THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD

Violence on TV

...Better not stand too close This puzzle is part of Merl's best-of series

ACROSS

1 Mimicking bird 4 Much more than major 8 Where some junk accumulates 15 Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? 18 Second person 19 Sepia, for one 20 From cause to effect 21 Lady of the haus 22 Sandwich staples 24 Chinese veggies 26 Deputy 27 Brooklyn team 29 Big-ticket item 30 Play section 31 One way to make desserts 34 Common veggie 38 Took the bait? 39 Lorry driver’s drink 40 Sty cry 41 Decorator color 43 Texas stewpot 45 Severe 47 Decorator color 51 Dine

53 One way to buy fruit

55 Never Wave at a ___ (1952 Roz Russell film) 56 With me 57 Emphasis word after yes or no 58 Having zero dinero 59 Second-hand caveat 61 Farm animal? 62 Food list 63 Occupied a swing 64 Cry like a dog 65 Source of the violence in this puzzle 69 Swift’s The Tale of ___ 73 Biblical chest

75 Ye ___ Pie Shoppe 76 It means “within” 77 PlayStation maker 78 Sky-blue

81 Trims, as pears 83 Angry dog’s greeting 85 Berlin’s “What’ll ___” 86 Fixings for a dessert 88 Popular sandwich 90 Spouses, once removed

91 Bartok and Fleck 92 Author Seton 93 Byrne of Bridesmaids 94 Fictional estate 95 Actor Gulager 96 Groucho’s Memoirs of a Mangy Lover, e.g.

97 Party container 102 Scrumptious

108 Out of the way 109 Brouhaha

111 Dr. No star’s first name

112 Memo opening 113 Common veggie 118 Rich-dessert comment 120 “Twas ___ was born” (Shak.)

121 Curie and Trudeau

122 Topaz author 123 Shade tree 124 Priest or prophet addition 125 Moderate in tempo 126 Rind lining

127 Kidnapped auth.

DOWN

1 Unexciting drink 2 To have, in Le Havre 3 Hidden hiker 4 Common Latin abbr. 5 Attack, puma-style 6 National opening? 7 Jai alai basket 8 English fairy queen 9 Cochise was one

10 My Friend of film 11 The seventh sign 12 Shocking shout

13 Minero’s find 14 They follow the nu’s 15 Plasm preceder 16 Shirt-dyeing method 17 “Wake Up” girl of song

21 Actress Nina 23 Great Impostor Ferdinand 25 Two-bit practitioner 28 ___ 17

32 German dive bomber 33 Dressed 35 Delivery circuit 36 Church support 37 Arrow poison 41 Wipe out 42 Well-traveled Rhodes 43 U. of Maine town 44 Slow in tempo

45 Go on ___

(run amuck) 46 Founder of Persian Empire 47 Major blood carriers 48 Quid pro ___ 49 Your ol’ dad’s bro 50 Stock ending? 51 Times Sq. thoroughfare 52 Choice in chess 54 Pin-bashing org. 57 Initiates a fax 60 Alley pick-ups? 62 Some runners 63 Made a solemn promise 66 MacArthur’s last stand

67 The H of H& R Block 68 Japan’s secondlargest city 70 Drudges 71 Excessive 72 Alcohol advisory, party-style

74 CSA supporter 78 Grand slam? 79 Dr. Seuss creature 80 Isl. instrument 81 It means “wing” 82 Attorney-___ 83 Dawns 84 Sammy Cahn specialty 87 Rhyme scheme 88 Ankle bones 89 Host of “Monsterpiece Theatre,” Alistair ___ 94 The other Van Gogh 95 Hiding place, sometimes 96 Highwayman 97 Check recipient 98 They get hands-on experience 99 McKinley’s Ohio birthplace 100 Temperatvre in a Ray Bradbvry title 101 Preminger classic 103 Frame job 104 Certain New Zealander 105 I imply, you ___ 106 Rock ___ music 107 Infection culprits 110 “Fooey!” 114 New Deal agcy. 115 Sloth, for one 116 Letters after a proof 117 Abbreviated abode 119 Bull or bear ending