Crossword
“ACCENTUATING THE NEGATIVE” By GAIL GRABOWSKI
ACROSS 1 “Proud Mary” pop gp. 4 “Glad that’s over!” 8 Vineyard measure 12 Contaminate 19 Grammy winner Corinne Bailey __ 20 Lille lover’s word 21 Coward in
drama 22 More ecoconscious 23 Like frayed laces on hockey skates? 26 Forward motion 27 Stretches on the job 28 Waferlike 30 Brontë governess 31 Road trip expenses 32 Area 51 creatures, it’s said 33 Tail end 35 Málaga mlle. 38 Flight school hurdle 39 Dig up buried Burma-Shave relics? 44 Roomba, briefly 45 Contrail makeup 47 Defense org.? 48 Wet suit material 50 Elm Street surname 53 Advice to a sinner 55 Junkyard fillers 56 Seemingly forever 57 Brief period of apathy? 61 Iowa Straw Poll city, once 62 Do as Vassar did in 1969 64 NOYB part 65 Text addition? 66 Feminine side 67 “Say no more” 68 Deceptive operation 70 It has all five black keys in its scale 72 Grab with a toothpick 75 Vital opening? 77 Verizon subsidiary 78 Song often sung in Italian 79 Flip, in a way 81 German gent 82 Committee leader who’s a bit on edge? 85 Biodegrade 86 Frustrate 88 Really go for 89 “The Ten Commandments” role 91 Team culled from other teams 94 URL ending 95 Marner of fiction 96 Jeans go-with 97 Orthodontist’s concerns 100 Contest on horseback 104 Queen’s offspring 106 Some square dancers 107 Title after vows, perhaps 108 Passover feast 109 Ten Benjamins 111 Erode 115 Rinky-dink 116 Morgan of “The Bucket List” 119 Pets that help with luggage after a trip? 121 Challenge for a flight attendant 122 Work (out) 123 Sistine Chapel mural setting 124 Release, with “out” 125 “Ain’t gonna happen!” 126 Straddling 127 Learning method 128 Part of GPS: Abbr. DOWN 1 Some prefer them thin 2 Braggart’s comeback 3 Pharmacy order 4 Guitar amp units 5 Singles, say 6 Moody music genre 7 “Blue-Backed Spelling Book” author 8 Join the game, in a way 9 Small decisionmaker 10 2018 Masters champ Patrick 11 Trees with berries 12 Vardon Trophy org. 13 Limited offer come-on 14 Assess 15 King and a Norman 16 Rattle football linemen? 17 TV’s Jim Rockford, for one 18 Cockney adverb 24 Under Cupid’s spell 25 “Frozen” snow queen 29 Pull back, with “in” 32 Huge, to a poet 34 Eligibility factor 36 Suffers a sudden decline 37 Links rarities 39 Overturns 40 What stars may represent 41 Doggie bag treat 42 Chill (with) 43 __ paint 46 Flu symptom 49 Negligent 50 They’re often tapped 51 Underlying cause 52 Do a “Wheel of Fortune” job? 53 “Anne of Green Gables” setting 54 Imposing building 58 Often-minced veggie 59 Quran deity 60 Word of support 63 Met works 69 Frat letter 70 Pre-BBQ treatment 71 Difficult times 73 Alternative medicine plant 74 Initial orders? 76 “Un Ballo in Maschera” aria 78 Equally eccentric 80 Funny Bombeck 81 Paris abductee 83 Arabian Peninsula port 84 Energetic risktaking type, so it’s said 86 Spreadsheet filler 87 Sign __ 90 Regard 92 2010 World Cup host: Abbr. 93 One and only 95 Sgt. played by John Wayne in “Sands of Iwo Jima” 98 Patriotic chant 99 Apple since 1998 101 Lofty standards 102 Stahl of “60 Minutes” 103 Hush-hush meetings 105 “The Rapture of Canaan” novelist Reynolds 108 Excel 110 Sharif of “Che!” 112 Flanged fastener 113 Lhasa __ 114 Bee-eater’s prey 115 Tech news site 116 __ base 117 Brazil map word 118 Name change indicator 120 Flap