SUNDAY CROSSWORD
DIRECTION FINDER: Four in a row, times nine
ACROSS
1 Fine sweater material 7 TopChef host Lakshmi 12 Big formal party 16 Paper Mate competitor 19 Did some home work 20 21-time nomination for Streep 21 Midmonth day 22 Two less than tres 23 You, in Hamlet 25 Iron wear 26 Prefix for system 27 Film sequel title phrase
28 IslandoftheBlue
Dolphins author 29 In the bag 31 Cold War-era letters 33 Winter weather 35 Extreme brats 36 Sleepwear, for short 38 Athlete with income 40 Rubber-__ (approve
unquestioningly) 42 Fish eggs 43 Soother in lotions 44 Intentions 46 Much more than
moisten 48 Toughen, as to
hardship 52 “I'm not impressed” 53 Renege on a promise 57 Soccer target 58 Bamboo-eating beast 60 Thick-skinned
herbivore 61 “Look what I did!” 62 Voicemails, for
instance: Abbr. 63 Fly traps 65 Japanese film genre 67 What a speaker wants
you to remember 69 Big fights 71 Lasting marks 73 Hotel for hounds 74 “Hush!” 76 Revises or revisions 78 Direction for batters 79 WWW addresses 80 Toy train sound 82 Pictures you can click 84 House overhangs 87 Tool and __ company 88 One of a train station
pair 91 Kind of thing 92 Fashion sense 94 Isolate from others 95 Tablet debut of 2010 96 Just 97 Rowboat implement 99 Influence,
so to speak 102 Broody music genre 103 NFL three-pointers 104 Stuck (to) 108 Eventually
become 110 Some nest eggs, for
short 112 Approaches 114 Empty fully 116 “__ my watch!” 120 Yoga accessory 121 Clothing label
annoyance 122 Ties, blazers, etc. 124 Edsel-era prez 125 Political campaign 126 Francisco's “fried” 127 Hard-sell urging 128 Turner or Danson 129 Poetry competition 130 City near Snowmass 131 Puts no effort into,
with “off”
DOWN
1 Sculpture, theater,
dance, . . . 2 L.A. district, for short 3 Decide to contribute 4 Pointless 5 Sailing hazards 6 Commotion 7 Place to swim 8 Wild equines 9 Big batteries 10 Flamingo, in
Wonderland croquet 11 Canine comment 12 Any Brownie Scout 13 Former teen 14 Not as important 15 Body in a belt 16 Good, in Spanish class 17 Acquire, as a debt 18 Homes for hens 24 Anxious one 29 Maximally 30 Small songbird 32 Practice punching 34 State of comfort 36 Courtroom statement 37 Founder of Methodism 39 Oracle of __ (Warren
Buffett) 41 Play with like a kitten 43 Crank (up) 45 Potatoey appetizers 47 Former film-biz giant 49 Steadfast 50 Befitting a monarch 51 Online crafts store 53 Genesis Biblical tower 54 Chilling 55 Apt to wander 56 Tools with teeth 59 Shops for sandwiches 62 Brief fanaticism 64 Take care of 66 Novelist Jong 68 Maze instruction 69 Deserve 70 Signs of winter 72 Absolut alternative 74 Signs of spring 75 Bracing beverage 77 Hogwarts Potions
professor 81 Penn pal 83 Staying power 85 Limits of Liverpool 86 Where eagles fly 88 Old intro to guys 89 Any day now 90 Something added to
gasoline 93 Marcus who
cofounded MGM 96 In a way 98 Temporary acquisition 100 Milking machine
attachments 101 Root vegetable 104 Allow to join 105 Duckling's dad 106 Couldn't stand 107 `40s cast album
pioneer 109 Something to stick
with 111 Corporate “et al.” 113 “Pardon me . . .” 115 Triumphant
outburst 117 Heaps 118 Bassoon's concert
neighbor 119 Consecutive letters in the eight longest answers, eight different ways 122 Curator's deg.,
often 123 Squealer