Crossword

Doin’ the Celebrity Shuffle ... A real mix of people

Note: This puzzle is part of Merl’s best-of series. ACROSS

1 Familia guy 4 Scenery chewers 8 Michael Jackson album 11 Overdue for ___ (underpaid) 17 22 Across, shuffled 20 Grammy-grabbing guitarist 22 Knute Rockne portrayer 23 20 Across, shuffled 24 Have ___ many (overdo it) 25 School misfits 27 Shapiro of NPR 28 Shredded 29 Greenspan’s group, the ___ 30 “Don’t you have ___ to go to?” 32 Al’s rube 34 Calf-length skirt 36 Eastwood in Rawhide 39 Eminent follower? 44 Test for jrs. 46 Carol Burnett Show regular 50 ___ profundo 51 “Nuts!” 53 46 Across, shuffled 55 The mark of Frankenstein 56 Carnaval city 57 Wading birds 59 Get to the ___ the problem 61 Snack 62 Elephant obstacles of 218 B.C. 64 Playing with a full deck 65 Make a Top Ten list 66 Make do? 68 Coquettish 70 Macaroni 71 Earthquake hotlines? 72 Snake, at times 73 Topped tortes 75 Arabian Sea nation 77 Whom Festus or Chester would pester 79 Science org. 80 Mortar masher 82 Lays out 84 Comparative ending 85 Nobel-winning physiologist Meyerhof 87 A Different World star 89 Surprise-ending specialist 91 Wee 93 87 Across, shuffled 95 The Y, e.g. 96 Mitt misses 98 “I hate ___!” (employee’s plaint) 99 Ascent 101 Nap spots 104 Model or puzzle 106 “There but for the grace of God ___” 109 Fleeing the MPs 113 Greek letters 114 Moral writer 116 Christie’s “Express” train 119 124 Across, shuffled 122 “Bette Davis Eyes” singer 124 Roman Holiday Oscar nominee 125 122 Across, shuffled 126 Curiouser and curiouser? 127 Top exec 128 Gen. Robt. ___ 129 Wily

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1 The ___ the iceberg 2 Daffy or goofy 3 Chose 4 Train jumper 5 To Europe 6 ___ tai (cocktail) 7 Person in the pool 8 Grille covers 9 Voice, as a grievance 10 1983 taxi movie starring Mr. T 11 Part of SHAEF 12 Actress Charlotte 13 Secy.’s calendar listing 14 Put ___ (ask) 15 Yvette’s evening 16 Noun ending 18 Plant woe 19 Quaid-Gossett sci-fi film of 1985 20 Part of EOM 21 Farmer’s ears 26 Jumps when scared, e.g. 31 Mega-seller 32 In a faint 33 Do what Dillinger did 34 Clarke who received Cagney’s grapefruit facial 35 Hankering 37 Playskool product 38 Envelop 40 Bucolic parents 41 42 Down, shuffled 42 Violin virtuoso 43 Compass heading, in Cancún 44 He played Laverne’s dad 45 44 Down, shuffled 47 Sacred picture 48 Hog-wild 49 Sun ___-sen 51 Anatomical entrances 52 Hovering bird 54 “Sorry, out of the question” 58 Beam of light 60 Mad, in Marseilles 63 Part of RSVP 65 Steiger or Stewart 67 Shade tree 69 Member of Cong. 70 Unconvincingly 71 Aficionado 72 Slang for a $100 bill 73 “___ little late for that” 74 Allegations 75 Celebrity lives, after their bios? 76 Carry (out), as justice 78 Show spunk 81 Dog owner’s order 82 Prying types 83 Type of carpet 86 Name mentioned in Lennon’s “Come Together” 88 Goal of a verb’s action: abbr. 90 That, in Tijuana 92 Abbr. in ages 94 Take to court 97 “___ and yet so far” 100 Philomela’s sister, turned into a swallow 102 Gather up, as a flag or sail 103 Easy ___ (elementary) 105 Maestro Jones of car-horn, pot-lid fame 106 They’re trait-laced 107 Actress in The Bad News Bears 108 Lesley Gore’s “___ Party” 109 Gulf off Somalia 110 “What do ___ now, Mr. Know-It-All?” 111 Auto pioneer 112 Twice XXX, minus VII 114 With flot, a Russian airline 115 Summer in D.C.: abbr. 117 Steeplechase 118 Like “go,” as a verb: abbr. 120 Andy’s aunt 121 Caddie’s gadget 123 Thou, squared