The Saratogian (Saratoga, NY)

Crossword

- “WORKPLACE SUPERSTITI­ONS” By LEE TAYLOR Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Street fights 9 Skimpy skirt 13 Diacritic for a long vowel sound 19 Caltech city 20 Low-pH material 21 Italian innkeeper 22 Weather forecaster’s “Don’t”? 25 Throw away 26 Batter’s stat 27 Caesar’s rebuke 28 Manuscript marking 29 Beautician’s “Don’t”? 34 Pink Floyd’s Barrett 35 Boarding aid 39 “American Idol” fixture until 2010 40 Other side 42 Gave a sigh 44 Words heard shortly after many a marriage pronouncem­ent 46 Major artery 50 Exercise, as power 51 Kimono ties 53 Tolkien talking plant 54 17th/18thcentur­y British ruling house 55 Little guy 56 “__ Misérables” 57 Home security co. 58 Indigenous Nepal mountain people 59 Bear genus 61 “Narc” co-star Ray 63 Bona __ 64 Big name in romance fiction 67 Carpenter’s “Do”? 70 Brainchild 71 Vulcan mind __ 72 Start of a play 73 Versatile game piece 75 Comprehens­ive 77 Wanna-__ 78 Snack item 79 Corp. leaders 82 After-dinner party 83 Heartache 84 Christmas tune 85 They’re often tapped out 87 Bit of character assassinat­ion 88 One hanging at a food court 90 Had a longing 92 Sucked (in) 94 Spring bulb 96 Follows 97 Doo-wop group __ Na Na 99 Ice skater’s “Don’t”? 102 Copied 103 Henry __ 104 Ages and ages 105 “An Essay on Criticism” poet 109 Banker’s “Do”? 116 Russia, vis-à-vis Crimea, in 2014 117 “__ it a rest!” 118 Prepare for conflict 119 Brought up 120 Eject 121 Final shot

DOWN

1 Catch a glimpse of 2 Guitar gadget 3 Plays for a fool 4 Some coolers 5 Big Pharma watchdog: Abbr. 6 Sportscast­er Berman 7 Harden 8 South American dances 9 Put a dent in 10 __ fishing 11 Zippo 12 One stuck in traffic, at times 13 Fertilizer ingredient 14 Say further 15 Pianist’s “Do”? 16 Difficult to hoe 17 When rights may be restricted 18 Fit together compactly 21 Climbing equipment 23 Two-piece suits 24 Words in Newton’s first law 29 Son of Odin and Frigg 30 Deli option 31 “Famous” cookie maker 32 Work on a green, say 33 Entered permanentl­y 35 Bar mitzvah celebrant 36 Red sign over a door 37 Nonbinary gender pronoun 38 Constructi­on worker’s “Don’t”? 41 Deckhand 43 Grab a bite together 45 Being dragged along 47 Speedy 48 Fantasy football deal 49 Lost completely 52 Utterly infatuate 54 Relief from the heat 57 Lotion ingredient­s 58 With determinat­ion 60 Take to the rink 62 Chef’s hat 64 Not quite right 65 Spiteful feeling 66 Classic tune 68 Early programmin­g acronym 69 Show reverence for, as a deity 74 Confine with a dike, say 76 Northern neighbor of Chile 78 Took in 80 Restaurant window posting 81 Corner, in a way 83 Attack with enthusiasm, as a project 84 “The Lion King” lioness 86 ’60s radical gp. 88 Area of expertise 89 Baseball stat 91 Common Market initials 93 Promised to attend, perhaps 95 Drive forward 97 Title holder 98 Temporary tattoo dye 100 Sonar sounds 101 Jungian archetype 102 Hardly in the neighborho­od 105 Core 106 Chicago Bulls forward __ Porter, Jr. 107 Feature of some orange juice 108 Sport in which the entire body is a valid target 110 Firefighti­ng tool 111 Pup’s protest 112 Michigan in Chicago: Abbr. 113 Word before age or year 114 “60 Minutes” airer 115 Dennings of “2 Broke Girls”

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xwordedito­r@aol.com 11/15/20

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