“Begging the Question”
By Mary Ellen Uthlaut ACROSS
1 Sticky situation
5 Feeling no pain
9 Hard exterior
14 Rock projection
19 Field of study
20 On a cruise
21 Adele chart-topper that won three Grammys
22 — skeleton
23 York, Jersey, Mexico,
etc.?
26 TV, radio, newspapers,
etc.
27 Minnesota twins?
28 Like modern
farmhouse decor
29 Small chess piece
30 “Breaking Bad” star
Cranston
31 More slippery
33 Legless reptile
35 Muse of poetry
37 Swiped, in a way
39 Doctrinal
breakaways
42 “— a virtue, if you have
it not”: Hamlet
45 Vermicelli, e.g.
46 R?
50 Dallas NBAer
51 Midrange voice
52 Greek letter that seems like it should be last
53 Unaccompanied
Last week’s solution:
“Al-addin'” 54 Beethoven honoree
56 Neckwear pins
60 Fasten, as buttons
62 NCAA pt.
63 Get dizzy with delight
65 Sierra —, Africa
67 Firmly decided
69 “Amazing!”
70 None, few, many, most,
—?
74 Juilliard subj.
75 Type of court
concerned with wills
77 Like a cold-weather
jacket
78 Western show
80 Logician’s “hence”
81 Soccer period
84 Generosity
86 Barrels of laughs
88 1973 Toni Morrison
novel
90 Aptly named cooler
brand
91 Nick at —
95 Smithwick’s beer
96 Ralph Emerson?
100 Like corned beef
101 Orderly method
103 Art studio stand
104 Impulse-conducting
cells
106 Lock of hair
108 Soul singer Baker
111 “— you clever!”
112 Informal name for
Google Talk
114 Old Dodge
subcompact
117 Hopeless cases
119 Hang loosely
121 Naproxen brand
122 “Mice guys finish
last”?
125 Stuff to sell
126 Respected figure
127 Seesaw sitter of classic
tongue twisters
128 Not engaged
129 Lowered oneself?
130 Like the sound of
bagpipes
131 Mix together
132 Scallion kin
DOWN
1 Private home?
2 Humorously twisted
3 Anchor venue
4 “Lah-di-—!”
5 The great outdoors
6 Puts to work
7 Softens
8 Washbowl
9 City with two MLB
teams
10 Has high regard for
11 Forearm bone
12 Whole bunch
13 “Chinatown”
screenwriter Robert
14 Scold harshly
15 Applies, as pressure
16 Sesa Street?
17 Greek earth goddess
18 Lively spirit
24 Ice Capades setting
25 Cybercurrency
32 All things considered
34 Hawaii’s Mauna —
36 Cheer-full message
37 Health resort
38 Food regimen
40 Stepped heavily
41 Missile housing
43 37-Down staffer
44 Goings-on
47 Play for time
48 “Be silent,” in music
49 Mild Dutch cheese
52 Apex
55 A.E. Housman’s “A
Shropshire —”
57 Sioux City state
58 Former German
Chancellor Helmut 59 Algae-eating aquarium
critter
61 House speaker Nancy
63 In a regretful manner
64 Guess —?
66 Italian peak also known as Mongibello
68 “Such a pity!”
69 Some musical works by
Kaija Saariaho
71 Rental document
72 Emerald, for one
73 Nosed (out)
76 CAPTCHA prey
79 Academic status
82 Entice
83 Pet collar target
85 British school attended by many prime ministers
87 Most saccharine
89 Attacked
92 Raymond Burr crime
series 93 Sci-fi monster’s
appendage
94 Mag managers
97 “— Pinafore”
98 Former Chinese
Premier — Jiabao
99 Adjust, as car wheels
100 Hex
102 Visit faraway places
105 Tiny headphone
107 Seed scatterer
109 Sacred emblem
110 Fennellike herb
112 Goggle
113 Extended family
115 Burrowing
insectivore
116 Needing extra
sunscreen?
118 Etc. kin
120 — Squad: Best Buy
tech support
123 Like unbuttered
toast
124 Zero, in soccer
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