----------------- Sunday, April 5, 2009 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, Puzzle by Charles Deber, edited by Will Shortz PORT FOLIOS(25A. Cruise brochures?);JOINT VENTURE (27A. Founding of a hip replacement clinic?);EARLY RETIREMENT (43A. New radials at 6 a.m.?);SAFE INVESTMENT (60A. Purchase of a vault?);MARKETING DECISION (77A. To sell organic or not?);LONG RANGE PLANS (94A. Blueprints for a 50-mile grazing stretch?);LOW INTEREST LOAN (109A. Mortgage no one cares about?);BOARD MEETING (130A. Surfers’ reunion?);DOWN SIZING (133A. Activity of duvet makers?);PARTNER SHIP (3D. Yacht in a time-share?);BOND TRADING (85D. Exchange for 007?).Across: 1. Certain fraternity activity; 6. Gourmand’s request; 10. Injuring; 16. Kind of window; 21. Speak for the Congressional Record, say; 22. Skater’s feat; 23. Faster than larghetto; 24. John who was knighted; 29. Noble Lombard family name; 30. Crackbrained; 31. Green: Prefix; 33. Mauna LOA; 34. Slipknot loops; 35. Place for trophies; 36. Green candidate for president 1996; 38. Writer Horatio; 40. Card taker, for short; 41. “EVERY Day’s a Holiday” (Mae West film); 50. Jags; 52. Sound on a roller coaster; 53. That: Sp.; 54. Winglike; 55. Surveyed surreptitiously; 56. Comic Johnson; 57. Timbuktu’s home; 58. Jacques who starred in “Mon Oncle”; 59. Mülheim an der RUHR, Germany; 66. Butter holder; 67. Warts and all; 68. Inventor Howe; 69. Zager & EVANS, 1960s pop duo; 70. Journalist’s query; 72. Zip; 73. Stone heap; 74. Russian river; 75. Incite; 81. Ill-bred; 83. Mayberry boy; 84. St. Basil’s dome shape; 85. Strong suit, slangily; 88. Sao PAULO; 89. Booth or Drood; 91.ALL AT once; 92. Bye-bye birdie?; 93. Round fig.; 98.INDO-European; 99. Square in a public square, maybe; 101. Hungarian patriot Imre NAGY; 102. From scratch; 103. No longer excited; 104. ANAL-retentive; 105. “Deliver Us From EVA” (2003 film); 106. Lauder and namesakes; 108. Kitchen adjunct; 113. Fraud; 114. Moray, e.g.; 115. City NNW or Robins Air Force Base; 116. Hair-razing experience?; 118. “Now I see!; 121. Having a higher ceiling and more light; 125. Stick up; 126. Fed. Construction overseer; 128. Be short; 129. Place of bliss; 136. Fats Waller’s “UNTIL the Real Thing Comes Along”; 137. Fifth, e.g.; 138. County in New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania; 139. Golf’s “army” leader; 140. Razz; 141. E-mailing option; 142. Bye holder; 143. Hearty draft.Down: 1. Got by somehow; 2. Turned up; 4. Suffix with major; 5. Zebra; 6. “But love’s a MALADY without a cure”: Dryden; 7. Rust, for one; 8. Automotive inits.;9. “Anything ELSE?”; 10. California community in sight of Mount Soledad; 11. Buzz; 12. Post office item; 13. Overlook; 14. Naldi of the Ziegfeld Follies; 15. Capitol fig.; 16. Modern map subject; 17. Quartet member; 18. A.C. measures; 19. Stories passed from generation to generation; 20. Chemical suffixes; 26. Jazz drummer Hakim and others; 28. Get on board; 32 Lurch; 6. “NEED a lift”; 37. Cowardly; 39. Ball room?; 40. Grocery feature; 42. Zigs and zags; 44. “Ars gratia ARTIS”; 45. Rangers of New York and Texas; 46. Art surrounder; 47. Tickles; 48. Word with human or Mother; 49. Cree or Crow; 50. Jettison; 51. Time-out; 52. Word maven William; 57. High point: Abbr.; 60. Retail giant; 61. Correspondingly; 62. On the brink; 63. Give the slip; 64. Store sign; 65. Pressure situation for a pitcher; 71. Barbarian; 73. “Good King Wenceslas,” e.g.; 74. Remove, as from a lapel; 75. Like the 71-Downs; 76. Goes wild; 77. Prefix with practice; 78 The Big Sioux River forms part of its border; 79. Irish girls; 80. Some holiday visitors; 81. Monte Carlo mainstay; 82. Bonnie or Clyde; 86. Abacus, e.g.; 87. “Oh, joy!”; 88. Corolla part; 89. Samantha of “The Collector,” 1965; 90. Like some wit; 91. Sleeper’s problem; 92. Sawyer of ABC; 95. Like the presidencies of Taft and Hoover; 96. Focus of some gazing; 97. EATONS Corrasable Bond (old typing paper); 100. Priest of Shiloh; 103. Prizefighter La Motta; 106. End-of-sentence abbr.; 107. Moved through mud; 108. Covers up mud, in a way; 111. Overacts; 112. Ancient Italian; 113. Was obsequious; 117. TV host Mandel; 119. Olympic skating champ of 1928, 1932 and 1936; 120. Tee off; 121. Neighbor; 122. Actress Skye; 123. Pro RATA; 124. Flag, horticulturally; 125. Dream, in Dijon; 125. Dream, in Dijon; 127. Juice drinks; 129. Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition; 131. Place for a ring; 132. Sister; 134. It’s major for miners; 136. Suffix with baron. Even with its echoes of the current weekday facts and figures, this puzzle adds up to a perfect Sunday morning crossword! -----------------For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace c. 220-190 BC 
