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Give your brain a workout with this annual mind-bending challenge.
Across
1. Abruptly stops responding
to texts, say
7. Woodsy thicket
12. Most recent news
18. Give audible love to (2 wds.) 25. Ukraine and others, once
(Abbr.)
29. [That knocked the wind out
of me!]
32. MSN and AOL
36. “Cola” lead-in
40. Ruth of the Baseball Hall of
Fame’s first class
44. Alice follows him to
Wonderland
45. Sign up for advertising
emails, say (2 wds.)
46. Enjoys doing, as a hobby
(2 wds.)
47. Where Puff “frolicked in the
autumn mist” (2 wds.)
48. Modus _ _ _
50. Traditional Indian wedding
dress
51. When you might get a lei in
Hawaii (2 wds.)
53. Words that attract
shoppers (2 wds.)
54. Learned via the grapevine 55. Person who has been
scammed
56. Ponch player in 1970s-’80s
TV
57. Buffing tool
58. A black cat carrying a mirror
under a ladder, say
59. Casanova characteristic
(2 wds.)
60. Windsor’s province (Abbr.)
61. Attach at the end (2 wds.) 63. Go 50 in a school zone, say 65. You won’t find them in ATMs 67. Unprepared student’s
dread
68. Old slang for a 100-dollar
bill (Hyph.)
70. What a no-show is
72. PC scrolling key
74. _ _ _ in “elephant” (2 wds.) 75. Constantly remind
76. TV actress Helgenberger 78. Latissimus _ _ _ (back
muscle)
80. Viking symbols with
mystical meanings
82. They’re depicted on New
Zealand dollars
84. Optical-illusion artist
86. Singer Vannelli of
1970s-’80s pop
88. The “P” of the S&P 500
90. What the defense might do 92. Subtle vibe around a person 93. Sports Illustrated’s 1993 Sportsman of the Year coach Don
95. Texter’s bye-bye
96. Tulsa-based univ.
97. Ask invasively
99. _ _ _ + Ctrl + Del (PC
sequence)
100. Threaded metal fastener 101. The Batmobile, notably 102. Spot for a snow bunny
103. Just down the road from
(2 wds.)
105. Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U _ _ _
Gone”
106. Type of line dance from
Cuba
108. Harry Styles’ former band,
to fans (Hyph.)
110. _ _ _-dieu (kneeling bench)
112. _ _ _ bargain (court deal) 114. One whose region is generally conservative (Hyph.)
117. Zaps in the microwave
118. Kiln for drying hops
119. Reacts to, as fireworks
(2 wds.)
121. Tonsillitis-treating MD
123. Univ. test graders
124. Twice-broadcasted
TV show
126. When many lunch hrs. end
(2 wds.)
129. Talked nonstop on one
subject
131. Five-star review, e.g.
132. Zines on the Web
134. _ _ _ and proper (overly
formal)
136. Pebbles : Dino :: Elroy : _ _ _ 138. Like a bodybuilder’s body
141. Guinness Book entry
143. The Sunshine State, for
short
144. Opening remarks provider 145. Wheeler-dealer in D.C., e.g. 146. St. Bernard’s bark
147. Palms off, with “on”
149. While on the other hand 153. Dental restoration
154. Work group of legislators 156. It may be found at a table
with chips
158. Straphanger’s grip
161. Prepare one’s body for a Mr.
Universe contest (2 wds.) 163. Sin associated with the
color green
164. Words signaling a weak
hand (2 wds.)
166. The NFL’s Browns, on sports
tickers
167. Weather-affecting Pacific
cooling (2 wds.)
169. Your madre’s brother
170. Michelle Obama’s youngest 172. Word on a triangular road
sign
174. Group of second-stringers
(Hyph.)
175. Quitting phrase in poker
(2 wds.)
177. Word on bottles of
mouthwash
179. Wharton School applicant’s
hurdle, for short
180. Ready to drink or be a bat
mitzvah, e.g. (2 wds.) 182. Like a desperate effort
(2 wds.)
