Sunday Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Country that’s about 24 times longer than its average width 6 Vendor’s wagon 14 Online access cos. 18 Nixon’s older daughter 19 It established Congress 20 PDQ, in the ER 21 Satisfied with one’s work in the transporter room? 23 Miles’ “Sideways” love interest 24 NFL official 25 Conger catchers 26 Daring deed 28 Informer 29 Setting for searches 31 Black 34 Big mess 36 Title book in a classic computer game 37 Brezhnev of the USSR 40 One who gets in 42 Detain Dr. McCoy? 47 Sends, in a way 48 Cover letters? 51 One may be painted 52 Fancy topping 54 Mangy mutt 55 Apple product 56 Opening tempo of Dvorák’s “New World Symphony” 58 __ gratia artis: MGM motto 61 End of a warning 63 Weave 66 “Be silent,” in music 68 Arch type 69 Phaser, slangily? 73 Tiny 74 Katniss’ ally in “The Hunger Games” 76 Surpasses 77 Forward pass 79 No. with two dashes 80 Ski weekend destination 82 Pluck 84 Flamenco shout 85 Heineken brand named for a Mexican city 87 Recurring 90 Actor Beatty 91 Warm sign-off 93 DNA sample from Kirk’s chief engineering officer? 97 Beverly Cleary title dog 99 Defrauded, say, with “on” 100 18-wheeler 104 Frontier home 105 Either Zimbalist 107 Creme-filled Drake’s cake 111 Bobby of the Bruins 112 Contents of some banks 114 Gloomy 116 Wedding promise 117 Newton, e.g. 119 Masseuse trained in massage techniques from Spock’s home planet? 124 Fabled loch 125 Observing lions in the wild, maybe 126 Sign up 127 De Matteo of “The Sopranos” 128 Uncalled-for 129 Candy mogul H.B. __

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1 Makes with skill 2 Gender-specific pronoun 3 Less cordial 4 Flax fabric 5 High nester 6 “Easy to Be Hard” musical 7 Song and dance 8 Unnamed degree 9 Cocktail party staple 10 “Bad Moon Rising” band, briefly 11 Adjust in a garage 12 Flight by night 13 Connections 14 School of thought 15 Allure of boldly going where no man has gone-before? 16 Pony up the service charge, say 17 Museum pieces 18 Wee 21 Cup part 22 Bayou, perhaps 27 Poet who used the name Old Possum 30 Abbr. often after a comma 31 Carbon compound 32 Storage spot 33 Horatian work 35 Sports org. name since 1910 38 Historic time 39 It’s a wrap 41 Big name in jeans 43 Elevator name 44 Runs easily 45 Grazing area 46 Barely enough 48 News exclusives 49 Clears of data, as a PC 50 Happy Meal toy replica of Captain Kirk’s ship? 53 “A Death in the Family” author James 56 Wonderstruck 57 “Buenos __” 59 Flea market deal 60 Did salon work 62 Allow 63 Latin “behold” 64 Bygone depilatory brand 65 First word in all but one “Seinfeld” episode title 67 Cause of inflation 70 Everglades deposit 71 Wheel connectors 72 Play delayers 75 Gave in (to) 78 Start of a classic accusation 81 Fabled racer 82 Flapjack cooker 83 Dorm overseers, for short 86 Wilcox daughter in “Howards End” 87 Tabloid couple 88 Sign-off letters before L 89 Nice season 91 Blow away 92 “Ambition should be made of __ stuff”: “Julius Caesar” 94 EMT skill 95 It’s found in banks 96 Immigrant’s subj. 98 Tighten the strings of, maybe 101 Safe to have 102 Example 103 Composer Stravinsky 106 Bogus 108 Church official 109 Nemo’s creator 110 Habituate 113 Makeup line 114 Galahad et al. 115 Action movie weapons 118 Screening org. 120 Heel 121 CIO partner 122 Dundee denial 123 NYY rival

3/27/2022