Sunday Puzzler

ACROSS

1 Seed-like body 6 Space vehicle 11 Balm 16 Mark with a hot iron 21 Holiday song 22 Also-ran 23 Inbox contents 24 Gossip 25 Blind or bowling 26 Suspect’s claim 27 Spaghetti 28 Overact 29 MGM’s lion 30 Length times width 31 Winged creature 33 Detested 35 Table part 36 River in Ireland 38 French article 39 Unexploded bomb 40 Deighton or Cariou 41 Begley and Asner 42 Electrical unit 44 Gear for a diver

48 Low beams 51 Main road 54 Yegg’s target 55 Pack 57 Twofold 61 Carried 62 Anger 63 Place in Asia 65 Spring time 66 Entrance to a mine 67 Self-reproach 70 Unimportant 72 Tip 73 The bounding main 74 Black 75 Farm denizen 77 Protection 79 Time 80 Storage area 82 Sine — non 83 Superficial layer 85 Vulture 87 Mil. rank 89 That ship 90 Every 91 French painter 92 Modify 94 Specialist 96 Boater or bowler 97 Springtime event 100 Uncooked 101 Mr. De la Renta 104 Dined 105 Jargon 106 Twisted 107 Climbing plant 108 Vacation journeys 110 Region of Greece 112 Flat bread 113 Encounters 116 Snoops 118 Celebes ox 119 Take as a given 120 Singer — Caruso 122 Biol. branch 123 Small bird 124 Man on the — 125 Victory goddess 127 Icy mass 129 Minn. neighbor 130 Woodland deity 133 Rodent 135 Pismire 136 Meas. of capacity 137 Rabbit kin 141 Ab — (from the beginning) 142 Roll with a hole 144 Look at 145 Wait in hiding 146 Oolong, e.g. 147 Wraparound garment 149 Prasies 151 Blemish 153 Gets along 155 “— says ...” 156 Bar legally 157 Stage whisper 158 Beethoven’s “Für —” 159 Antelope 160 Small 161 Reduced 162 Dried

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1 Series of notes 2 More wan 3 Synthetic fabric 4 Fish eggs 5 Isle of — 6 Red wine from France 7 Actors’ jobs 8 Home to billions 9 Winter mo. 10 Expression of esteem 11 Clan 12 Drs.’ org. 13 Whip 14 Essential 15 Filled with joy 16 Engendered 17 Liquor 18 Soap substitute 19 Made mention of 20 Sediment 30 Friendly nation 32 Classifieds 34 Town in Oklahoma 37 Occurrence 39 Put off 43 Mine’s yield 44 Conestoga 45 Serv. branch 46 Bit of news 47 Art of tree sculpting 49 Extinct bird of NZ 50 Have a meal 51 Disconcert 52 Roundup 53 Courtroom figure (2 wds.) 54 Pacific island group 56 Dwindle 58 Along the width 59 Jargon 60 Senior 62 Prove to be false 64 Like a bump on a — 67 Petition 68 Tibetan guide 69 Poetic time of day 71 Cheese type 76 Closer 78 Favorite — 81 Racket 83 Disturb 84 Med. specialty 86 After deductions 88 Self-image 89 Pickled fish 91 Craze 92 Felony 93 Place of refuge 95 Greek letter 96 Sported (2 wds.) 98 Shaw the bandleader 99 Earp the lawman 102 Flatfoot 103 Atmosphere 105 Rattan worker 109 Signet 111 Insertion mark 112 Veranda 114 Metallic element 115 — -fi 117 Depot (Abbr.) 119 Liquid measures (Abbr.) 121 Gumbo pod 123 Apple variety 124 — cotton 126 Young bird 128 Coral reef 129 Cautioned 130 Search party 131 Benefit 132 Opera by Bellini 134 Tantalize 136 Handbook 138 Anchor position 139 Della or Pee Wee 140 Facilitated 142 Stoop 143 Old instrument 144 Catch sight of 145 Den 148 Many years 150 Knotts or Rickles 152 Safe-travel gp. 153 Not many 154 — Baba