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Crossword g Puzzle 2

- “MOONLIGHTI­NG” By DAVID ALFRED BYWATERS y Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Milk consumer 5 2017 Dan Stevens fantasy title role 10 Units of resistance 14 Stop running, with “out” 18 Like zeroes 19 Aerie occupant 20 Heartless 21 Shortly, once 22 Exec working as a lifeguard? 24 Speaks in Spanish 25 Stalwart political group 26 “Accidents will happen,” e.g. 27 Accessory for Astaire 28 .000001 meters 29 Head for the hills 30 Word of technique 32 Sailors working as aromathera­pists? 35 Narrow opening 38 Sole 41 City near Nîmes 42 Rough words? 43 Truckload unit 44 Source of perfection, so they say 46 Crossword constructo­r’s chore 49 Committee head working as a lead guitarist? 51 Stimulate 52 Fawn’s mom 53 Bolt with great speed 54 Get a look at 55 Site of Napoleon’s exile 56 “The __ is silence”: Hamlet’s last words 57 Good guy 59 “To repeat ... ” 62 Puts to work 63 NBA players working as Instacart employees? 68 Badly hurt 71 Not in time 72 “I’m not buying that!” 76 Bone: Pref. 77 Inform 78 St. with a panhandle 81 “Uh-oh!” 82 Rehab symptoms 83 It might be on a stickie 84 Comics working as phone solicitors? 88 Correction tools 90 Traditiona­l song with the line “Je te plumerai” 91 Call __ day 92 Workplace standards org. 93 Sunlit lobbies 95 “Gloria in Excelsis __” 96 Overdo the sweetness 97 Author’s rep working as a janitor? 101 Chic retreat 103 Security device 104 Church official 105 “__ Dark Materials”: HBO fantasy series 108 Sound 112 Farm prefix 113 Hanukkah potato pancake 114 Football player working as a tailor? 116 React to a shock 117 Cultural values 118 City map, sometimes 119 Not just dislike 120 Pretentiou­s 121 Equine hue 122 Cleopatra’s kingdom 123 Walked

DOWN

1 Compositio­n conclusion 2 Ardent 3 Volcanic output 4 Small sampling, as of various beers 5 Implore 6 “It is the __, and Juliet is the sun”: Romeo 7 Liquido claro 8 Loses traction 9 Asian festival 10 Expert in futures? 11 Overreachi­ng self-confidence 12 Dieter’s breakfast 13 Much street talk 14 A subway rider might save it 15 From every direction 16 In close opposition 17 Joints with caps 20 Scary story 23 Modernist 28 Word of Gallic gratitude 31 Frayed 33 Greek goddess for whom a spring month is named 34 “Divine Comedy” focus 35 Neither bow nor pick 36 Unsecured 37 Like ancient Peru 39 Bugs 40 Pilate’s “Behold!” 44 Small recipe quantity 45 With 100-Down, 1951 horror film whose title role was played by James Arness 46 Ark unit 47 Heavy 48 Comes into 50 Affectiona­te invitation 51 Custard dessert 55 Salem-to-Boise dir. 56 Nation in a Fleming title 58 More torrid 59 Santa __ winds 60 Army NCO 61 Cooling cubes 64 Poe output, aptly 65 Game played on horseback 66 Badly 67 Auto pioneering partner 68 Fashion 69 Studier of signs 70 “I can’t tell” 73 National Poetry Month 74 Brought about 75 Long exam answer 78 Seasonal affliction 79 Wasn’t true 80 Poker hand staple 83 Intend 84 Freighters’ loads 85 From far away (perhaps very far) 86 Bank offering 87 Pontiac muscle cars 89 With uncertaint­y 93 Mystery award namesake 94 Add at the end 96 Came down with 97 Philanthro­pist Barton 98 Do-nothing 99 Cool kin 100 See 45-Down 102 Critical critique 106 Wee 107 Dance part 109 Letter opening 110 Fond of 111 Binged (on), as junk food 114 “Shame on thee!” 115 Hairy Addams family member

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