SUNDAY CROSSWORD
FINISHING TOUCHES: Not too hard, mostly
ACROSS
1 Burgles
5 Org. for obstetricians 8 Pacific island nation 12 “Finally!”
18 Exotic palm berry 19 Junction point 21 Cartel that Qatar quit 22 Explanation opener 23 Common tennis shot 26 Firehouse vehicle 27 Luau greeting
28 Poke fun at
29 Talk nonstop 31 Quaint oath
32 Light brown
33 All gone
35 High school math 37 Infamous emperor 38 Accuse in court 39 Acquire
43 Space opera event
with an alien species 49 NCO club visitor 50 Trade show 51 Long-legged
shorebird
52 “No problem”
54 Fans’ cheer
56 Very strict
57 VIP’s ride
59 [Not my error] 61 Tread-bare 62 Mediocre mark 63 With precision 65 Eggnog spice 68 Superlative suffix 69 Collegiate event in a
rings
71 Budgetary excess 74 In a jiffy
75 Bridge support 76 Inflight
announcement 77 Unquestionable
79 In the past 81 Courteous chap 82 Genghis Khan
follower
84 Sooty shaft 87 Nebraska city 89 Shoelace alternative 90 Pageantry
91 Took charge 93 Double or triple 96 Step on it
97 Heavy hammer 99 Enormous
100 Large ex-lake
102 French fashion house 104 Practice, as an
occupation
107 Maytag alternative 110 Native New Mexican 111 Author __ Ingalls
Wilder
112 Open courtyards 114 Got depleted
116 Deep cleaning tool 119 With a noble name 120 Any of the Simpsons 121 Phony deal
122 Division preposition 123 Dismissive looks 124 Smooch, in Britain 125 Corner PC key 126 Mexican coin
DOWN
1 North African capital 2 Central Florida city 3 Bits in some salads 4 Turban wearer
5 Get __ for effort 6 Spanish hunter’s cap 7 Threw in
8 Cry on a course
9 Wall St. debut 10 Stevenson physician 11 Cooling off periods 12 Ensign’s assent 13 Printer powder 14 Necessity for a checked suitcase 15 Where the Himalayas are
16 Email button
17 Golf shop supplies 20 Genesis twin 24 Visited often 25 Recipe amt.
30 Marge alternative 34 Religious offshoot 35 Choral contingent 36 __ noir (bugaboo) 38 Rm. coolers 40 Skater’s leap
41 Apple tablet
42 __ de plume 43 Satirical comedy 44 Collegiate octet, familiarly 45 Thesaurus guy
46 Poli __ (college major)
47 “We gotta leave!” 48 Coral island 53 Shakespearean monarch
55 Assist in a crime 57 Legal claim
58 Very quick, in brand names
60 Herb in curry 63 Pendulum direction 64 Puppy bark 66 Campground setup 67 Hard drive measure 69 Little chirper
70 Dusk to dawn 71 Game played with dogs
72 Game-playing brand 73 Fortune-telling deck 74 Gas tank insert
77 Ten Benjamins 78 Canyon edges
80 Frat letter 82 Chemistry facility 83 Pub beverage
84 EMT expertise 85 Frozen princess 86 Outcries 88 Firefighter’s tool 89 Still life item
92 Stops something 94 Greediness
95 Ice cream parlor
supply
98 Church official
101 Harder to come by 102 Trucker’s space 103 Major airports 104 Trim, as branches 105 Enumerates
106 Web portal
107 Certain patron’s
interests
108 Primary
109 Deal preceder
111 Anatomical air bag 113 Safari or cruise
115 PGA distances
117 Marsupial, for short 118 SUV maker in Detroit