Crossword
“START THE MUSIC” By MARK McCLAIN
ACROSS
1 Short-legged
hopper
5 Untidy types 10 25% of doce 14 Period
18 River in Tuscany 19 Tiny island nation near the equator
20 Slew 21 Mom-and-pop business
22 Fallon predecessor 23 Became aware of, with “to” 24 Victor’s wife in “Casablanca” 25 Cobbler fruit 26 Summer cottage, perhaps 29 Emotive speaker
30 Fell in pellets 31 Result 33 Musician’s gift 34 Fitness ratio: Abbr.
36 Lake south of London
37 Have something 40 Oklahoma’s top crop
44 Handle 46 Dairy-based quaff
47 Phobia lead-in 48 Prior conviction, e.g.
52 One of the ones that “say so much,” in an Elton John hit 54 Brewpub choices
55 Pitchers that can’t throw? 56 Peachy-keen 58 Coronary chambers
59 Name of the Baltimore Ravens’ mascot 60 Programmer’s problem, perhaps
61 Drinking noise 63 Facebook count 64 Iberian landmark that’s an insurance company logo 68 Put back to zero 71 Villainous look 72 Half a game fish 73 Reverence 76 Unfitting
77 Dusk, poetically 78 Not treating nicely 80 Fussbudget 81 Some fort components 84 Personal exam?
87 One way to rest 88 Zugspitze, e.g. 90 With full force 91 Senate staffers 92 Pioneering TV brand
93 One covering the bases 95 Online notes 96 Symbolic uncle 98 The other way around
102 Port alternative 106 Bar accessory 108 Commonsense approach to behavior analysis 112 Showed the courage
113 Credit union seizure 114 Carpenter’s machine
115 Concerning
116 “Let Me Ride” Grammy winner 117 Champagne spec
118 One who shows the way
119 Yemeni city 120 Leave in
121 AOL and Comcast 122 “Beau __” 123 Moms in a glade
DOWN
1 Barber’s powder 2 Lunch box treats
3 Set aside
4 Lorna of Brit Lit 5 Peloponnesian city-state
6 Many a
Grisham hero 7 Prayer opening 8 Whip up a cake 9 Bird feeder cake 10 Heist figure 11 Be empathetic 12 NBA’s __ Conference 13 Cruise ship feature
14 Mar. honoree 15 Start celebrating 16 1968 album containing “The Motorcycle Song”
17 At no time, in old times 21 __ Lee
27 Saw things 28 Bonnie with 10 Grammys 29 Luxury watch 32 Jamaica’s
Ocho __
34 Bud, for one 35 __ wear 38 Immortal army leader
39 Draped garments
40 Sub alternative 41 Image in a religious painting
42 Foil alternative 43 Pack animal 44 Starting point 45 Colgate rival 47 Moving around 49 1964 Civil Rts. Act creation 50 “Return of the Jedi” beings 51 MYOB word 53 __ Lama 57 “The Honeymooners” surname 60 Popular long shot
61 Title for Richard Starkey 62 Montana motto metal
64 Email option 65 Professional charges
66 Piazza de Ferrari city
67 God with a hammer
68 Redder, perhaps 69 Computer that was retired in 1955
70 Topping for chicken enchiladas
73 Quite dry
74 Half of a dinner pairing
75 Poaching targets
78 Cartoon explosion sound 79 With no changes
80 Key letter
82 Do a garden chore
83 Czech or Serb 85 Inuit craft
86 Stephen King’s role as the minister in “Pet Sematary,” e.g. 89 Would rather have
94 Support 96 Sweet-smelling pouch
97 Hold fast 99 Unmoving
100 Give up
101 Places to put coins
102 Enduring legends
103 It ends with the burial of Hector 104 Last movement of Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Sonata, e.g. 105 Come to terms 106 Santa Anita numbers 107 86-Down, for one
109 Connect, in a way, with “in” 110 RSVP convenience 111 Strong desires 113 MLB stat