It’s a Mouse!
By Brad Wiegmann
Across
1. Unwelcome omens
9. Sussed (out)
14. WWII sea threat
19. Pollution legislation goal
20. NutraSweet developer
21. Bankrolls
22. One who’s a really big fan of promos and trailers?
24. Store employee
25. Walk heavily
26. Untruth
27.“Your guide to a better future”site
29. Best of the best, initially
30. Balance sheet abbr.
32. Styling aid
34. Weighs on
36. Main squeeze
39. Go along with harsh criticism of an ancient Athenian?
43. Like granita and 42-Down
44. Plum kin
45. Completely overhauled
46. Annual stint at a Buckingham Palace timeshare?
51. Attributed
56. Leaf under a petal
57. Fat used in baking
58. Lyft alternative
59. Lyft offer
60. Apple device that might have a Smart Cover
62. Mauna __
63. Minecraft resources
65. Sea eagles
66. Story about a Disney girl who climbs Mount Everest?
72. Brazos River city
73. Fellows
74. Trail mix morsel
75. Harbor, perhaps
76. Hardly __: rarely
77. Lily of France garment
78. Periods often named for leaders
80. Seal sounds
83.“1984”superstate
86. Expensive block for a woodworking apprentice?
89. Gershwin classic
91.“Sunday Night Baseball”analyst, familiarly
92. Oscar winner Mahershala
93. Poultry dish served in a Punjabi restaurant? 100. Study
101. State of rest
102. Didn’t work out
103.“Not buying it”
106. Aloha Tower island
107. Dog who visits Oz
110. NFL scores
111. Springs
115. Embellish
117. Shop selling gold earrings and bandanas?
122. Mozart’s“Così fan __”
123. Buck horn
124. Words said with an eyeroll 125. Informal“What if ... ” 126. Surgical beam
127. Jazz headliners?
Down
1. Confidentially informs
2. Often
3. Trial version
4. Hagar of Van Halen
5. Bumbling
6. Needlefish
7. Actor Cage, informally
8. __ Lanka
9. Take down
10. Lock insert
11. Pave the way for
12. Panache
13. Feint on the ice
14. Mixed martial arts org.
15. Tabbouleh wheat
16. Low tie
17. Cost for an online pop-up, e.g. 18.“Shame on you!”
20. Goo made at home with glue, food coloring, and saline solution
23. Lotion additive
28. Scottish feudal lord
31.“The Voice”host Carson
32. Green shampoo
33. Nerdy sort
35. Like much brandy
36. Routine parts
37. Tylenol target
38. See-through devices?
40. Smallest state in India
41. Security checkpoint request
42. Granita kin
44. Pool-heating option
47. Bond that promotes easy communication
48. Polish Solidarity hero Lech
49. Mythical matchmaker
50. Lou Grant player
52.“To reiterate ... ”
53. Goodyear surface
54. Novelist O’Brien
55. Workstation
58. Claritin rival
61. Archaeological site
64. __ cha beef: stir-fry dish
66. Oh-so-precious
67.“__ Nagila”
68. Africa’s __ Desert: eastern region of the Sahara
69. 2021 title role for Peter Dinklage
70. Vibe
71. Died down
79. Unflappable
81. Leaves in smoothies
82. Hide
84. Makes a request
85. Like dessert wines
86. Fur-protesting gp.
87. Irritate
88. Sportscaster Linda
90. Sincere attempts
93. Dalmatians, e.g.
94. Be in charge of
95. Old Apple app for pics
96. Woos
97. Player who doesn’t mind making bloopers?
98. Church leader
99. Brief meeting?
104. Singers below mezzo-sopranos 105.“Money __”: Spanish TV drama 108. Fall birthstone
109. Fey of“Mean Girls”
112. Bluish hue
113. Copy cats?
114. Spots
116. Once named
118. Blonde __
119. Recycling __
120. Govt. fiscal monitor
121. Mex. neighbor