Houston Chronicle Sunday

GO UP IN SMOKE

SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

- By Grant Thackray /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Impersonat­e 6 Bump on a log 11 Get into one’s birthday suit 16 Fruit drinks 20 Home of the isle of Tortuga 21 “____ often costs too much”: Emerson 22 Word before rock or football 23 Song word repeated after “Que” 24 Charming sort? 26 Olympics projectile­s 27 People in charge: Abbr. 28 ____ Lingus 29 Lucy’s last name on “I Love Lucy” 31 Like gasoline nowadays 33 30-year host of late-night TV 37 Legal field concerned with long-term care 39 Commotion 40 Televangel­ist Joel 42 Prima ballerina 46 Some team competitio­ns 49 The “e” in Genoa? 50 With 97-Across, emerge reborn ... or what the ends of five Across answers in this puzzle do? 52 “Gangsta Lovin”’ rapper, 2002 53 Yoga-class instructio­n 55 Food packaging reassuranc­e 56 Good “Wheel of Fortune” buy for REVERSE ENGINEER 57 Sold (for) 59 Toward the back 60 Where dominoes were invented 62 Rule 64 Jazz guitarist Montgomery 66 Some U.N. officers, for short 67 Super Bowl LV champ 68 Took a swing, say 70 Basketball box score column 74 Addictiont­reatment locale 76 Leadoff selections? 77 Something to file 78 French article 79 Sweet pea 81 Volkswagen model inits. 82 Give wrong informatio­n 83 Boring tool 85 Emmy-winning journalist Finch 87 Website with a Seller Handbook 91 “How ____ ... “92 Encrypted URL component 94 Red-handed, say 96 Make haste 97 See 50-Across 99 Brand that stylizes its name with a lowercase second letter 100 What a button on an armrest may control 104 Serenade 105 “____ Pal,” early episode of “The Jetsons” 108 Shrinks 109 1980 event in Washington 111 Be completely candid 114 Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw 117 It may be taken in by a traveler 119 Half of sei 120 Treat thought to be stamped with symbols of the Knights Templar 121 “We ____ please” 123 Within arm’s reach 128 Something commonly left in an operating room 129 Going by 130 Where the Volta River flows 131 Tea go-with 132 Pull down 133 Those opposite the center and guards, in N.F.L. lingo 134 More teed off 135 Scattered

DOWN

1 Sounds at a sauna 2 Limit 3 20-20, e.g. 4 Hit TV show created by Donald Glover 5 Something close to a colonel’s heart? 6 “Today” competitor, for short 7 — 8 Those against 9 Come back again (again ... again ... ) 10 Harp-shaped constellat­ion 11 Got ready to ride, with “up” 12 Vacuum tube type 13 “Hi” follower 14 Rack up, as charges 15 No-hassle 16 Countless 17 — 18 Slips 19 Holder of merit badges on a scout uniform 25 Jon of “Two and a Half Men” 30 — 32 Gone-but-notforgott­en 33 L.L. Bean competitor 34 Plant family that jasmine and lilac are part of 35 Safe space 36 Announceme­nt maker of yore 38 In early 2001, one of its executives notoriousl­y said, “From an accounting standpoint, this will be our easiest year ever” 41 ____ Minella (Muppet) 43 Pot grower’s remark? 44 What snakes grow as they age 45 Corrects, as text 47 They used to be a “thing” 48 Floor coverings that feel good on the feet 51 Politician’s concern 54 Detective Lupin 55 Present-day saint? 58 Surprise ending 59 Sparkling-wine variety 61 Scolded, as in a library 63 Big name in nail polish 65 — 69 Drive 70 Sets aside 71 Popped in for just a moment, perhaps 72 The Ikea logo shares the colors of its flag 73 Lead-in to “of mind” or “of war” 75 Advocate for the better treatment of elves, in Harry Potter 80 Determinat­ion from Santa 84 Big tournament news 86 Bare 88 — 89 Spots for window boxes 90 Verbal cringe 93 The St. Lawrence River’s misnamed ____ Islands 95 Far from friendly 98 Fatigued over time 99 Set of rules popularize­d by “How I Met Your Mother” 101 Doctor’s orders, maybe 102 Best ____ 103 Shaving brand 106 “Let me get this out ... “107 Lead-in to -scope 110 Small lab bottle 112 Loud, as a stadium 113 Former second lady Cheney 114 It often has its kinks 115 Sight from a Seattle ferry 116 Bike ride setting 118 Rides 122 Millennium start 124 See 126-Down 125 Take a ____ 126 With 124-Down, feature of van Gogh 127 Get hitched to

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©2021 New York Times 9/19/21

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