SUNDAY CROSSWORD
FEATHER OR NOT: Try to wing it
1 Syrian __ Republic 5 Of eyesight 10 Vegetarian’s avoidance 14 Winter wear 19 Sported 20 MetLife competitor 21 Pac-12 team 22 Miser’s motivation 23 Boy with many merit
badges 25 Meshed well 27 Highbrow type 28 Sales pitch 30 Bumps against 31 Stanley Cup awarder 33 Barbers’ sharpeners 36 Wind quintet member 37 Old West vehicles 41 Bicuspid, e.g. 43 Concessionary cry 47 Like second-quality mdse. 48 Construction site worker 53 Evil spell 54 Myanmar neighbor 56 Telltale sign 57 Ruminated 58 Résumé, for short 59 In a melancholy manner 61 Bicyclist’s challenge 64 Asian cuisine 65 Long-range weapon, for
short 66 Op-ed piece 67 Porthole view 69 Annuls 71 Square-corner shape 72 Farewell performances 75 Pub serving 76 Vigilant 79 Split apart 80 High-IQ club 83 Largest Caribbean island 84 Clumsy ones 87 Speak excitedly 88 Choose 89 Walked (on) 90 Odometer reading 92 Tilted type: Abbr. 94 Sewed line 95 Pac-12 team 96 Spanish-owned
archipelago 100Prior night 101 Try to prevent 103 Verbose 104 Made up one’s mind 106 Hard to come by 109 Fencing ploys 112 Lightning attractor 113 Burger turner 116 Took a risk 118 Salad dressing flavor 122 Stine series 125 Postpone 127 Carrier for crude 128 “__ Sir or Madam . . .” 129 Be in a bee 130 October birthstone 131 Walks heavily 132 Ultimate purposes 133 Hair-raising 134 Mail away
DOWN 1 Amazes 2 Speckled horse 3 2012 Affleck film 4 Fit in 5 Western Hemisphere alliance 6 They’re worked by push-ups 7 Sporty auto roofs 8 Language that “kayak” came from 9 Serve specially 10 Wet dirt 11 Earth-friendly prefix 12 Edison’s middle name 13 Martial-arts/fitness regimen 14 FedEx Cup organizer 15 Out of bed 16 Pull up stakes, to Realtors 17 Sharp, as vision 18 Throw into the mix 24 Value system 26 Spot for a soak 29 Roller coaster feature 32 Artist Neiman 34 Rhythmic writing 35 Walk with a swagger 37 Nautical nonsense 38 Eurasian range 39 Complain over 40 Cheerless 42 Discuss, with “out” 44 Minimal money 45 Don’t disturb 46 Academic hurdles 49 Strong refusal 50 Novelist Jong 51 Pulls apart 52 Comics pooch 55 Classified, typically 58 Blue flowers of rhyme 60 Country singer Lovett 62 Most of a monocle 63 Sci-fi weapon 68 PBS science series 70 Jazz accompaniment 72 Wood finish 73 Author Shute 74 Screen legend Garbo 76 Set of eight 77 Drink slowly 78 Tomato variety 81 Dry Italian wine 82 Equipped for battle 85 Imperfection 86 Calligraphy stroke 88 Born earlier 91 “Auld Lang __” 93 “What’s more . . .” 96 Lunar features 97 Brief confession 98 Neural junction 99 Show disdain for 102 Deleted 105 Baking potatoes 107 Barbecue seasoning 108 Slip away from 110 Nonsense 111 “Night Moves” singer 113 Garden center bagful 114 Golf shop purchase 115 Prayer wrap-up 117 Supermarket department 119 “Don’t think so” 120 Extended family 121 Gripped 122 Elephants’ org. 123 Launch site 124 Typical SAT takers 126 World Cup cheer