CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sticky situation

5 Feeling no pain

9 Hard exterior

14 Rock projection

19 Field of study

20 On a cruise

21 Adele chart-topper that won three Grammys

22 __ skeleton

23 York, Jersey, Mexico, etc.?

26 TV, radio, newspapers, etc.

27 Minnesota twins?

28 Like modern farmhouse decor

29 Small chess piece

30 “Breaking Bad”

star Cranston

31 More slippery

33 Legless reptile

35 Muse of poetry

37 Swiped, in a way 39 Doctrinal breakaways

42 “__ a virtue, if you have it not”: Hamlet

45 Vermicelli, e.g.

46 R?

50 Dallas NBAer

51 Midrange voice

52 Greek letter that seems like it should be last

53 Unaccompanied

54 Beethoven honoree

56 Neckwear pins

60 Fasten,

as buttons

62 NCAA pt.

63 Get dizzy with

delight

65 Sierra __, Africa

67 Firmly decided

69 “Amazing!”

70 None, few, many, most, __? 74 Juilliard subj.

75 Type of court concerned with wills

77 Like a cold-weather jacket

78 Western show

80 Logician’s “hence”

81 Soccer period

84 Generosity

86 Barrels of laughs

88 1973 Toni Morrison novel

90 Aptly named cooler brand

91 Nick at __

95 Smithwick’s beer

96 Ralph Emerson?

100 Like corned beef

101 Orderly method

103 Art studio stand

104 Impulseconducting cells

106 Lock of hair

108 Soul singer Baker

111 “__ you clever!”

112 Informal name for Google Talk

114 Old Dodge subcompact

117 Hopeless cases

119 Hang loosely

121 Naproxen brand

122 “Mice guys finish last”?

125 Stuff to sell

126 Respected figure

127 Seesaw sitter of classic tongue twisters

128 Not engaged

129 Lowered oneself?

130 Like the sound of bagpipes

131 Mix together

132 Scallion kin

DOWN

1 Private home?

2 Humorously twisted

3 Anchor venue

4 “Lah-di-__!”

5 The great outdoors

6 Puts to work

7 Softens

8 Washbowl

9 City with two MLB teams

10 Has high regard for

11 Forearm bone

12 Whole bunch

13 “Chinatown” screenwriter Robert

14 Scold harshly

15 Applies, as pressure

16 Sesa Street?

17 Greek earth goddess

18 Lively spirit

24 Ice Capades setting

25 Cybercurrency

32 All things

considered

34 Hawaii’s Mauna __

36 Cheer-full message

37 Health resort

38 Food regimen

40 Stepped heavily

41 Missile housing

43 37-Down staffer

44 Goings-on

47 Play for time

48 “Be silent,” in music

49 Mild Dutch cheese

52 Apex

55 A.E. Housman’s “A

Shropshire __”

57 Sioux City state

58 Former German

Chancellor Helmut

59 Algae-eating aquarium critter

61 House speaker Nancy

63 In a regretful manner 64 Guess __?

66 Italian peak also known as Mongibello

68 “Such a pity!”

69 Some musical works by Kaija Saariaho

71 Rental document

72 Emerald, for one

73 Nosed (out)

76 CAPTCHA prey

79 Academic status

82 Entice

83 Pet collar target

85 British school attended by many prime ministers

87 Most saccharine

89 Attacked

92 Raymond Burr crime series

93 Sci-fi monster’s appendage

94 Mag managers

97 “__ Pinafore”

98 Former Chinese Premier __ Jiabao

99 Adjust, as car wheels

100 Hex

102 Visit faraway places

105 Tiny headphone

107 Seed scatterer

109 Sacred emblem

110 Fennellike herb

112 Goggle

113 Extended family 115 Burrowing insectivore

116 Needing extra sunscreen?

118 Etc. kin

120 __ Squad: Best Buy tech support

123 Like unbuttered toast

124 Zero, in soccer