Preparing For Takeoff
Across
1. Brownie group?
6. Francis, most recently
10. Scornful comment
15. Self-righteously proper sort 19. Fancy to extremes
20. Caspian Sea feeder
21. Come after. 22. Single
23. *Attraction with exotic animals
25. It may be skipped
26. SLR setting
27. Self-absorbed
28. Works in a museum
29. Oops provoker
30. Got rid of
32. Knob-handled tools
33. *Former NASA project
35. Range option
38. Massage therapist’s employer. 39
Dismiss casually, with “at”
40. Piece of land
41. Release predecessors
43. Embellished
47. *Jump-start connection point
52. Word on an Irish euro
53. Basics
54. Tickle pink
55. Silent __: White House nickname
56. Pet store rodent
58. “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Rhimes
60. Flier in a show
62. Bishop’s purview
63. *IT executive’s concern
68. Go downhill fast
71. Obsolescent wrong number cause
72. Omelet request
75. Move stealthily
77. It may need massaging
78. Brown shade
81. “Sunday Night Baseball” nickname
83. Jazz home
84. *Berlin monument that’s a symbol of Germany’s reunification
87. Sleeping bag alternative
90. Wonderland cake instruction
91. Café lightener
92. Contemptible
95. Trauma ctrs.
96. Causes of much yawning 97. *Something to go back to when things aren’t working out 101. Moved like the wind
103. Potato color
104. Crop unit
105. Fireplace duct. 106. Forget where one put
110. Golden rule word
111. Bert’s chum
113. *Brew pub sampler
115. Wise adviser
116. Its code is BOS
117. Murray with a star on both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame
118. Judge who excelled in the Field of Dreams game
119. Notice
120. Avocet cousin
121. Puts in
122. Climate activist Thunberg.
Down
1. String section instrument
2. Fall figure
3. Vegan protein source 4. Rocky projection
5. HRH part
6. Eye opening
7. Rigorous exams 8. Scorecard standards 9. Moose cousin
10. Model 3 maker
11. Marxian activities
12. Arthur Ashe Stadium is its main court
13. Sister
14. Achieved a baby milestone 15. Classic wall worker 16. Awaken harshly
17. Mole’s collection
18. Crystal-bearing rock 24. Hoover was the only president born there 29. Twitch, say
31. Taverna aperitif
32. Meridian opening 33. Trunk item
34. Aquatic carnivore 35. Iraqis, mostly
36. 12-Down contest
37. Doesn’t ignore 38. Editor’s “keep it”
40. Sched. uncertainty
41. Club rules
42. GPS projection
44. Avian bills
45. Pennsylvania county or its seat
46. Editor’s “cut it”
48. “Power” accessory, perhaps
49. Cold treat brand
50. Dealer’s pursuer
51. First Dominican MLB manager Felipe
56. Somersaulting dive
57. Kitchen suffix
59. Dory’s friend
60. Gestural comm. syst.
61. Sturdy shoe
64. River through Frankfurt 65. Capital of Latvia
66. Particle also called a K meson
67. Sound barrier breaker Chuck
68. E-ticket’s lack
69. __-Eating Tree: “Peanuts” phenomenon
70. 2010 Apple debut.
73. Common prayer
74. Invaders of ancient Rome 76. Discards
78. Trimming target
79. Thyroid MDs
80. “Big Blue”
82. Actor Billy __ Williams
84. Poster’s medium. 85. Company with an antlered animal logo
86. Pleasant feeling
88. Pooch with a large tongue 89. Horizontal door beams 93. Congo tributary
94. __ media
96. Major Nebraska product 97. Puts under
98. Accumulate
99. Houston MLBer
100. Ain’t perfect?
101. Barista’s creation
102. Entices
105. Ward (off)
106. Wearer of hot pants?
107. Fairy tale monster
108. Useless, now
109. Sicilian mount
112. Hogwash
113. Shearing day sound
114. Jet __