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The (Classic) TV Crossword

ACROSS 1 WallaceandFarrell 6 “IDidn’tKnowI__Pregnant” 9 “__ofTwoCities” 10 ArchieBunker’swife 12 Johnof“TheAddamsFamily” 13 MickeyorAndy 14 __West 15 Actor__Florek 16 TinkerBell,forone 19 Tiniestcomponentofanelement 23 Mrs.HermanMunster 24 Actress__Loughlin 25 “MyName__”;JasonLeeseries 28 “__Family” 30 ActressLaura__ 31 Carrie’shubbyon“TheKingof

Queens” 32 “__Season”;movieforAshton

KutcherandMartinLawrence 33 Student 34 “The__ofNight”;oldcrimedrama

series 36 “__LifetoLive” 39 Newsanchor__Mitchell 42 “__bytheBell” 44 CooperandSinise 45 Headachemedication 46 “Eagle__”;ShiaLaBeoufmovie 47 Ambulance’swarningdevice

DOWN 1 “Yes,__”;politeresponse 2 “__WonderfulLife”

3 Meredith’sportrayeron“TheOffice” 4 WallachorMarienthal 5 McCain’stitle:abbr. 6 “__,LoseorDraw” 7 “Ican’tbelieveI__thewholething!” 8 Bashful 10 Long,longtime 11 Actoron“Community” 13 Rachael__ 15 Arid 17 “Upinthe__”;GeorgeClooneyfilm 18 “__FlyAway” 20 Footdigit 21 HockeygreatBobby__ 22 60secs. 25 “What’ll__”;IrvingBerlinsong 26 Ninthmonth:abbr. 27 Before,toapoet 28 Floorcleaningimplement 29 Yes,inParis 31 “__Date”;moviefor

RobertDowneyJr. 33 Assn.thatorganizes

manygolftournaments 35 __Moines,Iowa 37 ActressCampbell 38 Barbaraof“IDreamofJeannie” 39 “Ice__:Dawnof

theDinosaurs”;animatedmovie

40 Negativevote 41 Rap’sDr.__ 42 LargestairlineinScandinavia 43 Actress__LarterThe puzzles included in this booklet have been

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The(Classic)TVCrossword........................ 2,6,11

