Performance Reviews
Across
1 Chow __: noodle
dish
5 Sp. girls
10 USDA Choice, e.g. 15 Vinegar, chemically 19 Peak near Catania 20 Economical with
words
21 Collar extension 22 Support staff? 23 The lazy
housekeeper ... 26 Rootless water plant 27 “Lost in transit”
inquiry
28 Natural gas
component
29 Sent through a
network
31 Charm
33 Like some
inscriptions 35 WSW reversal 36 Police dept. title 37 John Bunyan,
notably
41 Await decision 42 Dull brown
43 The disruptive
hairstylist ... 46 Leaning
48 Hoops player 53 First name in Renaissance painting
54 Singles
56 “Can’t help ya” 57 Breakdown of
social norms 59 Former capital of
Japan
61 Big cat voiced by Angelina Jolie in “Kung Fu Panda” 65 Domed halls 68 Nibbled (at) 70 Rush-order letters 71 Scrap
72 The fashionable
archaeologist ... 76 Color gradation 77 “The Wizard of
Oz” actor
79 New __,
Connecticut
80 Part of a wedding
toast, maybe 82 Summer pest,
informally 84 Workbench grips 87 Moved suddenly 88 “His Dark Materials” cable network
89 Arctic native 91 Math points 94 “One Minute Man” rapper Elliott 95 Salt, say
98 The overzealous
electrician ...
101 System of connected PCs, for short
102 Fast-food option 104 For all __ and
purposes
106 Air traffic org. 109 Unit of energy 110 Showed plainly 113 Behind, in a way 115 Lumbered
117 Playing fields 121 Farm
122 Vegan protein 123 The absentminded dentist ... 126 Footnote note 127 “100 years of improvement” retailer
128 Burrowing bug 129 Mineral no longer used in baby powder
130 Woven fish traps 131 Fashion journalist
__ Leon Talley 132 FaceTime
alternative
133 Smite, as a dragon
Down
1 Like cheese in a
fondue pot 2 Timeless, poetically 3 Still together 4 Super casual
“Sure!” 5 Breastbone
6 Wine choice 7 Factual
8 Support staff
member: Abbr. 9 “The Orville” star
MacFarlane 10 Mercury Seven
astronaut John 11 Had status 12 Fitting
13 Take out 14 Periodic-table entry 15 Berry native to the
Amazon rainforest 16 The psychic
bartender ... 17 Unworldly young
woman
18 Maze setback 24 Messy stack 25 Steam room 30 Calculating, in a
way 32 Theme park shuttle 34 Sanctuary section 38 Words from a
promising couple? 39 6.2 miles, roughly 40 Like the White Sox
at Fenway Park 44 Election Day figure 45 Patriarch who
“walked with God” 47 Spencer of “Good
Morning America” 48 Holiday songs 49 Iditarod wear 50 The fearless
trapeze artist ... 51 Bird that can run
30 mph
52 Outer layer 55 Dutch painter Jan 58 Draw forth 60 Starts operating, as
a store
62 Sat in traffic, e.g. 63 Fries in a little
butter
64 Quick
66 Lab gelatins 67 Wrongdoing 69 Hawaii’s Mauna __ 73 __ academy 74 Selassie of Ethiopia 75 Fast one
78 WNBA stat 81 Nike’s __-fit fabric 83 Honked
85 Flair
86 Like fluffy towels 90 Deep black 92 Prompt
93 Stevie Wonder’s
“__ She Lovely” 95 Skipped an early appointment, maybe
96 Piercing place 97 Short work of
fiction
99 Broaden
100 Curio stand
103 Name seen in
many hotels
105 Gentlemen
106 Curtain rod
decoration
107 Zambia neighbor 108 Bureau
111 Do lunch?
112 Wipe clean
114 Has legs, so to speak 116 Clothing
118 Pen points
119 Every which way 120 Moving with ease 124 Start of some subj.
lines
125 N.Y.’s AOC, e.g.