SUNDAY CROSSWORD

A-LIST: An all-star cast

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1 Kid-lit elephant 6 Hungarian composer/pia

nist 11 Ninny 15 Pull from behind 19 Lexus alternative 20 __ Q.T. (secretly) 21 Australian birds 22 Ready to pick 23 Russian-born modern art

ist 25 Cosmos author 27 Ninny 28 Upscale Italian fashion

brand 30 Strong emozione 31 Go wrong 32 Ancient prophetess 33 James I through Anne 35 Suntan lotion stats. 38 Does business 40 British New Wave singer 43 Ship designation 44 Gamut 45 Defeat soundly 46 Chinese martial art 50 Six-time Emmy winner 52 Joyce Kilmer poem 53 Dutch illusionary artist 54 Signifies 55 “Small” kids 56 Impolite look 58 Whodunit author Paretsky 59 Baby bouncer 60 Alto’s “instrument” 62 Costner, in The Untouchables 64 W.C. Fields persona 65 Traveled a circular path 67 German physics Nobelist 69 Macbeth’s title 71 __ good turn (be helpful) 72 Singer Stefani 74 Spooky 75 Thin nail 76 Sound boosters 78 Train track 80 100% 81 Salon bottle 84 Leaf through 86 Isn’t quite vertical 88 Tonight Show host before

Carson 89 Wedding party rituals 90 Experimentation stations 91 Collection of software 92 Middle of the 11th century 93 Wimbledon winner in ‘87 95 Boxing championship 96 “Got it” 97 Wide-ranging 100Grad student ordeal 102 Toys __ (retail chain) 104 Standing straight 105 “I’ve heard enough” 108 Former Canon competitor 112 MVP of the first two Super

Bowls 114 Composer of “The Twist” 116 Bus Stop playwright 117 Overly formal 118 Big name in foil 119 Did nothing 120 Connected 121 Beer barrels 122 Pager signals 123 Furniture woods

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1 Tuscaloosa school, for

short 2 Berry from palms 3 Scottish accent 4 Utah national park 5 America’s Cup participant 6 Freight 7 Beethoven’s “Minuet __” 8 Piece of abstract art 9 Hapless ones 10 Brit’s tube 11 Metric prefix 12 Epps of House, M.D. 13 Stickler’s belief 14 Course for new immi

grants: Abbr. 15 Theater arts 16 Extreme severity 17 Separated 18 Heredity factors 24 Nautical command 26 Hot spots 29 Icy look 32 Extended narrative 34 “Ol’ Man River” crop 35 Roe source 36 Brazilian soccer great 37 It’s a Wonderful Life

director 39 Remnants 41 Swashbuckling episode 42 Period away 44 For the whole family 45 Spruces up, as a tux 47 Favorite Haunts cartoonist 48 Crane kin 49 Beside oneself 51 0% 52 Baloney 55 Star Wars studio 57 “A mouse!” 60 Sundae staple 61 Some nobles 63 Bowler’s success 65 Refit 66 Shakespearean teen 67 “Give __ break!” 68 0% 70 Instrument on Irish euros 73 Pulls away 75 Some germs 77 On a detective’s list 79 Grassy fields 81 Salute 82 Nathan Hale alma mater 83 Northwestern

Pennsylvania county 85 Gets to work 87 Have no use for 88 Protrudes 91 Library directive 94 Borgia written about by

Machiavelli 95 Cantina fare 96 Wagner heroine 97 Account subtraction 98 Turk neighbor 99 Brink 101 Fix up, for short 103 Darkened 106 Stickler 107 Starfish rays 108 Exec degrees 109 Singsong syllables 110 Tough journey 111 Throws in 113 Toll rd. 115 Keystone Studios

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