Houston Chronicle Sunday

SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

MIXED RESULTS

- By Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Martin Van Buren was the first president who wasn’t one 5 Get ready for a long drive 11 I.M. chuckle 14 Martial arts move 18 Vitamix competitor 20 Hoity-toity 21 Shelley’s “To the Moon,” e.g. 22 It’s between the Study and Lounge on a Clue board 23 1970s TV cartoon series, with “The” 26 World capital whose seal depicts St. Hallvard 27 Pull out 28 It might give you a shock 29 Missile Command maker 30 Scintilla 31 Filmer in a stadium 33 Noodle dish 35 Rushes on banks? 37 Medicinal plant 39 Possible subject of a French scandal 40 German article 41 “Who ____ you?” 45 1973 No. 1 hit for Jim Croce 51 Téa of “Madam Secretary” 52 Pull (in) 53 Philosophe­r who wrote “To be sane in a world of madmen is in itself madness” 55 It may carry a virus 56 First and last word of the Musketeers’ motto 57 Pour, as wine 60 Degree in math? 61 Wrestler’s wear 63 Claw 65 Tickles 68 Target protector, perhaps 70 Jury-rigged 72 Monastery head’s jurisdicti­on 75 Feudal lords 77 Practice mixology 81 Chum 82 James of NBC’s “The Blacklist” 84 One side in golf’s Ryder Cup 86 Song of mourning 87 Big, husky sorts 90 Pennsylvan­ia’s “Gem City” 92 Director Kurosawa 93 Title creature in a 1958 #1 Sheb Wooley hit 97 Buick model 98 Planter’s aid 99 Figure-skating jump 100 It’s a wrap 102 False start? 105 Words of defiance 106 Control groups 110 Captain of the

Pequod 111 Actor Reeves 113 Onetime acquisitio­n of G.E. 116 Shipping coolant 118 Cameo, for one 119 Dystopian film of 1971 122 Rihanna album featuring “Work” 123 Juice brand whose middle letter is represente­d as a heart 124 Tushy 125 Biggest employer in Moline, Ill. 126 Bridge position 127 Drop-____ 128 GPS, e.g., in military lingo 129 Wild Turkey and Jim Beam

DOWN

1 Bowls over 2 Word both before and after “to” 3 Retriever’s retrieval, maybe 4 Little Rascals’ ringeyed pooch 5 Big airport inits. 6 Hathaway of “The Intern” 7 Point out 8 Cabbage variety 9 Rice-Eccles Stadium player 10 Image on the back of a dollar bill 11 Lindsay of “Freaky Friday” 12 Sign of decay 13 Civil rights icon John 14 Hearty soups 15 “Idaho cakes,” in diner lingo 16 Slapstick sidekick of old comedy 17 Movie-review revelation­s 19 B-side of Bruce Springstee­n’s “Dancing in the Dark” 24 Toll 25 Shade of gray 32 Gaggle : geese :: ____ : emus 34 Actress Peet 36 Big name in ice cream 38 Rank between viscount and marquess 41 What may be brewing 42 Interstate hauler 43 Zen master’s query 44 Conundrum 46 Shoulder muscle 47 Lyre-plucking Muse 48 Howard of Hollywood 49 Delighting? 50 Letter header 54 Stammered syllables 56 Delta hub, in brief 58 European language 59 Costume worn by Michelle Pfeiffer in “Batman Returns” 62 Parisian palace 64 French for “sword” 66 Easy-to-peel fruit 67 “Rabbit Is Rich” Pulitzer winner 69 Hug 71 Org. that usually meets in evenings 72 P.D. dispatch 73 Epstein-____ virus 74 Military decoration­s featuring George Washington’s profile 76 Welcomes 78 Jolly Roger, in “Peter Pan” 79 Indian city whose name is an anagram of some Indian music 80 Bona fide 83 ____ Bowl 85 Matches, at a table 88 “Hmm ... probably not” 89 Burned rubber 91 Comic’s asset 94 South American prairie 95 Harem servants, often 96 One of the geeks on “The Big Bang Theory” 101 Former Big Apple mayor Giuliani 102 Fruit tree 103 1953 hit film set in Wyoming 104 Animal with striped legs 105 Difficult conditions for sailing 107 City with a University of Texas campus 108 “Revelation­s” choreograp­her 109 Hit pay dirt 112 “The Wealth of Nations” subj. 114 Its state song is “Yankee Doodle”: Abbr. 115 Opera highlight 117 ____ milk 120 Mauna ____ 121 Bandleader Eubanks, familiarly

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