The Hamilton Spectator

WEEKLY CROSSWORD: A Series of Missteps

- By Alan Olschwang Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Across

1 South American rodent 5 “Little Man __”: 1991 Foster film 9 Minor cuts 14 Blot with a tissue 19 God with a quiver 20 Times often named for music genres 21 Refined, as skills 22 Seed-to-be 23 One 24 It's rarely paid to a car dealer 25 Big game name 26 Richest person in the world before Bezos 27 Many an investment 30 Treats with malice 31 Sr.-supporting component 32 Encl. with postage 33 i-opening company? 34 Revolution­ary War name 35 Cambodian cash 37 Flag 39 Slothful sort 41 Some colas 44 MTV Video Music Award category 48 Invited to the penthouse 50 Loss nos., perhaps 51 British Isles tongue 52 Pride letters 54 Skyline feature 55 Store 57 Rice, e.g. 60 Sushi serving 62 K2 locale 63 “Wanna bet?” 65 Southernmo­st of the Marianas 66 Goddess of marriage and family 68 LBJ beagle 69 Where many scenes are presented 74 Cornfield call 77 Up start or follower 78 For fear that 79 Apply forcefully, as the brakes 83 Subway fare? 85 West Coast pro 86 Newspaper supplement, maybe 89 Fern seed 90 First of 12 92 Zap 94 Cab category 96 Corporate honcho 97 Meat-curing compound 99 Used one's clout 103 Summer wear 104 69-Across presentati­on 106 Simplify 107 Family reunion attendee 108 Arcade game word 110 Preferred group on the field 112 Do a rest stop machine's job 114 You, in Germany 117 Dark-colored cigar 119 Freegan's activity 122 Cell terminal 123 Anaheim athletes, in local sportscast­s 124 Banned orchard spray 125 Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect” films 126 “Holy moly!” 127 Big name in violins 128 It can smell 129 Announced 130 Undo, in a way 131 It's about 30 kilometers from Düsseldorf 132 Exude 133 Relationsh­ips

Down

1 “Goodfellas” Oscar winner 2 Loudly cheering 3 Formal outfit accessory 4 “Just __ ... “5 Fudge, perhaps 6 La Scala solos 7 Pepsi Challenge feature 8 Uruguay's Punta del __ 9 Chinese dog breed 10 Waiter's disappoint­ment 11 Like many an injured arm 12 Brewed 13 Star Wars initials 14 Places to walk with best friends? 15 Be of use to 16 It's often passed at family meals 17 On the protected side 18 Melanie's “Working Girl” role 28 Secondhand 29 Quick movement 30 “__ the One”: 1996 Aniston/ Diaz movie 36 “We're good to go” 38 Long cold spell 40 Tizzy 42 First female Nobelist 43 Asparagus unit 44 Kiss, in Cancún 45 Bk. before Job 46 Monopoly props. 47 The Rebels of the SEC, familiarly 49 Eco-conscious org. 53 Thai dough 56 Expression­s of skepticism 58 Regular hangout 59 Encumbered 61 __ West, wife of DC Comics' Flash 64 One who gets what's coming 67 They may be torn on the field: Abbr. 70 Augusta National shrub 71 Musical motif, to Verdi 72 Firewood units 73 Finishes up on the green 74 Stands sound 75 Eagle's home 76 Records 80 Biblical peak 81 Not a dup. 82 Takes in and keeps 84 Poetic contractio­n 87 Improve, as an urban area 88 NFL “sixes” 91 Determined by the stars, as time 93 Pancake-making aids 95 Brother of Peter, briefly 98 Early smartphone 100 Doesn't bother to check the water first 101 Hightails it 102 Fashion's Gernreich 105 Chair titles 109 Invasive vine 111 Ham it up 113 Rub off 115 Anatomical button type 116 “Yipes!” 117 Uxmal denizen 118 Auth. unknown 120 Summer shades 121 Grand Canyon adjective 123 “Scots Wha __”: patriotic song

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