SUNDAY CROSSWORD
THE SOONER YOU KNOW: Oklahoma-born notables
ACROSS
1 The Simpsons shop owner 4 Four Corners state 8 Remini of The King of Queens 12 Constrict 17 Muffin flavor 18 Trivial 19 City west of Montgomery 20 Diva’s gig 21 Da Vinci Code director 23 Iraq invasion commander 25 How some ales are served 26 “Get your mitts off me!” 28 Logically sound 29 Most populous NATO member 30 Hunters’ org. 32 Naval commando 33 Govt. interest-paying investments 35 “This Land Is Your Land” songwriter 40 Contingencies 41 Surrender, so to speak 45 Quaint lodgings 46 Possible 51 Down cause 47 At the drop of __ 49 Affected emotionally 50 Born: Fr. 51 Minor misstatement 52 Literary category 54 Nixes 55 Mexican saloons 58 Country music superstar 61 Church official 62 Capture 64 Olympian forger 65 Hi-speed Internet service 66 Oil company, often 69 Two-part state 72 Hosp. tubes 75 Newest American Leaguers 77 Qt. fractions 78 Casino call 82 New York Yankees great 86 Escalator alternative 88 Pied-__ (second home) 89 “Work __ for yourself” 91 Intention 92 Word before show or sheet 93 Extreme enthusiasm 94 Family diagram 96 Christians of Egypt 98 Prefix meaning “soil” 99 Stage scenery 100Fannie __ 101 Invisible Man author 104 Pitchfork parts 107 South American capital 108 Occupational suffix 109 Center starter 112 Absorb a loss 113 “__ you!” (“Make my day!”) 115 Players for runners 119 Country music superstar 122 Retail chain founder 124 Maui greeting 125 In the dark 126 Hefty volume 127 It means “air” 128 Star in Cygnus 129 Teachers’ deg. 130 Caviar source 131 “__-hoo!”
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1 Elvis __ Presley 2 Huff and puff 3 Releases, in melodramas 4 Ore diggers’ org. 5 Shade close to aqua 6 Keeps from spreading 7 Wonderland croquet ball 8 Novelist Tolstoy 9 Horror film series addr. 10 Hydrogen/nitrogen compound 11 Barn area 12 Throng 13 UV index monitor 14 Outdoor blackboard info 15 Rankles 16 The Martian agency 17 Homie 19 Smirnoff rival 22 Nashville venue, for short 24 Is aptly sized 27 Acquire, as awards 31 Request for repetition 34 Composer Joplin 35 Flinch 36 300+-lb. NBA great 37 Nonstop 38 Study of cities 39 Tiny headphone 42 Don’t go to 43 Turns suddenly 44 Henry Ford II’s dad 48 Get well 49 Leaders of patriarchies 51 Combustion 53 L. Mead locale 54 Start of an ancient boast 56 Tele Promp__ 57 Year-end temp job 59 Exams for would-be drs. 60 Fullerton campus 63 Name on 2016 bumper stickers 67 Kellerman of whodunits 68 Sussex scoundrel 70 Wooden wedge 71 Erstwhile space station 72 Mosque officials 73 Brief bios 74 Unseen trail 76 __-mo camera 79 Nest material 80 Grand-scale 81 Keep an __ (monitor) 83 Crunchy, in brand names 84 Distinctive period 85 “Father of Geometry” 87 Two-sided store section 90 Sailboat rigging supporters 94 Something thrown in anger 95 Sales districts 97 Ancient kilt-wearing ruler 98 Song’s broadcast exposure 100Old Testament kingdom 102 In-crowd 103 Sci-fi princess 105 Get-well process 106 Made off with 109 “By Jove!” 110 Blanched 111 Nutrient in spinach 114 Hermione in the Potter films 116 Bulldog of the comics 117 Major-__ 118 __-Caps (cinema candy) 120 Der, auf Englisch 121 Be jocular 123 Merge