulty (4)

107. Abbr. for the Natural State (2) 108. Goes bad (5) 110. Opposite of outflow (6) 113. It’s not __, it’s me (3) 114. Quash (4) 115. Cultivate (4) 116. Morning moisture (3) 118. Leaning to one side (4) 120. Early pulpit (4) 123. Beam of light (3) 124. CA waterfalls or a wildlife sanctuary in India (5)

125. Slowly close a business (4,4) 126. Referee (3) 128. Rally Sport abbr. (2) 129. Workers on a ship (4) 130. Makes a hay bundle (5) 132. Without light (4) 134. A system of numerical notation (6) 136. Exist (2) 137. National Assoc. of Realtors abbr. (3)

139. A mythological king of Sparta (4) 141. Flake (4) 142. Stuffed egg dish that is trendy again (7) 144. Dire fate (4) 146. Additionally (4) 147. An assembly (7) 148. Census taker (10) 150. Lactoferrin abbr. (2) 151. Small songbird (4) 152. Lacquered metalware (4) 153. School session (4) 155. Takes action on something (4) 157. Yukon abbr. (2) 158. Common era abbr. (2) 159. Hit the slopes (3) 160. Yearn (4) 162. Melt (4) 163. Last testament (4) 165. Slap on (4) 167. Cabbage-like vegetable (4)

169. The way you get clean in a hospital (6,4) 171. Symbol for chlorine (2) 172. Go around (5) 173. In grammar, a French article (2) 174. Not us (4) 175. Covet (4) 176. In favor of (3) 178. Radar screen image; high-pitched short noise (4)

180. Silent assents, with the head (4)

182. Shopkeeper on The Simpsons (3)

183. Official Airline Guide abbr. (3)

186. Internet code for Poland (2) 187. Court order (4) 188. A large sharp tooth (4) 189. 10,560 feet equals two __ (5) 191. Modify (4) 193. Good grief! (4) 195. Seems as though (7) 197. Older than a tween (8) 201. Showy purple flower (4) 202. Not piquant (4) 203. Movie released about this S. African prez (7) 205. Chair (4) 207. Grander than grand (4) 209. Locales (5) 210. Shop __ you drop (3) 212. Company abbr. (2) 213. Multiple-image Network Graphics abbr. (3) 214. Fraud (4) 215. A male bovine (4) 216. Conceited (4) 217. How to eat an ice cream cone (4) 219. Destroy (4) 221. Mark for life (4) 223. Be mistaken (3) 225. Group that helps those with a drinking problem (2)

226. Japanese city that is sister to Huntington Beach (4)

228. Spain’s country code (2) 229. Boutique (4) 230. Plummet (4) 231. Towering (4) 233. A fruit’s skin (4) 235. Blue-green (4) 237. Produce and discharge (4) 239. Prepare for surgery (5) 242. Singer Redding (4) 244. Gymnast’s feat (4) 245. Select (4) 246. Hightail it (4) 247. Won 139th Kentucky Derby (3) 249. Musher’s transport (4) 251. Weight loss plan (4) 253. Farm equipment (4) 255. Brave (6) 256. Dutch town with two public windmills (5) 257. Fiber source (4) 258. Poet (4) 259. Departed (4) 260. Movie released about this popular, deceased princess (5) 261. Luau souvenirs (4) 263. Pie crust ingredient (4)

265. Cupid’s Greek counterpart (4) 267. __ capita (3) 268. Identification abbr. (2) 269. Congeal (4) 270. Lass (4) 271. This Raging Bull actor turned 70 (2,4) 273. U.K. capital abbr. (3) 274. Autocrat (6) 276. Swimming tank (4) 278. Highchair feature (4) 280. Que __; what will be (4)

282. Cambridge International Exams abbr. (3) 284. Wallop (4) 285. Bull’s-eye hitter (4) 286. Artificial intelligence abbr. (2) 287. In poor health (3) 289. Tic-__-toe (3) 290. A single laugh (2) 292. A North Indian caste (4)

294. Singer Celine __ collaborated with Ne-Yo (4) 296. __ es Salaam (3) 297. Symbol for Radon (2) 298. Feathery scarves (4) 299. Empty (4) 300. Take apart (4) 301. Fable writer (5) 302. Train tracks (5) 303. Venezuela prez who died in March (4) 304. Legal claim (4) 305. Unfeeling (4) 306. Opposite AM on the radio (2) 307. A spaceship (3) 309. Take the bait (4) 311. Brings to a close (4) 313. A bank headquartered in Canada (2) 315. Chop down (3) 317. British Naturalists Assoc. abbr. (3) 319. Opposite of stop (2) 320. Robin or hen (4) 321. This European volcano erupted (4) 322. Off the shelf abbr. (3) 323. Ball player denied entry into Hall of Fame (4) 325. Fuse (4) 327. Early dinner course (4) 329. An attendant or servant (6)

