Times Colonist

THINK TWICE

- By Charles M. Deber / Edited by Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Zip along 7 Example of 22and of 65-Across 12 Conscience­stricken 19 Opposites of

alphas 20 It may be grand 21 “Hah!” 22 7- and 112-Across 24 Flashing lights 25 What scouts gather 26 Intentions 27 Donkey’s call 29 Naval engineer 31 Example of 65-Across and 39-Down 33 Subsides slowly 37 Org. for ex-G.I.s 40 Diddley and Derek 41 Farewells

in Florence 42 Take temporaril­y 44 First lady

before Bess 47 116-Across and

96-Down 49 Levin who wrote “A Kiss Before Dying” 50 Silver, for example, in the opening to TV’s “The Lone Ranger” 51 Torah receptacle­s 52 A profession­al may need one to practice: Abbr. 53 Work unit 54 Intimates 55 Wash’n ____

(towelette brand) 56 Caribbean land whose capital is St. George’s 59 It’ll knock you out 60 Ricochet 62 Ambition for

an actor 64 In view 65 7- and 31-Across 67 “So long,”

for short 69 Part of a machine

assembly 71 Like Odin or Thor 72 Titter 73 Some scratchy

attire 74 “Sprechen ____

Deutsch?” 75 Lowest points 76 Car for which you “listen to her tachin’ up now, listen to her whine,” in a 1964 hit 78 Land in the Seine 79 “I cannot

tell ____” 81 “Nuh-uh!” 82 Film critic

Christophe­r 83 112-Across and

96-Down 86 Dress adornment 87 Lathers (up) 89 Not esos or estos 90 Coiled killer 91 Nikon product,

for short 92 “____ Rebel”

(1962 No. 1 hit) 93 Example of 34-Down and 108-Across 94 Dimes, essentiall­y 97 Straight 100 “Othello” traitor 101 Milky gems 105 Admit 108 93- and 116-Across 112 Example of 83- and

22-Across 113 “Little Women”

author 114 Ruined 115 Dead Sea Scrolls

sect 116 Example of 108and 47-Across 117 “See ya!”

DOWN

1 Desert crossed by

the Silk Road 2 Gulf state 3 Celebratio­n 4 Writer/critic James

and family 5 Animal with

luxurious fur 6 Org. with a

“3-1-1” rule 7 Twenty-one words 8 Give ____ all 9 Damage 10 Blight victim 11 Film again 12 Money in the

bank, e.g. 13 This and that 14 Razor brand 15 Example of 39and 34-Down 16 Lang. heard

in Haifa 17 Before, to a bard 18 ____ Moines 20 Bugs about

the trash 23 Toil 28 Competitor of

Petro-Canada 30 Scrub, as a mission 31 Squealer 32 They may be high

in a fallout zone 34 93-Across and

15-Down 35 When repeated, a Polynesian getaway 36 What trees do in

fierce storms 37 Is on the brink 38 Passed quickly 39 31-Across and

15-Down 41 Len of stage

and screen 42 They’re often

pulled at night 43 13 1/2-inch

gold-plated figure 45 Hall of fame 46 A mere stone’s

throw from 47 Upscale London

retailer 48 Fatty-acid

compound 55 One of a pair of best friends in Greek legend 56 Heights of

achievemen­t 57 Witherspoo­n of

“Legally Blonde” 58 Fussed over, as

a grandchild 60 Like some

diplomats 61 AOL alternativ­e 63 Skeptical

response 65 Dudes 66 Puts forward 68 Holt of NBC News 70 Part in an

animated film 72 “Well, look

what I did!” 75 Lightly bite 76 Word of wonder 77 “Really!” 79 Ear: Prefix 80 Den denizen 84 ____ the Explorer 85 Guide to studying

the night sky 86 What “Mc-”

means in a name 88 Richard Strauss

opera 90 Sired, biblically 93 Is disposed 94 Need for a profession­al designer 95 “Me So ____” (1989 rap chart-topper) 96 Example of 47- and

of 83-Across 98 Excited cry

in a casino 99 Highest score

in baccarat 100 Privy to 102 ____ Barksdale, drug dealer on “The Wire” 103 Jay who

preceded Jimmy 104 Big bunch 105 Juice drink 106 Fleur-de-____ 107 ____ Palmas,

Spain 109 90° bend 110 Obama health law, for short 111 Old, clumsy ship

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