CROSSWORD PUZZLE: BREAKING NEWS
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1 19,000+-foot Peruvian volcano
8 Husband of Lara in “Doctor Zhivago”
13 Quarters
18 “That’s way better than I can do” 19 As we speak
21 Moisturizer brand 22 *Stereotypical movie outcome 24 Instigated, with “on”
25 “The Matrix” character 26 Wallops
27 Thought-provoking
29 Reveal
30 [Poor, pitiful me!]
32 “Contact” org.
34 *Startling disclosure 36 Demands serious effort (of) 40 Vacation spot offering a warm welcome?
42 Fig. usually expressed as a percentage
43 ____-Town (city nickname) 44 Gave a
46 *Bringer of cold weather 53 *Law-enforcement target 56 Grammy winner Morissette 57 Constitutional Amendment about presidential election procedures
58 Get soaked, say
59 Duke and others
61 One of eight in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” 62 Polish off
63 ____ Valley
64 Pilot follower, maybe 66 According to
69 *Battery boost
72 “____ makes man wiser and clear-sighted”: Vladimir Putin 73 Fish dish that Nobu restaurants are noted for
75 Ref. works that can run $1,000+
76 Bill Clinton or Barack Obama 77 March ____
78 Like priests
81 Morning fix, slangily
85 Like Benadryl: abbr.
86 Ticks off
87 *Moved closer to home? 89 *Help for users
92 Plains tribe
93 Ticked off
94 Rain-____ (bubble-gum brand) 95 Continental trade grp., once 97 Without principles
99 *Very soon
105 Criticism
107 ____-mo
108 Cross
109 Nirvana, e.g.
110 Biblical son who was nearly
sacrificed by his father
113 Woman famously evicted
from her home
115 “No way!”
117 Things used for dumping … or a literal hint to the answers to the starred clues? 122 Adorable sort
123 Sun block?
124 “In a perfect world …” 125 Sitting posture in yoga 126 Enter again, as data
127 Many East Asian World
Heritage Sites
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1 Suffix of ordinals
2 Bird with blood-red eyes
3 Big name in notebooks
4 Houses that may include tunnels 5 Sushi sauce
6 Triple-A jobs
7 Massive star
8 Stock holder?
9 Plus
10 Cutting
11 Mead ingredient
12 “That’s so kind of you!” 13 Course rarity
14 Continuing source of irritation 15 Radio City Music Hall has a famous one
16 Caterpillar alternative
17 Box ____ (tree)
19 Beat by a nose
20 Pieces of three-pieces
23 Booted
28 Pricey mushroom 31 Roughly estimated
33 Many a craft brew
35 Common email attachments 36 Height: prefix
37 Prison weapon
38 ____ anchor (stay still, nautically) 39 “Sounds good!”
41 Sea whose Wikipedia article is
written in the past tense
45 It’s in your jeans
47 The Browns, on scoreboards 48 Increasingly outmoded circus roles
49 All thumbs
50 Rust, e.g.
51 Course halves
52 Hand-carved Polynesian statues 54 Empire once spanning three continents
55 Lopsided win
60 Range rovers
61 “I know the answer!” 63 Out-of-the-blue
65 Symbols of sovereignty 66 Can’t stand
67 Shade of gray
68 Leave thirsty
69 Peru’s ____ Chávez
International Airport
70 Some intersections 71 Supplement 74 Dream up
76 “Hasta ____”
79 Works in a museum 80 “Gotcha”
81 One keeping a secret,
metaphorically
82 Apollo 13 commander 83 Word-of-mouth
84 Drain feature
86 Up to it
88 Pitcher Hideo Nomo, e.g., by
birth
90 Be a good designated driver 91 Flag thrower
96 Pitchers’ awards?
98 Certain keg attachment 99 Female friend: Lat.
100 Connection
101 Buttinsky
102 “Oyez! Oyez!” e.g.
103 Princess Charlotte, to Harry 104 Handyperson
106 Lead-in to “-ville”
111 Came from on high
112 Give up
114 First name in courtroom fiction 116 Verily
118 ____ Bravo
119 Image file extension
120 Pro ____
121 Method: abbr.