TVJumble............................................................ 3,4,11

CommuterCrossword...............................3,5,8,13

Sudoku.............................................................3,7,12,14

ScrabbleGrams.......................................4,6,8,9,23

Jumble...................................................4,9,10,13,14,17

JumbleCrosswords.............................5,6,10,12,23

BoggleBrainBusters............... 4,5,7,10,12,13,14,17

Crossword...........................7,9,15,16,17,18,19,21,25

Kakuro............................................................8,10,11,14

WordSalsa......................................................... 20,32

Quote-Acrostic................................................ 22,24

JumbleforKids.................................................26,28

BigCityPublishingKidsPage................ 27,29,30

Hitori.................................................... 31,33,35,37,39

MoreorLess.........................31,32,33,35,36,37,38

Code-Cracker.............................31,33,35,36,38,39

WordWheel.....................................32,36,37,38,39

KillerSudoku.............................................................34

CreativePower!AdultColoringPage.......45,46,47

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ACROSS

1 AstaireorMacMurray

5 Winner

10 Fastenerhinge

14 “Othello”villain

15 CapitalofVietnam

16 Calif.university

17 Abbr.followingmanypoems

18 Wasmoreimportantthan

20 __-tac-toe

21 Brooches

22 CityinEngland

23 Voteintooffice

25 __andhers

26 Lightonfire

28 Detest

31 Shortletters

32 Workbreaddough

34 Koch&Asner

36 Jackorjoker

37 NYCborough

38 Created

39 Muhammad__

40 Hideaways

41 ScientistPierreorwifeMarie

42 Operatingroomattire

44 Continuedon

45 LyricistGershwin

46 Correct

47 Takewithoutasking

50 Hillbilly

51 Shortleap

54 Inaboringway

57 Thus

58 Hubbubs

59 Crete’scapital

60 Havingmixedfeelings

61 Inclination

62 Rosebushprickle

63 Stillinthesack

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1 King’sedict

2 Indianprincess

3 Self-absorbed

4 Baseball’s__Drysdale

5 Selection

6 Oldhangout

7 Has__inone’spants;isjittery

8 Cutthelawn

9 Lemonmeringue__

10 Mostenormous

11 Prolongedpain

12 Toboggan

13 Cushions

19 EpicbyHomer

21 Houndsandhamsters

24 Wasdishonest

25 Trick

26 PeruvianIndian

27 Hockeyscores

28 Partoftheeye

29 Handsomeguy

30 AlbertorFisher

32 Actor__Kristofferson

33 Neither...__

35 Grainsowed

37 “Ali__andtheFortyThieves”

38 Commandtosleddogs

40 Attracts;tempts

41 Homeforaparakeet

43 Likethejuiciestpeach,usually

44 Tripoliresident

46 Kingoremperor

47 Puncture

48 Broad

49 Press,asclothes

50 CityinNevada

52 Meanie

53 Smalllake

55 Sept.’sfollower

56 __-jongg

57 Greekletter

Completethegridsoeachrow,columnand3-by-3box(inboldborders)containseverydigit,1to9.—TheMephamGroup

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ACROSS 1 Main

symptomofchickenpox

5 Lopsided10 Teeoff;

offend 14 Reverberate 15 Benefactor 16 __-friendly;

easytolearn 17 Shortly 18 Sudden

forwardrush 19 Escape20 Moneyput

intoanaccount

22 Gatheringforlivelytalk

24 Stealfrom25 Partofa

flower26 Nerd29 Spoil30 Harvests34 Gust35 Skillet36 Roofantenna37 Burro38 Hotdog

topper,forsome

40 Parched 41 Corned

beefsandwich

43 Goquickly44 Spin45 Liberated46 Thatgirl47 Chum48 Ibisor

flamingo50 Hitatennis

ballinahigharc

51 Grandparent,often

54 Garbage58 Playwright

Moss__59 Bigwig 61 Actress

andsingerAdams

62 ActorGuinness

63 Skier’sincline

64 Enlargeahole65 Interlock,as

gears66 Borders67 Sweet

potatoes

DOWN 1 __theriot

actto;reprimand

2 Facialwoe 3 Small

store 4 Placedona

pedestal 5 Speak

withoutpreparation

6 Praisehighly

7 Traveler’sstop

8 Lumberjack 9 “Trickor__!”10 Purchase

fromMidas 11 __ofCapri 12 Charges 13 Worry 21 Cry23 Exposed25 Wildcat26 Happy,

Sneezy,orDoc,e.g.

27 Smarter28 Follow29 Wives

forpas

31 Assisted32 Whittled33 Inacrafty

way35 Playon

words36 “How__you?”38 Military

award,often

39 Broadcast42 Enchant;

charm44 Veryflexible;

notatallstiff46 “Harkthe__

AngelsSing”

47 Goup&down

49 Thickheaded50 Oils 51 Pretense52 Ashen53 Mine

deposits54 Thickcord55 Newconcept56 Thailand,

once57 Skirt

edges60 Marsh

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ACROSS 1 Actor__Alda 5 “HarperValley__” 8 ActressTurner 9 “ThePriceIs__”12 __Rouge,Louisiana13 Shooting

star14 SeriesforSherman

Hemsley15 Mexico’sdollar16 Suffixforintellect

orevent18 Two,inSpain19 Assists20 Threesome21 “OneTree__”23 Galaevents24 Dogin“Garfield”25 Tinyweight26 “__aVeryGoodYear”;

songforFrankSinatra28 ActorCalhoun29 Piglets’mothers30 “Dharma&__”32 Pigpen35 Skater__Babilonia36 ActorDonahue37 “__Trek:Voyager”38 “Hill__Blues”40 JuliaChildand

EmerilLagasse,e.g.

41 “AreYou__,Chelsea?”

