FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
ACROSS
1 River to the Baltic 5 Lost tourist’s aid 8 Get — of (reach) 13 Grant 19 Playful sprite 20 Bullring cheer 21 Brownish tint 22 Camelot king 23 “There is —!” 24 Start of a riddle 27 Riddle, part 2 29 Isle of exile for Napoleon 30 Stakes 31 It’s larger than giga32 Old fruit soda brand 34 “I’m freezing!” 36 Ex-soldier 37 Musical gift 38 Start of a pirate’s chant 42 Docs treating tonsillitis 45 Defiant sorts 47 Riddle, part 3 52 “At Last” singer — James 53 Raise, as a house 54 Nero’s 62 55 South — (75-Down’s country) 59 Turn outward 61 Riddle, part 4 64 Johann Pachelbel’s “— in D” 66 “Just a moment” 67 Limo-riding type 68 Alpha- — acid 71 Paid to play cards 73 Cat warnings 76 Chicken — king 77 How matching items are often sold 80 “— Mio” (Pavarotti favorite) 82 Riddle, part 5 87 Ne’er-do-well 91 Polynesian island group 92 Pupil setting 93 Baseball great Hank 95 Forearm part 96 End of the riddle 100 Trix or Kix 103 Un-PC suffix 104 Laura or Bruce of film 105 Start for eminent 106 Actress and comic Gasteyer 107 Twist the truth 109 Deer kin 112 “— -daisy!” 114 “Would — to You?” (1985 pop song) 116 Enlarge 119 Start of the riddle’s answer 124 End of the riddle’s answer 127 Oppositionist 128 Spotted wildcat 129 Cook on a grill 130 Bexley beer 131 News nugget 132 Car varieties 133 Feels like 134 Silent “yes” 135 Divining aids
DOWN
1 Pendant gem 2 High-tech viewing medium 3 Acquit 4 Winona of “Heathers” 5 Not stereo 6 Balm plant 7 Cathedral seats 8 “For want of — the horse was
lost” 9 Irreligious 10 Choose (to) 11 — Brite 12 Novelist Roald 13 Brand of rum 14 Show fallibility 15 Ticket part 16 Steal things 17 Dismissal from a position 18 Pulls with a violent twist 25 Country music channel 26 Subside 28 “It rained all night the — left ...” 33 Slope 35 Poolroom accessories 37 Sword sort 39 With 122-Down, like a Cyclops 40 Marx who kept mum 41 Keats’ “— Melancholy” 43 Sent a cell message to 44 Zuricher, e.g. 46 Greek letters after pis 48 Sleep: Prefix 49 Passé TV hookup 50 Pub. defender, e.g. 51 Bee’s home 56 Gives gas 57 Novelist Wiesel 58 Viper types 60 — chi 62 — voce (very softly) 63 Say again 65 Scholastic sports gp. 68 Ordinances 69 Ice skater Kulik 70 Date source 71 Lend a hand 72 Web location 74 Ailing 75 See 55-Across 78 Short play 79 High nest 80 Used a scull 81 Harriet Beecher — 83 Rob of “The West Wing” 84 Agra’s Taj — 85 Mas’ mates 86 — Jacinto 88 Puts on seductively 89 Converted to code 90 Comical Martha 94 “Morning Edition” airer 97 Detrains, say 98 1962 hit for the Exciters 99 Difficult task 100 Turks and — Islands 101 Intertwine 102 Complained bitterly 108 Bard’s “before” 110 Boat spines 111 Pig pad 113 Rocker Liz 115 Jazzy Fitzgerald 117 Sky spheres 118 Used to be 120 Fed. agent 121 Saintly ring 122 See 39-Down 123 Virtual citizens in a video game 125 Had a victory 126 Tip of a boot