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AMERICA’S BIGGEST CROSSWORD

- By JOHN McCARTHY

ACROSS

1 Mishaps 6 Depicts

11 Brisk 16 Pocketbook 18 Mumbai locale 19 Donated 20 Stiff 21 Pilotless plane 23 Triumph 24 Boxing legend 25 Mitten part 28 Cottage 30 Kitchen wear 33 Cast member 35 Jerk the knee 37 BBQ spice mix 38 Monument

stone 40 “Harper ___

PTA” 42 Lyricist

Gershwin 43 Drop-leaf ___ 44 Sock part 46 Gaseous mist 47 Hottest

continent 50 Germany

neighbor 51 Unmarried 54 Capitol Hill

group 57 Uncooked 58 Born

59 Walks in 62 Curvaceous 63 Decreases 66 Dutch elm ___ 67 Mountain 68 Lantern 70 Detested 72 Ocean algae 74 Portion 75 Engine gunk 78 Hurries

81 Job for junior 83 Makes fizzy 85 Summer month 87 Once more 88 Jewel

89 Hit the slopes 90 Swap 91 Small sofa 94 Part of ATM 97 Conspire

100 Scuba tank

gas

102 Washes away 104 McDonald’s

side

105 Postponed

game

106 “Othello” is

one

107 Unassisted 109 Frog’s cousin 111 Pixies

114 Flower

117 Spot-on

119 Radio noise 121 Potpie veggie 122 Poker table

note

123 Like AAA

widths

126 Hunt for

128 Cupboard

131 Blueprint

133 Correct

134 Epoch

135 Eggs purchase 136 Best golf

score

137 Sherbet

flavor

140 Throw shade 144 Spanish

aunt

145 In the country 147 Derbies

148 Male relative 150 Guts

151 Jumbo

153 Director Spike 154 ___-de-sac 155 Win every

game

158 Wild-goose ___ 159 Icy precip 160 Uncle Sam’s

bird

161 Liquor potency 163 Hems in

164 Travel

documents

165 Imposing church

DOWN

1 Eating urges 2 Jalopy

3 Expire

4 One next-door 5 ___ chloride (salt) 6 Bureau part 7 Turn indicator 8 Waterway 9 Lunchbox fruit 10 Ongoing story 11 “Around the World in ___ Days” 12 Lasting

13 Divinity

14 Also

15 “All ___ great

and small” 17 Total 22 Sandwich

bread

26 Of the city 27 Inhalation 29 Base pay 31 Cats and dogs 32 Radio

sign-off 34 Stopped 35 Baltimore

team 36 Lunchbox

fruit

39 Barroom

fight

41 Bank

offerings 45 Elevator

name

48 Birds of a ___ 49 Picnic drink

(2 wds.) 52 IRA, e.g. (2

wds.)

53 Front runners 55 Hurricane

center 56 Inquired 60 Spills the

beans

61 Pirate drink

64 Ringo 65 Happening 67 Stances 69 Demonized 71 L.A. team 72 Prison (sl.) 73 Dining

course 74 Lauded 76 Solidarity 77 Flying

honkers 79 Say 80 Listened 82 Rodent 84 Deciduous

tree 86 Luau lute

92 Back up with

action 93 Tornado 95 Egypt’s

capital 96 Golf clubs 98 “My

goodness!” 99 Definition 101 Spook

103 Playful

mammal

108 Choose

110 Commotion 112 Six-shooter 113 Globe

114 Part of BLT 115 Mix in

116 Catcher

gloves

117 Evidence of

a rain

118 Beach shoe 119 Sneaks up on 120 Wrath

124 Gillette

product

125 “Super!”

127 Orioles’

league

129 “It’s ___ a

hard day’s ...” 130 Hammer

target

132 Part of a

mortgage

137 Briny bodies 138 In la-la land 139 Hotel

patrons

141 Apricot juice 142 “___ I’m

mistaken ...” 143 Dreadful

146 Citrus drink 149 One to

avoid

152 Balloon filler 156 Cup handle 157 PGA

member

161 Bakery item 162 “___ Day

Will Come”

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