42 Saucy;high-spirited43 Clamor44 Romanoand

Liotta

DOWN 1 “The__”;JohnWaynemovie 2 “TheLate__Craig

Ferguson” 3 Abbr.followingmany

poems 4 ActressFabray,tofriends 5 “Meetthe__” 6 OneofMichaelJackson’s

brothers 7 “Ice__”;blockbuster

animatedfilm10 “48__” 11 Characteristic12 “__Boys”;themesongfor

“Cops”13 “Presidio__”;DanaDelany

dramaseries15 Stack17 “NCIS:__Angeles”19 MacGrawandLarter20 Rip22 Ms.Lupino’snamesakes23 Kermit,forone25 Dr.Meredith__;Ellen

Pompeo’srole26 Suffixforcartoonorviolin27 Breakfastbread,often30 “__Acres”31 Gobad33 PresidentWilliamHoward

andhisfamily34 Calendarperiods:abbr.36 GarrorHatcher37 ActorJohnof“Lois&Clark:

TheNewAdventuresofSuperman”

39 “The__SkeltonHour”40 Life-savingtechnique,for

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SudokuCompletethegridsoeachrow,columnand3-by-3box(inboldborders)containseverydigit,1to9.—TheMephamGroup

1 StyleassociatedwithPrinceValiant

8 Itmayholdoldrecords

15 Oakland’scounty

16 Dudsonafield

17 LayeredGermandessert

18 Bouquetitem

19 Covers,asabarespot

20 Substantial,sumwise

22 Overlypossessivetype?

23 Geton

24 Notberthed

25 Point

26 Longruns

28 Fabricridge

30 “Listen,ewe!”

33 2010filmaboutGeorgeVI

37 “Ifallgoeswell”

38 Topswithtops

39 Notrelated

41 Fieldfare,briefly

42 Surfacestatistic

43 Sanctioned

45 Heatsource?

46 Shilohbattlers

49 OneoftwoteamstojointheNCAABig12in2012

50 DancepopularizedbyPerezPrado

53 Emanatingheat

54 Resultofexcessiveheat

55 Junglemoviecostume

57 “Argo”director

59 Strength

60 Heatmeasure

61 Singletsynthetic

62 Workthatendsbadly

1 Jettarelative 2 Utterly 3 Fillerof10-Down 4 Runnerswith

stripedchicks 5 Dreamworld? 6 “GoldenBoy”

playwright 7 NewHaven

matriculator 8 Dozeninabox 9 Sorbonneone10 Tots’coolers 11 Firstnamein

violinists12 Goodtime13 Notquiteonthe

dot14 Groupthat

battlesMagneto21 Dippy__:original

nameofDisney’sGoofy

24 Tookaninformalsurvey

25 JournalistStewartorJoseph

27 Soldier’schapeau

29 Courtlegend30 Showingone’s

support

31 Maincomponentofvinegar

32 Patientreplies34 France’s

Grenoble-__Airport

35 Eminence36 Sedgwick

portrayedin“FactoryGirl”

37 CompanywithanExtremeBlueinternshipprogram

40 March__44 Flop45 “WhenWe

DeadAwaken”washislastplay

47 Betterthanclose

48 Withoutadoubt

50 Boundaryshowers

51 Notcollectively52 Prefixwith

fiction53 “ParadiseLost”

river54 Tubtrouble56 Rocks58 Hollywood’sst.

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Kakuro — The Mepham Group

TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1and

a5willproduce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonly

produce1and3,never2and2.

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1 Droop

4 Flowedback

9 Tobaccokiln

13 Doingnothing

15 Unsuspecting

16 Consumer

17 Raincatsanddogs

18 Cruiseshipstops,often

19 Bangkoknative

20 Likethemostpollutedair

22 Mexico’sdollar

23 AswanandHoover

24 Debtor’snote

26 __theHun

29 Alms

34 Malebee

35 ActressBo__

36 __to;onaccountof

37 “So__!”;casualfarewell

38 Usedatowel

39 Ceremony

40 “__BeenWorkingontheRailroad”

