Observer Crossword
ACROSS
1 Scrooge McDuck, for one 6 Muscles or sinews 11 Teen’s appendage? 16 With 17 Across, a military decoration 17 See 16 Across 18 Dark Chinese tea 20 Sweet Sicilian wine 21 More unusual 22 Winter cover 24 Fortify 25 With 28 Down, a medal for gallantry in action 27 Wise old man 29 Labor org. 30 ___ work: menial task 32 Author Wiesel 33 Ending for road or speed 34 Recognize 35 Goat-antelope 37 Hindu god of the dead 39 Peter or Ivan 40 With 108 Across, an infamous attack locale 41 Baseball star Howard 43 Film star Francis 45 Describes grammatically 46 Greek god of love 48 A nostril 49 Flam lead-in 50 Flight award 54 PC’s nemesis? 55 Plausible 59 Very, in Paris 60 Daggers 62 “The Forgotten War” site 64 London streetcar 65 Chinese pagoda 66 Pigeon pea 67 “Annabel Lee” poet 68 Goal 69 Egyptian skink 71 Cow of commercials 73 Praises 75 City in Sicily 76 Sailor’s fastener 78 Fib 80 Contaminates 82 Unruly tumult 83 Jewish holiday 85 Othello, for one 86 ___ Tower 89 With 12 Down, highest US military decoration 91 With 28 Down, US combat medal 95 Official decree 96 Perry Mason’s concern 97 Sandarac tree 99 Fencing swords 100 Brainstorm 101 Lick or marsh lead-in 102 Count calories 104 Recedes 105 Work as a model 106 Shrewdness 108 See 40 Across 110 Scottish chemist 111 Strategic holdings, in bridge 113 City on the Seine 115 Small hollows 117 Containing sodium chloride 118 An ant 119 Coronets 120 He had gilt feelings? 121 Business transactions 122 Sea duck
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1 Mumbled complaints 2 Fed. tax collector 3 Mineral springs 4 “The Office’s” Kemper 5 Indeed! 6 “___ on a Horse” 7 Pay attention to 8 Corn unit 9 18th c. English architect 10 Accents 11 Advertising placard 12 See 89 Across 13 Swan genus 14 Women’s org. 15 Live oaks of California 16 Package 19 In abundance 20 Billiards stroke 23 Companions of ratchets 26 Small glass bottle 28 See 25 or 91 Across 31 Primitive family symbols 34 TV frog 36 “She ___ a Yellow Ribbon” 38 Amy or Ansel 39 Bamboozle 40 Satisfied a debt 42 Dozes off 44 Pitching stat. 45 Entreaty 47 Amateur baseball field 49 See 89 Across 50 Essence of roses 51 Sultan’s decree 52 English novelist Charles 53 Most insignificant 55 Respiratory disorder 56 Small wild goose 57 Singer Frankie 58 Watson and Stone 61 Yale grad 63 WWII org. 70 Safari center 71 Baseball’s Slaughter 72 Escape detection 73 “Roses” by ___ Meacham 74 Undesirable roommate? 75 Site of Ike’s WWII command 77 Highlander’s tartan skirt 79 Public Radio’s Glass 81 Learning 83 Annoyed pettily 84 Substances used in dyeing 86 One who believes in God 87 Murphy and Fisher 88 ___ War ended in ’75 89 Soft, crumbly limestone 90 Festival or carnival 92 Hazy celestial object 93 Strikingly marked animals 94 Dangerous curves 96 Things fought for 98 Sales enticement 101 Opera division 103 Japanese gateway 106 Word with number or test 107 Alaska city 108 Command to Fido 109 Peruse 112 Actress MacGraw 114 Actress Thurman 116 Mine output