CROSSWORD #17
HOW TO PLAY Unscramble the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell a form of sing-along entertainment ACROSS
1 Blunders 5 Alphabet trio 8 “Don’t bet —!”
(2 wds.) 12 Walton and
Donaldson 16 Like thick fog 18 — de cologne 19 Jumping stick 20 “Thanks —!”
(2 wds.) 21 Smooth
transition 22 Coffee cup 23 Adjoin 24 Bowwow 25 Betray, in a
way (2 wds.) 27 — Enchanted 28 Voting machine
fixture
29 “— a chance” 32 Word with way
or case
34 100 percent 36 “I” problem 37 Barely get,
with “out” 38 Same old,
same old 40 Calendar abbr. 41 Drinks for
Dracula 43 Crossed one’s
fingers
45 Even more, at
the buffet table 50 Put a new
price on 51 Chilly times 53 Pick up the tab 54 Fast part of
a river ride
56 Don’t believe it 58 High-flying toy 59 Clairvoyance, e.g. 62 Decompose 63 Ump
65 40 winks 66 Certain
sandwich
68 Biol. branch 71 Talked into it 74 Ran in a
marathon
76 In a ponderous
way
78 Waltz or tango 82 Maintenance 84 Dentist’s
direction 85 Steak order 86 Bird’s beak 88 Christmas mo. 89 Cowboy’s
moniker 90 After
expenses 91 Detroit’s home 96 Deadly snake 98 Infomercials,
e.g.
99 “Don’t get
any funny —!” 100 — & Mindy 102 Stopped a
squeak
105 Pepper’s
partner 106 Cousin of
a bassoon 107 — ’n’ cheese 108 Touches down (as a plane)
112 Prayer
pronoun
113 Like some
memories 114 “Don’t —!” 115 Hot dog
116 Breaks down,
in a way
117 Adversaries 118 Messy spot 119 Online
auction site
DOWN
1 Feminine suffix 2 Fish eggs 3 Persian, e.g. 4 Cowboy boot
attachment 5 Channel changer 6 Hot spot
7 Big jerk
8 Fiery gemstone 9 Aristocratic 10 Large lizard 11 Small fry 12 Morley of
60 Minutes 13 Breathing 14 Tyra Banks,
for one 15 Novel idea 17 Aye
26 Sounds of
disapproval 27 Spew lava 28 Dark’s opposite 29 Wyo. neighbor 30 Gawk at 31 Choo-choo’s
sound 33 Presses clothes 35 Egyptian boy
king
37 J. — Hoover 39 Abound 42 Rower’s need 43 Stashed away 44 Arid 46 Aggravate 47 Curb, with “in” 48 Computer info 49 Increase, with
“up” 51 Broom-rider 52 Shelter adoptee 55 The Raven writer 57 Put a spell on 59 Almond color 60 High-five, e.g. 61 Hockey disk 64 Shipping
company 67 Honey maker 69 “— the fields
we go” 70 Installed, as
carpet
71 Kid’s name 72 “— Buttermilk
Sky”
73 “Dear old” guy 75 Leary of
Rescue Me 77 Sweater style 79 One of
Columbus’ ships 80 Prompted
81 CPR pros 83 Oinker
85 Lunch or dinner 87 Cane material 89 Devious 91 Sprays
92 Its license plates say “Famous potatoes” 93 Hollywood VIP 94 Dislikes intensely 95 Everybody’s
opposite
97 Crow
101 Some wines 103 North Pole
worker
104 Have the nerve 106 Amiss
107 Pas’ partners 109 Apprehend
110 Crime lab
evidence
111 Blue hue