Houston Chronicle Sunday

SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

CHORES GALORE

- By Samuel A. Donaldson /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 “The King of Latin

Pop”

9 “The Tale of ____ Puddle-Duck” (Beatrix Potter children’s book) 15 Give an address 20 Onscreen twins, often

21 Ruler of the afterlife, in Egyptian mythology

22 Benefit of some online purchases 23 Chore for a censor? 25 LaBelle or LuPone 26 With, at a café

27 The Cards, on scoreboard­s

28 Chore for a satellite-TV technician? 30 Wayne’s sidekick in old “S.N.L.” skits 32 What a digital subscripti­on might end

34 Current location 35 Certify formally, with “to”

36 Scientist who said: “I have no special talents. I am only passionate­ly curious” 40 Wet-weather wear 42 Chore for a security guard?

47 Notchlike 50 Wildcatter’s target 51 ____ Na Na 52 “Othello” setting 54 Like a list of lists of lists

55 Kristen of “Bridesmaid­s” 57 ____ Verde National Park 60 Having zero talent for

63 Wisconsin senator Johnson

64 Person to look out for

67 Chore for a rower? 69 “Chandelier” singer, 2014

70 “Be honest!”

72 Hoppy medium? 73 Chore for a knight? 77 Eats daintily 82 Japanese vegetable 83 Icy moon of Jupiter 84 Author James

85 Air Force One maker

86 Calf-length skirt 88 Bakery enticement­s 90 “Come to think of it ... “

93 Proven postulate 94 Zen principle

97 Chore for a dog-walker?

101 More watered down

103 Statement before a demonstrat­ion 104 Children’s author Richard

106 Insurance giant

109 It’s spotted at the craps table

110 Fool, in Canadian slang

114 Chore for an N.F.L. owner?

117 Pro at deductions 119 Daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

120 “The Princess Bride” character ____ Montoya 121 Chore for a bowling-alley employee? 125 Carrying a key? 126 Forthcomin­g

127 Goes wild

128 Horse ____ 129 Double-black diamond section of a ski mountain, with “the”

130 With a firm grip DOWN

1 Conference

attendee’s clip-on 2 Tropical sorbet

flavor

3 Magic, once

4 The people’s

choice

5 B’way posting 6 Kitty paper

7 Utah resort town 8 Fixed charge 9 Average guy

10 Abbr. on a citylimits sign

11 Certain Spanish Surrealist paintings 12 Ticked off

13 Cause of a small setback

14 World’s largest tennis stadium, familiarly

15 Hitting the right note

16 Common Christmas entree

17 Where Groucho, Chico and Harpo spent a night

18 Crispy cookie brand 19 Live

24 Like most modern TVs, informally 29 Judo levels

31 Coxae, familiarly 33 Most common surname in Brazil 37 Math degree 38 Former SeaWorld attraction

39 San Francisco’s ____ Valley

41 Patent

42 Scattered about 43 Nintendo gaming console with a pileup of vowels 44 Tourney format, for short

45 Baked

46 Potential result of social unrest

48 ____ mess (traditiona­l English dessert)

49 Cold and humid 53 “Germ” that’s passed from one child to another 56 Heroic exploit 58 Bewitch

59 Redundant name for a drink

61 Captain with a whalebone leg

62 Bad thing for a bluffer

65 Ceremony

66 Home to the landmark Koko Crater

67 Poet ____ Scott-Heron 68 Served as

71 It’s due south of Hollywood

73 Shoving match, in a way

74 Thor’s father

75 Motel 6 alternativ­e 76 Strike

78 Tops

79 Isolated team of workers, in business-speak 80 “I guess” 81 6:00 broadcast 84 Didn’t just assume 87 Noble thing

89 German exclamatio­n

91 “That hits the spot”

92 Michelle of “Crazy Rich Asians” 95 Helmet opening 96 Scottish terrier type

98 Actor Robert of “Spenser: For Hire” 99 Eyes, informally 100 Like the rank of major general 102 Lambaste

104 Barbecue rods 105 Vessel whose name anagrams to where it might be used 107 Woods who voiced Cinderella

108 Open space in a forest

111 Snarky challenge 112 Swashbuckl­ing Flynn

113 Like investing in a start-up

115 Loops in, in a way 116 Small cut

118 Bad fit

122 Six-pt. plays

123 Chapel Hill sch. 124 Houston sch.

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