The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CROSSWORD NEW YORK TIMES
THAT’S A TALL ORDER!
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1 Volcanic residue 4 Iraqi, e.g.
8 Not working today 11 Top of the Alps? 17 Singer with the 2016 No. 1 hit “Cheap Thrills” 18 Ancient Iranian 19 Something dogs may pull
20 Only musical to win Best Picture since “Oliver!” in 1968 21 Early encyclopedist credited with coining “Home is where the heart is” 24 Adjusts, as an instrument 25 Reference aids for artists 26 Children’s author Lowry 27 Nonkosher sammie 28 Tested
29 Phrase followed by “one two, one two” 32 English channel, with “the”
33 ____ Min Lee, victim in the podcast “Serial” 34 Archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean 35 Stage before pupa 36 Gchat transmissions, briefly 39 Accident investigating org. 41 Big dealer in outdoor gear 42 Suggestion for a reading circle, informally
44 Fruit with a pit 46 Seek revenge on, in a way
47 Is a straight shooter 49 Some printer hues 51 Word after meal or before school 53 Put forward as a basis of argument 54 Takedown pieces, slangily 56 Charge (through) 58 Dryer residue 59 Dog sound 63 Sunbather in the tropics 64 Sources of weekly NCAA rankings 66 Looked at lasciviously 68 Work with feet? 69 Pretzel topping 71 Modern cousin of “Yay!” 72 Fear-inducing 73 Spanish phrase meaning “Enough is enough!” 76 “Pencils down!” 78 Huge mix-up 79 Soft-rock singer who received Kennedy Center Honors in 2016 82 Philanthropist Broad 84 Salacious stuff 85 Anonymous female, in court 86 Nurse in a bar 87 Train between NYC and Montauk 89 Crafty
90 Kind of acid 91 Inherited 94 Muffin ingredient 96 It’s rigged 97 Protein in Wheaties 99 Bygone car model that’s an anagram of GRANITE
103 Part of a diner display
104 It brings you closer to your subjects 105 “The 40-YearOld Virgin” and “Knocked Up” 107 Mythical hunter turned into a stag 109 State bordering the Pacific 111 Establishment such as Crumbs and Whiskers or KitTea (both real!) 112 Avian diver
113 Not much 114 Convent-ional sort 115 Gets ready to pray 116 National Pizza Mo.
117 !
118 Future Ph.D.’s test
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1 Grp. with a pet project? 2 Buildings often outfitted with ladders 3 Lauds
4 Oscar nominee for “Gone Baby Gone,” 2007 5 Measure of virality 6 Ritalin target, for short
7 It’s full of hard-tospell words 8 What a bitter person might try to settle 9 Retainer 10 Prez with the dog Fala 11 4-Across chief 12 All-in-one boxes 13 RN’s place 14 Foreign capital designed by two Americans
15 9+ for a game, e.g. 16 Program starting with the fifth year of college, informally
19 Like 100-1 odds 20 Popular gardening shoe
22 Early vintner, in the Bible 23 Music genre associated with the Goth look 26 Baudelaire’s “____ Fleurs du Mal” 30 Inch along
31 The common folk 32 Picnic side dish 34 Trucker with a transmitter 35 Stuff of legends 36 Futuristic tracking device
37 “Are we done here?,” politely
38 Bust, maybe 40 Dines 42 Recycling ____ 43 River mammal 45 Flow of one line of a verse to the next without pause 47 Music genre from Asia
48 Term of address from one girlfriend to another
50 IV, to III, e.g.
52 {}
55 Player of many an opera villain 57 Stun
60 Family name on a 1960s sitcom 61 Sorry
62 Bygone military punishment
64 ____ king 65 Fantasy series that inspired “Game of Thrones,” briefly 67 What the thumbs-up emoji can mean
70 Took a course? 72 Kosher ____ 74 Sleekly designed 75 Flared dress type 77 Spice Girl also known as Sporty Spice
79 Bob Marley, for one 80 Liqueur often mixed with water 81 Vacancy
83 One of the Avengers 85 Fill to absolute capacity
88 For all to see, in a way 91 Koala’s tree 92 Marketing tactic 93 Australian band with the 1988 No. 1 hit “Need You Tonight” 95 “Ideas worth spreading” offshoot 97 Mistakes 98 Singular 99 Speck 100 Cleaning for military inspection 101 Happen again 102 In lockstep 104 Fervor
106 Lyft alternative 108 Nickname for a buddy 109 Bronx-born singer, familiarly 110 Bronx-born congresswoman, familiarly