June 2016 Crossword Answer Key

Across

1. Its first letter stands for “political”

4. Newswoman Shriver

9. Johnny in Black Mass

13. Play place, in Paraguay

19. Lawyer’s org.

20. Fail to be

21. Aviation pioneer Sikorsky

22. Groundbreaking Gibson

23. Bookstore since 1984

26. Have as one’s address

27. Shindigs

28. Colorado neighbor

29. Doesn’t defeat by much

31. The Indians, on scoreboards

32. Monthly bill

33. “Big Blue”

35. Boys of Aberdeen

37. Some have peanuts

38. Supreme Ross

40. South American capital

41. Painter Modigliani

43. Adams Morgan speakeasy

46. Timbuktu’s country

48. Take place

51. Surrounding glows

52. Classic Pontiac

53. Krupin of deli fame

54. Whackjob

56. #1

57. Have as one’s intention

59. Bed size

61. Once more

62. It may be forwarded

64. Birth city of Marlon Brando

66. Bagel variety

68. Best friend, in modern lingo

71. DC law firm behind 1963’s Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

74. Showed the way

75. Back streets

77. Challenge for 89 across

78. Worked on a gondola

80. Ullmann and Tyler

81. “That ___ nice ring to it”

83. School since the 11th century

85. Q–V connectors

89. Group of moguls?

91. Treasure-hunt need

93. Weight-room unit

94. TripAdvisor user, often

95. Source of “sour grapes”

96. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s ___”

98. Ballston restaurant owned by chef Tim Ma

100. Local pie chain

102. “Sounds like a good time!”

104. Account action

105. Farm enclosures

107. Desire greatly

109. Not neg.

110. Galba’s predecessor

113. Louisville-born athlete

114. Home with fees

115. Sink or swim, e.g.

117. Prepares to score on a sac fly

119. Do a rebounder’s job, in basketball

121. Classic 1962 movie set in DC

124. Like Miatas and Maseratis

125. Former CIA director Panetta

126. Borg of tennis

127. Chowed down on

128. Past and future

129. Raise concerns about

130. Hoofed animals

131. Tab you might not want to pick up?

Down

1. Alternative to rock and scissors

2. Better than

3. Some hang on walls

4. Thespian Damon

5. Coming up

6. Word before room or center

7. “To make a long story short . . .”

8. Sprint rival

9. Morocco’s currency

10. It may get massaged

11. Sat for an art class

12. Have the phone number ready

13. Thy Neighbor’s Wife author

14. Yalies

15. Off-roader

16. It’s got lots of locks

17. Kingdom

18. Hall’s partner

24. Very close

25. 2008 VP nominee

30. Sign of spring?

34. Fail to knock

36. Member of the nobility

37. Centers of activity

39. Hoarders channel

40. Jungle king

42. Part of a lowercase J

43. Small amount

44. Wish you could undo

45. For less than originally paid

47. Despite, in verse

49. 1972 number-two hit for Bill Withers

50. Marry again

53. Owners of some stores

55. Bullets great Wes

57. Mason of The Goodbye Girl

58. Fuss

60. Thomas Hardy or Wilfred Owen, notably

63. Flowery time

65. Highest point

67. Preceding

68. Light wood

69. The same

70. 2016 movie about a 1970 meeting at the White House

72. Animal prized for its wool

73. Destroyer destroyer, maybe

76. Halts, in legalese

79. Lottery selections

82. Book giant

84. Drescher of The Nanny

86. Virginia’s is rather gruesome

87. ___ Aviv

88. It starts with www

90. Prefix with phenomenon

92. “Yeah, sure!”

94. Grammys category

97. Role for Ian McKellen

98. They may get crossed

99. Make whole again

101. Polish money

103. Finding another house

105. “Blue Ribbon” beer

106. Run off to marry

108. ___ , Escher, Bach

109. Sandwiches with the crusts cut off, for short

111. Littlest of litters

112. Decided

114. Adorable

116. Sitcom set in the suburbs of Houston

118. Curry and Taylor

120. Hosp. parts

122. Worldwide news org.

123. “Inc.” holders?