THE BIG CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1. Texter’s mood indicator 6. Noise blocker-outer

13. Where a city may be

featured on a state map 18. White part of pearly whites 24. Where St. Francis was

canonized

30. Changes back to 0000

36. Keep for the future

44. Easy score for a hoopster

(2 wds.)

45. Cabbie’s question (2 wds.) 46. “Straight _ _ _ Compton”

(seminal rap album)

47. Treat with a cherry on top 48. 100% accurate, like an

impersonation (2 wds.)

49. Western or cheese

breakfast dish

50. Place limits on

51. Put a ladder to use

52. Had strong suspicions

about (2 wds.)

53. Impolite “goodbye”

54. Secret romantic

encounters

55. “Lose You to Love Me”

singer Gomez

56. “The _ _ _of Life” (Lion King

hit)

57. Various, as chocolates

58. Listened to, as advice

60. Measure of heat, briefly

61. Woman whose name is

Hebrew for “source of life” 63. Tennis serve that doesn’t

count

64. The Crystals’ “___ Rebel”

(2 wds.)

65. Used a colander

67. Subj. of a 1972 USA-USSR

treaty

69. When repeated, super

enthusiastic

70. Subpoena, for example

72. Prods into action

73. Physics 101 subject 75. Letter recipient

78. Call made with

outstretched arms

79. _ _ _ elephant (part of a

tot’s lesson) (2 wds.)

80. Old-timey letter opening

(2 wds.)

83. Worshiper’s bench

85. Verbally assault, perhaps 87. Ciccone, for Madonna

90. The Riddler, to Batman

91. Make confetti of (2 wds.) 92. Proud _ _ _ peacock (2 wds.) 93. Naturally disposed (to)

94. NBA’s Magic, on sports

tickers

95. WSW’s reverse

96. “I doubt that!”

97. Sting Ray, e.g., informally 98. What ends when you “fall

back” in fall (Abbr.)

101. With a very sharp image,

for short (2 wds.)

102. Try to unstuff one’s nose

repeatedly

105. What a Tesla doesn’t use 106. Unrhymed poetry (2 wds.) 108. Las Vegas outfit feature 111. Yellowish green birthstone 113. _ _ _ noire (pet peeve)

114. Polamalu and Aikman of

football

116. Texter’s “More than I care to know!”

117. Eyeglasses glass

119. Tugboat’s greeting

120. Keep _ _ _ (be persistent)

(2 wds.)

121. _ _ _ favor (please, in

Spanish)

124. Target of Durocher’s “Nice

guys finish last” sentiment 125. Nation surrounded by

South Africa

127. Clothing sizes for short

women

129. “Here’s looking at you, _ _ _” 130. “That’s untrue!” (2 wds.)

Consider our giant Thanksgiving Day crossword puzzle a gift to your family. Once the pumpkin pie’s been cleared, spread the puzzle out on the dining room table and tackle it together. Bonnie L. Gentry of Sun City West, Arizona has built the puzzle to be fun and friendly but still challenging. So grab some pencils, some erasers and your smartest kids. And enjoy. Find Solutions on 7B 133. Some Korean electronics 134. Transferred employee’s

benefit, for short

135. _ _ _ complicated

(relationship status)

136. Issue a caveat about

(2 wds.)

139. Former Yankee Matsui or

Irabu

141. Some Windy City trains 143. Mighty Ducks and

Penguins, for short

144. A long time in the past

(2 wds.)

146. Pull out all the stops

(2 wds.)

148. Biological classification

system

150. West Texas city named by

Russians

151. Stretched out, as on the

couch

152. Appreciation

156. Virus component, often 157. On the brain (2 wds.)

159. Woman living in a convent 160. Political science subj.

161. Unclad one, slangily

164. Subject of the 2009 biography “Puttin’ on the Ritz”

166. Injured oneself (2 wds.) 168. Head wreath of yore

170. “While we’re on the

topic ...”

172. Solidifying, as plans, with

“up”

174. Yachtsman’s “yes”

175. Responding to an Evite 177. TV ad promoting water

conservation, e.g.

