THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD:
MAKING 20 OUT OF 9 BY FRANK A. LONGO
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1 Pueblo dweller 5 Sound of an “air kiss” 9 Forensic facility in Quantico, for short 15 Gig hookups 19 Refined finds 20 Civil rights leader Parks 21 In an uncivil way 22 Lawn mower brand 23 Parts of wholes 25 Key related to G major 26 “Jurassic Park” dino 27 “Billions” channel, in brief 28 Some boxing blows 30 Horn blowers 32 Person whose name consists entirely of the letters in 23-Across 37 Los Angeles neighborhood 38 “I knew — along!” 39 Old Nissan brand 40 Stephen of “Angie” 41 Humongous 44 Foot, in verse 47 Tattered 48 Novel whose name consists entirely of the letters in 62-Across 54 Others, in Oviedo 55 Last letter, in Leeds 56 Trig function 57 Arab nation 60 Titanic sinker 62 Didn’t type or text, perhaps 67 Relating to an eye layer 71 Corn, to a Brit 73 Neighbor of Latvia 74 Relatives of terraces 76 Silent performer 78 Consumer 79 Coup d’— 80 Attain 81 Exit 85 Film whose name consists entirely of the letters in 74-Across 93 Verve 94 Words of woe 95 Desert haven 96 Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson 97 December mall temps 100 Consumer 103 Very talented 105 Setups whose name consists entirely of the letters in 117-Across 110 Some legumes 111 Lindsay of “Liz & Dick” 112 Be in debt to 113 Imp Simpson 114 Throat tissue 117 Lawbreaker 121 — fixe 122 Menu offering 123 In — (stuck) 124 Lasting mark 125 Betting info 126 “Mad” Carroll character 127 Some votes in Congress 128 Those folks
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1 Great athletes are enshrined in it: Abbr. 2 Bobby in the Hockey 1-Down 3 Leguminous side dish 4 Low pelvic bones 5 Hosp. test in a big tube 6 “Mrs. Dalloway” novelist 7 Ed of “Lou Grant” 8 Is trustful 9 Citrusy diet soft drink 10 Idling type 11 Cruel Amin 12 Slower than andante 13 Socially distant 14 Side street 15 Give proof of 16 Novelist Toni 17 Strong-arm 18 Boston Red — 24 This evening 29 Building-blasting stuff 31 Bag-screening org. 32 Gotten sight of 33 Attempter 34 Fibber’s admission 35 Cabbage side dish 36 Little hotel 37 Playtex item 42 “Ugly Betty” actress Ortiz 43 Crash-probing agcy. 45 Little plateau 46 Pickle liquid 49 Bubbly mixer 50 Blogging pundit Klein 51 Prescribed diet, say 52 Finishes up 53 Swamp wriggler 57 Round body 58 “Call — taxi” 59 Ocean east of Mass. 61 Inits. on an ambulance 62 Tailor’s edge 63 City on the Seine 64 Put- — (jokey pranks) 65 Knot up 66 Part of a jug 68 Yuletide song 69 Opposer 70 Climbing vine 72 Rigatoni’s kin 75 Ingrain 77 Filmdom’s Kazan 80 Shimmer 82 Golfer Ernie 83 Even up 84 Out-of-towner 85 “Shane” star 86 Teased one another playfully 87 International alliances 88 Harbinger 89 Medieval Scandinavian 90 Group’s activity in the community 91 Crooner Burl 92 Frowny-faced 93 Suffix with Vietnam 98 Aesthetic interest 99 Sewing unit 101 Bank job 102 “Neroli” musician Brian 104 Least 106 Maui greeting 107 Contrarian’s retort 108 Nile capital 109 Come next 113 Short history 115 Park oneself 116 Cooler cubes 118 Divs. of dollars 119 Scot’s turndown 120 Give it a whirl