Edmonton Journal

“slightly-off broadway”

- by Jim Quinlan

Across

1 Performs like Drake 5 Holy struggle 10 Seek guidance, in a

way 14 Start of a waste line? 19 Like zero 20 Speak 21 Madden 22 Toss out 23 Man, for instance 24 Show about

shoeless Shem? 27 Indigenous Alaskans 29 Tropicana option 30 Baked __ 31 Ruler divs. 32 Hole in the head 34 Sound often

prohibited? 36 “A Delicate Balance”

playwright 39 Show about auto

club service? 41 Hoarse condition 44 Snuck by 47 Word after top or

trade 49 Southern stew

thickener 51 Greeted the day 52 One of 256 in a gal. 56 Hide 57 Show about an

unusual car? 59 Common default

font 61 Speak 63 Camper’s utensil 64 “Falling Skies” airer 65 VIP 67 Chinese-born poker

star Johnny 69 Curved fastener 71 Show about sorry

predators? 77 Sink hole 78 One of three squares 79 Modern reading 81 Place to check your

balance 84 Stop by 86 Bronze place 89 Expensive 90 Show about inventions in the military? 93 Mustard weapon,

possibly 95 Good name for a Whirlpool spokesman? 96 Buff 97 Turn at the tables 98 Satisfied comment 100 Man cave setup 102 Close in films 104 Show about baseball’s Hodges as the life of the party? 109 Weight watcher’s

concerns 111 Bee’s knees 113 Elton John’s “__ Saved My Life Tonight” 114 National Humor Mo. 116 Idina Menzel voiced

her in “Frozen” 119 One may be taken in

desperatio­n 121 Give in 122 Show about a pageant contestant with rhythm? 127 Exam for jrs. 128 Fab 129 Hedge formation 130 Enterprise

competitor 131 Rock follower? 132 Composer Bruckner 133 Went 76 on Route

66, say 134 Possessive type? 135 Slacker’s opposite

Down

1 Pizzeria shaker

contents 2 Arthurian isle 3 Most susceptibl­e to

burning 4 Clue seeker 5 Contractor­s’

destinatio­ns 6 “This American Life”

host Glass 7 Only nonvocal instrument in Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” 8 Really enjoyed 9 Ricochet 10 Ace 11 Cracker with a

scalloped edge 12 Et __ 13 Gossip 14 Laugh syllable 15 83-Down tool 16 In la-la land 17 Academic period 18 Chicago-based

order 25 TUV neighbor on

some phones 26 Game piece 28 “__ chic!” 33 Hair 35 “Hunny” lover 37 Golden relatives? 38 Cannes coin 40 Legal document 42 Lute family members 43 Support 45 British Open

network 46 Anti-bug compound 48 Pass 50 PDF creator 52 PC key with two

arrows 53 Brolly carrier 54 [Ah, me!] 55 Poked, puma-style 57 Dollhouse staples 58 Remotely piloted

craft 60 Many a deaf person 62 Foes of us 66 __ squid 68 First name in

lexicograp­hy 70 Govt. security 72 Shotgun caller 73 Two-handed,

perhaps 74 Try a new line, say 75 Like Vassar since

1969 76 Scratched (out) 80 Binoculars user 81 Flats, in the U.S. 82 Home run pace 83 Video game involving breaking and placing blocks 85 Cash box 87 Massage deeply 88 Mark above a “See

me!” note 91 __ Bradley handbags 92 Sch. level 94 Sitcom sewer worker 98 As an option 99 Compliment­ary words from a bartender 101 Get in line 103 Munch 105 Cried out, as in pain 106 Attends 107 Not learned 108 Varsity athlete’s

honor 110 Poetry contests 112 Put aside 114 Palindromi­c pop

group 115 Lowly worker 117 [ Just like that!] 118 Carving tool 120 Show elation 123 Supposed abduction

vehicle 124 Whole bunch 125 Stevens of Alaska 126 “Yo te __”: Spanish

lover’s words

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