Crossword

MARCH 7, 2021

“Film starring Richard Gere” is the clue for a movie that has the same pattern as the starred answers. Which film is it?

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1 Smith’s workshop 6 Leaves home, in a way? 11 Rising and falling, as waves 16 Item swapped in the game “Bejeweled” 19 What Hillary used to climb to the top 20 French equivalent of 106 Across 21 Pointless 22 Special day preceder 23 *Band with the album “If You’re Feeling Sinister” 26 Very small 27 “Ballers” actor Goree 28 Religious infraction 29 Indigenous group profiled in Eve Ball’s book “In the Days of Victorio” 30 Driver’s suitcase spot 32 Flagmaker Betsy 34 Deface 36 Like a clamorous crowd 37 Crass sort 38 Nonbinary pronoun 40 Neck ___ (alternative to a face mask) 42 Score without a goal 44 Drug control VIP, or a former Russian ruler 47 *Coin depicting Simón Bolívar 50 “___ boy!” (“Well done!”) 51 Poker in a western? 54 Sunken place 55 Alter after submission 56 Coldblooded creature 57 Vehicle in the game “XCOM: Enemy Unknown” 58 “For goodness ___!” 60 Vehicle with a fuselage 62 Signs of stage fright? 64 Identified, as goals 66 Slice off 68 Steering wheel’s place 69 Source of snickers on “Sesame Street” 70 *Beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch 73 Spy’s name, perhaps 76 Soft body tissue 78 Emerald : May :: ___ : June 79 It’s between you and me 81 Food court patron 84 “Finding Your Roots” network 85 Experience levitation 86 Chronological stage 87 Plant producing latex 88 Big Apple district 90 “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” actress Zadora 91 More equitable 93 Dazzles 94 *Tree found in countries below the equator 98 Unit of progress 99 “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 100 “Godzilla” rapper 101 Opposite of 106 Across 104 Major response to oppression 106 “Hasta luego” 108 “Just ___ me know” 110 Form of dosage 112 Word before “in Arms” or “in Toyland” in musical film titles 114 Like flights with a layover 116 Lamb’s parent 118 Talia Shire, ___ Coppola 119 Whole number? 120 *Singer who won a Grammy for “Beautiful” 124 Bassist Brooks 125 Impress big-time 126 Natural message sender 127 Extraordinary exploits 128 Cultivation implement 129 Time line? 130 Plutocrat’s quality 131 Leading ... and like the words in this puzzle’s starred clues that will help you solve the meta

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1 Digestive health aid 2 Rainforest feline 3 Green condiment, often 4 ___ pals (bachelorette party attendees, often) 5 Duo whose members went solo? 6 “You comin’?” 7 Put 2 and 2 together 8 “Mona ___ Overdrive” (William Gibson novel) 9 “Hang in there” 10 Locale within a locale 11 “Dr. Ken” actress Campbell-Martin 12 Worked at a summer job, in a way 13 Raised platform 14 “Dynasty” actress ___ Brenda Contreras 15 Slowly, in a sonata 16 *Wine made from one of the four “noble” grapes in Alsace’s grand cru vineyards 17 Smooth 18 Like a personified doormat 24 Intention 25 Nut found by a squirrel 31 Former hip-hop record company co-founded by Jay-Z 33 Schismatic group 35 Intensified 37 Irregular mark 39 Half of a Disney symbol 41 Avian symbol of the Harvard Lampoon 43 Sister of the Egyptian goddess Nephthys 45 Colliding component of nuclear fusion 46 Counter cleaners 48 Exam that univ. seniors may practice for, aptly 49 “___ Dragon” (1977 film remade in 2016) 51 Like fluffy bunnies 52 Where many athletes at the Olympics come from 53 *Color that Johannes Vermeer frequently used in his paintings 59 “Life Is Beautiful” musician ___ Mo’ 60 Demonstrates derision 61 Good for nothing? 63 Affix anew 65 Dizzy on spinning records 66 Epithelial cell collector 67 Whisky blend with “vibrant flavors that add a fiery kick to any mix,” per Johnnie Walker’s website 71 Where do you get off? 72 Home of the newspaper Jornal do Brasil 74 Farmland division 75 Burn quickly, as meat 77 Rabbit-tracking hound 80 Box full of bills 81 Big mouths 82 Tremendously 83 Hardware store item 85 Jyväskylä resident 89 Make relatable 90 “Orange Is the New Black” extra 92 Chain that acquired Applebee’s in 2007 95 Grand theft 96 Expressing one’s feelings 97 Came out of hiding 102 Like the shortest path between two points 103 Updates on one’s phone 105 1964 NBA MVP Robertson 107 Spay or neuter 109 Frat row consonant 111 “And then, when you ___ expect it ...” 112 Deliver a big hit 113 Choral ensemble part 114 Taken by swallowing 115 Trim (down) 117 Vex 121 Plan requiring a PCP 122 St. relative 123 Polynesian ring