SUNDAY CROSSWORD:
ACROSS
1 King, queen, etc. 9 Overly impulsive 13 Something in a
cocoon
17 It may produce both a cringe and a laugh 19 Acclaimed rock
‘n’ roll biopic of 2022
21 Emerald or
aquamarine 22 “That cult’s initiation ceremony is brutal!” [1983] 24 Creator of the games Xybots and Klax
25 Bit of memory, for
short
26 It’s quite the
stretch
27 Not stay outside,
informally 29 Spurred into
action
32 Bronzed New York basketball player from Bangkok [1997]
34 Junk
35 Prominent features of Sphynx cats 38 Treaty that was dissolved in
2020
39 Neighbor of a
return key 42 Places
44 ____ Stavro Blofeld,
enemy of 007 48 Therein lies the
rubbed
49 Why the Devil was forced to pay “The Greatest” [1969]
52 Parks at a pier 54 Anise-flavored
liqueur
56 Passes (out) 57 Not play by
oneself, perhaps 59 “Remarkable!” 60 Bucatini, ziti and
rigatoni, e.g. 62 High point of a trip
to Europe? 63 Total breeze
64 Do some making
up
65 Cry after remembering to meet at noon [1984] 68 Somewhat off 69 English football powerhouse, to fans
70 Time out in
pre-K?
71 Change for the
better
72 Belly, cutesily 73 “You didn’t fool
me!”
75 One way to cross
a lake
77 One in the oil
business? 80 Actress Davis 81 “You there, hoarding the Quattro razor! Scram!” [2002] 85 Losing line in ticktack-toe
86 Wryly comical 88 Word with pie, pot
or port
89 Subject of SETI
space scans 91 Partner of Clark in
American history 93 Stefani who sang the 1996 hit
“Don’t Speak” 94 Six-foot runners? 95 How one cannibal felt after devouring the other [2000]
101 Like “threads,” for
clothing
104 Latest releases, of
sorts
105 Neighbor of an
Emirati
108 Anxiety condition,
for short
109 I.T. bigwig
110 Some optical illusions created with one’s fingers [1999]
116 Rival of a ‘Vette
117 “Socrate”
composer
118 Auditing a class,
maybe
119 Part of H.K.
120 Miffed, with “off” 121 Compliment to Daisy during a game of fetch
DOWN
1 Summer hrs. in
Dallas
2 “Nice joke!” 3 Previously,
poetically
4 Bit of apparel that
covers the face 5 Turn into confetti 6 Big change in price
or power
7 Classic record
label
8 Lug around 9 [Yuck!] 10 Greeting that means, literally, “love” 11 Crime-show
spinoff, to fans 12 Skedaddle, with
“it”
13 ____ Hall, home of the N.C.A.A.’s Pirates
14 Many a
Zoroastrian
15 Line at a karaoke
bar
16 “Hogan’s Heroes”
colonel 18 Ambassador, in
brief
20 Pile of papers 21 Cosmic
comeuppance 23 Big drinkers
28 Pay (up)
29 Freak
30 What you get upon reading aloud the answers to the seven italicized clues
31 “Works for me!” 33 Historic builders of
rope bridges 34 Recipe qty. 36 Syst. of unspoken
words
37 Diamond
shapes
40 Make an
appearance 41 Many a watch
display, for short 42 1983 No. 1 hit for
David Bowie 43 Work of
appreciation 45 Dozes after a
dose, say 46 Category for which every 30-Down in this puzzle was recognized, aptly 47 Its loss can cause
baldness 50 Ganja
51 Didn’t go
anywhere 53 Filling-station
brand
55 “Not good,
amigo” 58 Missions,
in brief
60 “____ OK!”
61 One who makes
calls
62 Writer Rand 64 Like the death of 19-Across, some claim 65 Grammy-winning
DiFranco
66 Out of control 67 Cowboy’s cry of
excitement 69 Aerial threat during the Cold War
72 Classic Disney film that opens at Flynn’s arcade 74 On display, as a
painting 75 Tapped
76 Feel bad
77 Travel through
time? 78 Easily persuaded sort
79 Things pandas have 20 of
82 Chew the fat 83 Jubilant cheer 84 Options for
“bee’s knees” cocktails 87 Alternative to
Levi’s
90 End of a flight, in
two senses 92 Serves, with
“on”
93 Nickname for
Mom’s mom 95 Grind
96 Brought about 97 “Well, shucks!” 98 Contacting on
Twitter, for short 99 Compadre
100 Journalist in
a field
102 Ball game?
103 Like the smell of
burnt rubber
106 Rapper behind the “King’s Disease” trilogy
107 “Copy,” to a cat 111 Great Basin people
112 D.D.E.’s W.W. II battleground
113 Sci-fi film staple, for short 114 White-wine aperitif
115 Show with a “What’s Up With That?” segment, for short