BEASTS OF BURDEN
Across
1 Reluctant consent
5 ___ Blue, Canada’s
bestselling beer 11 Author O’Flaherty 15 Subjects of reports from helicopters during rush hour 19 Changeover point from
a.m. to p.m.
20 Between andante and
largo
21 Having a distinct style 23 Those with Robert Redford’s skills in a 1998 film
25 Seat of Sonoma County 26 Like one who obeyed an
airline announcement 27 Place for a piñata 29 Word in a traditional
wedding vow 30 Kindergarten break 31 Hollywood’s DuVernay 32 Peat, lignite, bituminous
and anthracite 34 Related
36 False front
38 A Brit, a long time ago 40 Ocular annoyance 41 Intense aversion 43 Turkish mountain
dweller
44 Dog’s decoration? 46 Private dining area 48 Neighborhood setting
for “All in the Family” 50 Influences
52 Type of open and shut
court case?
54 Common side effect reported in pharmaceutical ads 58 Cocktail traditionally
served in a copper mug 61 Tennis player who posthumously received a Presidential Medal of Freedom
62 Is always stylishly
outfitted
64 Nervous feeling
65 Final word of a threat,
perhaps
66 Rigorously obey 67 Artisanal bitter brew, for
short
68 City in Belgium with the largest designated cyclist area in Europe 69 Jaunty Henry Mancini tune written for the film “Hatari!”
71 Reminder of a past
introduction 73 Announcement of a winning hand in a card game
74 Director Kurosawa 76 Unhand or disarm? 77 Dedicate
78 Native of a country ruled
by Isaias Afwerki 80 Lincoln biographer
Sandburg
81 Lawrence of Arabia, e.g. 82 Philosopher Descartes or surrealist artist Magritte
83 Like a person who
62-Across
85 Item by which the goddess Fortuna determined the fate of kings and nations 86 Faster
88 Ayatollah Khamenei’s
Islamic denomination 90 Messing with a script? 94 Fragrant lichen used in
making scones
97 Writes checks without
adequate bank balance 99 Still a contender
101 Regrets
102 Mythical creatures
summoned to protect the Jewish people from persecution and plagues 104 If’s partner
105 Headgear of the Black
Panthers
107 First word of a TV series
with 456 episodes
108 Protagonist of Uris’
“Exodus”
109 Sound accompanying an
epiphany
111 They sometimes escape
a bakery
113 Ellis Island arrival
115 Theme song of “The
Jeffersons”
118 The creatures found in this puzzle’s circled entries... or what you’ll need to do to fit them in the grid
120 Location, likely behind
the front
121 Concern for Spinoza and
Socrates
122 Singles bars?
123 Paul McCartney and
Ringo Starr
124 Thompson who was half
of the NBA’s “Splash Brothers”
125 Like some babies’
diapers
126 Ending of four state
capitals
Down
1 Like the athletes in
dressage competitions 2 “On the other hand...” 3 “C’est magnifique!” 4 Make a snood from a
skein, say
5 Sycophant
6 Ending with lemon or
lime
7 Spirited types?
8 Ones in violation of the
ADEA of 1967
9 Ironic purchase at a
blowout sale?
10 Give, as a discussion
topic
11 Vocalist with the band
Cult Jam
12 Wells who said “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them” 13 Much-maligned
contraction
14 Thematic signature 15 ___head (member of the
United States military) 16 Missing a key concept? 17 Put 2 and 4 together to
make 7, say
18 Person falsely blamed
for the problems of others
22 Country formerly known
as Nyasaland 24 Regulator of the N.Y.S.E. 28 So far
33 Stryker at West Point,
e.g.
35 Devastating tree disease spread by bark beetles
37 One-named R&B artist
with the hit “1, 2 Step” 39 Cuisine based on the idea of “cucina povera” or “poor cooking” 42 Haircut style of Mr. T 45 Neither excellent nor
horrendous
47 Showing some cheek 49 Part of R&R 51 Wide-eyed feeling 53 David Lynch film about
Joseph Merrick
55 An asteroid and a Mars crater are named after him
56 One end of the Sunshine Skyway Ridge, informally
57 Fastball, in baseball
slang
58 Hugger-___
59 Available, as a London
cab
60 Served by an usher 61 Actress Jessica of “Sin
City”
63 Dwarfed, with “over” 65 Deserved an outcome 66 Source of roof damage 69 Mayim of “The Big
Bang Theory”
70 Folklore attributes them
to handling toads 72 More maleficent 75 Medieval stronghold 77 POTUS 34, initially 79 Serving short
sentences?
80 Work in progress? 81 Material in a polo coat 84 One of Judy Garland’s
signature songs
85 Bota bag
87 An equal number 89 Literally, “fire bowl” 91 Upscale Italian brand known for its watches and jewelry
92 Like E.T. riding Elliott’s
bicycle
93 So to speak
94 Activities forbidden to
Rudolph
95 Joseph Smith’s angelic
visitor
96 Fictional Twist 98 Website not often visited by conspiracy theorists
100 Wee
103 51-Down’s partner
106 “Keep the deets to
yourself”
110 Second stage of development in Freudian psychology 112 Appropriate name for a
WWE contestant?
114 20-year-old Apple in
2018
116 OMG and TTYL, e.g.
117 “Kill Bill” costar Thurman 119 Comic strip Cathy’s
exclamation