332. City began 3 yr countdown to Olympics (3)

334. Distinguishing personality features (6) 337. Passed away (4) 338. A type of horse fly (4) 339. This social media site (abbr.) turned 9 (2) 340. Auto (3) 342. Precipitation (4) 344. Salon supply (4) 346. An entrance or exit (4) 347. Kim and Kanye’s baby (5)

348. __ Lagerfeld criticized curvy figures (4) 349. Air cooling devices (4) 350. Hang onto (4) 351. Pizazz (5) 352. Gives to others (6) 354. Shootout time; high __ (4) 356. Landlord’s due (4) 358. Climbing gear (4) 360. Xmas month abbr. (3) 361. Capital on a fjord (4) 362. India launched a spacecraft to this planet (4) 363. Captures (4) 364. Laser light (4) 365. Critic __ Ebert died (5) 367. Iranian currency (4) 369. Bell ringer at a Zen meditation (4)

371. One abbr. for regiment (4) 373. Deuces (4) 374. Ten cents (4) 375. Girls (4) 376. Symbol for tellurium (2) 377. Central street (4) 379. A non-specialized doctor (2) 381. Married (3) 383. A demonstration gone wild (4) 385. Seize suddenly (4) 387. Highway (4) 389. Variation of baby name Aaron (4) 390. Rabbit (4) 391. Sling (4) 393. Gorilla (3) 395. Nigeria’s country code (2)

396. Aggregate Induced Emission abbr. (3)

398. A character in Homer’s Odyssey (5) 399. Not passing a test (4) 401. Buddies (4) 403. He disclosed state secrets (7) 405. Guitar forerunner (4) 406. Electrical light __ (4) 407. Small bombs, thrown by hand (8) 410. Marched around (7) 412. Home ownership paper (4) 414. Christmas (4) 416. Porterhouse or rib eye (5)

417. Raconteur’s offering (4)

418. Noodles made of this seaweed became trendy (4) 419. Short form of hello (2) 421. Contemporary English Version abbr. (3) 422. Ghost’s cry (3) 424. A clarinet player needs one (4) 426. Brewski (4) 428. His shopping ‘club’ turned 30 (3) 429. Thwart (4) 430. Scarf material (4) 431. Abbr. for 10,000 square metres (2) 432. Handed out (5) 433. The volunteer state in the U.S. (2)

434. Run-away marriages (10) 436. Stated (4) 438. They grow in pods (4) 440. Threadbare (4) 441. __ Simpson entered his 25th year of TV animation (4) 442. Dish for soup (4) 445. Fleur-de-__ (3) 446. A British mobile phone co. (2) 447. Liquid nitrogen (2) 449. Kings of __ started a new tour (4)

451. It was 50th anniversary of his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech (4)

453. She was fired from the Food Network (4) 454. Music genre (4) 455. Male pronoun (2) 456. He owned the legendary Excalibur (4,6)

457. Wild Australian dogs (7) 459. Cry or break down (4) 461. Men’s business outfit (4) 463. Secret journals (7) 465. Pub purchase (4) 466. Shack (4) 468. Remote access router abbr. (3) 469. A major Italian river (2) 470. __ Stern got about $15M to return to AGT (6)

472. Real-time audio suite abbr. (4) 474. Cheap wine (5) 475. Earth’s solid surface (4) 476. Prosecutor (2) 477. Little lie (3) 479. Summoned back (8) 480. Written words for the deceased, pl. (5) 483. Female parent (3) 484. Miffed; __ off (4) 486. Glance over (4) 488. N.Y.C. time zone (3) 489. Toronto’s controversial mayor (4) 490. Yawner (4) 491. India’s smallest state (3) 493. Oust (6) 494. Deadly (5) 495. Rapid transit abbr. (2) 497. Sincere (4) 499. Stalk (4) 500. After-bath powder (4) 501. Breakfast, lunch and dinner (5)

503. A measurement system (6) 506. Repeated (6) 508. Eczema symptom (4) 510. Vocalized, to music (4) 511. It injured 1,491 Russians when it fell in Feb. (6)

512. Hit a ball in a high arc (3) 514. Relative of reggae (3) 515. Golf bag item (3) 516. Cusack, Candy and Lennon (5) 518. Tempo (4) 520. Removed oysters from their shells (7) 522. Criticizes (4) 523. Church tower (7) 524. The smallest state (2) 527. Shipwreck signal (3) 530. A Soviet pistol (2) 532. Stared in a lecherous manner (5)

533. Greek’s country code (2) 534. Eureka! (3) 538. An elevated railway (2) 539. It could be A, B or O (5)