CROSSWORD PUZZLE
“COMMERCIAL BREAK” By JOE KIDD
ACROSS
1 Huggers
5 Spectrum maker
10 “The Winner Takes It All”
group
14 React to a pop idol,
perhaps
19 Haul
20 Fall sign
21 They can be calm or rough 22 Specialized vocab
23 Skillful adventurers? 26 When rights may be
prohibited
27 Musical clacker 28 Chooser’s words
30 Pro shop buys
31 Attractive pitcher
32 __ Alley, supply source in
the Harry Potter universe 33 Effective use of lang. 35 Field for feline frolic? 39 Neck-to-waist body armor 42 Laid into
43 Vermont tourist destinations 44 Stooges’ specialty 46 Lasting lead-in?
47 __-Indian War
49 Sinus doc
50 About
51 Pro __: for now
52 Speech from a queen,
maybe?
57 Recognize
58 Chicken Little, memorably 61 Least friendly
62 Diamond protector 63 Granola bar bit
64 Ocean predators
65 Where Tippecanoe Cty. is 66 Ticket abbr.
68 Hellish
70 Competitions
75 Savor, with “in”
76 Unusually vicious nocturnal flier?
78 Saigon holiday 79 Northeast Nevada city 80 Grand __ Opry
81 She, in Siena
82 First name in gossip 83 “Whatever”
86 __ bit: slightly
88 One with an IRA, say 89 Reversible fabrics 90 Burned-out hillbilly?
94 Jim Davis canine
95 Name on a pricey handbag 96 Some Ivy Leaguers
97 Kelly of talk
99 Dapper accessory
101 Intrasemester exam 105 1980s-’90s Commodore
computer
107 Bedtime bugaboo?
109 One fit for a queen? 110 Golf selection
111 Large chamber group 112 Home repair option, briefly 113 Ad hoc hunters
114 French 101 verb
115 Hired hoods
116 Sweater mishap
DOWN
1 Guinness of “Smiley’s People”
2 Bill awarded her a Presidential Medal of Freedom
3 Comfy footwear 4 Governor’s ride 5 Member of a noted octet 6 They’re added to bills 7 “Yeah, right!”
8 Span. title
9 “The War of the Worlds” attacker
10 Bagel cheese 11 Confers (on)
12 It’s passed in a race 13 AAA member?: Abbr. 14 __-mo
15 Sun worshiper’s seasonal harangue?
16 How some lawyers are paid 17 Double-curve molding 18 Auction actions
24 Play with, kitten-style 25 Mississippi senator Cochran and jazz trumpeter Jones
29 Lets off steam
32 Luth. or Meth.
34 __ Honor
35 Frat row letter
36 First president of the Czech Republic
37 Fluid buildup
38 North Dakota’s “Magic City”
39 Art able to
40 __ metal
41 Brief timetable
45 Some skinny jeans 47 Roasting gadget
48 Org. with forms
53 CBS or NBC
54 1983 taxi comedy 55 20th-century princess 56 Hi-__ image 59 Megalith inscribed with saws? 60 Welcoming sight 62 Blow-up aid
64 Hymn relative 65 Visiting Hollywood, say 66 Lively dance
67 Ice cream treats 68 Dances with graceful gestures
69 Mimic
70 Trig ratio
71 They’re rarely heard from skilled carpenters 72 Cook’s need
73 Bit of dogma
74 “Boo!” reaction
75 Bit of sweat
76 Place for a plug 77 Scouts do good ones 82 Jay-Z and others
84 “Woe __”: 1996 grammar book
85 Steam engine exhaust system 86 Campus bldg.
87 Breaking down
88 Worker in a forge 91 Garfield’s gal pal
92 Like the pre-Easter season 93 Elite slates 95 Essence
97 Gravelly sound
98 Texting qualifier
100 ’70s tennis star Nastase 101 “Hmm ... I doubt that” 102 Churchill’s 1955 successor 103 Den piece
104 Part of a pre-fire pile 106 Had lunch, say 108 Gunk