AMERICA’S BIGGEST CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sleepwear 5 Black-andwhite dog (2 wds.) 12 Dewey ___
System
16 In a strange
way
17 Taps
instrument 18 Couples
19 A square
has four 20 Leaves in a
book 21 Bygone 22 Corrida
cheer 23 Happening 25 Snow blower
blade 27 Take an
oath
30 Hot drink 32 Orange
extract 33 Epoch 34 Reply
36 ___ of
Liberty 38 Hit the
slopes 39 Old Faithful
output 40 Deluge
refuge 42 Handbook 43 Beef-stew
veggie 46 Put in the
bank 47 Treasure
holders 50 Somewhat 53 Squirrel’s
snack 54 Single 55 Poker bluffs,
at times 58 Pros with
bows 59 Nevertheless 62 Teetertotters 63 Leg bone 64 Snail-like 66 Sixth
President 68 Ray flowers 70 DNA info 71 Grace, for one 74 Minded 77 “-ly” word,
usually 79 Disrobe 81 Leave the
workforce 83 Midway
attractions 84 Occupation 85 Wrestling
win
86 Be a clown 87 Complete 90 It’s checked
at JFK 93 Fall fruits 96 Walk like
a tot 98 Make the
meeting 100 Be
101 Changed
gears
102 Hollywood
award
103 Short drive 105 “And ___
we go!”
107 Basements 110 Letter signoff
113 Gives a bug to 115 Globe
117 Alien craft 118 Officeholders 119 Monopoly
buys
122 Slumbering 124 In line
127 From rags
to ___
129 Feathered
friends
130 Cain’s land 131 Moonshine
machine 132 NYC time
(abbr.)
133 Whispered
words
136 ___ Day
Saints
140 Dessert item 141 Hammock
holders
142 Actor in a
crowd
143 Elle cover
girl
145 Martini
garnish 146 Snowy
mound
147 Atlas page 148 Panhandler 149 Study aids 151 Hidden
motive
152 Mirror
reflection 153 Quarrel
154 Concert
grand
155 Along in
years
156 Skylab and
Mir (2 wds.) 157 Barely boils
DOWN
1 Teacher 2 Ruling 3 Spring month 4 Take away 5 Colombia
capital 6 Pickle shapes 7 Go up against 8 Corny 9 Honeymoon
spot
10 Bug
11 Slim down 12 CDC
concerns 13 NHL trophy 14 Enlarges 15 Radio
audience 24 Hothead’s
problem 26 Scallions 28 Do a 12/24 job 29 Inquires 31 Pound’s 16 32 Picture
puzzle 35 EEE, on a
shoebox 37 Thespian 41 Blush wine 44 Fruit grove 45 Typical 48 Luxurious 49 Farm vehicle 51 A hardwood 52 Good with
tools 56 Magazine
copy 57 Vanity 60 Strange 61 Soprano, e.g. 63 Detaches 65 Hump day 67 Topic 68 Two-base
hits
69 Kick out of
school 70 Twister 72 Tacked on 73 Studio
stand 75 Beauty’s
friend 76 “___ not
kidding!” 78 Brewery
tank 80 Carpet 82 Laid up 88 Pine
droppings 89 Copy 91 Auctioneer’s
cry
92 Fall flower 94 Largest
ocean 95 Swimmer’s
woe 97 Numskull 99 Chipped
beef on ___ 104 Soda
106 Catch a
cold
108 Cleans the
slate
109 Covereddish ___
110 Oarsman
111 Choir voice 112 Samson lost
his
113 Egypt
neighbor 114 Threw
115 Physical
matter
116 Reaped
120 Cross off
the list
121 Puzzle
answers 123 Bookish
125 “And lead us not ___ ...”
126 Not
working 128 Beyond
help
133 Puts on a
play
134 Selfie taker 135 Holy
Roman ___ 137 Einstein
138 BLT
ingredient 139 Ruffles
features 144 Keg beer 150 “Aye aye,
___”
154 Shriver of
tennis