The Oakland Press

Crossword g Puzzle 2

- “IT’S TIME” By C.C. BURNIKEL Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Not yet bought 5 Kvetch 10 Mushroom sought by mushroom hunters

15 Econ. barometer 18 Bar on a truck 19 Swiss luxury brand

20 Butler’s love 21 Provider of expert advice 22 Swindler

24 “It’s hopeless” 26 Subs

27 __ fly: runscoring out 28 World’s largest tennis stadium 29 Social media profile picture, often

30 Clue follower 32 Muralist Rivera 34 Cybertruck

maker

35 Rod’s partner 37 “Over here!” 40 Hoods at a

monastery 43 Meat brand spelled out by a four-year-old in ads

48 C-SPAN addict, say

50 Miley Cyrus label

51 Noisy bunkmate 53 Prepare for another drive 54 Holiday lead-in 55 Conspiring faction

58 Italy’s cont. 59 “Look before you leap,” e.g. 61 Advanced

teaching deg. 62 2009 aviation biopic 64 Authoritat­ive code

66 Art __

68 Timely mnemonic, or what the circled letters depict 75 Arcade giant 76 Rear-__

77 Hand at sea 78 Improv bit 81 Coordinate­d 84 Closest peeps 86 Texas site of Pizza Hut headquarte­rs 87 Helen Reddy’s

“__ Woman” 88 Flood control 89 Big name in

bowling shoes 92 Dudes

93 Some Nehi

drinks

96 It may be cracked with a key

99 Suite spot

100 Mount Rainier’s Native American name ... and a Microsoft typeface 102 Soothing succulent

103 “Look before you leap,” e.g. 105 Ethereal glows 108 Whitman’s dooryard bloomers 112 Pelican State campus

114 Backfire sound 116 Co-star with

Chevy and Gilda 118 Open veranda 119 Cable company offering

121 Fugitive trackers, at times

123 Big party

124 Caffeine-rich nuts 125 Curling venue 126 Vending

machine inserts 127 Rapper Lil __ X 128 Look after

129 Exorcist’s target 130 Overly curious

DOWN

1 Has staying

power

2 Stand out 3 Heartthrob 4 Deep-fried

Japanese dish 5 Boxer’s warning 6 Turns

7 Trojan War saga 8 Joe who played the thief Harry in “Home Alone” 9 Phone routing

no.

10 Rainy season 11 “I know! Pick

me!”

12 Utility bill figure 13 Jazz or swing 14 Time-__ 15 Gunpowder Plot participan­t of 1605 16 Hamburger’s

three

17 Free of

contaminan­ts 21 Pump measure 23 Autumn blossom 25 Coast Guard

mission 28 Before now 31 Sewer’s bottoms 33 “Reader, I married him” governess 34 Taco truck fare 36 The Beatles’ Penny, e.g.

38 It’s driven on a trail

39 Has a balance

due

41 In real time 42 Piece inside a pumpkin 43 Seal-hunting swimmers 44 Whippersna­pper 45 Pole thrown by Scots 46 “Seriously?”

47 Wild throw, usually

49 Crown collection 52 Wine and dine 56 Elite guests 57 Airport screening likelihood

60 Pie crust ingredient 61 Gas brand with a red “o” in its logo

63 Team from College Station, Texas

65 Stefani of No Doubt

67 Show appreciati­on 69 Selection process for MLB All-Stars 70 Crusoe creator 71 Swiss coin 72 National rival 73 Shaped like a

megaphone 74 Danish coin 78 Sound of

resignatio­n 79 Syrup used in

pecan pies

80 “It puzzles me” 82 Jon of “Chicago P.D.”

83 “You betcha!” 85 “Look, señorita!” 88 Stanford who co-founded Stanford University

90 Winter Palace monarch

91 Prison division 94 Intellectu­al nitpicker 95 Scoundrel 97 Sheer linen fabric 98 Grayish-yellow green

101 Clown for the

camera

104 Tech whizzes 106 Put on a pedestal

107 Capital SSW of Portland

109 Not allowed

110 Batting practice

sites

111 Spacek of “The

River”

112 Texter’s parting 113 Where the iris

is

114 Farm bundle 115 Med school

subj.

117 Barcelona boy 120 “The Simpsons”

bartender

121 Launch site

122 Spam holder

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