The Big Crossword Puzzle is back
Give your brain a workout with this mind-bending challenge.
Across
“Pay attention!” (2 wds.)
___ Victor (“His Master’s Voice” company)
___ chi chuan (Chinese exercises)
Maker of Perfect Sleeper mattresses
Implement for landing fish Menzel who was the voice of Elsa in “Frozen”
Nike’s logo
Not even a little off
Citizens of Zagreb
Lacking compassion Pneumatic passengerprotection devices (2 wds.) Company VIP’s
Hershey’s caramel-andchocolate candy
Mah-jongg pieces
Kitt who sang “Santa Baby” Nigeria’s most populous city
Pictionary maker
Creator of eye-bending designs (2 wds.)
“Just say ‘no’” sayer (Hyph.) Superior school grade (Hyph.)
“How could ___ this happen?” (2 wds.) Basketball Hall of Famer Thomas
The way things currently stand (3 wds.)
Formation of words like “buzz” or “hiss”
Longtime Georgia senator Sam
Like a pre-birth position Mork’s birthplace on “Mork & Mindy”
Union that merged with SAG in 2012
Young ___ (tykes, in dialect) “___ have to spell it out for you?” (2 wds.)
73. Like politics, by nature
75. Violent outburst
77. Form-1040 org.
78. Hosp. aide’s superior
79. A Fitbit counts them
81. “The Tortoise and the Hare” storyteller
Moray fisherman
Eliminate waste
Burns with smoke and no flame
Paid attention (2 wds.) Chocolate craving, e.g. Prone to getting sunburned on the scalp
“We’ve been over this before...” (3 wds.)
Unsure of what to do
(3 wds.)
99. Writer Melville
101. Before, before a word
102. ___ Lingus (Irish carrier) 103. Perform on the stage
104. Unbleached muslin shade 105. Uses strong-arm tactics on 107. Add, as an extra charge (2 wds.)
Sports channel that shows college games
S, M, L, and XL
Give counsel to
Shrunken Asian body of water (2 wds.)
Bath sponges
Perp’s patterns, briefly
Put an ___ (stop) (2 wds.) Couch potato’s condition Larger-than-life stories Message from a pulpit Privileged groups
Heavy imbiber
“___ Beso” (Paul Anka hit) ___-kiri
Writer Fleming who created Bond
Straight and limp, like hair Letters on a Nittany Lion Onetime immigration center ___ Island
139. Protected wading bird
141. Shade of meaning
143. Clark’s partner in exploring 144. Sight enhancer
147. Dec. 24th VIP (2 wds.)
149. Rebuked officially
153. Make a decision (to)
154. Distributed, as cards
155. Title in “Macbeth”
156. “U guys agree?”
158. Oktoberfest vessels
160. Vehemently condemns
(2 wds.)
162. Comment often after
“Hmm...” (2 wds.)
163. Overstuffed footstools
164. Wet/dry ___ (multi-purpose cleaners)
Teenagers rooms, to parents
Bridge money makers
Ogles offensively (2 wds.) Sports org. with a five-ring logo
Santa ___ Park (horseracing venue)
Law that incited a 1773 Boston revolt (2 wds.)
Like the mood in a losing locker room
Mavs on the board Reverberations in a concert hall
182. Pungent salad ingredient 185. Repeat the question
187. Male duck
188. Underwater sound
detectors
190. Aussie bird that can’t fly 192. Titles for attorneys (Abbr.) 193. Obstructed, like a river
194. Household rival, often
195. Packages of copier paper 196. 2004 “Survivor” island
198. “Good buddies” on the hwy. 200. Song of mourning
202. Corrects a mistake 1. 9.
12.
15.
20. 24.
29. 35. 40. 46. 47.
49. 50.
51. 52. 53.
54. 55.
56. 57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
63.
64. 66.
67.
69. 71. 83. 85. 88.
90. 92. 94.
95.
97.
110.
112. 113. 114.
116. 118. 119. 120. 123. 125. 127. 129. 130. 132. 133.
134. 136. 137.
166.
168. 170. 172.
173.
