Edmonton Journal

NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD

- EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ POWER BALLADS BY ERIK AGARD AND ALEX BRIÑAS

Across 1 Agcy. for Kennedy

and Reagan

4 Push

9 Positive quality 14 Provider of directions,

for short

17 Penne ____ vodka 19 Around

20 Claw

22 “Intriguing!” 23 Aquaman’s favorite

singer?

25 The Human Torch’s

favorite band?

27 ____ Edberg, two-time U.S. Open tennis champion

28 With child,

informally

30 Nicely muscled 31 Canine warning 32 Feminine-hygiene

product

33 Seashore feature 34 Oriental, e.g.

35 The Hulk’s favorite

band?

38 Does 110, say 40 Sculptor/collagist

Jean

41 Staff

42 Number between

cinque and sette 43 Mama ____ Elliot 44 Iceman’s favorite band? 48 Bermuda, e.g. 50 Sweetly sing 52 14-pound unit 54 Australian friend 55 The Flash’s favorite singer? 58 Adamant refusal 60 Animator’s frame

61 “Your” of yore

62 Bit of progress 64 “Seriously?”

66 Front of a vessel 68 Magneto’s favorite

band? 70 Quaint agreement 71 Comment advising you to set your sights a little lower? 73 Low tie 74 Response to “You have something on your face,” maybe 75 List-ending abbr. 76 Gobbles (down) 78 Spider-Man’s favorite band? 83 Smell ____ (sense something fishy) 85 Like Hägar the Horrible

87 ____ Martin 88 “Enough already!” 89 Batman’s favorite rapper? 91 Revivalist­s, for short

93 Not only that but also 95 Singer Sumac 96 The Avalanche, on sports tickers 97 Make do with a lesser option 99 Thor’s favorite rapper?

101 Actress Thurman 102 32° Fahrenheit,

in Celsius

103 Parisian street 104 ____ volente

(God willing)

105 Old-fashioned

provider of directions 107 Completely set 109 Sir and madam 112 Electro’s favorite

singer?

114 What the musical artists in this puzzle would form if they all performed together? 116 Decompose

117 Let breathe, as stinky shoes 118 Tangent line? 119 Princess Fiona, after sunset 120 One begins,“Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness” 121 ____-turvy

122 Chocolate cup

inventor H. B. ____ 123 Pained cry Down 1 Things the police may keep on suspects 2 Narrow cut 3 [legally covering our butts here] 4 Clickable item 5 Boom ____ 6 Remit in advance 7 Digital greeting 8 “Stay in your ____!” 9 Approximat­ely 10 Untroubled 11 Divine bovine? 12 Timeline sections 13 Wee bit 14 Destined for greatness 15 Opening in cosmetolog­y? 16 Molt 18 Woodard with four Emmys 21 Covalent bonds of a carbon atom, e.g. 24 Things sailors spin 26 Late afternoon hour 29 Some economic figs. 32 Tournament bridge players, typically 35 Stick-to-it-iveness 36 Santa ____, Calif. 37 Speak out against 38 City by the Bay, informally 39 “Why, you little ...” 43 Several quarter turns?

45 Jay with jokes 46 Starting squad 47 Speak up, and then some

49 ____ Brand, two-time N.B.A.All-Star 51 Boo-boo

53 Good trait in a housemate 56 “Jeez, wasn’t expecting that!” 57 For rent

59 Test for fit

63 Song with the lyric “A loko e hana nei” 65 Things equestrian­s have on hand? 66 ____ dish

67 What 14-Across will do if you miss a turn 68 Fruit-salad ingredient­s 69 “____ bon”

71 Pup grown up 72 Uptown

74 “____, won’t you blow your horn?”(old lyric) 77 Cold summer treat 79 Puerto Rican city that shares its name with an explorer 80 System of roots? 81 Part of a so-called “grand tour” 82 Trade barbs or blows 84 Like some saws and bobsleds 86 Supplicati­on 90 “What did Delaware?” “I don’t know, but ____” (classic joke) 92 University in North Carolina 94 “Feel me?”

98 “____ fugit”

99 Gooey chocolate treat 100 Public transit system 103 Be economical with 105 Lead-in to -centric 106 Stepped

107 Italian dear

108 Victim of a

revolution

109 What the upright yoga pose vrikshasan­a simulates

110 It’s worth a little more than a dollar 111 Violently send out 113 Stridex target, informally

115 Mag personnel

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