FASTENATION
ACROSS
1 “We’re on!”
5 “Star Trek: Picard”
android
9 All ___ the place 13 Rendezvous
19 Wheel connector
20 Its acad. is in Colorado
Springs
21 A rat might wear one 22 Attack unexpectedly 23 Ladle, e.g.
(see letters 7 to 9) 26 Snakes with a king
variety
27 Hilo hello
28 Acme
29 Curlers’ surface
30 Apt name for a baby born in the first month?
31 Animated Chihuahua 32 Blow to the chin, often 35 Slack-jawed
38 Suffix for Manhattan 39 Performing for an
audience
41 Pick from a deck 44 Madeira or sherry
(7 to 11)
50 Perched on
51 Disaster relief org. 52 Like Cinderella’s
stepmother
53 Bearings
54 Test for some
college srs.
55 Very serious
57 “See me after class,” for
one
58 Khakis shade 59 Sciences’ companions 60 Defensive denial 61 Funny sketches 63 Opposed (to) 65 Hauling boat 66 Nightfall, poetically 67 Self-employed truck
driver, e.g. (5 to 8) 71 Freelancers’ docs. 74 Malt beverages 75 Driver’s annoyance 76 Extent
78 Lay aside
81 Become a member of 83 Bulldogs of the SEC 84 Wise Norse god
85 Like some grading
systems
86 Huge coffee holder 87 Artery insert 89 Bagpipes insert 90 Marriott competitor 91 Watson of “Little
Women”
93 Worthless sorts
(5 to 9) 95 Student driver,
typically
96 Move to another bed? 98 Livid
99 Greets casually
101 Abandoned
105 Cornfield cry
108 Aunt in la familia
109 Lead-in to easter
111 Eye layer
112 Clear, as a whiteboard 114 Front piece on
a Bentley
117 Coverage for multiple
people (5 to 7)
120 Catch a radio
broadcast
121 College course
credit
122 Parlor pics
123 Eight-sided sign
124 Complied with
125 St. ___ (Fla. city near
Tampa)
126 Tina’s “30 Rock”
co-star
127 Garden containers
DOWN
1 Senegal’s capital 2 Deposed leader’s fate,
sometimes
3 Brown with a pan? 4 Walesa in Polish
history
5 Give the devil his ___ 6 “It’s ___!” (“Piece of
cake!”)
7 Neutral stocking
shade
8 Word before
“The End” in fairy tales
9 “Queen Sugar”
channel
10 Drops in on
11 Bana of “Troy” 12 Assigns to a lower
position
13 FaceTime
computer 14 Texting-inspired
pillow shape
15 Ocean motions (3 to 6) 16 Show envy,
metaphorically
17 ___ Today
18 Acidity levels (Abbr.) 24 Terre ___
25 People who have
been freed 33 Long-lasting ‘do 34 Sorbonne article 36 Earlier in time
37 Big name in snacks and
soda
38 Speck of land 40 Pastry with sour
cream?
42 BBs, e.g.
43 Entry on a wish list 44 Closely compacted 45 Bring to mind
46 ’ 60s civil rights
protest
47 Giants in Greek
myths
48 Bob’s partner? 49 Like personal
peace
54 Meet and ___
56 Air freshener targets 59 Colorado ski resort 62 Get to the bottom of 64 “The Kiss” sculptor 65 String of pearls 68 Tools for removing
dandelions
69 Way to go
70 Boring tool 71 Miniature
representation
72 Sales pitch
73 Ships out
74 American Dance Theater choreographer (5 to 8)
77 Centerless, as
an apple
78 Highland games
participant 79 Philosopher David 80 Lily Tomlin character at
a switchboard 81 Springing to one’s
feet
82 Type of history 87 Arranges
88 Bulky book
92 “Doesn’t excite me
much”
93 New Orleans-to
Nashville dir. 94 Fishing boot 97 Skillful
100 New Haven Ivy
Leaguer
102 “A New Argentina”
musical
103 Kidney-related
104 What you do
with your buds?
105 Epic poem division 106 Neckwear looped
under the chin
107 Sobs
110 Author Sarah ___
Jewett
113 Gravelly sound
114 ’ 60s muscle car
115 Word after “back” or
“barbecue”
116 Conclude
118 Sport-___
119 Pac-12 school
in L.A.