41 Throws

42 Wined&dined

43 Makedirty

45 Measly

46 Bizarre

47 Thwart;defeat

48 Agreement

51 Newsanchors

56 Spoken

57 Opentoview

58 Gatherleaves

60 Windydaytoy

61 Unrestrainedindulgence

62 Ina__;miffed

63 Simple

64 Parentorgrandparent

65 Ms.Lupino

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1 Drinkslowly

2 Hubbubs

3 Sullen

4 Head-scratcher

5 Foundation

6 Liversecretion

7 Arden&Plumb

8 Predeter-mined;fated

9 Amountproduced;yield

10 Arthuroftennis

11 Bodiesofwater

12 TheBeeGees,forone

14 Wearingaway

21 Strongwind

25 Heavyfurniturewood

26 Speakwithoutpreparation

27 Discoveredtreasure

28 Musicalsounds

29 Oceanmeasurement

30 Rawminerals

31 Dimwit

32 External

33 Poor

35 Compact__;CD

38 Closetfulofclothes

39 Haircurlers

41 Spanishhero

42 Bideone’stime

44 __Crüe;heavymetalband

45 Baggagehandler

47 Blacksmith’sfurnace

48 Nudge

49 Operasolo

50 Lions&lynxes

52 Wicked

53 Remainundecided

54 Indianprincess

55 Slipsidewaysontheroad

59 Greekletter


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1 Red-headedclown

5 Enzymeending 8 Oaknut13 With,onlemenu14 TigerWoods’sex15 “Bad,Bad”

Brown,inaCrocesong

16 DEAagent17 1958filmthat

wonnineOscars18 Notshowy19 Drearylatefall

forecast22 Spices(up)23 Fonddu__,

Wisconsin24 Lendahand27 Airportsafetygp.29 Biblebook

followingtheGospels

33 Brew,astea34 Cheeseonaham

sandwich36 Primitiveshelter37 Foodtruckorder40 Quarterback

Manning

41 Bignameinairconditioning

42 Havepizzadelivered,say

43 Putinthemail45 Givethe

once-over46 Spellbound47 Go__:loseit49 “Trinity”

novelistLeon

50 SouthAmericanseaport

58 Girafferelative59 GulfWar

missile60 Onlineperiodical,

forshort61 Easilywrinkled

fabric62 TheBeatles’“__

ComestheSun”63 “Scram!”64 Hägar’sdog65 Mind-reading,

briefly66 Throweasily

1 Judge’sseat 2 Shapedlike

Obama’soffice 3 Celsiusfreezing

point 4 Busy 5 Policeblotter

name 6 “What’syour__?” 7 CityNNWof

OklahomaCity 8 Maleincharge 9 Toyotauntil

200610 Vocally

expressed 11 Churnup12 Partof

NASDAQ’saddress

14 Landwithpyramids

20 Toughruler21 Whatplaidsand

stripesdo24 Resultofhearth

burn25 Helpedoneself,

illegally26 Become

established27 Strongstring28 Buildinglocation

30 Singer/dancerRivera

31 Bloomfromabulb

32 Timeonthejob34 Rocktothe

music35 Nicetolookat,asalandscape38 Garsonof“Mrs.

Miniver”39 Mostsevere44 Nattilyattired46 Steadily

wearaway48 Benjamin

Mooreproduct

49 Usewithoutauthority

50 Lady__:Univ.ofTennesseeteam

51 Like,with“to”52 Bowler’s

assignment53 Tennisgreat

Arthur54 Freezes(up)55 “Itseemstome,”

online56 Thailand

neighbor57 Self-images

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TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1anda5will

produce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonlyproduce1

and3,never2and2.

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TosolveKakuro,youmustenteranumberbetween1and9intheemptysquares.Thecluesarethenumbersinthewhitecirclesthatgivethesumofthesolutionnumbers:abovethelineareacrosscluesandbelowthelinearedownclues.Thus,aclueof3willproduceasolutionof2and1anda5willproduce

4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonlyproduce1and

3,never2and2.