177.
179. 180.
205.
Latin for “where it originally was” (2 wds.)
207. Photocopy precursor
208. Bluish-green shades
210. Take a playful poke at
212. K. T. of country music
213. Word form for “bone”
214. Like a region with sparse rainfall
Two-door Mazda convertible
218. Patty Hearst’s SLA alias
219. Endorses digitally
221. Take in, as a dress
222. Signs of surprise
224. Concerning (2 wds.)
226. Modern video transmission 228. Mensa-eligible
230. Like Cheerios cereal
231. Respectable, like a citizen 233. E. Sicilian volcano (2 wds.) 235. Long-term occupations
237. Going-nowhere states
239. Lead-in to “di” or “da” in a Beatles song
Source of “The Lord is my shepherd...”
243. Certain salt source
245. Where Big Ben bongs
247. Underground passages 248. Reacts to, as fireworks (2 wds.)
Great Lake with the longest shoreline
250. Hold the same opinion
252. Grab forcibly
254. Leaves speechless
256. First tribe encountered by
Lewis and Clark
258. Two-___ (old kind of movie) 260. Smartphone predecessors
(Abbr.)
261. Homes for eagles
262. Undermined by stealth
266. Coco of perfume
268. Suffix with “auto” or “bureau”
Accept flattery eagerly (3 wds.)
Results of some peacekeeping efforts
273. Puts the kibosh on
275. Open with a paper knife
277. Google co-founder Sergey 278. Half of an octet
280. For, in a debate
281. In a lascivious way
282. Used a keyboard
284. Sporting a new decor
285. Generous prime rib serving 286. Series starters (2 wds.)
288. Shaped like a plum tomato 290. “Goodness gracious!”
of yore
291. Sort of, but not quite
293. Exxon in Canada
294. Department head (Abbr.) 296. B’way success signs
298. Voices an objection
300. “R U 4 real?”
303. December ocean
phenomenon (2 wds.)
304. Coeur ___, Idaho
305. Experience of riding a roller
coaster (Hyph.)
307. Oddsmaker’s nightmare 308. “Piece of cake!” (2 wds.)
311. NYC bus and train group 313. Football’s Broadway Joe 315. Weapons for some fencers 317. Uses a riflescope
318. Topper for Bogart or Sinatra 319. When repeated, classic song with the lyric “Me gotta go”
It’s about a month after Turkey Day
322. Former Russian state (Abbr.)
Hourly clock sound
Painter Henri de Toulouse-___
328. Show disapproval
330. Ribs-eater’s need
332. Tempt, as customers
(2 wds.)
334. DIY moving options (Hyph.) 336. Some Nintendo consoles 337. Give ___ rest (shut up)
(2 wds.)
340. Pectoral muscle’s place
342. Rum concoction often served with a pineapple garnish (2 wds.) “Fiddlesticks!”
Sign of an angel
Billionaire Buffett Narrowing toward one end Half of a hot dog vendor’s tool
Hospital diagnostic device (2 wds.)
352. Track-and-field activity 353. Encourages to misbehave
(2 wds.)
354. Tummy muscles
355. Arranged in thin plates
357. Without moisture, as land 358. Squeamish people
359. ___ snap (type of cookie) 361. Morticia Addams’ cousin 362. Former ABC executive ___ Arledge
Actress Maria Conchita ___ Tennis-court divider Peacekeeping org. since 1949
Proctor-___ (small appliance maker)
370. Opus ___ (group depicted in
“The Da Vinci Code”)
372. Male hormone
374. Lawn sport that requires
balls
375. One or the other
378. Look through hastily
379. Characters of novel, play, etc.
Enjoy a newspaper After-wedding offerings Elaborate pretense
Kutcher of “Two and a Half Men”
389. Eye protector
216.
241.
249.
269.
271.
320. 325. 326. 344. 345. 346. 347. 348.
349. 363. 366. 367.