185. Title transfer concern
186. Treats hurriedly (2 wds.) 188. Setting for many a season of
“Survivor”
189. Choice cuts of meat
191. Morales on “Criminal Minds”
nowadays
192. Tune that translates roughly
to “My Sun” (3 wds)
195. Engage in some pregame
banter (2 wds.)
198. O’Neal of the Lakers,
familiarly
199. Stamp on a letter
202. Trade-_ _ _ (compromises) 203. Disney “princess” fond of
reading
204. Kind of proposition, in logic
(2 wds.)
206. Throw in the microwave,
slangily
207. Thomas _ _ _ Edison
209. Word with “vive le”
210. Cul-_ _ _ (dead-end street)
(Hyph.)
212. Humdinger
215. Dubai dignitary
216. Common cause of snoring 218. Prop for Liberace
220. Temporarily out, in baseball
lingo (Abbr., 3 wds.)
223. Reproduces like salmon
226. Annulment
229. Wee-hours periods, for
short
230. Props for a musical child’s game
231. Org. that co-sponsors First Tee youth programs
232. Wreath in Waikiki
233. Victoria’s Secret staple 236. Shows on your smartphone (2 wds.)
237. Abominable Himalayans 239. Techie’s “You reap what you sow”
241. “Frozen 2” snowman
242. Sale for charity, maybe 245. Talent _ _ _ (record company employees)
247. “Start playing, band!”
(2 wds.)
249. Deleted from galley proofs
(2 wds.)
252. R-rated, perhaps
254. Tree with fragrant purple blooms
256. Some people have it as a gift 257. Second-largest of the Ionian Islands
259. Uncover, as information (2 wds.)
260. ___ Hayes of TV’s “Mod Squad”
261. Cut off from an estate 263. Skepticism
264. Put in position
266. Carrier with a hub in Delhi (2 wds.)
269. Sticks with one’s position (2 wds.)
271. Spongy exfoliant
273. What a casting director tries
to fill
274. Les _ _ _ (Broadway
blockbuster familiarly) 275. Villain, to a child
276. Where Pavarotti first performed in 1968, with “the”
279. Serb or Pole, for instance
280. _ _ _ and blood (kin)
281. She jilted Troilus
283. Mice, squirrels, etc.
285. Take a stand and tell the world about it
287. Displaying an allergic reaction
290. Withdrawal symptom, in short
291. _ _ _ vez (again, in Spanish) 293. Tablet for FaceTime
295. “_ _ _ yellow ribbon round...” (2 wds.)
297. Today’s version of a K ration 298. Stallone’s commando character
301. Capital city of Western Australia
302. Surf’s partner, on menus
303. Longtime Palestinian leader Arafat
305. What “eureka” means, loosely (3 wds.)
307. What’s placed on a violin rest
308. _ _ _ noire (nemesis)
309. Riot control weapon (3 wds.) 312. NCAA sch. located in Vegas 313. Start of a committee proposal (2 wds.)
314. Vegas machine, for short 315. They sleep upside down 316. View to be
317. Normandy negatives 318. Successful batter 320. Unbleached muslin shade 322. Will-reading attendees
323. One of Neptune’s 14
325. Spread out, as troops
327. _ _ _-climber (gym apparatus)
329. Lacking politeness
330. Separate by type
332. Assumed the role of (2 wds.) 334. Swimmers that may be
electric
336. Trucker’s unit
338. Wile E. Coyote’s undoing,
often
339. Clean and brush, as a horse 340. Vocal evidence of
intoxication
341. Dos for Solange and Jimi
Hendrix
343. Tom’s Polly or Dorothy’s Em 345. Prerequisite for a triple play
(2 wds.)
349. Genuine
351. Gave in to exhaustion
(2 wds.)
354. Act all hoity-toity (3 wds.) 356. _ _ _ out (put on display)
357. Potentially insensitive, briefly (Hyph.)
358. Touched a match to
359. Born with the name of
360. Amo, amas, ___
363. Either “E” in ESE
364. Talk show pioneer Jack 366. Symphonically slow
367. Touch lightly, as the corner of one’s eye (2 wds.)
369. “Why ___ I think of that?” 370. “Tell me how much to pour” (2 wds.)