ACROSS 1 CarneyorLinkletter 4 Abdul,onceof“American

Idol” 9 “__AboutYou”12 ComedianMargaret13 Notqualified14 “Daysof__Lives”15 “HowI__YourMother”16 Helpfullift17 “Theflowersthatbloomin

thespring,__la...”18 LucyRicardo’slandlady20 “SomeLike__”22 Actresson“Desperate

Housewives”26 __diving;underwater

swimming27 Historicalperiod28 SilverorHoward29 NamesakesofracerFoyt32 Sledcompetitions35 Former“20/20”coanchor39 Cowboycompetition40 Fragrantwood42 ActorMarienthal43 Peruvianbeast

ofburden47 “__Hard:Witha

Vengeance”;BruceWillismovie

48 Puborder49 Famousfablewriter50 “Message__Bottle”;

filmforKevinCostner51 Prefixforfunctionalor

peptic52 Clamor53 Sushibaroffering

DOWN 1 Highpoint 2 ScarlettO’Hara’shubby 3 “Back__Future”;MichaelJ.

Foxmovie 4 “Boston__”;ChiMcBride

dramaseries 5 Spanishyear 6 Mysterioussighting,

forshort 7 Fleur-de-__ 8 Upperroom 9 “My__theCar”10 __borealis;

northernlights 11 “Phooey!”19 Hesitater’ssyllables21 “Buffy__VampireSlayer”23 Flings24 “WhatILike__You”25 “Ittakestwoto__”29 “Forhe’s__goodfellow...”30 NamesakesofMs.Foster31 “Murder,__Wrote”33 “TheGreat__”;Steve

McQueenmovie34 180˚fromNNW36 ActorLloyd__37 Dog’snameon“Frasier”38 SingerFrankie__39 UseaKindle41 “__Steel”;movieforHugh

JackmanandEvangelineLilly

44 Topper’sportrayer__G.Carroll

45 “__walkedoutinthestreetsofLaredo...”

46 Jan.,Feb.,Mar.,etc.

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1 __forbroke;bettingitall

6 Deadened

10 Notilluminated

14 Seeeyetoeye

15 Jacob’stwin

16 Off-Broadwayaward

17 Stageitems

18 Payattention

19 Pieàla__

20 Lugar&Leahy

22 Gibberish

24 Hawaiianfeast

25 Blackeyes

26 Elevatoralternative

29 Climb

30 John,inScotland

31 Seaduckwithsoftdown

33 CelebrityreporterRobin

37 Storyline

39 TeasdaleandGilbert

41 Actingpart

42 Spanishmister

44 Featuresofpoorlymashedpotatoes

46 Andnot

47 Kingdom

49 Groupsofeight

51 Almsgiving

54 Light&breezy

55 “I__thefoggiest”

56 Brown__;Louisiana’sstatebirds

60 LaddorAlda

61 Pitcher

63 Spunk;savvy

64 Flutterabout

65 Indianwoman’sgarment

66 Livelydance

67 Snakelikeswimmers

68 Littlechild

69 Haughtylook

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1 Spaces

2 Monster

3 Press

4 Kathmanduresident

5 Charadesclue

6 IndiraGandhi’sfather

7 Doesdrugs

8 ActressWest

9 FounderofareligioninIndia

10 Bossaround

11 Over

12 Equestrian

13 __over;faints

21 Desertrefuge

23 Smallbrook

25 “Beatit!”

26 Drinksslowly

27 Story

28 Shortly

29 Bloodcomponent

32 Dawdle

34 Toprating

35 Blood__;strokecause,often

36 Hisand__

38 Floods

40 Overindulge

43 Harnessstrap

45 Isfrugal

48 Swear

50 Wealthybusinessman

51 Makesorebyrubbing

52 ActressBerry

53 Tono__;fruitlessly

54 Eagle’snest

56 Makecoffee

57 Wheelrod

58 Athleticshoebrand

59 Burn

62 “No__,Jose!”

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a5willproduce4and1,or2and3,but,ofcourse,whichsquarestheygoinwilldependonthesolutionofaclueintheotherdirection.Nodigitcanberepeatedinasolution,soa4canonly

produce1and3,never2and2.

