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AMERICA’S BIGGEST CROSSWORD

- By JOHN McCARTHY

ACROSS

1 Stationery items

6 Blew up

11 Philatelis­t, for one

16 Downy duck

17 Buenos ___

18 Directive

19 Kind of clock

20 Hobo

21 I topper

22 Baby bear

23 Everybody

24 Mineral

25 Blunders

27 Big exam

29 Remove all traces

32 Church instrument

34 Old schoolbag item

36 Bacon fat

38 Bubonic ___

40 Out on a limb

43 Of yore

44 Alaskan beast

46 Cash machines

48 Infield base

49 Utensils

50 Prefix for space

51 Wave top

54 Lake birds

57 Hawaii’s ocean

59 Case in point

62 Kleenex

64 ___ vu

65 Adored one

67 Chauffeurs

70 Unfold

72 Military duty

74 Hide from view

76 Junkyard dog

77 Baseball stat

78 Collar

80 ___ Day Saints

82 Make bigger

84 ___ as a lamb

86 Solo

87 Epoch

88 Source of energy

89 Thespian

90 Hottest continent

93 Walter in “Grumpy Old Men”

96 Viewpoint

99 Roquefort, for one

101 Daisy ___ of Dogpatch

102 Gibson in “Father Stu”

103 Remember

105 Berliners

106 Loathe

107 Romance language

108 Remain

110 “For Your Eyes ___” (1981)

112 A science

115 Mexican galas

117 Skinny

119 Stickum

121 Modify

124 Sprint

126 Amish transporta­tion

128 “All snug in ___ beds ...”

129 Retired jets

131 Draw over

133 Cigar dropping

134 Hackneyed

136 Ship in

139 Born first

143 La Scala staging

146 Cover girl

147 Magazine copy

149 Employing

150 Ranch holdings

152 Gratuity

153 Tack on

154 McCartney’s title

155 Henhouse find

156 Crazy number

157 Venice locale

158 Santa’s helpers

159 Uncovers

160 Tennis star Federer

161 Pharmacy stock

162 Dwelling

163 Thought guilty

DOWN

1 Full of zip

2 Part of VCR

3 English nobles

4 Raised stage

5 Like Samson

6 Biceps or triceps

7 Orbs

8 “Gandhi” setting

9 Nazareth locale

10 Conversati­on

11 Buy with plastic

12 Summer drink

13 Go in

14 Hiking path

15 Journalist­s

26 Enemy

28 Northern ocean

30 Crack a book

31 Dick and Jane’s pet

33 Baking potato

35 Sky mystery

37 Having a pulse

39 Looking down

41 Seeing ___ dog

42 Facts

44 Birthmark

45 Tic-tac-toe winner

47 Most downy

50 Track loser (hyph.)

52 Sandwich bread

53 Garden tool

55 Willow twig

56 “The Matrix” hero

58 Panda’s homeland

60 Blacksmith’s block

61 Type of bear

63 Wild sheep

64 Map measures

66 Not figurative­ly

68 Let go

69 Hauntedhou­se sounds

70 Fantasized

71 Take for granted

72 Turn indicators

73 Invents

75 River of France

79 Additional

81 Asphalt

83 Aardvark appetizer

85 Ball holder

91 Boat to Staten Island

92 Visualize

94 Try the dip

95 Bank job

97 Hail Marys, e.g.

98 Bawled

100 Land of pyramids

104 A major, for one

109 Caddy contents

111 Standee’s lack

113 ___ and there

114 Ponzi ___

115 North Dakota city

116 Fork out

117 Emphasize

118 Sunrise locale

119 Oil

120 The deep

122 “Greatest” boxer

123 Valued highly

125 Victor

127 Beanery sign

128 “How Great ___ Art”

130 Recommends

132 Roadster

135 Sinbad’s bird

136 High principles

137 Team member

138 Jockeys

140 Diminish

141 Radio Free ___

142 Detroit team

144 Two-___ sword

145 Junk room

148 “___ by the bell!”

150 Say “yes”

151 Synonym man

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