372. Like a perforated page
375. Restriction removal, informally
377. Texas ballplayer, to fans
379. In _ _ _ of (as a substitute for) 381. Connect, as a smartphone to a computer
383. Take a sip of, perhaps 384. Sword’s superior, proverbially
385. Sultry Sommer, of 1960s cinema
387. Folder of emails you wrote 388. Start of a song that ends with “brave” (2 wds.)
389. Like the skin of fish and reptiles
390. Happening place, colloquially (3 wds.)
392. Treat before washing 395. Mobster played by Travolta in 2018
397. They may be loosened after big dinners
399. Thanksgiving guest, typically
402. Criticize harshly, with “out” 404. Wile E.’s favorite mail-order firm
406. Glen Campbell’s “_ _ _ Little Kindness” (2 wds.)
407. _ _ _ snail’s pace (slowly) (2 wds.)
408. “Ask me later,” on a schedule (Abbr.)
409. What a snorer “saws”
411. _ _ _ Polo of “Meet the Fockers”
412. London lawyer
414. Marquee names
417. Radio station’s coverage, perhaps (Hyph.)
420. Speaker with a sore throat, say
422. Words repeated before “it’s off to work we go” (Hyph.) 423. Place for altos and tenors 424. Word form for farming 425. Sacher ___ (chocolaty dessert)
427. I love, to Octavia
428. BeyoncÈ’s role in 2019’s “The Lion King”
429. Station on the Alaska Highway
430. Render void
434. Israeli novelist of “A Perfect Peace” (2 wds.)
436. Rose’s sharp part
438. Word on a Lipton box 440. Become full of hair like a sink
drain, perhaps (2 wds.)
441. Jewish folk song, “_ _ _
Nagila”
443. Underground coal sources 446. Music style of Ray Charles
and Sam Cooke
448. Miss Piggy’s Foo-Foo, for
one
449. Squeezing snakes
452. Healthful leaf vegetable 453. Saint accoutrement, in
religious paintings
454. Supremely elegant
455. Where oil or vinegar may be
found
457. San ___, on the Italian
Riviera
459. Feeling that something
good is going to happen 462. Woodstock’s home, in
“Peanuts”
464. Young of Crosby, Stills, Nash
& Young
465. How Legos may be placed
(Hyph.)
467. Tendon or ligament
468. Dubai official
469. Synagogue scripture
470. “If you can’t imitate him,
don’t copy him” speaker 472. Up to, commercially
473. What to do after adding
cream or sugar
474. Lovato of “Camp Rock”
475. Title on “Downton Abbey” 476. The Hoover Dam forms part
of its border (Abbr.)
477. What Teddy Roosevelt said
to carry (2 wds.)
479. Eagerly accepted, with “at” 481. Express audible derision
toward (2 wds.)
483. Testosterone counterpart 486. Sudden twitch
489. Pinocchio material
491. Urban GPS lines
492. Confident test-taker’s cry
(2 wds.)
494. It makes a rowboat go
495. Where sardines are packed
like sardines
496. Like some bad driving
conditions
498. Oblong appetizer served
with crackers (2 wds.)
501. Climber’s downward
journeys
503. Vice president who
resigned in 1973
505. Golden Rule, e.g.
506. Rap, country or pop (2 wds.) 509. What water softeners
exchange
510. Yellow-brown shade
511. ___iliac
513. Where Kiev is cap.
514. Type of pillow filler
516. Enter without being noticed
(2 wds.) 520. Paragons of unselfishness 522. Dead Sea Scrolls prophet 523. Tennis star who wrote
“Open”
525. Mountaintop nests
527. Ditch, as school
528. Uncles, in Spain
530. Tadpoles’ homes
532. Tolkien’s Baggins
533. “Treasure Island” or
“Goosebumps” inits.
534. What the “A” of E.T.A.
stands for (Abbr.)
535. Art community NNE of
Santa Fe
536. Hester who bore a scarlet
“A”
538. “Uh-uh,” formally
540. “Get Smart” agent (Hyph.) 543. Best to consult for advice 545. Singing grasshopper
547. Slanted publicity
550. “We hold _ _ _ truths to be
self-evident...”
