RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS

ACROSS

1 Sovereign 9 “And on and on

and on”: Abbr. 15 Like saltines 20 Fit to send via the postal service 21 Old-time comedian Russell 22 Designer Oscar de la — 23 Olive Oyl’s guy, to a math lover? 25 Hall’s partner in music 26 Chicken — 27 “Have — a deal for you!” 28 Increases,

as debt 30 2011-15 speaker

of the House 34 Huge grin, to a

math lover? 38 Meditative discipline 39 “Oh really? — who?!” 41 Old Carl Sagan series 42 Guitarist

Nugent 43 Layer with a

“hole” in it 45 Hand lender 48 Narrow coastal

inlet 49 R.E. Lee’s org. 52 Male Oscar category, to a math lover? 58 Cry audibly 59 Sir — Newton 60 One like the

previous one 62 Suffix with

leopard 65 Will subject 67 Lump of mayo,

e.g. 69 Harsh in tone 70 “Les Misérables” author, to a math lover? 73 More done than “bloody,” to a math lover? 75 Pretty up 76 Mimic 77 Ballpark bite 78 Casual greetings 79 Cry upon arriving 81 Air, as an oldie 82 Wallach of “The

Misfits” 85 Spinning measure, to a math lover? 92 — while 93 Extra NBA periods 94 Petrol station

name 95 “— Marner” 96 Stick on 99 Reporter, informally 102 South, south of the border 104 Tetra- + five 105 Protective spirit, to a math lover? 110 Motoring TV series 112 No fewer than 113 Burglarizes 115 Jerry’s uncle on “Seinfeld” 116 Certain floor specialist 117 1950 blackcomedy film noir, to a math lover? 125 Lift with effort 126 Motionless 127 Talked nonsense 128 Pack-toting animals 129 Carmelite nun 130 Vampire novelist

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1 Mini-demon 2 — Zedong 3 Domino spot 4 Pachyderms 5 Silky fabric 6 Alpine goats 7 Height stat 8 Utah City near

Provo 9 Belgian artist James 10 Big name in breath mints 11 Tax doc. pro 12 U.S. aliens’ subj. 13 Hot brew 14 Storied duelist with a big nose 15 Gators’ kin 16 Supply with a new weapon 17 Have a hunch 18 Remington of 1980s TV 19 Went by 24 Yolk’s place 29 Med. x-ray 30 Party abbr. about drinks 31 Seep 32 Huge heads 33 Get as profit 35 Classical column style 36 “The ball — your court” 37 Hi-tech ’zine 40 “Hush!” 44 Tijuana “that” 46 Prescription

measure 47 Lyric Muse 50 Derision 51 Floral oil 53 Rival of Lyft 54 — kwon do 55 One-named

Italian model 56 “Hey, I was thinking ...” 57 Glossy proof 61 Deli breads 62 “Well, Did You —?” (Cole Porter tune) 63 Nisan feast 64 Win points 66 SeaWorld killer

whale 67 Outfits 68 Peculiarity 71 Roman fountain 72 Shallot’s kin 73 — code 74 Many moons 77 Mother bird 80 Singer

Morissette 81 Bow rub-on 83 Guitarist Paul 84 Freezing up 86 City 87 “— trap!” 88 Beat big-time 89 Balm plant 90 Mama’s ma 91 Old overlord 96 Christie of

mystery 97 Import taxes 98 City in Texas 100 Annoys a lot 101 Way to leave 103 Arrive, as fog 106 Christopher of

“Superman” 107 Ventures 108 Bunch of,

informally 109 Diminish 111 Annoy 114 Mixer choice 118 Aztec cousin 119 “I’m cold!” 120 View 121 It may dispense 13-Down 122 Old ring king 123 Abbr. on a camcorder 124 HST follower