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Sam Donaldson is a law professor at Georgia State University, teaching contracts to first-year students and wills, trusts and estates to upper-division ones. He is the author or co-author of several textbooks on these subjects. Since 2011, Sam has written the annual Orca Awards for the blog Diary of a Crossword Fiend, his choices for the best American crosswords across all publications. — W.S. ACROSS 1 ‘‘The King of Latin Pop’’ 9 ‘‘The Tale of ____ Puddle-Duck’’ (Beatrix Potter children’s book) 15 Give an address 20 Onscreen twins, often
21 Ruler of the afterlife, in Egyptian mythology 22 Benefit of some online purchases 23 Chore for a censor? 25 LaBelle or LuPone 26 With, at a café 27 The Cards, on scoreboards 28 Chore for a satellite-TV technician? 30 Wayne’s sidekick in old ‘‘S.N.L.’’ skits 32 What a digital subscription might end 34 Current location 35 Certify formally, with ‘‘to’’ 36 Scientist who said: ‘‘I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious’’ 40 Wet-weather wear 42 Chore for a security guard? 47 Notchlike 50 Wildcatter’s target
51 ____ Na Na 52 ‘‘Othello’’ setting 54 Like a list of lists of lists 55 Kristen of ‘‘Bridesmaids’’ 57 ____ Verde National Park 60 Having zero talent for 63 Wisconsin senator Johnson 64 Person to look out for 67 Chore for a rower? 69 ‘‘Chandelier’’ singer, 2014 70 ‘‘Be honest!’’ 72 Hoppy medium? 73 Chore for a knight? 77 Eats daintily 82 Japanese vegetable
83 Icy moon of Jupiter 84 Author James 85 Air Force One maker 86 Calf-length skirt 88 Bakery enticements 90 ‘‘Come to think ofit...’’ 93 Proven postulate 94 Zen principle 97 Chore for a dog-walker? 101 More watered down 103 Statement before a demonstration 104 Children’s author Richard 106 Insurance giant 109 It’s spotted at the craps table 110 Fool, in Canadian slang 114 Chore for an N.F.L. owner? 117 Pro at deductions 119 Daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise 120 ‘‘The Princess Bride’’ character ____ Montoya 121 Chore for a bowling-alley employee? 125 Carrying a key? 126 Forthcoming 127 Goes wild 128 Horse ____ 129 Double-black diamond section of a ski mountain, with ‘‘the’’
130 With a firm grip DOWN 1 Conference attendee’s clip-on 2 Tropical sorbet flavor 3 Magic, once 4 The people’s choice 5 B’way posting 6 Kitty paper 7 Utah resort town 8 Fixed charge 9 Average guy 10 Abbr. on a city-limits sign 11 Certain Spanish Surrealist paintings 12 Ticked off 13 Cause of a small setback 14 World’s largest tennis stadium, familiarly 15 Hitting the right note 16 Common Christmas entree 17 Where Groucho, Chico and Harpo spent a night 18 Crispy cookie brand
19 Live
24 Like most modern TVs, informally 29 Judo levels 31 Coxae, familiarly 33 Most common surname in Brazil 37 Math degree 38 Former SeaWorld attraction 39 San Francisco’s ____ Valley 41 Patent 42 Scattered about 43 Nintendo gaming console with a pileup of vowels 44 Tourney format, for short 45 Baked 46 Potential result of social unrest 48 ____ mess (traditional English dessert) 49 Cold and humid 53 ‘‘Germ’’ that’s passed from one child to another 56 Heroic exploit 58 Bewitch 59 Redundant name for a drink 61 Captain with a whalebone leg 62 Bad thing for a bluffer 65 Ceremony 66 Home to the landmark Koko Crater
67 Poet ____ Scott-Heron 68 Served as 71 It’s due south of Hollywood 73 Shoving match, in a way 74 Thor’s father 75 Motel 6 alternative 76 Strike 78 Tops 79 Isolated team of workers, in business-speak 80 ‘‘I guess’’ 81 6:00 broadcast 84 Didn’t just assume 87 Noble thing 89 German exclamation 91 ‘‘That hits the spot’’ 92 Michelle of ‘‘Crazy Rich Asians’’ 95 Helmet opening 96 Scottish terrier type
98 Actor Robert of ‘‘Spenser: For Hire’’ 99 Eyes, informally 100 Like the rank of major general 102 Lambaste 104 Barbecue rods 105 Vessel whose name anagrams to where it might be used 107 Woods who voiced Cinderella 108 Open space in a forest 111 Snarky challenge 112 Swashbuckling Flynn
113 Like investing in a start-up 115 Loops in, in a way
116 Small cut 118 Bad fit 122 Six-pt. plays 123 Chapel Hill sch. 124 Houston sch.