Advanced Placement Test
NOTE: I received so much positive mail on this idea when I first did it in November that I thought a sequel would be in order. So to speak.
ACROSS
1 Light circler 5 Palindromic airline 8 It’s within range? 12 FDR’s denomination 17 Oilman Chet of Texas politics 19 “Do ___ do” 20 Eb and Flo, e.g. 22 Contest with clowns 23 Emotionally demanding 24 Temporary peace 27 How Mom may have the kids 28 Man of morals 29 In the other team’s town 30 Liberty portrayer opposite James 31 Marbles, so to speak 33 “What you just said is irrelevant!” 37 Wacky, as humor 38 Congo, formerly 39 Demolish 40 Frequent textee, perhaps 42 Greeley’s advice 44 When doubled, ardent 47 Two aspirin, e.g. 48 “Rules ___ rules” 49 Go a few rounds 50 Next to each other 52 Target for Joseph Cotten in Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” 54 Mr. Chips portrayer 57 Pole, for one 58 Hit the ice? 62 Introductory drawing class 63 Done in a salon 65 Course of action 67 Word with an accent 68 Sandwich fans may hold them 70 “I was introduced to you once before” 72 “Very little spice, please” 74 A Romney 75 Hornswoggle 77 Land 79 Metal containers? 80 Nordstrom rival 82 Take exception to 84 Actress Stevens 85 “Swell!” 87 Repeatedly 90 Party staple 92 Party staple 93 Verdi slave 94 Vote in favor 95 Luxury watch brand 97 Hilly pts. of town 98 Middle of the 12th century 99 Substantial 101 Syngman of South Korea 103 Misses deadlines 108 “Skyfall” singer and namesakes 110 Start to cure? 111 Vague number 112 Tech debuts of 1998 114 French textile city 116 Oft-chronicled conflict 120 Goose genus 121 “Steppenwolf” novelist 122 Yes follower 123 Actress Balin or Claire 124 Made on a loom 125 ___ Hall University 126 High-pH solutions 127 LAX update 128 Auctioned auto
DOWN
1 Local bond, briefly 2 Blooms 3 Hold more liquor than 4 Imbibed minimally 5 Thai appetizer 6 “Off the Court” author 7 Cause of Sonoran snorin’ 8 Commensurate 9 Actor Kilmer 10 Stone and Watson 11 Contents meas. 12 Triage areas, briefly 13 Patio planter 14 Worship 15 Unruffled 16 Prancer’s teammate 18 Bette Midler hit 21 Old Persian title 25 Second feature, in drive-in lingo 26 ___ candy 32 Sporty car roof 34 Actress Garr 35 Cow poke 36 Rest stops 38 Frrreeezing 40 Probe, pooch-style 41 Post founder? 43 Lots of dough 45 Some plugs 46 “I called 911” 47 Ottoman relative 50 Metal marble 51 Corleone crony Tessio 53 With -scope, an ear device 55 D.C.-born Bill 56 Part of T.A.E. 59 Way more than just smitten 60 “My composure left me” 61 Reassure, as a dog 64 Beethoven’s Ninth is in it: abbr. 66 “Rules apply to all citizens” 68 Western treaty grp. 69 Diploma word 71 Early bird 73 Italian III 76 Quiche, for one 78 Calc cousin 81 Fence-crossing aid 83 Common game piece 86 Short missions? 88 Vehement reply to a query 89 1961 hit, “___ Said” 91 Napoleon Dynamite, for one 93 Hurting the most 95 Film director Brian De ___ 96 “Nobody wins!” 98 Thompson’s cinema nanny 100 Privileged groups 102 Actress Donahue 103 Meyers and Rogen 104 “___ the force, Luke” 105 Woofer’s notes 106 Computer letters? 107 Styx crosser 108 Syrian in the news 109 Hypnotist’s word 113 Apt anagram of “pittance,” “a ___ tip” 115 Mr. Rubik 117 General on a Chinese menu 118 Farm female 119 “Didn’t I tell you?”