SUNDAY CROSSWORD II
BLACK MIRROR
ACROSS
1 “The Lion King” heroine 5 Ballet bend
9 Fish such as koi
13 Takes advantage of 17 Telenovela topic 18 Remnant 19 iO toothbrush brand
21 Puppy adoption org. 22 *Patterned pair’s place (hint: note this answer’s last word ...) 24 *Perk for a regular customer
(... and this one’s first word) 26 Alecia Beth Moore, ___ P!nk 27 Help
28 Music great Ross
30 Easter lead-in?
31 Wish undone
32 Many
35 Ram’s ma’am
36 Jolly ol’ fellow
38 Simple computer program
40 Bug that’s hard to see? 43 Entices
46 *Duke athlete
48 *Hid one’s true self from the world
50 Small amount of gel 51 One-named “Crazy Rich Asians” actress 55 Charlottesville sch. 56 Pancreas production
60 High dice rolls 61 Nine-sided figure
65 “The Body Is Not an Apology” author ___ Renee Taylor
67 Actor Cariou
68 Symbol of slowness 69 *Duplicitous
71 *Jitter-free drink
74 “At once!”
76 Brand with 64-packs
78 Started a tennis rally
81 Smallest of the litter
82 Time for peace talks
84 Ride around Central Park? 85 Texter’s “Wow!”
86 “Ditto,” in a citation (Abbr.) 88 Banana Boat tube initials 89 Sleeveless undergarment,
for short
92 Madre’s sister
93 *Unpleasant things to end on 96 *Catholic college in New Jersey 98 Forester’s marker
99 With one’s jaw on the floor
103 Has big dreams
104 Attend
105 Not reactive
106 “___ she blows!”
107 Think at a think tank
110 Person who sells the roses
112 Dish at a bakery?
116 *Marvel villain who absorbs energy
118 *“Colorful” Duke Ellington song 120 Discharge
121 Catch in a trap
122 ___ Sound (view from Seattle) 123 Guest column, often
124 Sonic & Knuckles game maker 125 Start of a tangent, maybe 126 Stash away
127 Noted loch
DOWN
1 “Hidden Figures” org. 2 Run ___ (lose control) 3 Places to enjoy beers after work
4 Noah’s boat
5 Madrid museum
6 Case study?
7 Cold, to a barista
8 More creepy
9 Trumpet’s cousin
10 Length x width, for a rectangle 11 Like cookie dough
12 Land, as a kiss
13 Tommy Trojan’s sch.
14 Car engine part
15 Color of unbleached linen 16 One-named soul superstar 18 Sad, in Spain
20 Charlotte who wrote “Jane Eyre” 23 No longer trendy
25 Like many cooking herbs 29 Wowed feeling
33 Futbol cheer
34 Texter’s
“Just letting you know ...” 36 Present positively, perhaps 37 Nashville music prize, briefly 38 “Captain Phillips” Oscar nominee Barkhad
39 Map (out)
41 Kinds
42 Laila and Muhammad 44 Popular DVR
45 Yoko’s son
47 “Uncle ___” (Chekhov play) 49 White on “Wheel of Fortune” 52 African donkey 53 Woodcutting tool
54 Keep at bay
57 Rapinoe’s American squad, for short
58 Pirate’s plunder 59 Welcome booth offering 62 Clumsy folks
63 Evening, in adspeak
64 Notify
66 Formally agree (to) 68 Opposite of abundant
69 It may be tied ... or under laces 70 Victorian ___ (1837-1901) 72 Manning who retired in 2020 73 Show subtitled
“The Last Airbender”
74 German toast
75 Bit of gossip
77 Slangy assent
79 Banish
80 Cockpit array
82 Gas company with an iconic sign in Boston
83 Corrode
86 Entirely
87 Deck shufflers?
90 Rock concert place near the stage
91 Hurting
94 Boat race
95 Sea shanty singers 96 Presents, as cookies for Santa
97 Added to the team 100 Juliet’s lover in a 2011 animated film
101 ___ Lingus
102 Grooms oneself carefully 107 ___ of March
108 Capitol topper
109 Juul, e.g., informally 110 Young horse
111 For the road
113 Squeeze through a pastry bag
114 Goes gray, say
115 Silently agrees
117 Bio 101 molecule 119 Mountain ___ (soda brand)