The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- “PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF” By MARK McCLAIN Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Brownie group? 6 Francis, most

recently 10 Scornful

comment 15 Self-righteousl­y

proper sort 19 Fancy to

extremes 20 Caspian Sea

feeder

21 Come after 22 Single 23 *Attraction with

exotic animals 25 It may be

skipped

26 SLR setting 27 Self-absorbed 28 Works in a

museum 29 Oops provoker 30 Got rid of 32 Knob-handled

tools

33 *Former NASA

project

35 Range option 38 Massage therapist’s employer 39 Dismiss casually, with “at”

40 Piece of land 41 Release

predecesso­rs 43 Embellishe­d 47 *Jump-start

connection point 52 Word on an

Irish euro 53 Basics

54 Tickle pink 55 Silent __: White

House nickname 56 Pet store rodent 58 “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Rhimes

60 Flier in a show 62 Bishop’s

purview

63 *IT executive’s

concern

68 Go downhill fast 71 Obsolescen­t wrong number cause

72 Omelet request 75 Move stealthily 77 It may need

massaging 78 Brown shade 81 “Sunday Night Baseball” nickname 83 Jazz home 84 *Berlin monument that’s a symbol of Germany’s reunificat­ion 87 Sleeping bag

alternativ­e 90 Wonderland

cake instructio­n 91 Café lightener 92 Contemptib­le 95 Trauma ctrs. 96 Causes of much

yawning 97 *Something to go back to when things aren’t working out

101 Moved like the

wind

103 Potato color 104 Crop unit 105 Fireplace duct 106 Forget where

one put

110 Golden rule

word

111 Bert’s chum 113 *Brew pub

sampler

115 Wise adviser 116 Its code is BOS 117 Murray with a star on both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame 118 Judge who excelled in the Field of Dreams game

119 Notice

120 Avocet cousin 121 Puts in

122 Climate activist

Thunberg

DOWN 1 String section instrument

2 Fall figure 3 Vegan protein source 4 Rocky projection

5 HRH part

6 Eye opening 7 Rigorous exams 8 Scorecard

standards 9 Moose cousin 10 Model 3 maker 11 Marxian

activities 12 Arthur Ashe Stadium is its main court 13 Sister 14 Achieved a

baby milestone 15 Classic wall

worker 16 Awaken harshly 17 Mole’s collection 18 Crystal-bearing

rock

24 Hoover was the only president born there 29 Twitch, say 31 Taverna aperitif 32 Meridian

opening

33 Trunk item 34 Aquatic

carnivore 35 Iraqis, mostly 36 12-Down

contest 37 Doesn’t ignore 38 Editor’s “keep it” 40 Sched.

uncertaint­y 41 Club rules 42 GPS projection 44 Avian bills 45 Pennsylvan­ia county or its seat

46 Editor’s “cut it” 48 “Power” accessory, perhaps 49 Cold treat brand 50 Dealer’s pursuer 51 First Dominican MLB manager Felipe 56 Somersault­ing

dive

57 Kitchen suffix 59 Dory’s friend 60 Gestural comm.

syst.

61 Sturdy shoe 64 River through

Frankfurt 65 Capital of Latvia 66 Particle also called a K meson

67 Sound barrier

breaker Chuck 68 E-ticket’s lack 69 __-Eating Tree: “Peanuts” phenomenon 70 2010 Apple

debut 73 Common prayer 74 Invaders of

ancient Rome 76 Discards 78 Trimming target 79 Thyroid MDs 80 “Big Blue” 82 Actor Billy __

Williams 84 Poster’s medium 85 Company with an antlered animal logo 86 Pleasant feeling 88 Pooch with a

large tongue 89 Horizontal door

beams

93 Congo tributary 94 __ media 96 Major Nebraska

product

97 Puts under 98 Accumulate 99 Houston MLBer 100 Ain’t perfect? 101 Barista’s

creation

102 Entices

105 Ward (off) 106 Wearer of hot

pants?

107 Fairy tale

monster

108 Useless, now 109 Sicilian mount 112 Hogwash 113 Shearing day

sound

114 Jet __

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