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Jumble

1 Allowin 6 Behindthetimes 11 Keginsert14 Nasty15 Idolwhose

fansarecalledClaymates

16 Acapulcoarticle 17 Traditional

Christmasdessert

19 ERpersonnel20 Swingsabout21 Crunchysnack23 LeBronJames,

e.g.26 RulerinoldSt.

Petersburg27 __Diamond30 Sweetspread32 Morethan

vexation33 RedArmyleader

Trotsky34 Run-of-the-mill35 Liquid-Plumr

rival37 Jamaicanmusic

genre39 Something

toskipatthebeach

42 Bollywooddress

44 Facecreamingredient

46 KennyGplaysone

47 Fiber-richcereal

50 Hungonto51 “ShowBoat”

novelistFerber

52 Rogerwith17GrandSlamwins

54 ShrinkingAsianlake

56 Scarybacteria59 Downturn60 Coffeebreak

treat64 “LittleRedBook”

chairman65 Chippedina

chip66 Comicsfriendof

Nancy67 Windup68 Dallied(with)69 Helpedwith

dinnercleanup—or,ahinttotherelationshipbetweenthestartsof60-/17-Acrossand47-/30-Across

1 DangerousreptileintheNiledelta

2 Pol.conventionattendees

3 Roughup 4 Notsusceptible 5 Laid-backsort 6 Push-upbra

feature 7 Itmaybe

financial 8 Slopes

headwear 9 MenofLa

Mancha10 Careerforasci.

major 11 Setsfree12 Once-a-year

bloomer13 60-Across,for

one18 Grammarian’s

concern22 Explosive

experiment24 Selloutsigns,

briefly25 Bigmug27 Holedup28 NHLlegend

Bobby

29 Well-matchedpair

31 No-wayman?33 “TankGirl”star

Petty36 Sounding

stuffy38 Winglikeparts40 Shortrest41 Officecontact

no.43 Reallyhotspot45 Noright__:

trafficsign47 Software

installationinfofile

48 Rocky’slove49 Loveliness50 Swedish

currency53 Digitalgreeting55 Lovers’clash57 Taylorof“Mystic

Pizza”58 Oneofthe

Antilles61 Alumna

bioword62 Teacher’sdeg.63 Coalcarrier

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An Understanding Understudy

ACROSS 1 Spanishseaport 6 Totouch 10 Recedes 14 Slopingroadways 19 Sphereofcombat20 Godoflove 21 Toharvest22 Strange23 Reform

completely25 Opposition 27 RRstops28 Asidefrom30 Feyof“30Rock” 31 Goddessofvictory32 Lamprey33 Heavyweights34 MissLeGallienne36 It’sbeforethe

storm38 Mouse:comb.

form39 Penitentialseason40 Apart42 Marshymeadows44 Trafficinsacred

goods 47 Maleservants49 Toswagger53 Generaldirection54 Hindugarment55 Shield 57 Movefurtively58 Frenchriver59 Italianfashion

center60 Stirs62 Frenchpainter

Gustave63 Donkey64 Imaginative

comparison65 Handlersof

scenery67 Memberoflow

Hinducaste68 Topost69 Connected

systematically 75 Challengers78 “___whomustbe

obeyed” 81 Orchestral

instrument82 Tricky83 Short-visored

caps84 Holywomen:abbr.85 Thesun

personified87 Clipsuddenly88 Apillar

89 Fencingswords90 Disturbanceon

radio92 Ittankedin200994 Threefold95 Readmetrically97 Lockofhair98 Destruction99 ___Na-Na102Mincedoath104Thrice:comb.form105Goddessofyouth106Obscure109Femalereddeer 111 Toiletrycase113 Indolent115 PhilippineMoslem116 Prohibits119 Interposes121 Heron122 Squirrelskin123 WesternRussian

city124 Expiate125 Englishnovelist

Charles126 ___thelion127 JodieFosterrole128 Biblicalweeds

DOWN 1 Analyze

grammatically 2 Sharpmountain

crest 3 Lawful 4 Singles 5 RiverinPoland 6 Motherorfather 7 Accumulate 8 Frenchauthor

