PUZZLE

JOB FARE

ACROSS

1 Start 6 Minor demons 10 Pinterest poster, e.g. 14 Word after special, black or photo 17 George H.W. Bush’s chief of staff John 18 “July” singer ___ Cyrus 19 “Spun” yarns 21 Fish eggs 22 Reporter of health-related news and research 25 Ginormous amount 26 Single part of a whole 27 Demi Moore, ___ Guynes 28 Abundant in plant life 29 Second-in-command under Lyndon 31 Sum of production 34 Teller’s supervisor 37 Get into again 39 Handled bar 40 ___ a one (nobody) 41 Setting of Rainbow Rowell’s novel “Eleanor & Park” 44 Splinter group 47 Spread site that rhymes with “spread” 49 Advocate for the accused 54 “This Bitter Earth” singer Washington 58 Hold ___ (cherish) 59 “Victoria & Abdul” actor Fazal 60 Three of clubs? 61 Become genetically altered 62 Packing more punch 64 Mobile program writer 67 Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Moorehead 69 Roger who co-hosted “Sneak Previews” 70 One doing inspections or maintenance work beneath the surface 77 Reacted with umbrage 82 “That’s nice to hear!” 83 ___ versa 84 Dec. hrs. in D.C. 85 Landlocked state with the island city Sabula 86 Light dressing specification 87 Creator of visual advertising content 91 “Millionaire ___” (“The Jetsons” episode) 93 Run-of-the-mill 94 Harvester brand 95 Initial step 98 Emulates an archer 100Sports team supporter, of a sort 104Artisan who may repair a Stradivarius 108Phishing trap? 112Put right on the page? 113“Der Hölle Rache” from “The Magic Flute,” e.g. 115Big tree climber 116Mononymous “Chimera” musician 117It’s used by students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, briefly 118Rewards from work, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 123Starting point for 127 Across 124One is equivalent to about 0.028 kilograms 125Shipmate of Data 126Speech that may have bleeped-out words 127Ernie who won the 2012 Open Championship 128Flaming ___ (temporary name for a TV tavern where Aerosmith played) 129Soaks (up) 130Joint that can be affected by gout

DOWN

1 Spanish “good” 2 Call things off 3 Video game where you wield an ax and slay? 4 Magazine with a Best Workplaces list 5 Subtle variation 6 With levity 7 Sound during milking 8 Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2021 9 What a topiarist may clip 10 Salt Lake City residents 11 “Blueberries for ___” (children’s book) 12 First name that means “my God” 13 Alter, as one’s thinking 14 Brand of salsa and taco meal kits 15 “... for richer, for ___, in sicknessand in health ...” 16 Watch party? 17 Prudish one’s concern 20 Cause great surprise 23 Left Opposition leader Trotsky 24 Govt. org. that submits FISA court requests 30 One who might rob vaqueros in a western 32 Not be precisely vertical 33 Cause for cramming 35 ___ beef (Japanese meat) 36 “Family Affair” singer ___ J. Blige 38 One-named comedian on “Good Girls” 41 Track numbers 42 Track competition 43 Many miles off 45 Business org. 46 Something taken by Dora the Explorer 48 Target audience for HBO shows 50 Lost firmness 51 Kagan who was dean of Harvard Law 52 Shown to many 53 Connecting point 55 Short slumber 56 Got some brunch 57 “Have You Seen ___?” (hit by the Chi-Lites) 61 Factors to be considered, in a case 63 “ng” sounds, e.g. 65 Went back, as the tide 66 Poetry book section 68 Smashing Pumpkins song whose name is a Hindu god without its H 70 Distracting background noise 71 Genre for Alexisonfire 72 Psychology topic from the Latin for “I” 73Apt to be persuaded 74 U.S. senators, e.g. 75Words you just heard

76TV writer Mike who co-created “The Critic” 78Striped aquatic predator 79Like certain wolves 80Pour choice? 81Demonstrate moxie 87Reaper’s descriptor 88La città con il Colosseo 89Terse online reply that means “deal with it” 90Temple statue, e.g. 92What a frustrated person might throw 95Fly a fighter jet 96“Icicles,” on a Christmas tree 97Vague, large amount 99See 120 Down 101 Muscat Daily readers 102Area often shaved by a barber 103Short slumber 105Half of IT, briefly 106Settings for IVs 107Hilarious sorts 109Plotting party 110Cell terminal that sounds like 53 Down’s counterpart 111Female zebra 114___-surrealism (artistic genre) 119Game with 1 cards, aptly 120With 99 Down, some Winter Olympics gear 121Alley-___ (“NBA Jam” play) 122“Star Trek Beyond” director Justin

by Evan Birnholz

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