Observer Crossword
LIGHT & HEAT
ACROSS
1 Word with gum or numeral 7 Andante, for example 12 Abandon 18 Idaho or sweet 19 Yielded 20 Master Twist 21 Set ablaze 23 WY livestock center 25 To ___: fits easily 26 SC river 27 Ham it up 29 Liberal political group: abbr. 30 Washing machine cycle 32 Zodiac’s fifth 33 Trumpet sound 34 Competes 35 Lineman 36 Urban area 40 Shrewd 41 “___ Miserables” 42 Concept 43 Inventor Howe 44 “Thou ___ not then be false. . .” 45 Asterisk 46 Places for flowers 47 Indian costume 48 Bridge across the Loire 51 Brings legal action 54 Chalk 58 French spa 60 Funt of TV 61 L.A. time 62 Polyester resin film 63 Nitwit 64 Hairless 65 Cheese production district, France 66 Burning 67 Battery terminal 68 Before, poetically speaking 69 Increases 70 Leaves 71 Camera part 72 Nestling 74 Type of camera: abbr. 75 Roofing material 77 Upbeat air 78 Mimic 81 Glittery 83 Face down 85 “. . . belongs to the ___” 86 World War II participants 89 Marine snail 90 Fallback position 92 Suffix with differ or defer 93 Ship body 94 Gushes 96 Institution, Tempe, AZ 97 Medieval merchants guild 99 World War II combat zone 100 Aquatic nymph 101 Specie in Madrid 104 Dregs 105 “To be or ___” 107 Flashlight in London 110 Containing radioactive metal 111 Shore bird 112 Rococo 113 County, Northern Ireland 114 QE2, for example 115 Staggered
DOWN
1 Dress 2 Habit 3 Comes 4 Actor Alan 5 Actor Robert of “Quincy” 6 Camp beds 7 Skin art 8 Bacchanal’s cry 9 Only 10 Regulatory agcy. 11 Polonius’ daughter 12 Sorrow 13 Raise spirits 14 Term of address for a king 15 A Perón 16 Stays 17 Neptune’s attribute 19 Biological classifications 22 Beach attire 24 ___ as pie 28 Church rite 31 To voice 33 Nirvana 34 Thackeray novel 37 Writer LeShan 38 Pared 39 “In ___ days. . .” 40 Vehicle 44 Manx or calico 45 Halt 46 Presented the tab 47 Locales 48 Word with colony or institution 49 Sheepish? 50 Sheer fabric 51 Warning light 52 Race 53 Consuming 55 Straighten 56 Penates companion 57 Peak 59 Science guy Bill 60 White poplar 62 Chart 65 Bucket for a leaky boat 69 Gleam 72 Soar 73 Polish 76 Squid defense 78 Tropical rodent 79 Each 80 Biblical woman (abbr.) 81 1–0 score 82 Serfdom 83 Prayer 84 Unfair treatment 85 Maintain 86 Nonspecific 87 French bug 88 Hidden away 89 One of the five w’s 91 Pacific island 94 US bacteriologist 95 Musical composition 98 Solo 100 Taboo 101 Latin American serf 102 “___ homo” 103 Acidity 106 Salt of the briny 108 Year in reign of Nero 109 Between due and quattro