ISLANDER PUZZLES
ACROSS
1 Something blurred to avoid trademark infringement
5 “Well, that’s
ridiculous!”
9 One method of
coffee-making 13 Fully intends to 18 Reason for people to
hide
20 Bit of ancient text 21 Home of Roma 22 Expert on nutrition 23 Bantering remark 24 Feature of Captain
Ahab
25 Many M.I.T. grads:
Abbr.
26 End of many a name on the periodic table 28 Doctor’s hand
covering
30 Tokyo, before it was
Tokyo
31 Not wanted
34 Pop star Grande, to
fans
35 French movie
theaters 37 “Ki-i-i-i-nda” 38 “You’re on!” 41 Black-market, say 43 Occasion for male bonding, in modern lingo
46 Pressing need when on the go?
48 Part of a media-sales
team, informally 49 “Agreed” 53 Philosopher who
tutored Nero 55 Message made with cutout letters, stereotypically 57 Chowder ingredient 60 Game in which each player starts with a score of 501
61 West Bank grp. 62 Social-media avatar,
for short
65 Thing given as a
concession
66 Castle defense 67 Nobel winner
Morrison
68 One who has a lot to
offer?
71 Yellow variety of
quartz
73 Norse troublemaker 76 Spotted
77 Fenway team,
familiarly 78 “However hard I try
.?.?.?”
81 Child-care expert
LeShan
82 Parts
of ziggurats
85 Twin of Jacob in the
Bible 86 Lifetime-achievement
ceremonies, e.g. 91 Bequeaths 93 Difference between dark and light, in a way
95 Bacterium in some
raw meat
96 Center of a cobbler 99 Clorox cleanser 101 Leaves alone
102 Uses a modern
engine
106 Kenan’s partner on
an old sitcom
107 The “L” of B.L.M. 108 “Geaux Tigers!” sch. 110 Love of money, per I
Timothy 6:10
113 Brand of nail polish 114 Appeasing
117 School closing? 118 One of the former Big Three information services, along with CompuServe and Prodigy
119 Words from a present
giver
121 Sweetheart, in Rome 123 “That one’s mine!” 128 Word often confused
with “least”
129 Frenzied
130 Sweet Mexican
dessert
131 Backsides, to Brits 132 Certain sneak
133 Caesar’s accusation 134 Like a fox
DOWN
1 Counterculture drug,
for short
2 Geneva accord? 3 Newbie
4 Chose
5 Bit of butter
6 Govt. org. with the motto “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity” 7 Dramatic touches 8 Comedian Judy 9 Nickname for basketball star Julius Erving
10 Is sorry about 11 Photo-sharing app,
familiarly 12 14th-century king of
Aragon
13 Written using an
outline
14 Witch
15 Basketball star nicknamed “The Answer”
16 Kind of test with
unproven accuracy 17 Largest city of Nigeria 19 Wordladder,Part1 21 Big milestone for a
start-up
27 Slangy “I messed up” 29 Wordladder,Part2 31 Old food-label std. 32 Where an auto racer
retires?
33 Enjoyed home
cooking, say
36 “I Love It” duo ____
Pop
37 Letter-shaped beam 39 When repeated, king of Siam’s refrain in “The King and I” 40 Result of peace talks 42 Some smartphones 44 Oppressive ruler 45 Lacking + or -,
electrically
47 “____ and Janis”
(comic)
50 Whirlybirds
51 Óscar’s “other” 52 Gas that’s lighter
than air
54 Nile danger
56 Fire in “Jane Eyre,”
e.g.
58 Like most lions 59 Mrs., abroad 63 Wordladder,Part3 64 Subsided
66
69 Where to find some
cliffhangers? 70 Unpopular legislation
of 1773
71 N.F.L. referee, at the
start of overtime 72 ____ Valley (San
Francisco area) 74 Gem that’s also a
name
75 New Zealander 77 Start of some Quebec place names: Abbr. 79 French filmmaker
Jacques
80 Celebrity chef Eddie 83 Way to go 84 Hot-cocoa brand 87 Sublease
88 “Be sharp!” 89 Frequent tabloid
cover subject 90 Spot for
a houseplant 92 Letters on a
Cardinal’s cap 94 Greenpeace or the
W.W.F., for short 97 Wordladder,Part4 98 Optimistic assertion 100 “____ Beso,” Paul
Anka hit
103 Prospector’s find 104 Start streaming,
e.g. 105 Internet meme with grammatically incorrect captions 107 Shower scrubber 109 Eel, on a
sushi menu
111 Wordladder,Part5 112 Prospectors’ finds 115 Mel of baseball 116 Understand,
informally 120 Clarifying word on a school-reunion name tag
122 Tinder bio info 124 Amazon worker 125 “Kill Bill” co-star
Lucy
126 Jazz composer
Beiderbecke
127 Like a fox