SUNDAY CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 “___ Dreams of Sushi”
(2011 film)
5 Iraqi, perhaps
9 Sleeveless garment
13 Barolo or merlot
17 Spanish for “love”
18 Tail end
19 Assumed name
21 Name that sounds
like “K.C.” 22 “Abso-freaking-lutely!” (Note the last three letters in this answer + ...)
24 Around the time of
25 Feudal lord
26 NBC sketch show, briefly
27 Not that!
28 They’re often lit at garden parties
(... the first four in this one) 30 Admit wrongdoing
32 Desert hill
33 Pampered one?
34 Drama in Shibuya
35 Clever comeback
(Last four letters + ...)
37 Lead-in to “dynamic”
38 Stereo alternative 39 Pseudo-cultured
40 Unrefined resource
41 “OK, but just this once”
(... first four)
43 Staggers
45 Bawl
46 Opinion survey
47 Help
48 Gung-ho
50 Sunbathes
51 Black-and-white animal 55 Computer support, maybe? 58 Against the law
60 Bolshevik’s foe
64 Hit, as a double bass
65 What moles collect
(Last two letters + ...)
67 Chicken ___ (... first six)
69 Dance to punk
70 N. Macedonia joined it in 2020 71 Goes around for rounds
72 Single or twin
73 Available from a keg
75 Drops from the sky
77 Journeys
79 “Obviously!”
81 Trippy drug
82 Shark part
83 Open, like an oyster
87 One celebrating a win
energetically (Last six letters + ...) 91 ___ and cheese
92 Fit for the task
93 “Well, uh-uh”
94 Performs like Nicki Minaj 95 SpongeBob’s channel (... first six)
99 5G predecessor
100 Strong desire
101 Kind or type
102 Light beams
103 Ben & Jerry’s flavor for Deadheads
(Last 3 letters + ...)
106 Crush, like potatoes
107 Hi-___ image
109 Stale episode
110 Black-and-white cookies
111 Large group of troops
(... first five)
113 Eurasian mountains
114 Sun Devils’ Arizona city
115 Ice skating jump
116 “The Taste of Country Cooking”
chef Lewis
117 Dole (out)
118 Changes the color of
119 Neat
120 Like some fakes or lakes 5/15
DOWN
1 Sometimes-blue birds 2 “There’s no stopping me!” 3 Ball game in Las Vegas 4 Sphere
5 Bea of “The Golden Girls” 6 Steps for dinner or disaster 7 Oohs and ___
8 Bikini part
9 Like a ghost town 10 First-class
11 Apple assistant
12 Chain with quesaritos
13 Be patient
14 “That clears things up” 15 Campari cocktail
16 Range of vision
20 Much of North Africa
21 Stuff to mold
23 Handmade jewelry source 28 Like 24-karat gold
29 “The Hot Zone” virus 31 Personal taste
32 Blue tang in “Finding Nemo” 35 Peace’s opposite
36 Rush of water
37 Athlete who shines 38 Humble
41 Charged particle
42 Musician Phair
44 Stated
45 Salsa singer Cruz
46 Buddy
49 Narrow valley 50 Mathematician Terence 52 Shapeless shape
53 Like lightly cooked steak 54 Parroted
55 Long vehicle, for short 56 Unnamed writer (Abbr.) 57 Verbal nudge
59 Astronauts feel them
61 Comedian’s gimmick (Var.) 62 Nut to squirrel away 63 Ready to harvest 66 “You gave me no choice!” 67 Soda holder
68 Inquires
71 Sorority invitation 74 Young pooch
76 Tire filler
78 Veiled criticism
80 Rush
81 Came into sight 82 Non-fiction?
84 Lift that isn’t a Lyft 85 Near disaster
86 Jeong or Jennings on TV 87 Pivotal point on a seesaw
88 “Count me in!”
89 Show contempt for 90 Housefly larva
91 Oscar winner Sorvino 95 “Bam” and “beep”
96 Over the moon
97 “In conclusion ...” 98 Workplace inspection org. 100 Ball containers in probability
textbooks
101 Extent
104 Thing proven by an
exception
105 “Ratatouille” rat
106 Long skirt
108 Lose it
111 Baseball club
112 Spearheaded