PART COMPANY: Eight at the start
Across
1 FBI guy
5 Italian scooter 10 Corncobs
14 Jessica of Marvel
films
18 Deep sleep 19 Old-time westerns 20 Pollster’s problem 21 Egg on
22 Father of modern
medicine 24 Anteater cousin 26 Floor covering 27 Frilly, as doilies 29 Fashion monthly 30 Little bit 31 M*A*S*H star 34 Terse precept 37 Complete accord 38 Spice blend of India 40 Atlanta-based
station
43 __ for the ride 46 Traditional Yuletide
performance 50 Baby shower gift 53 Eagle’s nest
54 It means “opposed
to”
55 Showbiz “grand
slam,” for short 56 “I wouldn’t advise
it”
59 Hunter S. of gonzo
journalism
63 City near Tahoe 64 Bore
uncomplainingly 65 “Alley __!” 66 Cookie sweetener 68 Bushy-tailed rodent 75 “Slippery”
swimmer
76 A Dow Jones
Industrial 77 Grain that’s ground 78 Scolded loudly 83 Dispute, as a
decision
84 Pricey cracker
spread
85 Bounce back
aurally
86 Standard of good
conduct
88 Mideast metropolis 90 1880s president 96 Greek peace
goddess
97 Mauna __ (Hawaii’s
high point) 98 Many contributors
to colleges
99 Take exception to 102 Two-wheelers 103 Two-Oscar actor
(2003, 2008) 106 Oil in some
gummies
109 Duck cousin
111 Radio designation 112 More
disadvantaged 114 Japanese religion 118 Frozen waffle
catchphrase
121 Believed
122 At liberty
123 National Guard
outpost
124 __ B’rith
125 Whirling water 126 Babe in the woods 127 Tries out
128 Gritty stuff
Down
1 Google messaging
app
2 Actress Kelly or
ballerina Shearer 3 All fired up 4 Valley with Wine
Train
5 Peruvian writer
Mario __ Llosa 6 SFO posting 7 Matched batch 8 Pantene competitor 9 Syrian leader 10 “Buy It Now”
website
11 Pellet propellant 12 Door-busting
device
13 IRS ID issuer 14 Catlike
15 Do nothing
16 Farm bundle
17 Big bother
19 Eyes: Lat. 23 Creamsicle color 25 Manet
contemporary 28 Cell-phone
function 32 Japanese drama 33 Get __ (ace the test) 34 Money in the bank,
e.g.
35 Beaver project 36 Bar beverage 37 Remove from an
overhead bin 39 Poetic pugilist 40 Anchovy holders 41 Alliance for Italy 42 Overly diluted 43 Sour-tasting 44 Light beer
45 Maine college town 47 Consumerist Ralph 48 Enviable
accomplishment 49 Be a drain on 51 Degraded
52 __ rasa (clean slate) 57 Excavate
58 Wash. is west of it 60 “No foolin’!” 61 Immature egg cell 62 Dashboard letters 67 Jill Biden, __ Jacobs 68 Piece of cake 69 FDR successor 70 Suffix for nectar 71 Make known
72 Exit the premises 73 Most of English,
root-wise 74 Tylenol alternative 76 Encouraging words 78 At one’s __ and call 79 Tooth trouble 80 Ostrich relative 81 Bout enders, for
short
82 League members 83 Sacramental oil 87 The Joy Luck Club
author
89 Abigail in the John
Adams miniseries 91 Besmirch 92 Caribou kin 93 Bewail
94 Vase with a
pedestal
95 Good name, for
short
100 Mexican men 101 One hostile to you 102 Exchange, as words 104 Key beside D 105 “__ pittance!” 106 Humana
competitor
107 Got started 108 Star Wars
robot
109 Abandon
110 Needing taming 111 Solemn agreement 113 Young socialites 114 That sloop
115 Amiss somehow 116 Public radio host
Glass
117 Do patchwork 119 MLB execs
120 Fooled