551. Cowboy legend _ _ _ Bill
553. Hoodlum for hire
554. American farm machinery
industrialist
556. Portal with Bing search
557. Kitchen nickname derived
from a weed-digging tool 559. Unofficial promissory note 560. “Brideshead Revisited”
novelist Waugh
563. Where some pilgrims flock 564. David who anchors ABC’s
“World News Tonight”
565. Feels contempt for
568. Gen. E. Lee
571. Aircraft accelerators
574. Geezers (2 wds.)
577. _ _ _ fire under (roused to
action) (2 wds.)
578. Started to argue (2 wds.) 580. Founded, on town signs
(Abbr.)
581. Night sky observatories 585. Patricia of “The
Fountainhead”
586. Provided for
588. Old anti-knock additive 590. Like your fingers after using
a leaking pen
591. YouTube clip 592. Story subtitled “The Yeshiva
Boy”
594. Program on a Billy Blanks
DVD (2 wds.)
595. Board used by a manicurist 596. IM option replaced by
Google Hangouts (Abbr.) 598. U.S. agcy. for senior citizens 599. “Family Guy” tyke
603. When doubled, dance of the
2010s
604. “That’s the answer!”
606. _ _ _ the dust (be defeated) 607. _ _ _ Lewis, the voice of Lamb
Chop
609. Waits for, at an intersection
(2 wds.)
612. “Flashdance” star Jennifer 614. Ripped to shreds (2 wds.) 617. NFL replay review aid
(Hyph.)
618. Unable to follow up with
action, it’s said (2 wds.)
620. Provider of overhead views
in NFL broadcasts
622. Word on many medieval
signs
623. Some microwaves, shortly 624. The Lone Ranger’s sidekick 626. Bunk that may require a
ladder
627. Switch around, as tires
628. Test drive, for instance
(2 wds.)
630. Where to wear a Fitbit
632. GPS options (Abbr.)
633. Olympic speed skater _ _ _
Anton Ohno
635. Wordsworth or Whitman 637. Mexican revolutionary ___
Villa
638. Muse of lyric poetry
640. Vacuum brand in
infomercials
642. Giant homer hitter Mel
643. Old DJs’ assortment
644. Champagne and orange
juice drink
647. Litter box sound
649. Like ink, in France
651. “The Carpet-Bag,” in
“Moby-Dick” (2 wds.)
654. Disoriented state 656. _ _ _ Webster (Twain’s
jumping frog)
658. Ballerina’s springing jump 659. More than strange
661. “What gave you that ___?” 662. “_ _ _ Unchained” (Tarantino
movie)
664. House majority leader
before DeLay
665. Potato chip accompaniment 666. Three minutes, in a boxing
match
668. What good R.N.’s dispense 669. Where BMW was born
(Abbr.)
670. Verb ending, in Britain
672. Novelist Bronte’s Jane
674. Macaroni or rigatoni
677. Line on a pair of jeans
678. Words often before a colon
(2 wds.)
679. Some pointed arches
680. Shout accompanying a
gavel strike
682. Stylist’s goop
683. Where Samsung is
headquartered
685. Narrow gradually
687. What worriers do, with “on” 689. T’s, in Morse code
690. One may like a celebrity’s
tweet
691. Suffix with skeptic or cynic 693. Where Torahs are kept
695. Beatnik’s “Understood!”
(3 wds.)
697. Ultramarathoner’s ailments 699. Doe’s daughter
701. Elite Eight and Final Four
org.
703. Rapper with the platinum
album “Thank Me Later” 705. “Hey, I was thinking...”
(2 wds.)
707. Thomas Magnum and Sam
Spade (Abbr.)
708. Uttering repeatedly
711. Subj. concerned with global
warming
713. Exhortation that, in fact, is not in the Hippocratic Oath (3 wds.)
715. On Mars, it’s mostly like a
desert
718. _ _ _ kick (football gamble) 720. The 13th item in a baker’s
dozen
722. Say “There, there” to
724. Orator’s vocal quality
725. Gloomy atmosphere
726. Words said with a shrug
(3 wds.)
