High Profilers Crossword Puzzle
Little Rock traffic and crossword puzzle creator extraordinaire Judge Vic Fleming was asked by High Profile to create a puzzle specifically for the Democrat-Gazette.
We gave him a list of about 100 names of people we usually see out and about while we are covering Little
Rock’s usually jam-packed social scene. He used many of those names to create this puzzle just for our readers.
Just for the record, Fleming is no crossword puzzle slouch. In addition to being a judge, Fleming is a law professor, writer and cruciverbalist (a fancy word for someone who is skilled at creating or solving crossword puzzles). He writes a monthly crossword for The
Rotarian magazine. Since 2004, hundreds of his puzzles have been published in many venues, 46 in The New
York Times.
Enjoy Fleming’s one-of-akind High Profile puzzle! — Story by Rachel O’Neal
There are 17 names in this puzzle, the answers to the starred clues. What do they have in common?
ACROSS
1 *Singer Williams, ... or
Browne or Kelley 5 *Largemouth fish ... or
Kelley
9 Sound from a large toy
gun?
16 ___ arms (riled) 17 Kitchen extension? 18 Statement after “Peeka-boo”
19 *”The Royal ___s” ...
or Judy
21 Easter hats
22 Less fresh
23 Tinkerer’s initials 25 Sister in an abbey 26 Exam for an atty.
wannabe
28 Labor Day mo.
30 Some prognosticators 34 Bad firecracker 37 Promo on the tube 39 Anvil site
41 Minor haircut
42 “Buyer beware” phrase 44 ___ fail
46 Covered building
entrance
48 *Goliath’s challenger ...
or Bazzel
50 Container for serving
coffee
52 Cardiac readout,
casually
53 *Ford’s vice-president ...
or Natalie
57 Moo ___ pork 60 Doesn’t hog
61 *Rolling Stone Richards
... or Jackson
65 More rigid
67 Instigate, with “up” 70 Scottish slope
71 “And to ___ good night” 72 Capt.’s superior 74 “Watch your ___!” 76 Cousins and such 77 Dirigible cousin 79 Camel’s color
81 Bunny tail
83 Eminent leader? 85 Thanksgiving mo. 87 Goofs list
91 Last words in a potato
chip ad catchphrase 95 *Minnesota town, Indiana county ... or Melissa
97 Dined at a friend’s
house, in kidspeak 98 “___ upon a time ...” 99 French possessive 100 They’re boring 101 *City section ... or
Millie
102 *Mona follower ... or
Fischer
DOWN
1 Crude residences
2 In ___ (riled)
3 La ___ (weather pattern) 4 Chime ominously
5 “Take courage!”
6 One ___ time
7 Retired racehorse, maybe 8 18-wheelers, for short 9 Baby’s dinner neckwear 10 “Help ___ the way!” 11 Biological classification 12 *Cerf of “What’s My Line?” ... or Connie or Ed
13 “Sure thing, skipper!” 14 “Yours is ___ to reason
why ...”
15 *Guy told to “hop on the
bus” ... or Vratsinas 20 Avian home
24 *Start of a cowboy’s yell,
... or Suzanne or Bill 27 Alehouse fixture
29 Kind of bull
31 Albany’s canal
32 *Stack of logs ... or
Fleetwood
33 Cause of bad air days 34 “Dear old” family
member
35 Forever stamp letters 36 AL East, e.g.
38 Kitchen gadget 40 Texter’s “Hilarious!” 43 “Dear ___ or Madam” 45 Casual eateries
47 Make a stink?
49 “O coward conscience, how ___ thou afflict me!”: Shak.
51 “The defense ___!” 54 H.S. science course 55 Gold purity measure 56 Ole Miss athlete, briefly 57 “Take a ___” (“Try”) 58 *Sledding spot, ... or
French or Martha 59 Citrus variety
62 Pique
63 Mai ___ (tropical drink) 64 Barnyard bird
66 *___ Inn & Suites ... or
Sybil
68 Tag antagonists 69 Flowed back
73 *Dean’s “Surf City”
partner ... or Hundley 75 Cat’s murmur 78 Establish as fact 80 Slangy negative 82 Courtroom contest 84 Cabinet dept. since 1977 86 ___ cava (blood vessel) 88 Broadway start
89 Bout stoppers, briefly 90 Japan’s continent 91 *Gatsby or Leno ... or
Barth
92 Texter’s “Cannot be
there”
93 Do seamy work? 94 Triage sites, for short 96 Big ATM brand