CATCHING SOME WAVES

ACROSS 1 Biblical boat of refuge 9 1971 Best Actor winner Gene 16 Sewing line 20 Classroom instructor, in Aussie lingo 21 Long South American river 22 Toothpaste container 23 Start of a riddle 25 Said aloud 26 Sleekly designed 27 Muscles to crunch 28 Persona non — 29 Riddle, part 2 37 Special multi-book packages 38 Cyberauction site 39 Botching, with “up” 40 Travis of country music 41 Thick slice 43 Stare 44 Go gray, say 45 Riddle, part 3 51 Hall-of-Fame Giant Mel 52 Debt slips 53 “Exodus” novelist Leon 54 Toe the line 58 Actress Liu 60 Angelina of Hollywood 62 Spiny lizard 64 Riddle, part 4 70 Third-place medal metal 71 24 in a day 72 Vid shooters 73 Ship out, e.g. 74 Menageries 75 Eerie sign 77 Celtics’ org. 80 Riddle, part 5 87 Innuendo queen West 90 Not common 91 Sgt. and cpl. 92 “Serpico” director Sidney 93 Herb in pasta sauce 95 Cruising 97 Egg hunt holidays 99 End of the riddle 103 Oscar-winning Berry 104 Prefix with angle or color 105 Compel 106 “— and the Detectives” (old Disney film) 107 Riddle’s answer 116 Fall lawn tool 117 Interweaves 118 St. Patrick’s Day bar order 119 Went quickly 120 Store full of playthings 121 One of the men waiting for Godot DOWN 1 Australian state whose capital is Sydney: Abbr. 2 Scottish interjection of surprise 3 “Eureka!” 4 Scorching 5 Lawn turf 6 Red Sox and Orioles’ div. 7 Construction bolts 8 Actress Knightley 9 Tilling tool 10 “— longa, vita brevis” 11 Buzzy insect 12 Having rounded protrusions 13 Timid 14 Often-injured knee part, for short 15 Start to doze 16 Birds bringing bundles of joy 17 Russia locale 18 Easing off 19 Hodgepodge 24 Sanders’ title: Abbr. 28 Sticks with pasty stuff 29 “— Subsequent Moviefilm” (2020 sequel) 30 Have life 31 Narrow land strip: Abbr. 32 — pot (sinus-clearing apparatus) 33 Not fatty 34 Eases off 35 Union Jack and Old Glory 36 Exude slowly 37 Vitamin also called riboflavin 41 “Disco” guy on “The Simpsons” 42 — Angeles 43 “Peer Gynt” composer Edvard 46 Particular specialty 47 Maja painter Francisco 48 Quiet spells 49 Moistureless 50 Track tipsters 55 Crotchety cry 56 Dir. opposite WSW 57 Turkey Day tuber 58 Wonder Woman player Carter 59 Brand of potato chips 60 Knightly fight 61 Word of joint ownership 62 14th-century Russian ruler called “the Moneybag” 63 Tiara stone 64 “NCIS” airer 65 State of rage 66 Whole bunch 67 “— were the days!” 68 Seeks the love of 69 Cake froster 74 Goose eggs 75 Egg: Prefix 76 Partners of pas 77 Big Apple baseballer, for short 78 Some Afrikaners 79 Early P.M. times, in classifieds 81 Want badly 82 Pleading tyke’s query 83 First-class aisle seat on many planes 84 Rent- — (temporary wheels) 85 “Frozen” queen 86 Reproving syllables 87 Partners of fathers 88 Tourist office handout 89 Long, twisty and slippery 94 Coagulated 95 Main arteries 96 Tattletale 97 Lawn tools 98 Nailed the exam 100 Turin’s land 101 Yes, to Fifi 102 Shaw of jazz 107 Ready to go 108 Rock’s Brian 109 Zodiac sign 110 Sci-fi gift 111 It’s S. of Leb. 112 “— Na Na” 113 Evil woman in fairy tales 114 “Evil Woman” rock gp. 115 Sanders’ title: Abbr.