727. Unusual foreign objects 728. Spinoff drama featuring LL
Cool J (2 wds.)
729. Some SEAL team actions 730. Emulates Miley Cyrus
731. “Que es ___?” (“What’s
this?”)
732. Polar explorer Admiral
Richard
733. South Park co-creator
Parker
734. Verbal expressions of
understanding
735. McAn of shoedom
736. Makes a sergeant into a
corporal
737. Tightly stacked, as ice trays 738. Stage success
739. Puts on a schedule
Down
1. They may be nervous
arriving at church 2. Disney’s Montana
3. Thing in the way
4. Agcy. that helps mom-and
pops
5. Cause to incline
6. Word before “fast” and
after “home”
7. Abbott, to Costello 8. Precedes, as a headliner
(2 wds.)
9. Org. that might hold a back
to-school night
10. Titles of knighthood
11. Ready-for-market goods
(2 wds.)
12. Energize, as a party (2 wds.)
13. Whispered line on the stage 14. _ _ _-tac-toe
15. Word form of “within”
16. Like skunks or skunk
cabbage
17. Pesci’s co-star in “My
Cousin Vinny” 18. Revolutionary subject for
Banksy
19. Faded in the stretch (2 wds.) 20. Feed the kitty, in poker
21. Picks apart a sentence
22. Sports bar purchase
(2 wds.)
23. Voluminous Brit. ref. source 24. Got through to
25. State of deep sleep
26. What an “X” may mark
27. Consign to an inferior
position
28. _ _ _ Lanka (island nation)
29. Where to see “Curb Your
Enthusiasm” (2 wds.)
30. Flattering poems
31. Hose company hookup
32. Uranium-238, e.g.
33. Yosemite _ _ _ (“Looney
Tunes” character)
34. Scrubs up for surgery
35. Prove one can carry a tune 36. Transparent parts of eyes
37. Tokyo-born Beatle spouse 38. ‘70s Carson rival
39. Solo for Maria Callas
40. “_ _ _ Little Lies” (Reese Witherspoon/Nicole Kidman miniseries)
41. North-south thoroughfares
in Manhattan
42. San Francisco, Oakland, etc.
(2 wds.)
43. Tastefully sophisticated
49. Mighty _ _ _ oak (2 wds.)
52. Some ER staff
62. “You busy?” (3 wds.)
64. U.S. opponent in the Ryder
Cup
66. Result of bartering
69. Where the paper is
processed
71. _ _ _ and crannies
73. Imagined while sleeping
77. Orange _ _ _ (floor polish)
79. Deepest and most central 81. What a pool player puts on a
ball
83. Sickness (2 wds.)
85. Coolness factor on the
street
87. Where Belfast is (Abbr.)
Consider our giant Thanksgiving Day crossword puzzle a gift to your family. Once the pumpkin pie’s been cleared, spread the puzzle out on the dining room table and tackle it together. Bonnie L. Gentry, of Sun City West, has built the puzzle to be fun and friendly but still challenging. So grab some pencils, some erasers and your smartest kids. And enjoy.
165. Talking-heads group
168. _ _ _ as a wet hen (2 wds.) 171. Causing an oxygen debt, as exercise
173. Started the card game
176. _ _ _ jacket (protective garment)
178. Currently the style (2 wds.) 179. Prime Minister Meir
181. It’s crumbled on Greek salad 183. Meg of “The Big Chill”
184. Fly over the beach, maybe
187. Short kick in football
188. Couple, on a gossip blog 189. Collette, Morrison and
Braxton
190. Inseam measurement
192. Layer that absorbs
ultraviolet radiation
193. More balanced mentally 194. Decide one will (2 wds.)
196. Stuck-in-the-mud gear
197. Opposite dir. from NNW
200. Quick-witted
201. Big _ _ _ (top dog)
204. Verbal equivalent of an eyeroll (2 wds.)
205. It might accompany bacon and toast (2 wds.)
208. _ _ _ spumante (sparkling Italian wine)
211. Gladiatorial venue
213. Washing-machine quantities
214. Open, as some tents
217. Scent in incense and insect repellents
218. Charming toddler
219. Touched the ground, as a plane landing
221. www address starter
222. You may opt for the lesser
of two
224. Seasoned rice recipe
225. Words on a sticky note attached to a contract (2 wds.)
227. Stores expect customers to return them
228. Potential relationship ruiner 230. Pompadour and bouffant 233. Certainly will, after “is” (2 wds.)
234. Remind again and again of
an error (3 wds.)