369. 381. 383. 385. 387. 390. Bulb-brightness measure 391. Cornhusker’s state (Abbr.) 393. Thurman of the “Kill Bill”
films
394. Mojave, Kalahari or Gobi 395. ___ as a wet hen (2 wds.)
397. Day’s opposite in
commercials
398. Letters before iotas
399. Highway speed postings 401. Geisha sashes
403. Gas leak warnings
405. Move with a mouse wheel 407. Cul-de-___ (dead end)
409. LAPD dispatch
410. Domed church structure 411. ___ example (for instance) (2 wds.)
Talk about again and again Brillo alternatives (2 wds.) Moves stealthily
Nibble between meals Miner’s or caver’s light generator
423. What doctors are sworn not
to do
425. Champagne-and-orangejuice drink
Like a burned-out bulb Ridicule
“___ to Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry hit)
431. Winning the race
432. Wearing something
434. “Don’t Bring Me Down”
band, briefly
436. Not so messy
437. Feature of just-baked
cookies
439. Contents of a La Brea pit 440. Arafat of the PLO
442. Estevez who is a brother of
Charlie Sheen
444. Windy City newspaper
446. What MapQuest requests 448. Big name in outdoor and
fitness gear
449. Pelicans’ relatives
452. Wet spongy earth
453. Attempts to gain control, say (2 wds.)
First pope with the title “the Great” (2 wds.)
Troop division
Fur shoulder scarves Destinations on the www Square dance partner
Really must (2 wds.) Relatives of “Gee whiz” and “Shucks!”
464. Period’s place in a sentence 465. Photocopier tray filler
466. In the ___ (soon to happen) 468. Longtime talk show host Dick
Product-launch pronouncement (2 wds.) Handyman’s gadget
Subdue by force of personality
Female officer on the Enterprise
Whirlpool alternatives
Trivial Pursuit category (Abbr.)
477. The “S” of SUV
478. Obeyed the sentry
480. Rubik, the cube inventor 482. Tending to ooze
484. Rockies roamer otherwise known as an elk
Historical time frame
First woman to be Speaker of the House
490. Walk-in clinics don’t require
them (Abbr.)
493. Game usually played with 32 cards
Confer holy orders on
LeVar, on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
498. ___ out (win a mind game) 500. Went by paddle boat
502. McDonald’s logo part
505. Org. that awards merit badges
Place to get coffee and free WiFi
Where a hurricane makes landfall
First Secretary of State under Reagan, Alexander ___
With hands on hips and elbows out
Hare’s opponent of fable Bubble and churn
Attic dust collector
Certain church officer
Inner skin layer
___ Skywalker (nickname in the “Star Wars” movies)
524. One way of fitting (3 wds.) 526. ___ charmed life (escaped hardship) (2 wds.) Moviedom’s Long and Vardalos
529. Sense much used in a bakery 530. Rock containing crystals 531. Prepared to be knighted 533. Pierre’s gal pal
534. Infomercial staples
535. Know-nothing
538. Inessential internal organ 540. Cup-filling limit
542. Submits tax returns
paperlessly (Hyph.)
544. Birthmark, e.g.
546. Gloomy, to a poet
547. Sound with flashing lights 549. Hard-to-reach nest
550. Not immune to bribes
551. What 101 courses give
552. Fill the tank, maybe (2 wds.) 555. Season ___ (first game)
557. Fly-trapping sticky stuff 559. Precious violins
561. Memorable opera star Pinza 563. Gorilla researcher Fossey 564. Turn the dog loose
567. “They’ll never suspect me!” (2 wds.)
Starts being effective (3 wds.) 413. 415. 417. 419. 420. 427. 428. 430.
456.
457. 458. 460. 461. 462. 463.
469.
470. 471.
473.
475. 476. 487. 488. 495. 496.
506.
510.
511.
512.
513. 515. 517. 519. 521. 523.
527. 570. 572.
Delight (in)
Patronize (a restaurant) (2 wds.)
Sidle through a doorway, say (2 wds.)
576. Prima donnas have big ones 578. Cavs on the board
579. Keep way too much stuff 580. “Fancy” singer Iggy
582. Newly-hatched hooter
584. Worker with circus lions 585. Range between Spain and
France
587. How diamonds appear on playing cards (2 wds.)
Dairy section spreads
Great ruckus (Hyph.)