Across: 1. Certain fraternity activity; 6. Gourmand’s request; 10. Injuring; 16. Kind of window; 21. Speak for the Congressional Record, say; 22. Skater’s feat; 23. Faster than larghetto; 24. John who was knighted; 29. Noble Lombard family name; 30. Crackbrained; 31. Green: Prefix; 33. Mauna LOA; 34. Slipknot loops; 35. Place for trophies; 36. Green candidate for president 1996; 38. Writer Horatio; 40. Card taker, for short; 41. “EVERY Day’s a Holiday” (Mae West film); 50. Jags; 52. Sound on a roller coaster; 53. That: Sp.; 54. Winglike; 55. Surveyed surreptitiously; 56. Comic Johnson; 57. Timbuktu’s home; 58. Jacques who starred in “Mon Oncle”; 59. Mülheim an der RUHR, Germany; 66. Butter holder; 67. Warts and all; 68. Inventor Howe; 69. Zager & EVANS, 1960s pop duo; 70. Journalist’s query; 72. Zip; 73. Stone heap; 74. Russian river; 75. Incite; 81. Ill-bred; 83. Mayberry boy; 84. St. Basil’s dome shape; 85. Strong suit, slangily; 88. Sao PAULO; 89. Booth or Drood; 91. ALL AT once; 92. Bye-bye birdie?; 93. Round fig.; 98. INDO-European; 99. Square in a public square, maybe; 101. Hungarian patriot Imre NAGY; 102. From scratch; 103. No longer excited; 104. ANAL-retentive; 105. “Deliver Us From EVA” (2003 film); 106. Lauder and namesakes; 108. Kitchen adjunct; 113. Fraud; 114. Moray, e.g.; 115. City NNW or Robins Air Force Base; 116. Hair-razing experience?; 118. “Now I see!; 121. Having a higher ceiling and more light; 125. Stick up; 126. Fed. Construction overseer; 128. Be short; 129. Place of bliss; 136. Fats Waller’s “UNTIL the Real Thing Comes Along”; 137. Fifth, e.g.; 138. County in New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania; 139. Golf’s “army” leader; 140. Razz; 141. E-mailing option; 142. Bye holder; 143. Hearty draft.
Down: 1. Got by somehow; 2. Turned up; 4. Suffix with major; 5. Zebra; 6. “But love’s a MALADY without a cure”: Dryden; 7. Rust, for one; 8. Automotive inits.;9. “Anything ELSE?”; 10. California community in sight of Mount Soledad; 11. Buzz; 12. Post office item; 13. Overlook; 14. Naldi of the Ziegfeld Follies; 15. Capitol fig.; 16. Modern map subject; 17. Quartet member; 18. A.C. measures; 19. Stories passed from generation to generation; 20. Chemical suffixes; 26. Jazz drummer Hakim and others; 28. Get on board; 32 Lurch; 6. “NEED a lift”; 37. Cowardly; 39. Ball room?; 40. Grocery feature; 42. Zigs and zags; 44. “Ars gratia ARTIS”; 45. Rangers of New York and Texas; 46. Art surrounder; 47. Tickles; 48. Word with human or Mother; 49. Cree or Crow; 50. Jettison; 51. Time-out; 52. Word maven William; 57. High point: Abbr.; 60. Retail giant; 61. Correspondingly; 62. On the brink; 63. Give the slip; 64. Store sign; 65. Pressure situation for a pitcher; 71. Barbarian; 73. “Good King Wenceslas,” e.g.; 74. Remove, as from a lapel; 75. Like the 71-Downs; 76. Goes wild; 77. Prefix with practice; 78 The Big Sioux River forms part of its border; 79. Irish girls; 80. Some holiday visitors; 81. Monte Carlo mainstay; 82. Bonnie or Clyde; 86. Abacus, e.g.; 87. “Oh, joy!”; 88. Corolla part; 89. Samantha of “The Collector,” 1965; 90. Like some wit; 91. Sleeper’s problem; 92. Sawyer of ABC; 95. Like the presidencies of Taft and Hoover; 96. Focus of some gazing; 97. EATONS Corrasable Bond (old typing paper); 100. Priest of Shiloh; 103. Prizefighter La Motta; 106. End-of-sentence abbr.; 107. Moved through mud; 108. Covers up mud, in a way; 111. Overacts; 112. Ancient Italian; 113. Was obsequious; 117. TV host Mandel; 119. Olympic skating champ of 1928, 1932 and 1936; 120. Tee off; 121. Neighbor; 122. Actress Skye; 123. Pro RATA; 124. Flag, horticulturally; 125. Dream, in Dijon; 125. Dream, in Dijon; 127. Juice drinks; 129. Author of the Books of Chronicles, by tradition; 131. Place for a ring; 132. Sister; 134. It’s major for miners; 136. Suffix with baron. Even with its echoes of the current weekday facts and figures, this puzzle adds up to a perfect Sunday morning crossword! ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. 
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