SUNDAY CROSSWORD
HOLIDAY QUINTET: From five familiar tunes
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1 Stinging remarks 6 Birth of a notion 10 Each, informally 14 Zodiac symbol 19 With 21 Across, bit of a fried side 20 Telltale sign 21 See 19 Across 22 Appointed 23 Line from “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree” 27 Decide is best 28 Marginal jotting 29 Assent (to) 30 USMC one-striper 33 Initiation ceremony 34 Intensely 35 Actress Mendes 36 Purely 37 Coming-of-__ film 38 By means of 39 Household tools before refrigerators 44 Line from “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” 49 Voicemail sound 50 Long fish 51 Carmen solo 52 Plumlike fruit 53 Fields of knowledge 55 Painting technique 57 Aunt, in Argentina 60 Genetic ID 61 Massive mammal 63 Ancient legend 65 Diatribe 67 Line from “We Need a Little Christmas” 73 New Orleans cuisine 74 “Deck the Halls,” e.g. 75 Snoops (around) 76 It first ran Breaking Bad 77 Basker’s goal 79 Major accumulations 82 March parade VIP 86 Plaster backing 88 Dedicated verses 90 Letters after © at the end of Shrek 91 Solitary 92 Line from “Jingle Bells” 99 On-demand planes 100Trio on older phones 101 Critical cry 102 Take to court 103 Watch the grandchildren 104 Hunter’s quarry 106 Criticizes 107 Jargon suffix 108 Political pamphlets 112 Brake part 113 Tourist destinations 115 Line from “Do You Hear What I Hear?” 121 Be temporarily 122 Athletes with agents 123 Focus of physics 124 Drive away 125 Microsoft’s calling company 126 Schoolbook 127 ‘’Take it!” 128 Common infomercial hour
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1 Feathery scarf 2 __ Arbor, MI 3 Disposed (of) 4 Gift-box decorations 5 Disparage 6 13 Down platform 7 Murphy of movies 8 Ultimate cause 9 What a wife may be called 10 Protective suit 11 Deep faith 12 A single occasion 13 Links org. 14 Cinema-snack brand 15 College math class 16 Gallic girlfriend 17 Expect back 18 Upper hand 24 Scarlett O’Hara portrayer 25 Hoops great Shaq 26 “Bolero” composer 30 Diner menu section 31 Astound 32 Genetic copy 34 Country retreat 35 Blaze of glory 38 Julia Louis-Dreyfus sitcom 39 Sundial numeral 40 Part of TGIF 41 Alexander the artist 42 Norwegian coins 43 Reliable 45 Close by 46 Lament 47 Woodland goat-man 48 Authored 54 Commandments verb 55 Ending for opal 56 Telltale sign 58 Author Dinesen 59 Needs a rubdown 62 Birth of a notion 64 Typical Woodstock attendee 66 Sound of leaves 67 Longest-serving current Justice 68 Versace rival 69 Honey source 70 Cowboy, frequently 71 Marat/Sade playwright 72 Phone-bk. listings 78 Pitched superbly against 80 Atlanta school 81 Tennis officials 83 Self-possession 84 Beef in some burgers 85 Giggle sound 87 In great demand 89 Requirements 93 Romanian tennis star of the ‘70s 94 Live and breathe 95 Dueling swords 96 Jazz-playing event 97 New frat brothers, perhaps 98 Obsolescent skill 104 Showy flower 105 Swelter 106 Attention to detail 108 “Jabberwocky” starter 109 “Here’s looking at you” speaker 110 ABA member 111 Bloke 112 Kingly address 113 Place to build on 114 Misrepresent 116 Well-put 117 A Christmas Carol cry 118 Facebook milestone of 2012 119 Herbal drink 120 Tree in front of the White House