BIG X AMERICA’S BIGGEST CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Words taken

from a text 6 Avocado dip 11 Lessened 16 Similar 17 Manly 18 Thesaurus man 19 Window sticker 20 Equine moms 21 Hit the slopes 22 Eskimo knife 23 One-story

house

25 Jerk the knee 27 Gives a hoot 30 “Home on

the ___” 32 Slight shade 33 Dine

34 Varlet 36 Respectable 38 “Gosh!” 39 Blackout’s

loss

41 Auburn hair

dye

43 South Sea

isle

46 Zodiac fire

sign

47 Spring month 48 Romanov ruler 50 Texas city 53 Tom Collins

ingredient 54 Pindar poem 55 Capital of

Spain 58 “Honky Cat”

singer John 59 Separated 62 Croc’s cousin 64 Nary a soul

(2 wds.) 65 Aromatic spice 66 Ball filler 67 Talk 69 Dummies 72 Receiving 75 Acted hastily 78 Lyricist

Gershwin 79 Pewter

component 81 Stop ___ dime

(2 wds.) 82 Shriek

85 Not long ago 87 Conductor 88 Duration 90 Sports center 91 Cobra 92 Korean car 93 Houston

ballplayer 94 Postponed 97 Smallest

Great Lake 100 Window

dressing

103 Director’s “go” 105 Self

107 TV brand

108 Press agency 110 Arizona

neighbor

112 Lopsided

state

113 Exploded

114 Engrave

116 Epoch

117 Easter flower 119 Like Cheerios 121 Lukewarm

123 Correct

126 Hindu mystic 128 Coif

130 Kimono sash 131 Mexico

neighbor

132 Diameter

half

135 Ever and ___ 137 Copier ink 139 Tarnish

140 Loch ___

Monster

142 Telling tales 143 Ballroom

dance

144 Sick

145 Hold on to 148 Writes a

limerick

152 Dessert choice 153 Juliet’s love 155 Plain People 156 Nick in

“Noah”

158 San Antonio

landmark

159 Governed

161 NBA official

162 Lair

163 Playful

mammal

165 Giraffe

look-alike

166 One-way sign 167 Golf clubs 168 Worldweariness

169 Ski resort

rental

170 Lacking pep 171 Yellow bird

DOWN

1 Four-footed

animal 2 Cause of tears 3 Beer 4 Undying

5 Apricot juice 6 House

haunters 7 Hottest

continent 8 Wrath

9 Blunt 10 Tough it out 11 Pour off wine 12 March Madness teams 13 Deciduous

tree

14 Fire alarm 15 Ignore 24 Like some

teas 26 Bathhouse 28 Swiss peaks

29 Dutch cheese 31 Newscast star 32 Iran capital 35 Beijing locale 37 Diamond

weight 40 Actor

Wheaton 42 Hide ___ hair 44 On a horse 45 Low-down 48 High-___ wire 49 In the midst of 51 Dental org.

(abbr.) 52 Bloodsucker 56 Interior

design 57 “Mad Men”

secretary

60 Couple 61 Sample the

soup

62 18th

President 63 Microwave 65 Muffin topper 68 Not

permanent 70 Fortress 71 Satirize 73 Backyard

barbecue 74 Chivalrous

knight 76 Fragrance 77 Muse of lyric

poetry 80 Author

Asimov

83 Wild-goose

___ 84 Additional 86 Taxi

89 Space

between 95 Jennifer of

“Friends” 96 Beirut locale 98 Out on a limb 99 Speed trap 101 Craftsperson 102 Makes

beloved

104 Blood of

the gods

106 Strong

wind

109 Luxurious

111 Certified

115 Pekoe

118 Baseball’s

Gehrig

120 Slow, musically 121 Book names 122 Black-andwhite bear

124 Meat sauce 125 Burrow

127 Dog’s owner 128 Really funny 129 Half of VI

133 Author

Fleming

134 Large game

fish

136 Sooner

State

138 Nevada

resort

139 Kind

141 Wedding

145 Off-color 146 “The ___ of

victory ...” 147 Newborn 149 Harry Potter’s owl

150 Lunatic

151 Hawaiian

skirt

154 Subway

157 Cocoon

spinner

160 Flaxen

fabric

164 Massage 168 Santa’s

helper