Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sunday Crossword Puzzle

By PAUL COULTER Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

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1 Part of a sea urchin’s diet 5 Rest of the afternoon 11 “Beat it!” 15 Big first for babies 19 Wellsian race 20 “Life of Pi” director 21 “Boo’d Up” singer __ Mai 22 Mani mate 23 *Hotel convenience 25 Manicurist’s assortment 27 Beholden 28 George who plays Stokes on “CSI” 30 Minneapolis’ Target Center, e.g. 31 Roger of “Cheers” 32 Stand 34 Hotel offerings 37 Cat’s attentiongetter, maybe 40 *Address essential details 45 Caspian feeder 47 Novelist Rita __ Brown 48 Pitcher John on three different MLB championship teams 49 Bonanza find 50 Scholars 54 Roofing support 55 Really cool 56 *Wannabe lawyer’s milestone 59 Most clever 61 Brian of rock 62 Evening affairs 63 NYC congresswoman, in headlines 64 Saint-Saëns’s “__ Macabre” 66 Paid informer 67 EPA-banned chemicals 71 Swing site 75 RN workplaces 77 Nantucket arrivals 79 “... __ he drove out of sight”: Moore 80 Board game bonus 85 *Keep one’s identity secret, say 87 Big name in chips 88 Enmity 90 Place for an anchor 91 Denver-to-Omaha dir. 92 Eyepiece 93 Reverence 95 Kid’s retort 96 *Prepare emotionally for, as something unpleasant 102 What “/” may mean 103 Prepared for cooking, as corn 104 Consort of Psyche 105 Yours, to Yvette 107 Carry away 109 Biblical scribe 111 Exhibits unease, maybe 115 Harbormaster’s chart 118 Miami Sound Machine and others, and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 121 On deck, perhaps 122 High-tech workers 123 Words from behind a door, maybe 124 Blue hue 125 Go on 126 Acronym on a protective vest 127 Battery terminals 128 Back talk

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1 Visored French cap 2 Brio 3 Byron’s title 4 Stingy sort 5 Important coastal drainage river in South Carolina 6 Swallow 7 “Good grief!” 8 35mm camera type 9 Leaves in a cup 10 Sea at one end of the Dardanelles 11 Texter’s button 12 Stand-up types 13 “Aladdin” prince 14 1960s chess champ Mikhail 15 Ornamental shrub 16 Astronomer’s tool 17 Fall place 18 Galileo’s birthplace 24 “__ your pardon” 26 Like many rich foods 29 School room encouraging creativity 32 Fancy neckwear 33 Dolly, for one 35 “Family Matters” nerd 36 Spain’s peninsula 37 Mashed, as oranges 38 Grande dame of pop 39 Doyle’s narrator 41 Composer Shostakovich 42 Big galoot 43 Singer Kristofferson 44 Breakaway group 46 Arles article 51 Choir supports 52 Mayo is in it 53 “Hooray, the weekend!” 54 Dorm figs. 55 Big name in kitchenware 57 Chick magnet? 58 Distressed cry 60 Thickets 65 Goes out with 67 One in a pod 68 Call out 69 Asian sultanate 70 Cosecant’s reciprocal 72 Overhaul 73 Game stick with a net 74 Jamie of “Bosch” 76 “In the Bedroom” Oscar nominee 77 Some mil. bases 78 One of eight Eng. kings 80 Beat it 81 Carry on 82 Antiglare wear 83 Occupied 84 Alexandria’s area 85 One often seen in curls 86 TV pioneer 89 __ de mer 92 Attack 93 Back 94 Is no longer 97 Best at putting things away? 98 World’s largest peninsula 99 Mother of note 100 Middle ear bone 101 Archaeological find 106 Apple varieties 107 List-ending abbr. 108 Three-time WNBA MVP __ Leslie 110 Gusto 111 List of appts. 112 “Only Time” songwriter 113 Old food label nos. 114 IRS IDs 116 Sit-up targets 117 Fiddle stick 119 Taylor of fashion 120 Sulu portrayer John

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