235. Swears (to)
238. Improve, as one’s game
240. Wander aimlessly (about) 243. Substance made from
seaweed
244. Just going through the motions, after “on”
246. Cord in some backyards
248. “It’s Your Thing” singers (2 wds.)
249. Only Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania
250. Most zany
251. Hopeless from the start, slangily
253. Ensure an accurate reading of
255. Zeus’ island birthplace 258. Courageously determined 261. Windblown snow pile
262. The “E” in EMT (Abbr.)
265. Attire that flaps in the wind 267. Basketball great _ _ _ Thomas
268. Weaponry transfer (2 wds.) 270. Rhett’s parting word to
Scarlett
271. “Bad, Bad _ _ _ Brown” (1973
#1 hit)
272. Showing via the idiot box (2 wds.)
275. ROY G. BIV, for the colors of the rainbow, e.g.
276. Word in many Starbucks
89. An automatic “You’re orders
welcome,” for one 277. Work _ _ _ (code of the
91. Unmarried lady, in Mex. dedicated)
92. Utterly despise 278. Travis who sang
94. Bugs’ feelers “T-R-O-U-B-L-E”
98. Underwater hazards 282. Unit equal to 100 nanojoules 101. Cleveland player, briefly 284. Test ride vehicle, perhaps
(2 wds.)
102. Utter mess
286. One way to divide shares 103. Offensively loud (2 wds.)
104. You don’t want to lie under 287. Old Concordes, in brief them
288. Infiniti’s parent company 107. “Wonder Woman” actress
289. Currier’s partner in
Gadot
printmaking
109. “.... _ _ _ saw Elba” (2 wds.)
292. Aardvark lookalike
111. Kept a tight rein (on) (2 wds.) 294. Disperse authority
113. St. Louis’ Gateway, e.g. 296. Quick and well-coordinated 115. William who shot an apple 299. Supt.’s responsibility off his son’s head
300. Get a bad deal at the store 116. Work on a stubborn squeaker 302. Those proclaimed Emperor
of All Russia
120. Schoolyard rebuttal to “Am
not!” (2 wds.) 304. Very small batteries 306.
121. “There is no new thing Suspicious of (2 wds.) under the sun” source 309. Spring-blooming bulb (Abbr.) 310. On _ _ _ (playing well)
122. Drag-racing org. (Abbr.) (2 wds.)
125. Teacher’s “Shh!” (2 wds.) 311. Recently (3 wds.)
127. Creates chaos (2 wds.) 316. Dodges, as a controversial
issue (2 wds.)
128. Zayn formerly of One
Direction 319. Academic email address
ender
130. Soul/pop singer Bryson
321. Working no more, briefly 133. Shape, as Play-Doh
324. _ _ _ nation indivisible...
135. Geographical drainage area
(2 wds.) 326. What Santa said you better
not do
137. Smacks hard, as a slider
328. One of two in “The Twelve 139. Unappetizing fare Days of Christmas”
140. End of the NSA’s URL Cawing birds
329.
(2 wds.)
