SUNDAY CROSSWORD THEME OF VARIATIONS: But with much in common
ACROSS 1 Five diamonds, perhaps 6 BOGO event 10 Light sprays 15 Top of the head 19 Cardiology concern 20 Tricky move 21 Impromptu 22 Preceder of history or
hygiene 23 Being humbled 25 She might be beside
herself 26 Lumber factory 27 Painless state 28 Not falling behind 30 Poetic dusk 31 Revealed, with “open” 33 Bathwater tester 34 Thing with springs 39 Appetite enticements 43 Pilot’s affirmative 47 Developer’s map 48 Getting a walk or hit 51 IRS shelter 52 Nevada city 53 Has a share of 54 Mentally quick 55 Rah-rah 56 Moo goo __ pan 57 Talk-show talking head 59 Used for dinnerware 60 End of Caesar’s boast 61 Electronic instruments, for
short 63 Art sch. class 65 Exodus 19 locale 67 __ step further (do more) 68 Snoopy’s fantasy identity 72 Time delay 73 What the Statue of
Freedom tops 76 Vette gauge 77 Rain garment 80 Goof off 81 Charge towards 85 “Pipe down!” 87 In the know 88 Hamlet lament 89 Disputed European region 91 __ Mountains (Russian
range) 92 Be audacious 93 Japanese chip maker 94 What to stop at a lot for 96 “New to you’’ 97 TV news anchor Van
Susteren 99 Dirt spreaders 100What decibels measure 102 Actress Farrow 104 Memo heading 106 Napoleon, in AnimalFarm 107 Redeeming feature 113 Pet seen in SPECTRE 119 Arabian sultanate 120 Summing up 121 Slalom, for instance 122 It may start with Starters 123 Discernment 124 Carnival follower 125 Hair-raising 126 Former couples 127 Dumas dueler 128 Emotional poetry 129 Papaya products
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1 Small statue at the FDR Memorial 2 Diving bird 3 Astronomical bear 4 Heel style 5 Dry-cleaner freebie 6 UV protection figures 7 Jai __ 8 Not widespread 9 Watch closely 10 Alexander’s realm 11 Loafing 12 Pick up some things 13 Novelist Morrison 14 Hound’s following 15 Ellen of Grey’sAnatomy 16 42 Down solo 17 Soft mineral 18 Glamour rival 24 Big-hearted 28 Japanese beer 29 45th Vice President 32 “That’s a relief!” 34 Digital video files: Abbr. 35 Set to rest 36 Happening 37 Stitched together 38 Mercury’s winged footwear 40 Grp. in charge 41 French cleric 42 Strauss opera 44 In pursuit 45 Author Jong 46 Half-diameters 49 Nine-season CBS spinoff 50 In the mail 55 About birds 57 Cool, in the ‘90s 58 Mai __ cocktail 62 Works hard 64 Stick with a kick 66 Schedule opening 68 Sudden commotion 69 Mower power, perhaps 70 Carry on 71 Nickname for Beethoven’s Ninth 73 Streetcar sound 74 One with a Buddy List 75 Porpoise cousin 77 Add to a gridiron heap 78 “New” employees 79 Newspaper essays 82 Depiction on Olympic
medals 83 Oscar role for Whitaker 84 Squid appendages 86 It’s south of Fort Worth 90 Banded rock 92 Blue denim 94 Major inconvenience 95 Former flier, briefly 98 Countdown term 101 Sad songs 103 Upset tummy 105 Unvarnished, as truth 107 To a degree 108 Co. with a Platinum Card 109 Barn ornament 110 Buzzing pest 111 Incautious 112 Palo __, CA 114 Start of Alaskan zip codes 115 Amscrays 116 Have empathy 117 Low-pH 118 Beachgoers’ shirts 121 __-mo replay