Observer Crossword

ACROSS

1 Clean the board 6 Llama’s cousin 12 Greek piazzas 18 Of mixed heritage:

Fr. 19 “___ in”; Land that

fish! 20 Crown’s shape 22 Source of meaningful sayings 25 Factory 26 Vast, old style 27 Rifles 28 George’s brother 29 River from Switzerland to the Rhine 30 Of the skull: prefix 31 Fork-tail sea birds 32 Active one 33 One on Soc. Sec. 34 Drones 35 Marble variety: pl. 37 Obligates 38 Mosaic piece 40 Bullring chants 41 “Altar”

constellation 42 Pollute 44 Exclamations of

surprise 45 Alloy with tin, e.g. 49 On the sand 52 Samson, for one 54 Make the first play 55 ___ de la Paix 56 Goes fast 57 Settle the account 58 Offers 59 Congress

persons: abbr. 60 Proceed resolutely 64 Seine sights 65 Aid partner? 66 Hilo honkers 67 Sandy’s musical 68 Female of the ruff 69 Burden 70 African Gold

Coast today 71 Shut up 72 O’Brien

namesakes 74 Spoken 75 Not so prevalent 77 Tunisian ruler 78 “You could hear

___ drop” 79 Protective wall 83 The reel things? 86 Make ___:

apologize 88 Willowy Kate 89 Broad St. 90 “___ Well . . .” 91 Scottish family

groups 92 Veggie skins 94 Mimic 95 Critic Lindstrom 96 Kind of millionaire 97 ___ Sea: WWII

battle site 98 Small brownish

songbirds 99 Very quickly 103 Florida settler? 104 Hockey player 105 Mountain ridge 106 Forsake 107 File clerk 108 Adjust

DOWN

1 Rival successfully 2 Hinders 3 Redress 4 Examine closely 5 Atlanta time zone 6 Boxing centers,

e.g. 7 Dud 8 City on the Illinois 9 Grad 10 Member of a state

or nation: abbr. 11 Olympians 12 “Haven’t seen him

in ___ age:” 13 Presents 14 Spheres 15 Defunct electronic

co. 16 Britain, in

literature 17 Become angry 21 Russian

emperors 22 1960s painting

movement 23 Band-leader

Woody 24 Painful areas 30 Famous name in

radium 31 Long curved claw 32 Radio

appurtenance 34 American castle

owner 36 Be humble 37 Small paper

fastener 39 Puts away 41 Accumulate 43 Ancient capital of

Egypt 44 Elide 45 Genus of

mosquitos 46 Spinach leaves,

among others 47 “___ Mame” 48 Fitted together

smoothly 49 Array 50 Closed tight 51 Hall of Famer

Olajuwon 53 Exude 54 One dimensional 57 Picture puzzle 58 Beethoven’s

birthplace 59 Madrid matron 61 Versatile 62 Patricia, of films 63 Old German coins 69 Washington bills 70 Shows pleasure 71 Tasteless 73 Pindar specialty: pl. 74 Previews 76 God of light 78 Cremona string

king? 80 Tahitian city 81 Still 82 Succinct 83 South American

swinelike animal 84 Straightened: var. 85 Missouri tributary 86 Totally mistaken 87 Ruined 88 Inadequate 91 Prettier 93 “Sesame Street”

roomie 94 English

composer’s family 96 Of small account 97 Goodman’s instr. 98 Word with hard or

house 100 Towel word 101 Actress ___ Stark 102 Distant