Edmonton Journal

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

- PARTY ANIMALS By Dylan Schiff, edited by Jeff Chen

ACROSS

1 Derives by logic 7 White word on a red octagon 11 “Sad to say ...” 15 Grps. that organize book fairs 19 Tidy (up) 20 Where the medianoche sandwich originated 21 Shimmery cosmetics additive 22 Parks in a noted bus boycott 23 *Intellectu­al movement 27 Not deceived by 28 Dart 29 Hibachi restaurant drink 30 Calculus calculatio­n 31 Den furniture 33 Owns 34 ___ Lanka 35 Starchy Polynesian staple 38 “How cute!!!” 41 *Site of the first Thanksgivi­ng 46 Full of spunk 48 “Kill Bill” actress Thurman 49 ___ chi (martial art) 50 Pathologis­t’s concern 51 Hawaiian veranda 52 U2 lead vocalist 54 Raw spots 56 Killed it at a drag show, in slang 57 *Agatha Christie genre 61 Debtor’s letters 62 Coding counterpar­t to “if” 63 Funder of the Discovery Program 64 Caviar eggs 65 Easternmos­t of the Great Lakes 68 Rep.’s rival 69 Diamond setting? 73 Insult 74 Court statement 76 Joint affliction 78 “Who do you think you ___?” 79 *Annual June celebratio­ns 84 Disappoint­ment in a fireworks display 85 Bitter 86 Go on the lam 87 Call the whole thing off 88 “Cars” producer 90 Cricket equipment 91 Funder of the Imagine Peace Tower 92 Break off 93 *Tourist attraction near Westminste­r Abbey 98 “Excellent!” 99 Bruins legend Bobby 100 Mongrel 101 NYC summertime clock setting 102 Got up 104 School cohort 106 Potter’s device 108 Dermabrasi­on target 109 “___ the night before Christmas ...” 113 *Single-passenger sci-fi vehicle 118 Something to cut food on for attractive results 119 Soil that’s good for gardening 120 “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” star Kristen 121 Starr, for one 122 Make public 123 Urges 124 Wave to a trigonomet­ry teacher? 125 Meddling busybodies

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1 Deets 2 Hamburger’s denial 3 Observe Yom Kippur or Ramadan 4 Shared cultural values 5 Court fig. 6 Congested, say 7 Big rift 8 Clump of hair 9 Kimono accessory 10 Pureed tomato product 11 Bad way to run 12 What’s sought by astrobiolo­gists 13 Play thing? 14 Arabic word for “desert” 15 “The Great British Bake Off” judge Leith 16 Occasion to get in the sheets? 17 Fire residue 18 Was on the bottom? 24 Kill it at a drag show 25 Item slung in a diner 26 Circular gasket 32 Some nerve! 33 Funny business? 34 Pig pens 36 “I’ll treat!” 37 Part of FWIW 38 Union grp. since 1955 39 Irritate 40 Sweep the competitio­n 42 Pound unit 43 Molecule components 44 ___ soul (no one) 45 Welled (up) with emotion 47 Tool with teeth 52 Western tie 53 Cries of pain 54 Took a dip 55 Rock layers 58 Rules over 59 Shaq of “Shaqtin’ a Fool” 60 Group of eras 66 Nike competitor 67 Carnival location, casually 68 Refuse 69 Apartment building VIP 70 Cherrypick­er’s extension 71 Tater Tot brand 72 Put into beta 74 Seasoned rice dish 75 Numbers game 76 Play dirty 77 Hydrogen’s atomic number 79 Porsche or Lexus 80 The “L” of 38-Down 81 “Or ...” 82 Instagram video feature since 2020 83 Anti-apartheid org. 84 Christian of haute couture 88 Soup garnished with Thai basil and bean sprouts 89 “Previously on ...” segment of a TV show 91 “Not surprising” 92 Stood behind 94 “___ you can’t be serious” 95 “Lemme see ...” 96 “I Am What I Am” musical, familiarly 97 By mouth 103 Coen brothers brother 105 Relieve from stress 106 Sal who founded ___ Academy 107 Brand sold at Petco 108 Place for a guard in soccer 110 Lightbulb power unit 111 Pasta ___ Norma 112 Understand­s 113 Diminish, like the tide 114 “Cheap Thrills” singer 115 Trouble 116 “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” console 117 Itty

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