178. Turn state’s evidence,

maybe

179. Self-conscious person’s

question (3 wds.)

180. Wasn’t cautious, perhaps

(3 wds.)

183. Light-fixture insert 184. Union with a Dropout

Prevention center

185. Jar contents at a bar

187. “_ _ _ lay me down to

sleep...” (2 wds.)

188. Goof off on the job (2 wds.) 190. Vote back into office

193. Single situp, say

194. Site of a major movie

franchise (2 wds.)

196. _ _ _-Day (multivitamin

brand) (Hyph.)

197. Like about half of the OPEC

countries

198. Car starters

201. Sci-fi bot

202. Puts a little too close to the

flame

204. Symbol of power in ancient

Egypt

205. Not for tots, as some films

(2 wds.)

207. Their perimeters may

sport beaches

208. Keats’ “_ _ _ Psyche”

(2 wds.)

209. Not dangerous to health 211. Performers with big red

noses

212. Welcome sound for Little

Bo Peep

213. Speed up, as an engine 215. Ear-splitting yakker

217. Warm-fermented brews 218. Creatures named for the

number of arms they have 220. Zion National Park features 221. Makes the house bigger

(2 wds.)

222. Sixty minutes, in Spain

223. Aware of, as a joke (2 wds.) 225. Focus of the five-second

rule

227. Suggest subtly (2 wds.) 228. Great red dragon, in

Revelation

230. Nobleman below a

viscount 231. Where to enter this

puzzle’s answers

233. Tended to the weeds

235. “What can Brown do for

you?” company

236. Waterproof garment

238. Yankees legend Gehrig 240. How some are missed

243. Medium suit size (Abbr.) 244. Japanese soup ingredient 245. In case it happens

differently (2 wds.)

247. Unique digital piece of

crypto

250. Color-changing gem

253. Way to get from point A to

point B

255. One of 60 in an hr.

256. Science fiction characters 260. Statement of the obvious 262. Kicks out of the game

264. Site of grounding during

a storm

266. Casanova (2 wds.)

268. Complete lack of wind, as

at sea (2 wds.)

271. Where Dubai is, briefly

272. What the USCG may

respond to

273. Tough and stringy, as meat 274. Where surgeries are done,

for short

275. Young haddock destined

for dinner

278. Developed, as racehorses 279. Rita of 2018’s “The Girls

Tour”

280. Warm-up for aquarterback 281. Tin Woodman’s

moisturizer of choice

282. Meaning of a raised index

finger

283. The Bravest in the Big

Apple, for short

284. Those at the top of the

corporate ladder, for short 286. Purpose of Paul Revere’s

ride 289. Display in a fancy

restaurant, sometimes 292. Subject of sleep lab study 293. Pittsburgh winter hrs. 294. _ _ _ Verde (national park in

Colorado)

295. Cause of a paper jam

297. Dog’s “I’m warning you!” 298. Samurai’s weapon

301. One-legged ballet poses 304. Fish with a wormlike body 305. Ottoman Empire official 306. Adapted for the stage 309. “Treasure Island” or

“Goosebumps” inits.

311. Seriously heavy drinker 312. Modern art master Paul 314. Sea near Jerusalem

315. Warm Pacific current

(2 wds.)

317. Tropical cyclones

320. Silent sign of approval 321. ___ Geo (TV channel,

familiarly)

322. Super Bowl in which Joe

Namath was the MVP

323. Go astray (3 wds.)

326. One of the highest

authority (2 wds.)

328. Why humans can’t live on

Mars (2 wds.)

330. URL puncutuation

331. Watchdog from Japan 335. PC scrolling key

337. Pikes Peak, e.g. (Abbr.) 338. Yellow cheese in red wax 339. Walk-_ _ _ (nonspeaking

roles)

340. _ _ _-picking (petty

criticizing)

341. Terrorist organization

fought by James Bond 343. Take “for better or for

worse”

345. Sprung to one’s feet

(2 wds.)

347. Rejoinder to “Ain’t!”

(2 wds.)