THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD:
PUTTING ON A GOOD FACE BY FRANK A. LONGO
ACROSS
1 Very little bit
5 Large Indian city
10 Discover by chance
15 Elegant
19 Liposuction target
20 Take out — (borrow cash)
21 Journalist — Rogers St. Johns
22 Actor Cronyn
23 Initial impression
25 Printer cartridge contents
27 Still in the future
28 Harsh review
30 Admit defeat
31 Wonder
32 Like bedroom communities
35 Partners of 84-Down
36 Metal sleeve in an engine’s piston
40 Slide down a slope
41 Cuts of pork
42 Disney who drew
43 Toot one’s own horn
46 Gaius’ garb
50 Rand of objectivism
51 “Viva — Vegas”
52 Base coat on a wall, maybe
54 Is a little too fond of
57 Rest on top of
59 Writer Nin
60 Prefix with conscious
61 Dock
62 Honey liquor
64 Cpl., e.g.
65 Big grant-giving group
72 Totally
73 Granny
74 Dog food brand
75 Places with lots of IVs
76 Mental picture
78 Dictators
81 Row of PC-screen buttons
85 Cabaret where the cancan originated
87 Kilmer of “Tombstone”
88 Kitchen utensil brand
89 “Little” actress Rae
90 Decorative tattoo dye
91 Very little
93 Garden pest
95 Mem. of the family
97 Annotation in the text of Christian scripture
100 Server overseer, informally
103 Convention speeches
105 “... flaw — feature?” 106 Mixed with cognac, e.g.
108 Flip (out)
109 Clip out
113 Something cast at sunset
116 What you have passed when you figure out this puzzle’s theme?
118 Hydroxyl compound
119 Cooling, as Champagne
120 French gal pals
121 To be, to Livy
122 Really resist
123 Former quarterback Rodney
124 French governing body
125 Letters after pis
DOWN
1 Not definite
2 “Rolie Polie —” (kids’ book)
3 Sour
4 Refrain from drinking
5 Patted lightly
6 Fanning of “Teen Spirit”
7 Baseball’s Gehrig
8 Wields influence
9 Occupy
10 TV’s Linden
11 Lupino or Tarbell
12 Actress Thompson of “Creed”
13 Brand of fake 69-Down
14 — a one (zero)
15 Go through the motions
16 1/16 pound
17 Aroma
18 “— Johnny!”
24 Small cities
26 Ankara native
29 Convent sister
32 Span. women
33 Steel support for concrete
34 Grill
36 Dressed (in)
37 “Around-theworld” toy
38 Dryer fluff
39 Actor McGregor
40 Fuel additive brand
44 Strong ill will
45 Dutch artist Jan
47 Certain Arab
48 State Farm alternative
49 Fiery crime
51 Spa sponge
52 Actress Valerie of “Lenny”
53 Storm-finding systems
55 Cartoon cry
56 Act starter
57 Qatar export 58 Letter #22
61 Take selfish advantage of
63 “It’s —!” (“You’re on!”)
65 “Darkman” director Sam
66 Actor Edward James —
67 Santa —
68 — nous
69 Liposuction target
70 Mantra words
71 “For shame!”
77 In a harshly bright way
79 Pass quickly on foot
80 “To repeat ...”
81 Unveiling cry
82 — -chic
83 Pivot point
84 Fishing sticks 86 Devils’ org.
87 Dirt Devils, e.g., in brief
91 Nissan car models
92 Reason for extra innings
93 Get — on reality
94 Ceiling coat
96 Terminates
98 Arrow shooter
99 Short-horned grasshopper
100 Differently — (other-skilled)
101 Pilotless craft
102 Lead-in to “the cloth” or “the hour”
103 Cartoonist Bil
104 Comic and actor Murphy
107 Breakfast chain, in brief
109 “I — bad moon rising”
110 Meeting period, slangily
111 — buco (veal dish)
112 Map nos.
114 Tenth mo.
115 Very little
117 Cousins, e.g.