OBSERVER CROSSWORD

Afloat

ACROSS

1 Bejing nanny 5 Indonesian vacation isle 9 Robbery

14 Korbut’s namesakes 19 Challenge 20 Forecaster, of sorts 21 Jibe

22 English seaport 23 Attractive one 25 Pacific Princess

27 June bugs 28 Addison’s output 30 Persians

31 Take a crack at 32 Iroquoians

33 Lenin’s predecessor 34 TV trophies

37 Like Medusa’s hair 38 Letters from Greece 39 Tic follower

42 Nape drape

43 River transport 46 Gee-whiz 47 “Spartacus” author 49 Night: prefix 50 Avifauna

51 Killer whale 52 Conjunction of yore 54 Themes

56 Broods

57 Alpine area

58 C&W singer McEntire 59 Mickey Mouse, for one 60 Residue

62 Having identical problems 67 HST’s successor 68 Exceeds the limit 70 Bridge expert Sharif 71 Repitition shortcut 73 Florida palm

74 Had seconds? 76 Collect on a surface 77 Esau

78 Medicinal plant

79 J.R.’s mom 81 Superior

84 Water bodies 85 Recreational vehicle 87 Author Rand

88 Orly arrival of yore 89 “___ Well That Ends . . .” 90 Brit truck

91 Fed the kitty 93 Anacondas

94 Fop

95 ___ media: middle way 96 Presides

99 Diverts

101 Morsels

105 Disturb the status quo 107 Grant-Loren comedy 109 Sleep disorder

110 ___ Vanilli

111 “Bus Stop” playwright 112 James or Place 113 Pub fare

114 Auto

115 Free ticket

116 “The ___ Curse”: Hammett mystery

DOWN

1 Uses a calculator 2 Artist Chagall 3 Tract 4 Nourishing 5 Cornwall cop

6 ___ Alonzo Stagg 7 Actress Thompson 8 Conjoin 9 Playing marble 10 Turkish officials 11 Booty 12 Sniggler’s haul 13 Collector’s car 14 La Scala offerings 15 Anatomical adjective 16 Thug

17 Jai ___

18 Tennis measure 24 Phobos’ planet

26 Social calls

29 Indian state 32 Legislate 33 Massenet role 34 Sprite

35 ___ culpa

36 Fail to grasp an opportunity 37 Damaged

38 Chat

39 WWTT warship 40 Climb

41 Virtuous

44 Pole from North America 45 Payola 46 Beneficial

48 Rattle or top

49 Vegas glitter 53 Wedding attendee 55 “___ Ben Jonson!” 56 E pluribus unum, e.g. 59 Worker’s reward 60 Weigh

61 Black suit

63 Dogs

64 Correct 65 Evergreen shrub 66 Peculiarity 69 Shade providers

72 La-la leader

74 Buys and sells

75 Fillet

76 Winged

78 Hanks hit

80 Dominion

82 Louis or Carrie 83 Remnant

86 Connective tissue

89 Red lines?

91 Yes-man

92 Collared

93 Motorcyclist

94 Cameroon seaport 95 Workbench devices 96 Seafood entree

97 Keep one’s fingers crossed 98 Teen bane

99 Rose’s love

100 Pattern

101 Harbor sights

102 Jot

103 Hulot’s portrayer

104 Satirist Freberg

106 Bad ___: German town 108 “Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof”