Heard the Good Word?
ACROSS
1 “The King ___” 5 Way of the East 8 ___ active life 13 Extra-play periods: abbr. 16 No. 1 hit of February 1971 20 Young seal 21 On-the-job training slogan 23 Word after nice, often 24 Pre-P three 25 Pipe shape 26 It’s made in Japan 27 Cuff-links companion 29 Gram preceder 31 On the ___ 33 Gift for the shower 38 Hard, crumbly cheese 40 Actor Lesser who played Uncle Leo on “Seinfeld” 42 Federal property agency: abbr. 43 Of the kidneys 44 Knitted wrap 46 South Seas region 50 The Louisville Lip 51 Golden oldie, perhaps 55 They have heads 56 In addition 57 Spitting bullets 58 Provide party platters for, perhaps 60 Hit producer? 61 Fitting 63 Conform, in a way 69 Dress, as a judge 71 Keeper of the peas 72 San Francisco’s ___ Valley 73 French wine region 74 Really relaxed 77 NBA tallies 78 Knock over 79 Helmet feature 80 Gettysburg general 82 High point 83 Motorcade vehicle 86 1973 Johnnie Taylor hit 91 ___ panic 92 Natural habitat 93 In itself 94 Cousin of Cath. 97 Craggy outcropping 98 “Was I right or was I?” 100 Puzzling direction 104 Swimming, surfing, etc. 108 Seven-grain alternative 110 Good ___ 111 Singer with a distinctively spelled first name 112 Could-go-either-way factors 114 Deplete gradually 116 Chou En-___ 117 Dr. Mom’s treatment 118 Final-appeal venue 124 Plop oneself down 125 In optimum acceleration mode 126 Best Buy buys 127 Composer Newman 128 The Zuider ___ 129 Fit to be tried
DOWN
1 “___ a god in ruins” (Emerson) 2 Orange-blossom oil 3 Pre-Al VP 4 Heaviness-wise 5 Govt. security 6 Yahoo! rival 7 “Do as I say!” 8 Film critic Jeffrey 9 Landbound bird 10 XXV x XXVI 11 Bronze, for one 12 “Terrif !” 13 Not necessary 14 Blanch 15 One who may bug you 17 Fedex rival 18 Tournament pass 19 Land o’ blarney 21 John’s co-Avenger 22 Almost upon us 28 Season opener? 30 Roundup rope 32 ___ nothing 34 Double-S molding 35 Right away, briefly 36 Elan 37 Some Ivy Leaguers 39 Blockhead 41 What ___ (certain advice) 45 Judicial order 47 Work on jerky 48 “The wolf ___ the door” 49 Besides 51 Tower of confusion 52 Latin American plain 53 Dog of the future? 54 Armageddon nation 55 Kennel comments 59 Reef dwellers 61 Help to the hideout, e.g. 62 Actor Guy who played Ed Exley in “L.A. Confidential” 64 Loose ads in newspapers 65 “Looks good enough ___” 66 Hardwood tree 67 Carol start 68 Big name in grills 70 ___ buco 71 Tahitian port 75 Current-events comic 76 Wedding-day rain, maybe 77 Lap dog, briefly 81 Beardless Dwarf 82 Copycats 83 Gladly, old-style 84 For all to see 85 Featured performers 87 Obadiah preceder 88 Cuzco’s country 89 Reliever’s stat 90 Ones that got away 95 “My good man” 96 “Closing Bell” network 99 Imitation 101 Borrowed 102 Former pharmaceutical company that Donald Rumsfeld once headed 103 Loretta of “M*A*S*H” 105 Too much, to Maurice 106 Actor Rutger 107 Really swell 109 First name in beauty products 113 TV waitress 115 Sofa part 117 Sugar amt. 119 Dietary amt. 120 Crayola shade 121 Timeworn 122 That girl 123 Boarding pl.
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