San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
The New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Way Out West
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“Meet the ____” (baseball fight song) Pertaining to any of five Italian popes Small rodent
To be, in France ____ Jay Hawkins, rock pioneer who wrote “I Put a Spell on You”
Hardly a team player? Nickname for 114-Across coined by John Steinbeck Large rodents Corpse ____ (morning-after cocktail) German surname part
One of the Guccis At the top
Skip or drop Down-to-earth Cool Opposite of a breeze Instruction for some Thanksgiving cooking “Downton Abbey” countess Colorful natural attraction along 114-Across
An awful state to live in
Twitch user, perhaps Spanish : -ando or -iendo :: English : ____ Attempt to grasp, as a complicated situation Car-pooling inits. Cuisine that includes gochujang paste 52 “Go ahead and ask” 56 Pastis flavorer 58 Peridot, for one 60 Smart, say
61 Bad stat for a QB: Abbr.
Left
Tall, curved attraction along 114-Across Gear for gondoliers Trafficker trackers, for short Legend
Animal in the genus Bos Following along Roux ingredient? B3, nutritionally Beverage with a “New England” variety
Gone to press? Booked it Phrase one might yell at the screen during a horror film What roots are, to powers Graffitied artistic attraction along 114-Across 94 Summers in la cité 95 ____ Austin, Biden’s
secretary of defense 5
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Bugs
Jazz bassist Carter, who has appeared on more than 2,200 recordings Being treated, in a way
A whole can of worms? Mamas’ mamas Bug
Bad review Component of lacquer thinner More far out Theme of this puzzle, which winds its way nearly 2,500 miles through all the shaded squares herein Wishy-washy response Captivate
The Panthers of the N.C.A.A., familiarly
120 Art in the Television Hall of Fame Dislikes and then some
Things sometimes named after presidents 97 98 99 101
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One of 50,460 in the Chunnel Actress Barrymore, great-aunt of Drew Famed fountain of Rome 4 5
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Half step, in music Character seen on a keyboard
Bile Obsequious
Sun deck? “That’s my cue!” Actress Long Component of a bridge truss Positive results of some strikes TV 6-year-old who attends Little Dipper School Lead-in to “com” Bit of writing on Twitter or Tinder Natural conclusion? Some mil. officers Abbr. on many streets in Quebec “Holy ____!” Pass
Not mainstream, for short
Sierra ____ 1990s film with a famous wood chipper scene Word with a wave in Oaxaca
Classic Camaro Grant ____, northeast terminus of 114-Across
Kind of tape $100 bill, slangily Underwriting? “What malarkey!” 40 41
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Paid penance
Site of a U.C. in the O.C. Muscle-bone connector
Verb in Poe’s “The Raven”
Trece menos doce Many a Hollywood worker Brownish-yellow hue
Big ____ Monogram in the 2016 presidential election
Puts away Suffragist and abolitionist Abby ____ Alcott Georgia, e.g.
One of two circling the earth Decorates deceptively
High part of a deck Bon ____ (fashionable world) One-named New Age musician Mower’s trail Means of electronic communication with restricted access Ending with cash or front
Self images? Stevenson of 1950s politics
They may be ridden to victory 81 83 84 85
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Some co. name endings
Santa Monica ____, southwest terminus of 114-Across Golden rule preposition Speedskater Kramer with nine Olympic medals
Stir in
String or integer, in programming Brand with a bull in its logo Critical warning Some scores in horseshoes
“My Name Is Asher ____”
Offer one’s two cents Deprived
You usually do this lying down by yourself
Naval “Negative” Singer O’day
Bad messages to send to the wrong person
Tap-in, e.g.
140, in old Rome Covid Data Tracker org.
New Deal power agcy.
Fools are often seen at its start: Abbr. Peaceful, informally Partner of only Posed for a portrait