PUZZLE

WORD FOR WORD

by Evan Birnholz

ACROSS

1 Basset’s big body parts 5 Park, e.g., or a word that follows Park 10 School fleet 15 Underwater forest algae 19 Rossi who played Juice on “Sons of Anarchy” 20 Concerning hearing 21 NBA Hall of Famer who appeared in “Blue Chips” 22 At any point 23 Investing aphorism, and a hint to 33 Across 25 1993 hit by Haddaway, and a hint to 65 Across 27 Subjected to a trial 28 I, as in Ioannina 30 “Enola Holmes” star ___ Bobby Brown 31 Discussion between enemies 33 *How some restaurant bills may be paid 35 “Minari” Oscar nominee Yeun 36 Extent 37 Gaping mouth 39 Nisan ritual feast 41 Cabbage family plant 42 Little bit of science? 43 ___ recognition (ocular-based identification method) 45 Mexican gray wolf 47 Productivity adage, and a hint to 51 Across 51 *Preschooler’s break 56 Willow Smith, to Jaden 57 Parts of paws 58 Ironic term of address for many a socialist 60 Measures by oneself? 61 Migraine symptom 63 Many rides about town 64 Relish, as food 65 *“___ it be?” (bartender’s question) 68 Some Ashley Home Store purchases 70 *Arrival announcement 71 Like a Tootsie Roll 72 Trousers material that be comes a country by changing its last letter 74 ___ Mae (company offering student loans) 77 Shower affection (on) 78 Take advantage of 80 “Don’t move!” 81 BMW or GMC owners might rely on it for directions 84 *Bit of assistance for a contestant on “Who Wants to

Be a Millionaire” 86 Advice for appreciating every moment, and a hint to 84

Across 89 Valuable diamonds, perhaps 90 Dishonest type 91 Chono Ca Pe’s people 92 Device with a dial 96 Evasive maneuver 100Crown expert’s deg. 101Device in Newton’s refraction experiment 102“You Bring Me Joy” singer ___ Lily 104*Not as much 106Social hierarchy levels 107Sailboats’ spars 108“So, that’s disappointing,” online 109Tried to rectify wrongs 1112002 song by the Goo Goo

Dolls, and a hint to 70 Across 114Minimalist’s maxim, and a hint to 104 Across 118“The Ex Hex” author Sterling 119Dialed the wrong number, say 120Pertaining to petrels 121Soon, in old poetry 122Skilled 123Decrepit, as a building 124Evidence of joy or sadness 125G-suit, to an astronaut, e.g.

DOWN

1 And others: Lat. 2 Epiphanic interjection 3 Heads inside a building? 4 “I swear ...” 5 Ashen-looking 6 Jacobin writer Savage 7 Barren 8 Pinto beans holder 9 ___ Marbles (sculptures that were originally part of the Parthenon) 10 Purple accessory for Mr. Smithers 11 Release, as from one’s grip 12 Oceanography interest 13 Sup, say 14 Slenderizes 15 “Light in My Darkness” author Helen 16 Change due to mutation, sa 17 Imposes, as a fine 18 Is self-congratulatory 24 Elucidation response 26 “The Golden Girls,” e.g. 29 Signs off on 31 Exams taken in H.S. 32 Half of “Rent” 33 Meaning of “gin” 34 “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star

Sarah Michelle ___ 37 Invisible rope pullers 38 Materialized 40 White stripes’ sites 44 Triple ___ (liqueur that originated in France) 46 “Later!” 48 Team that defeated England in the UEFA Euro 2020 final 49 Godmother of ___ (nickname for Patti LaBelle) 50 “That was a stupid thing to do!” 51 The P of AP 52 Indigenous group based in

Oklahoma 53 Porto-___, Benin 54 North Carolina school near

Burlington 55 Period long past 59 MIT Sloan grad’s degree 61 Like part II vis-a-vis part I 62 Fourth wall-breaking comment 64 Emmy-winning colleague of

Drake and Dysart on “L.A. Law” 65 Some HDTVs 66 Eager student’s shout 67 Strike in Washington? 69 The thumb, numerically, on piano sheet music 70 Hardships 72 Had a bawl? 73 Two-wheeled carriage 75 Up by a point, say 76 Beasts’ retreats 78 Compassionate initials 79 Goalless score 81 Finished the job 82 “Purple” output from authors 83 Cherries’ discards 85 Island that’s the origin of the chicken dish poulet fafa 87 Stereotypical dog name that means “faithful” 88 Biblical quartet member 92 Cleaned, as dishes 93 Electric current unit 94 Marv’s relative? 95 One seen by a therapist 97 Stopped, as a football during a punt 98 Like one who can never get enough 99 Silver ___ (fish) 101“Iron Chef” vessels 103Zebras’ relatives 105Pie-in-the-face sound effect 106Pre-kickoff flippers 109Big region in the board game

Globetrotters 110Old monarchical title 112Prospective master’s student’s hurdle, briefly 113Metallurgy stuff 115“The Good Body” writer Ensler 116Masago, in Japanese cuisine 117Appropriate location for this answer