Observer Crossword
WILD LIFE
ACROSS
1 Short break 7 Domestic pest 12 Amazonia’s big
cat
18 Problem gas 19 Sam and Vanya 21 Site of Kampala 22 Chanted
23 Of the North 24 Chuckle
25 Bass player
Hamm
26 Le Creuset’s
competition
28 WW II German
naval base 30 Relaxed
31 Blue Nile source 33 Beginning
35 Oath taker
37 Ties up
39 Amer. Samoa and
Guam
41 Church area 42 Primate
45 List
47 Gilbert and Jeb 49 General George 52 Notion
54 U.S. Grant’s
contemporary 55 Showed respect 56 Biting bugs 60 Fruits of the
Amazon
62 Intense dislike 63 Guitar part 64 Actor John and
son Sean
65 New Orleans
Fountain
66 Sis or bro
67 NCO 68 Therefore
72 Short ___: quick
work
75 Graf ___
77 Young pigeon 78 Amazonian viper 82 Amazon raccoon
relative
84 Hoary
85 Severity
87 Pelvic bones 88 Keenness 89 Confess 91 Confirm
95 Portion
96 Shield border 98 Nonplus
100 Peking’s province 101 Ice cream
favorite
104 Double curves 106 ___ paddy
107 Gracious
110 Clock faces 112 Cover and ground
starters
114 Chatter
115 Amazonia’s little
cat
117 Complete
119 Early bloomer 121 Hydrocarbon 122 Fishy features 123 Moans
124 Worshipped 125 Show signs of
wear
126 Word with life and
latest
DOWN
1 Brazilian coin 2 Brings into accord 3 Even if, for sort 4 Politicos Hayworth
and Rich 5 Pyrenees peak 6 Bookish person 7 Amazon forest
feature
8 Yoko
9 Brazilian state 10 Labine
namesakes 11 River sources 12 Protrude 13 Lissome
14 Croc’s cousin 15 “Do ___ others . . .” 16 Lime and lemon
drinks
17 Unusual
18 Herr, in Houston 20 Bat’s daytime job? 27 Employs 29 Scientists’ org. 32 Heirloom
34 Most loyal
36 Put on a second
coat
38 Fleshy plant
40 Gal of song 42 Aleutian isle 43 Versifier 44 Concludes 46 Portuguese king 48 Singer McEntire 50 “___ Well That
Ends Well”
51 Cask
53 In the beginning 55 Violinist Joseph 56 Swab
57 Lyric poem
58 Pose
59 Satellite’s route 61 Adrift
66 River to Limerick 68 Great circle 69 Sprint
70 Wander 71 Sapporo sash 72 Pintail
73 Dreaded Amazonian serpent
74 Dapper
75 Diva Renata 76 Amazonia’s
language 77 Economist Adam 78 Canaanite god 79 Uncanny, to a
Scot.
80 Rabbit tail
81 That man 83 Attys.’ group 86 Mil. men 89 Confederates 90 Harbinger 92 Inferior imitator 93 Trigometric
functions 94 Ancient Nile city 97 Dispose
99 Rides a bike 101 More disgusting 102 In solitude
103 Where two
become one 105 French council 107 Uncas’s beloved 108 Topped off a
cake
109 Reject
111 Rural sight 113 Saint ___, France 116 Turner of sailing
and ranching 118 Detroit’s ___
Wings
120 Brooks or Blanc