National Post (National Edition)
UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
LIVING IN THE PAST
ACROSS
1 “Laughter in the Rain” singer
Neil
7 Online journal
11 Comedic act
14 Princess in the Mario
franchise
19 Starting point 20 Solo
21 “Not again!”
22 Harden (to)
23 *Got a piercing?
26 Home run, slangily 27 Home to the Nobel Peace
Center
28 Mulligan 29 Justice Kagan
31 Lake near Las Vegas 32 Winter clothing option 35 Many Monopoly properties
(Abbr.)
36 Partner in marriage 38 Tight undergarment 41 *Flambeed fondue? 43 Grp. for physicians 44 Experimental location 46 Simple tops
47 Christmas carol
48 *Result of giving Lightyear
new batteries? 51 High-security clearance 56 Shopping jag
57 Let out
58 Word after “lost” or “fine” 59 Boost
60 Emotionless
62 ___ Claire, WI
63 “Can we talk, real quick?” 65 Worn out
68 *Extracted bargains at the
mall?
71 Bit of pageant wear 72 French artist Henri
74 Used to be 75 Up-to-the-minute
77 Pawns on a chessboard, e.g. 78 Topmost figure
79 Anxiety about exclusion, for
short
80 Listened to
84 One in a cast
87 *Sign at a nudist colony? 89 What a drawbridge might
span
90 Loafer, for one
91 Unhappy
92 English breakfast, e.g. 93 *Secured a loan with a firstedition Thoreau?
98 With jocularity
100 Sitting still
101 Awesome, in dated slang
102 Very early
105 Attire for some queens
106 Despise
108 Fruit used in gin
109 Small part of a yard
113 Type of chair named for its
creator
115 *Did physical therapy on the
water?
119 Secret supply 120 Spanish gold
121 Honolulu’s island
122 Ascended, as a rocket 123 On edge
124 Nine-digit fig.
125 Mardi ___
126 Renter
DOWN
1 Neighborhood in NYC or
London
2 Greek equivalent of Cupid 3 Common pickle flavor 4 Classic
5 Tease
6 This, that or the other 7 Further down?
8 Some members of Parliament 9 “You may be ___ something!” 10 Prefix with “thermal” 11 Cone-shaped corn snacks 12 “So much for that idea” 13 Subsequently
14 Area at a racetrack 15 Captivate
16 Martin Scorsese, for one 17 Important element in making
a paper airplane
18 Drove, as cattle
24 Source of metal
25 St. Kitts and ___ (Caribbean
country)
30 Campsite remnants
33 Totally off-base, informally 34 “You bet!”
35 Flabbergasted
37 Most likely to sunburn, maybe 38 Goes on and on
39 “My turn”
40 Motorola phone brand 41 Hide’s partner
42 Own up (to)
45 ___ Jean King (tennis legend) 46 Financial hostilities
49 More punchy, flavorwise 50 Symbol of control
51 “The One,” romantically 52 Humble 53 Civil rights pioneer Parks 54 Nights before
55 Alphabet area?
58 Contented sigh
61 Mantra chants
62 UFO pilots
63 Gainesville collegians 64 Midwestern slang word
expressing surprise
65 College QB, stereotypically 66 Per item
67 “___girl!”
69 Actor Shepard of
“Parenthood”
70 Willing to give it a go
73 Plant part
76 Follow, as at a job
78 They’re similar to similes 79 Sustenance
81 Against
82 Film unit
83 When the Battle of Normandy
began
85 Cuban line dance
86 Tool used on maple trees 87 Jazz musician Baker
88 ___ California (Mexican state) 90 Type of drum
93 Most inclusive
94 Commercial fee
95 Alpaca cousins
96 Break down, as food
97 Debate after a debate
99 They sometimes come in
blocks
102 Hello, in 121-Across
103 Doughnut shape
104 Actress and activist Ruby
107 Frat members
108 Feature of the Texas state flag 110 It’s most useful after being
broken
111 Rock band Motley ___
112 Pump up
114 Reluctant to engage
116 Tail ... or one with a tail
117 Org. awarding the Grey Cup 118 Flamenco dancer’s cry