Pittsburgh puzzler
ACROSS
1 Calf. NHL team, on scoreboards
4 “Yuck!”
7 Jack squat
12 Schoolboy collars
17 Shrinking body of water in Asia
19 In any way
20 Pasta al __
21 They’re unlikely to compromise
22 Striking a flock of these caused complete engine failure in a 24-Across plane
24 Former transportation giant whose Flight 1549 was saved by 40/77/79Across
26 Archipelago units
27 Soup with rice noodles
28 “Addams Family” cousin
29 Straight: prefix
31 Keep out of sight
34 Rios and Souls, e.g.
37 Our hero’s hometown
40 With 77- & 79-Across, the full name (followed by “III”) of the heroic pilot of January
15, 2009
43 Nile reptile
44 Obstacle to teamwork
45 Six-pt. scores
46 Sister’s attire
47 Regard highly
50 “Yippee!”
52 Part of Q.E.D.
53 Childish rebuttal
54 Follow, as advice
57 With 59-Across, popular name for the emergency landing pulled off by 40/77/ 79-Across (and co-pilot Jeff Skiles) 15 years ago tomorrow
59 See 57-Across
63 Huge horned herbivore
64 Like an old apple
65 Small coin
66 Spiny flora
69 Rare hit for a slow runner
71 “It’s __ for!”: “Fabulous!”
72 In the past
73 Goat’s greeting
76 Suffix with “ox” or “cyan”
77 See 40-Across
79 See 40-Across
83 Aberdeen denials
84 “CSI: NY” actress Ward
85 Nest on a crest
86 Fetch player
88 “How cute!” sounds
91 Invites out for
93 Travel hub from which Flight 1549 departed
96 Title of our hero’s memoir
100 Falls back
101 Red as __
102 Spooky
103 Signs up
104 Repetitive musical piece
105 Towels off
106 Canonized Fr. woman 107 Surname in ice creams
DOWN
1 Drink like a kitten
2 In __ (hurried)
3 Venue for amateur singers
4 Cold War initials
5 Smarten up
6 Lays into
7 Country music’s Brown and Hollywood’s Efron
8 Give-go connectors
9 Frying need
10 Braids
11 Something comfortably familiar 12 Boundary
13 Acquire canines, say
14 Hefty portion of a pie
15 PM periods
16 “Get it?”
18 Number of weeks per annum
23 Word after sing or string
25 Since Jan. 1
29 Get-go
30 No longer green, maybe
32 Carpenter’s groove
33 Petrol brand
35 Gallery-goer’s skeptical question
36 Key near the space bar
38 Use, as dishware
39 “Happy Birthday” ending
40 Organic sci.
41 Spydom’s Mata __
42 Oman neighbor
48 Hoity-toity type
49 Taj __ 51 “… finished!”
53 Noted boxer and trash-talker
55 Red-carpet strutter
56 “Your” of yore
58 Steeple sound
59 Plains dwelling
60 One way to ride a horse
61 Leave out
62 One-time Nair rival
64 Swarming insect
66 Mama of folk rock
67 Shivering fit
68 Mammal’s most abundant protein
70 Rihanna’s nickname
71 La-la lead-in
74 Jawbone of __ : biblical weapon
75 Helped in a heist, perhaps
78 Ointment or lubricant
80 Securely bound
81 Heavy surf, e.g.
82 Nutritional amt.
87 Fairy tale fiends
89 Brandish
90 Impudent
92 Low-carb diet
93 Caustic cleaners
94 Land unit
95 Vintage vehicle
96 When doubled, a fake laugh
97 Nigerian tribe in “Things Fall Apart”
98 Sch. in the smallest state
99 No-win situation?