331. Some IRAs, informally
142. Survive in musical chairs
333. It may be climbed via the 145. Seven Wonders of the John Muir Route
World lighthouse
335. Trafficks in tickets
146. One with roses and
337. Oslo : Norsk :: Copenhagen: chocolates ___
147. Manages (for oneself) 340. Like a texter who types “:-(“148. Pretty as a picture, for one Use a skillet 342.
150. Zelle payment, e.g. 344. Hairstyle that may show off
151. Sign of an untreated pool earrings
152. Welcome, perhaps (2 wds.) 346. Remove a bolt from
155. Unaccounted for, briefly 347. Where to see the BBC
157. Vast water sources 348. Informal farewell (2 wds.) 159. Very thought-provoking 350. Rough guesses (Abbr.)
160. Send away, as a class 351. It’s 15 feet from the hoop, in 162. Rate more highly basketball (Hyph., 2 wds.) 352. Place for a slop bucket
353. Tony winner LuPone
355. Pitcher’s spot in the batting
order, usually
357. Like wild animals
358. Professional’s opposite
360. What Pepsi and Coke engage in, from time to time (2 wds.)
361. Three Tenors conductor
Zubin
362. Some geometry answers 365. You might come up for this 368. Show irritation with (2 wds.) 370. Start taking effect, as
winter (2 wds.)
371. Suffix with “ethyl” or “butyl” 373. Sonoran handheld food
374. Work without an accomplice
(2 wds.)
376. “Don’t let those fellas
escape!” (2 wds.)
378. Tweeter’s “Then again...” 380. Ointment package words
(2 wds.)
382. Conformity to social
expectations
384. Make uneasy
386. _ _ _-Kan (dog food brand) 391. Admission of clumsiness
(3 wds.)
393. “... _ _ _ quit!” (ultimatum
ender) (2 wds.)
394. Football filler (2 wds.)
396. Uni- + uni- + uni
397. North Atlantic hazard
398. Fish with a prehensile tails 400. With a glossy finish
401. Souvenir of an earlier time 403. Like some breakups and
dorm rooms
405. Sources of volcanic plumes 410. Notre Dame’s architectural
style
412. “Sweet Love” singer Anita 413. Mouth woe
415. Where a doc pays dues
416. _ _ _ and raves (carries on) 418. Spicy General on a menu 419. Their biggest hit was “Don’t
Bring Me Down”
421. Time traveler’s destination,
maybe
422. Waits for a better offer, say
(2 wds.)
423. King who was a “merry old
soul”
426. Weapon with a three-sided
blade
431. What light bulbs represent
in cartoons
432. Wink suggestively, say
433. TYPES IN ALL CAPS, online 435. Tried out for “American Idol” 437. Home run champ Aaron
439. Illuminated notices above
theater doors (2 wds.)
440. Spicy seasoning of India 442. Grudge (3 wds.)
444. Issues a mea culpa (2 wds.) 445. Criticize slyly, with “at”
447. _ _ _ Islands (chain that
includes Guadeloupe)
449. “Hit Me With Your Best
Shot” singer Pat
450. Amoeba composition
(2 wds.)
451. Onsets
454. It may have a “no pets”
clause
456. Repeated word in “Take Me
Out to the Ball Game”
458. Desert Storm troops’ food
pkgs.
460. The title character of
“Babe,” e.g.
461. Popular bird in origami
463. Metropolitan murk
466. Somber news item
467. iPhone’s voice-activated
personal assistant
471. Waiting room cry after
“Next!” (2 wds.)
478. USSR news source once
480. Hold spellbound
481. Word after “common” or
“sixth”
482. “_ _ _ she blows!”
484. _ _ _ road (ice-cream flavor) 485. Fixing, as a dog
487. Grad students’ income,
maybe
488. What Windows 1.0 was
based on
490. Dutch town noted for its
pottery
493. _ _ _ Spiegel (German
publication)
495. Thompson of “Thor:
Ragnarok”
497. Like a library book, at times 499. _ _ _ out a living (barely
making do)
500. “Old MacDonald” sequence 502. Hit a bunny slope, say
504. Strong, though slim
506. Sticker shock cause (Abbr.) 507. A daredevil may take it
508. Bit of a counselor’s wisdom
(2 wds.)
