ALPHABETIC DISORDER: A solution can be arranged
ACROSS 1 California wine valley 5 Adam and Eve’s youngest 9 Composer Copland 14 “A likely story!” 18 Gung-ho 19 Spots with indoor trees,
perhaps 20 Steak selection 21 King of tragedy 22 Souvlaki-bread whitener 24 Where to buy nuns’ wear 26 PC bailout key 27 Puts into play 28 Political thaw 29 Not just “a” 30 Testimonial dinner, e.g. 32 Teatime treat 34 Not of the clergy 36 Quick-witted 38 Gives a heads-up to 40 Lose one’s cool 42 Places for earrings 43 Trait carriers 44 Mortarboard tosser 46 “__ you know!” 48 Actress Longoria 49 “__ porridge hot . . .” 50 Ballpark beverage 51 Baja buddy 52 Widen, as pupils 55 Jazzman’s get-out-of-jail
money 58 Crusty dessert 59 “Now, listen!” 61 Mobiles, for instance 62 Grinds, as teeth 64 In-box contents 65 Looney Tunes pig 67 Author Ferber 68 Pacify with concessions 71 Wide-eyed feeling 72 Oklahoma collegians 76 Taking after 77 Place to study
green animals 82 Truck capacity, at times 83 Bandleader’s cry 85 Nurses at the bar 86 Rude observer 88 Palette choice 89 Split-off group 90 Sanctified 91 Box that beeps 92 Old hat 94 Peace Nobelist Peres 96 Pretentious 97 Potato-processing tool 98 Rush order 99 In itself 100Swim around a coral reef 102 Govt. fiscal agency 104 Serious pipe problem 107 Some square dancers 108 CD ancestors 111 Lithuanian jalopy 113 Partner in cold-water
therapy 116 Creme-filled cookie 117 Arena walkway 118 Midsection 119 “Waterloo” pop group 120 Theater sign 121 Headquartered 122 Bit of dust 123 Volvo alternative DOWN 1 Mane locale 2 Thrifty competitor 3 Toss some hay 4 Tooth pros’ org. 5 Titanic passenger class 6 Important times 7 First X or O 8 “Fat chance!” 9 Acropolis site 10 Taper off 11 Judge’s garb 12 “From here __ . . .” 13 Irritated 14 Not up to par 15 Exhausted Muslim ruler 16 Individually 17 Oak or olive 19 “Not to mention . . .” 23 Some infield hits 25 Fuel from bogs 28 Pixels 31 Metal source 32 Sound judgment 33 Move like ivy 35 Mosque leader 36 Malamutes’ tows 37 Video rental 39 Wife of Jacob 40 Auto repair shops 41 Stray calf 44 Oil company sold to
Texaco in 1984 45 Confederate soldier 47 Stocking stuffers 49 “__ the thought!” 50 “Arf” or “woof” 51 Family support group 53 Quaint woeful words 54 Impetus for a 1773 Boston
“party” 56 Insertion mark 57 Not alfresco 60 “Kyrie __” (part of a mass) 63 Well-thought-out 65 Dad, to Popeye 66 Must pay 68 Oohs and __ 69 Tissue layers 70 Ego that can be repaired 73 Honorable cops’ org. 74 Itinerary 75 Look of contempt 78 Be out of sorts 79 A whole bunch 80 Texas A&M athlete 81 Ran, as dye 84 “How sweet __!” 87 Easy to wipe clean 90 One way to get downtown 91 Picnic place 92 Expect the best from 93 Picnic piece 95 Christmas trio 96 Cleared a hurdle 99 Washington portraitist 101 Tennis court surface 102 Mellow woodwind 103 Das Kapital author 105 Actor LaBeouf 106 Reduced by 107 Moola 109 Former sunscreen
ingredient 110 Bacon hunk 112 Preschooler 113 Dow Jones Industrials
company 114 Boardroom VIP 115 Isn’t lacking