Pierre 9 Foreordain 10 Blunder 11 Borschtvegetable 12 Fundamental 13 Ofthebackbone 14 Rodent 15 ___Rickman 16 Ahalfnote 17 Choppy,ofasea 18 Dirks24 Valuablewood26 Driedorchidtuber29 Wicked33 Ministerto35 Revokes,aslegacy 37 Candybar39 Solitary

40 Oftheear 41 Diseaseofrye43 Openshoe44 Portico45 Springflower46 Dininghall 47 IslandeastofJava48 Hindugod50 Agas 51 Comb,aswool52 Piecesout54 Apes56 Fragment59 Grindingmachines 61 Blasts64 Bishopric66 ___GirlFriday67 Handles69 Foldingbeds70 Deathnotice:abbr. 71 Aroster 72 Prong 73 Decree 74 Exile 75 Testimony76 Minuteparticles 77 Blushing78 Apace79 Achilles’weakspot

80 Being84 Politico’stwist86 Pleasant89 EarlyU.S.canal 91 Confined93 Romanemperor94 Fleshy,

undergroundshoot

96 Inherent98 Auctionagain99 Moreretiring100Doorpivot101 Cavities103Ofadukedom105Traveler’s

haven106Giver107 Goddess

ofpeace108Hebrew

prophet110 Feat112 Suffixindicating

disease114 Concerning115 Change:prefix117 Route:abbr.118 MadridMrs.120Largetub

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ACROSS 1 Worktogether 6 NewOrleans,for

short 10 Gather 15 Yarnmop 19 Give___to:listen20 Ripened 21 Defrauds22 “TheWayWe___”23 Surnamesharers 27 Stateofagitation28 Hematite,forone29 Countertenor30 Endangered

Americangeese 31 Swissriver33 Toanextreme

degree35 ActorHume 37 Excessivecruelty40 First-class 41 AuthorShere42 See23Across50 Worker’sbenefits

legis. 51 Conicalkiln52 Tolerance53 ___pronobis54 Agnus___55 Farmunit56 “Amo,amas,Ilove

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seen___?”115 Incite116 Paidhighhonorto117 ___oftheDragon118 Coeurd’___,Idaho DOWN 1 Rotarymotion

transformers 2 ___evenkeel 3 Air:comb.form 4 Furrymarshplants 5 Beforecycleor

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Romania 9 Cuttingtool:var. 10 ___forAdano

11 Obscure 12 Likewise 13 Schuss 14 Chicago/Louisville 15 “___Todd”:

Sondheimmusical 16 Teeny___ 17 FormerPASenator

Specter 18 Ottomanprovincial

governors24 Belliniopera25 Halfaspaname26 Complex32 Bhutan’scontinent33 Codeinventor34 Communein

NorthernFrance35 Masticates36 Morenoand

Hayworth 37 Nobel’scountry,

forshort38 Yorkshireriver39 CLXXXIVxIII40 Atagreatdistance43 Arabiancoffee44 Elegant

45 Spartanserf46 Driveashore 47 Shipworm48 “___BenJonson!”49 Shouted55 Eruptionparticles 57 High-schooler58 Forfearthat59 Orang,forone60 Likeacertainnerve

process 61 Fault62 Geneticinitials63 MazodelaRoche

novel64 Largebaywindow65 ___agun!66 Statutory67 “ChristStopped

at___”68 CourtierinHamlet69 MaproadID 74 Movedthrough

water 75 Whitepoplar76 Discontinue 77 ActressBancroft78 Granularsnow

79 OntheAral80 “AHard___Night”82 Poeticbreak:var.83 Speechaffliction84 Destroy85 Exceptional87 Changedthetitle88 Smallestpossible89 Swiftly93 RRcarrestaurant94 Putan___:stop95 Eldritch96 Cornered97 Scrooge98 Moist99 MossorLorenz100ActressThompson102WhereDublinwas

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