Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sunday Puzzler

- By Jim Barrick

ACROSS

1 Blood portion 6 Wear away 10 Trails 15 Youth 18 Violin maker 19 Small, thin piece 21 Long-plumed bird 22 Regular 24 Wrinkles 25 Per — 26 Elevate 27 Creeping plant 28 Branch of math 29 Put on, as a play 31 Former planet 33 Military command (2 wds.) 35 Tinted 37 Metallic element 38 Throttle 39 Decorated 40 Japanese noodle dish 42 Rental contract 43 Pigs 44 Serene 46 — mignon 47 Cheap restaurant 48 “The Mouse — Roared” 52 Imperfect 53 Funny 54 Trick 56 Org. for lawyers 57 Spread uncontroll­ed 58 Means of restraint 59 Jury 60 Dry ink 62 Believe — — not! 63 Touch lovingly 65 Elevation (abbr.) 66 Taper 67 From — — Z 68 Roman poet 69 Mound 71 Field or Hawkins 73 Tear 75 Kind of herring 76 A little crazy 77 Thurman the actress 78 Diagnostic aid (hyph.) 82 Do penance 84 Perpetuall­y 85 Developed 86 Tokyo, formerly 87 Goober 90 Work in verse 91 Aches 93 Go slowly 94 Shoe part 95 Passover feast 97 Told a tale 98 Keaton or Sawyer 99 Word in wedding announceme­nts 100 Left unplowed 102 Lacy mat 104 Writing implement 105 Word 107 Burn on the outside 108 Irritable 109 Group of three goddesses 110 Of a grain 112 Squander 113 Hoisting machine 114 Hairstyle 117 Mickey — 118 Owl’s cry 119 — avis 123 Pay attention 124 Strong point 125 Network computer 127 Piece 128 Wickedness 129 Religious pictures 131 Wisconsin city 133 Emissary 135 Broad 136 Set of rooms 137 Wall Street worker 138 Oklahoma city 139 — Plaines 140 Hunt or Mirren 141 Grow together 142 Look of scorn

DOWN

1 Lunch order 2 Post or Dickinson 3 Extent 4 Western Indian 5 “— Saigon” 6 Vessel for wine 7 Become more mellow 8 Eager 9 So far 10 Old wig for men 11 Playing marble 12 Threesome 13 “For — a jolly good fellow ...” 14 Made more stable 15 Young hare 16 Of birds Closely 19 17 packed Frightened One of the 20 23 archangels Require Meek 30 32 No longer known 34 Weight unit 36 Bureau part 38 Small room Very bad 39 41 Made a hole-in-one Big cats 42 43 Vendition 44 River in Nebraska 45 Body of water 46 Cooked a certain way 47 Per — 49 Cards held 50 OT name 51 Weight allowance 52 Monk 53 Treat with contempt 54 Be slow 55 Footnote abbr. 58 Poe’s bird 59 Contemptib­ly small 61 Banded stone 63 French painter 64 Electric razor 66 Talons 70 Native of (suffix) 71 Carriage 72 Set right 74 Scandinavi­an 76 Moisten 79 Fasten again, as a shoe 80 Handsome guy 81 Sing, in a way 83 Territory 85 In a happy way 87 Kick 88 Fencer’s sword 89 Mimicking one 90 Smell 92 The cream 93 Gripping tool 95 Doze 96 — vital 98 College VIP 101 Strike with wonder 102 Final course 103 Bone (prefix) 104 Talk on and on 106 Marks with spots 108 Tense 109 President Cleveland 111 Had a bite 112 Get sicker 113 Brass instrument 114 Went by air 115 Very mad 116 Stage whisper 117 — Carlo 118 Swiss heroine 120 Poplar 121 Hair preparatio­n 122 Rose oil 124 Thwart 125 Read hastily 126 Phooey! 130 Actor’s signal 132 Big boat 134 Revolver

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