Pours to the brim
Relative, but not by blood (Hyph.)
595. Dipped water out of a boat 597. Hedy of “Samson and Delilah”
Flying biters
Policy shared by PBS and Wikipedia (2 wds.)
Part of a restaurant’s warning sign (2 wds.) Kirsten of the “Spider-Man” movies
‘Here’s an idea... ‘
Out of America, for an American
“Sharknado” star Tara Character that rhymes with Pooh
612. Friend of Snow White
614. Was in a funk
617. Eat between meals
619. Etched in ___ (permanent) 620. Boxing’s “Marvelous” Marvin
Place for recyclables
Lake ___ (site of the 1980 Olympics)
623. Voiced a complaint
625. Sen. Marco of Florida
628. Regulator of OTC drugs 629. Prepares Mexican beans 631. Negative campaign tactic 633. Pagan nature religion
635. “___, meeny, miney, moe...” 636. Treat kindly (3 wds.)
638. Spotted fish of the Atlantic 640. Henhouse big shot
574. 589. 591. 593. 594. 599. 600.
601.
603.
606. 607.
609. 610. 621. 622. 642. Reply to “That ain’t true!”
(3 wds.)
644. Part of a Genesis-inspired costume (2 wds.)
Salt-___ (hip-hop group) (Hyph.)
Battleship barrage
Car that became a 1964 hit song
Fellow members of a congregation
“Easy to clean” ad catchphrase (2 wds.)
656. Giving rise to
658. Wild guesses
660. From that point on
661. Home to a famous geodesic sphere
Early computer that weighed 30 tons
663. Unofficial promissory note 664. Wimbledon match sections 665. Shoo-___ (sure winners) 666. Gillette Mach3 predecessor 668. Brother of Peyton Manning 669. Country singer Jo ___ Messina
Lottery winner’s choice Violent weather, informally (Hyph.)
674. Mother’s sisters
676. Grows weary (2 wds.)
678. Search stealthily, as for prey 681. ___ whim (for no real reason) (2 wds.)
“Yeah, like that’ll ever happen” (2 wds.)
Give, as a free meal (2 wds.) Low-altitude clouds Surgical holding area (Hyph.)
691. Bring back from injury
693. Contaminates
694. Summarizing, as a ball game 697. Zap with a beam
698. Walk-___ (nonspeaking
roles)
699. How-___ (instructional
videos)
700. Small-sized batteries
701. Move with stealth
702. Ring-shaped
704. Changing for the better
707. “Rated ___ everyone” (video
game words) (2 wds.)
646.
649. 651.
652.
653.
662. 670. 672.
682. 708. 709.
To___(precisely) (2 wds.) “Ready when you are!” (3 wds.)
Acted as a bodyguard
Term applied to distinctive collector car
Twenty fins equivalent (Hyph.)
717. Luggage lugger
718. Quick scissor cuts
722. Something that ends a
wrestling match
723. Serena Williams’ org. (Abbr.) 724. Spy aircraft’s attribute
726. City north of Tijuana (2 wds.) 728. Old-school laundry detergent
Start of some aircraft carriers
___ shooting (sport using clay targets)
Medical staffers (Abbr.) Pester with barks (2 wds.) Smell ___ (have suspicions) (2 wds.)
Utterly defeating
Stream erosion result
Finally arrive at (2 wds.) Comedian’s offerings
Delta rival, as it used to be called (2 wds.)
Target of tongs, frequently (2 wds.)
“What a Girl Wants” singer Christina
Start up again, as a business Ice hockey game interruption
Distinct feature
It might be picked up by a hound
High schooler’s facial concern
759. Liam of One Direction
760. Glasses part (2 wds.)
761. Person giving ear
762. Typo list
763. Revs in neutral
764. Overtakes on the road
765. Works behind the bar
766. Beginning of a conclusion 767. Unexpected problems
768. Caught the meaning of
769. EMTs’ destinations
770. Innate
711. 714.
716.
730. 733. 735. 737.