WEEKLY CROSSWORD: Sounds About Right
Across 1 Director’s shout 7 Sulky-pulling horse 12 Woods on a tee 17 With alarming suddenness 18 Independent African nation since 1993 20 Arizona neighbor 21 Sign of a lawn tractor problem? 23 Frigid 24 Iowa’s state tree 25 Bucket list items, say 26 Inhospitable medical fraud? 28 __ Schwarz 30 Plant with edible leaf sheaths 32 Clump on a lawn 33 Org. that dropped “Lawn” from its name in 1975 34 Flexible pronoun substitute 37 Exit 39 Number for a pair 41 Landscaping mulch specialists? 43 One way to learn 44 Like the viva voce part of some exams 48 15-member sports org. 49 Dorm room, perhaps 50 Some float in place with the tide 52 Irish brew 54 Pampas birds 57 Make more attractive 59 “Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat” author 60 Restless desire 63 MGM motto word 64 Bottled surprise 66 Pet Shop Boys label 67 “Ahooga!” producer? 71 Hard golf club to swing? 73 Sch. in Tempe 74 Island veranda 75 Anti-bullying ad, e.g. 77 2014 “Cosmos” presenter __ deGrasse Tyson 78 Register, as a sale 80 Sounded displeased 83 Did pre-heist planning at 87 How some goods are quickly sold 88 See eye to eye 89 Director DuVernay 92 Conceptual artist Yoko 93 Ritz alternative 94 Schubert’s “The __ King” 96 Excitement about the producer of the original “Charlie’s Angels”? 100 ‘70s jazz band Spyro __ 102 Model X maker 103 Type of counter seen in kitchens? 104 Vogue rackmate 106 Make a move 108 Part of iOS 110 “Monsters, __” 111 Playful crib liner? 113 “The game didn’t go well” 115 “Top Hat” studio 118 Card game with tricks 119 Posting that periodically reposts itself? 124 Common boot feature 125 August birthstone 126 Sherpas’ language 127 Moves like a monarch 128 Rent-a-car choice 129 Swimmer’s bane Down 1 Dr. Seuss title ender 2 Seed used in smoothies 3 Group on a mission 4 Uses Facebook Chat, briefly 5 “Jeepers!” 6 Ill-advised move 7 Market before building 8 2008 bailout beneficiary 9 Shaq’s pos. 10 Obama __ 11 Get out of a pickle 12 __ wrench 13 Held at the station 14 Suggested subtly 15 Former “Weekend Today” co-host Hill 16 Pool triangle 18 Jennifer of “Zero Dark Thirty” 19 Starting with 20 Down 22 Scout’s find, ideally 27 Old Fords 29 Genesis vessel 31 One with lasting merit 32 Den focal point 34 I-beam relative 35 Every partner 36 Takes in 38 Ovine sign 40 Poland neighbor 42 Prefix with -lexic 43 Voice of the difficult homeowner in “Up” 45 Yelp contributor 46 Enterprise rival 47 October Revolution figure 51 The Skatalites music genre 53 Ipecac, for one 55 Be on the disabled list, say 56 Galaxy Note accessory 58 Transitional state 61 Local branch 62 Doll 65 Blue __: German wine brand 67 She played Buffy 68 Question in Matthew 69 Day break? 70 __ cavity 72 Stevedore’s org. 75 Gets ready to operate 76 Braces (oneself) 79 Return from searching? 81 Brian who has coached two Olympic skating gold medalists 82 Indian lentil stew 84 Chip flavoring 85 Longtime Wyoming senator Mike 86 Nap 90 Spoils recipient 91 Ducks, on ESPN crawls 95 Farrier’s tool 97 Overdo the flattery 98 Shiny craft store supply 99 It’s good in Quebec 101 Itches 102 Cleans 104 The same 105 “All My Children” Emmy winner on her 19th try 107 Pipe smoker’s gadget 109 Tab target 111 __-starter 112 Brewery unit 114 Media player command 116 Large seaweed 117 Spunkmeyer of cookie fame 120 Hurdle for srs. 121 Disencumber 122 Govt. lawyer 123 Employment org. created in 1935