San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
KARAOKE BARS
ACROSS
1 Prayer, e.g.
7 Market index, for
short
13 And so on and so
forth
19 Actor Ray of “Field of
Dreams”
20 Like a certain complex 22 Relative of the
mambo
23 High winds
24 Space bars? [Frank
Sinatra]
26 Healthful dessert
options
28 Overhauled, in a way 29 “____ making a list ... ” 30 Offering in china ... or
from China
31 “Top Chef” chef ____
Hall
32 Geographical name that comes from the Sioux for “sleepy ones”
35 First prize at the
Juegos Olímpicos
36 Sink holes
40 Biting
42 Bird whose males
incubate the eggs
44 Mathematical
proposition
47 Wet bars? [Gene
Kelly]
51 Things many people lose as they grow older
53 Big Five studio of Hollywood’s Golden Age
54 “Thus ... ”
55 St. Louis symbol
56 Strongly endorse
58 Hot place to chill
59 ____ Adlon, Emmy winner for “King of the Hill”
61 Papal name last
taken in 1939
63 Smallest state in India 64 Options for outdoor
wedding receptions 67 Like some bread and
cereal
68 Director Lee
69 Prison bars? [Elvis
Presley]
73 Bamboozled
74 Weight right here!
76 ____ Austin, Biden
defense secretary
77 Misidentify
something, e.g.
78 For the lady
79 Center of a court
81 They’re often parked
in parks
82 Relevant
84 Excited cry after scratching a lottery ticket
85 Move a cursor (over) 88 Pride : lions :: ____ :
dolphins
89 Hip
92 Cash bars? [Abba]
96 “Same here”
97 “I mean ... ”
98 What goes right to the
bottom?
99 Got around
101 “Hoo-boy!”
102Gist 104Last option in a list,
maybe
107 “That feels goo-ooood!”
109Practice
110 Brainy?
112 A+ earner
116 Singles bars?
[Robyn]
120First House speaker
from California
122 Not going anywhere 123 Was snoopy
124 Made square
125 Japanese mat
126 “We got permission!” 127 Makes insulting jokes
about
DOWN
1 Sitcom extraterrestrial 2 Did a little lifting
3 Candy bars? [Def
Leppard]
4 “You, too?!”
5 Wiped out
6 Stood the test of time 7 Mapo ____ (spicy
Sichuan dish)
8 A leg up
9 Häagen-Dazs
competitor
10 Low-wattage 11 Where trills provide
thrills
12 Something that’s
well-kept?
13 Comeback
14 It’s turned, in a phrase 15 It’s a relief!
16 Prefix with conscious 17 Poetic shortening
18 Food-pantry donation 21 Broad valley
25 Large expanses
27 2006 film with the tagline “Keep it wheel”
29 Hindu festival of
colors
31 Most-watched TV
show of 2002-05
33 Gold bars?
[Queen]
34 “Do you understand
me?”
37 Disappointing
court result
38 Black
39 Habitat for
Humanity is one, for short
41 Sister restaurant of
Applebee’s
43 Lets go of
45 Gaping holes 46 Weizenbock or
Berliner Weisse
48 Scruffs
49 Ridiculous
50 Seventh avatar of
Vishnu
52 It’s a long story
57 Muddy
58 Beefcakes
60 Thumbs-up
61 Solving crosswords,
e.g.
62 Insect named for the way it moves, not for its length
65 Got hot on Twitter,
say
66 Kind
69 ____ Psaki, Biden press
secretary
70 Gymnastics
apparatus
71 Oral equivalent of a
facepalm
72 Native American tribe
of Montana
75 Single
78 Box score column
80 Noted 1815 comedy of
manners
82 Actress Chaplin
83 Flag carrier to Karachi
and Islamabad 86 Traditional Chinese
drink
87 Anointment
88 Perspective, in brief 90 “No more for me,
thank you”
91 Minute
93 Element 39
94 Big bleu expanse
95 Alumni grouping 100 Stylish
103World capital that’s home to Kotoka International Airport 105World capital that’s home to Noi Bai International Airport 106Horror film locale, in
brief
108 Egg: Sp.
111 2016 No. 1 album for
Rihanna
112 Pop
113 Really thin type
114 ____ Domini
115 “I beg of you,” e.g. 116 Bit of Morse
code
117 Actress de Armas 118 D.C. pro
119 “Of course!”
121 They’re checked at
check-ins
Q: Upon learning that Listerine could help control athlete’s foot, I first thought that meant soaking your feet in Listerine. That could get quite expensive over time.
I have found a more affordable solution.
After my shower, as I am drying off, I pour a partial capful of amber Listerine across my toes, using my fingers to work it between and under them. I wiggle my toes around to make sure it gets everywhere. My toes are completely dry by the time I put my socks and shoes on.
This has completely taken care of my athlete’s foot problem without using bottles and bottles of Listerine!
A: Readers of this column have been using old-fashioned amber Listerine to treat a variety of fungal infections, including nail fungus, athlete’s foot and jock itch. A popular strategy for nail fungus is a 20-minute foot soak in a solution of equal parts white vinegar and Listerine. That may be needed to allow the solution to soak through to the fungus-infected nailbed. For athlete’s foot, which is a fungus infection of the skin, your strategy sounds cost-effective.
You can learn about inexpensive ways to treat many common ailments in our book “The People’s Pharmacy Quick & Handy Home Remedies.” The book should be available in your local library. It may also be found in the books section of the store at PeoplesPharmacy.com.
Q: I am hearing about elderberry syrup as an
immune booster. Do you have any pros or cons?
A: Elderberry juice or extract is a traditional tonic for colds and coughs. Researchers have found that the extract from one Sambucus species
has antiviral activity against coronavirus in test tubes (Frontiers in Pharmacology, Jan. 11, 2021). Other laboratory research has found that an extract of the flowers, in combination with beta-glucan and vitamin D3, may help reduce inflammation (Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, December 2020).
Don’t try to make your own elderberry extract at home, though. Unripe or uncooked berries, along with the rest of the plant, contain cyanide and are poisonous.
Q: I suffer from restless leg syndrome and have tried various medications and home remedies with limited success. A few years ago, I read on your website that someone had used liquid soap on their legs, which relieved their symptoms within minutes.
I have been using this method ever since with excellent results. I have only used pump soaps labeled antibacterial, though I’m not sure whether that matters.
Whenever I feel restless leg symptoms, I just put on some soap as you
would apply lotion. It relieves my symptoms within a few minutes.
I have tried this over 30 or 40 times with almost 100 percent success. Have you ever heard of this remedy for restless leg syndrome?
A: There has been little research on the use of soap for restless leg syndrome (RLS). That said, an anesthesiologist published two studies on the use of soap or soap-scented oil (SSO) to treat pain ( Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, July 2008; Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, September 2008). He reported that “the SSO skin patch consistently and adequately relieved muscular pain.”
RLS is a mysterious neuromuscular condition that is hard to treat. If liquid soap can be helpful, it’s a low-tech option.