Ottawa Citizen

Russians I’d Like To Meet

- By Merl Reagle

NOTE: The M’s and F’s refer to male and female.

ACROSS

1 Where do you get off? 5 “Peace on Earth,” e.g. 9 Insect stages 14 Eggy dessert 18 Scoop holder 19 Spanish 101 verb 20 Break off from the band 21 West Wing worker 22 Pt. of AARP 23 Russian dancer at Chippendal­es? (M) 26 Smile, e.g. 28 Woody Allen film about a “human chameleon” 29 Autocrat 30 Russian high jumper? (F) 33 Italian code of silence 37 “Who am ___ argue?” 38 That lady, in Lisbon 39 Bottle or can gadgets 40 Russian cosmetolog­ist who does full body waxing? (M) 46 38 Across, in London 47 Actresses Merkel and O’Connor 48 Artist Magritte 49 Slot machine lever 50 Russian consumer advocate? (M) 53 Bounder 54 Panoramas 57 Whiskey’s Walker 58 Russian customs inspector? (F) 62 Cantata composer 66 Collar stiffener 67 Promising words 68 Sack material 70 Draft status 71 Russian marathoner? (F) 77 “___ the aisle” 79 A Disney dwarf 80 “Oy” follower 81 Not-so-sharp Russian sharpshoot­er? (M) 86 Chow down 87 Crooked 88 Extinct bird 89 Rural hotel 90 Nearsighte­d Russian cab driver? (M) 94 Brings formally, as into a club 96 Bird prefix 97 News agcy. since ’58 98 ___ “Fatty” Arbuckle 99 Russian ice fisherman? (M) 106 Claim 109 Knight’s weapon 110 Joel’s instrument 111 Russian dominatrix? (F) 116 Gigantic 117 Early video game 118 Edward abdicated for her 119 Pub orders 120 Humane Soc. ally 121 Dorothy’s dog 122 Golfer Sam 123 Pound sound 124 East Asian weight unit

DOWN

1 False alarm 2 “Crazy, Stupid, Love” co-star 3 “Love Story” co-star 4 Sense 5 Lilliputia­n 6 It made the Trooper 7 Throat threat 8 ___ cab 9 Tri or i follower 10 ___ crib (cheated) 11 Work as a model 12 Heidi’s heights 13 Never-ending story 14 Prepare for sumo? 15 Tina in “30 Rock” 16 Commotion 17 Ariz. neighbor 20 Male escorts of a sort 24 One who yearns 25 Alaskan port 27 French noodle? 31 Neither follower 32 “___-voom!” 34 Bill’s Janet 35 Nickname for Tritt or McGee 36 Beast of burden 39 Tara family name 40 Killer whales 41 Rough shelter 42 Third-largest ocean 43 Corned-beef concoction 44 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 45 All-in-one Apple 46 Prison weapon 51 Comic Margaret 52 Cousin of “Come back later” 54 Leave 55 I, to Freud 56 Lose traction

59 Uno + due 60 ___’s Ice Cream 61 It grows on trees 63 Oils, busts, etc. 64 Split, like hooves 65 “Yes, We ___ Bananas” 68 Dizzy’s jazz style 69 Cable for cash 71 Wedding outfits 72 Bank offering 73 “___ questions?” 74 Ubiquitous Baldwin 75 Jacob’s first wife 76 Prefix with physics 78 Do legislativ­e work 81 Cher’s last name, once 82 Bookie’s quote 83 Letting-off-withawords 84 Actor Sharif 85 Elvis film, “___ Vegas” 87 Highest in salt, perhaps 88 SSE, for one 91 Rope fiber (anagram of SAILS) 92 Place for a bath 93 “___ and Away” 95 Not hot 99 Loesser’s “The Most Happy ___” 100 Dentist’s creation 101 Where enfants learn 102 Whoop it up 103 Frank, Moon Unit or Dweezil 104 Being kept chilled 105 Outspoken 107 Actor McGregor 108 Big wind 111 Liable 112 Cattle call? 113 Social worker? 114 Youngster 115 Deadly viper

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Volume 18 is here! For info on Merl’s books, visit www.sundaycros­swords.com.

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