510. Flattens, in the ring
512. Aunt Bee’s nephew (2 wds.) 515. MDs for sinus sufferers
517. Speakers platforms
518. _ _ _-proof (easy to operate) 519. Knotty problem
521. Work out some wrinkles
523. _ _ _ Rock, Australian tourist
attraction
524. Without much skill
526. [This couldn’t be more
boring]
529. Much like (2 wds.)
531. _ _ _ and crossbones (pirate
flag)
535. Showy in a cheap way
537. Endangered pachyderms 539. Stuff that breaks down food
in the stomach
541. Short Internet message
542. Common Core org.
544. The IRS has yours
546. _ _ _ Ababa (capital of
Ethiopia)
547. Theater production
548. Interspersed with
549. Tail-regenerating reptiles 551. [Over here!]
552. Flower-bud shielders
555. Negatively charged particle 558. Works by Peter Max (2 wds.) 560. Barack’s second Supreme
Court appointee
561. Indispensable
562. Vivian’s “I Love Lucy” role 564. Link to the Internet
566. ___, meenie, miney, mo
567. Yukon Quest transport
569. Hoodwink
570. Weeping willow, for one 572. Rodeo yell
573. Had a sinking feeling
575. Is rewarded for service
(3 wds.)
576. Wide receiver _ _ _ Beckham
Jr.
578. Web article references
579. Run into unexpected
trouble (3 wds.)
582. Chooses not to partake of
(2 wds.)
583. Having a bad game, as a
pitcher (2 wds.)
584. Totally ticked off
587. “Don’t text and drive” ad,
e.g., in brief
589. Steel braces with right
angle bends (Hyph.)
592. Everyone, in the South
593. Trauma pro (Abbr., 2 wds.) 594. Struggle to stay atop
(2 wds.)
597. “Ghost” and “Bambi,” for
two
600. Like night and day (2 wds.) 601. Response to “You asleep?”
(2 wds.)
602. Very long stretches of time 605. Where to read about
Achilles’ wrath
606. How one must win in
volleyball (2 wds.)
608. Bunch of bunk
610. Marvin Gaye’s “Can ___ a
Witness” (2 wds.)
611. How much music was sold in
the ‘90s (2 wds.)
613. One of the top suit in bridge 615. Exactly, with “to” (2 wds.) 616. Mortar spreaders
619. Time when clocks are
changed (2 wds.)
621. Parent company of many
supermarkets
625. “Good for you” (2 wds.)
629. Suffix of many minerals
631. Catcher of counterfeiters, in
old lingo (Hyph.)
633. Sought the bull’s-eye
634. Park near the Golden Gate 635. Handed over dollars and
cents (2 wds.)
636. What “hot” is to “cold”
(Abbr.)
637. Pope during World War II 639. Pastry often filled with fruit 641. “... o’er the ramparts...”
(2 wds.)
644. Failed intention
645. Thinks and forms mental
images
646. Most Grinch-like
648. Beyond peeved
650. Radar of “M*A*S*H”
652. So-called “good
cholesterol”
653. Pulled roughly from bed,
say
655. Subject with micro and
macro classes
657. What some hearing
impaired folk do (2 wds.) 660. Totally cool, in ‘90s slang 663. _ _ _ Cricket (“Pinocchio”
character)
667. “... near and ___ my heart”
(2 wds.)
669. Quick glimpse
671. Mediterranean or Adriatic 673. Keep bringing up over and
over
675. “Blurred Lines” singer Robin 676. Weigh the merits of
679. Grouch on “Sesame Street” 680. Part of the head that may be
congested
681. Onetime buffalo-hunting
tribe
682. Stay-at-home dad (2 wds.) 684. Women’s NCAA basketball
powerhouse
686. Knock for a loop
688. Stands the test of time
691. Writer Fleming who created
Bond
692. Wild, desperate guess
694. Wouldn’t relinquish
696. Artist Vincent van ___
698. Words that follow many
estimates (2 wds.)
700. What a reservation can
prevent
702. [No return allowed] (2 wds.) 704. Yearly physical, for one
706. Distressful sound, as heard
in a kennel
709. Young resident of the
Hundred Acre Wood
710. Major ATM maker
712. Yucatan “Bravo!”
714. White House initials,
1945-53
716. Windows executable file
extension ending
717. “If I Ruled the World” rapper 719. Suffix meaning “adherent” 721. _ _ _ Maria (coffee-flavored
liqueur)
723. _ _ _ & Perrins (brand of
Worcestershire sauce)