Ottawa Citizen

Red Blazer

- By Merl Reagle

NOTE: Don’t be afraid to illustrate your point.

ACROSS

1 Ishmael’s boss 5 Mole-training grp. 8 Hagar the Horrible’s creator, ___ Browne 11 Loch ___ 17 Crosby contempora­ry 18 Enjoy 121 Down 19 Intoxicati­ng Polynesian drink 20 Tonsil’s neighbor 22 Expatriate­s’ tale of 1926 25 “Tea for Two” singer 26 Desperate call 27 Bank offerings, briefly 28 “How yummy!” 29 Certain med. test 31 Dog star 32 Shoot (for) 33 Workout targets, briefly 34 Reverend of note 37 Redford role 42 Bonkers 43 Sting figure 44 Have to have 45 1960 Oscarwinni­ng song 51 Most picayune 53 Taj Mahal site 54 Draw out 55 With “quiet,” an oxymoron 56 Chowderhea­ds 59 Angle 63 Gillette brand 64 Actress Berger 66 “Darn it!” 68 Lit. collection 69 Observers? 70 1961 Poitier film 74 Tosses in 78 Bar orders 79 As soon as 80 “Buzz” Aldrin, really 84 Cope 85 Light purple 87 Sitcom pal of Fred 89 Draw again 90 Change pants? 92 Low, sturdy cart 94 Gland near the trachea 97 Taken the wrong way 101 “So long, Siena” 103 Other than this 104 God, to Gide 1967 Kinks tune 108 105 1972 Neil Diamond tune 113 Wapiti 114 Bag, in brand names 115 Rest ___ 116 “Kidnapped” auth. 117 Dave dismantles him 118 Pose 119 Journal’s conclusion 122 Some drums 125 1965 Disney comedy 129 Think about (it) 130 Mickey’s are big 131 Telecast 132 Longtime NPR host Conan 133 Cargo 134 Atoms for Peace pres. 135 Corps cops 136 Certain conifers

DOWN

1 Stops stalling 2 Hostess snack cake 3 Iowa State city 4 Ship’s warrant officer 5 Actors Marty and Corey 6 Fiddle type 7 “How was ___ know?” 8 Pizazz 9 Kin of “she’s” 10 “Counting down the hits” guy Casey 11 Listlessne­ss 12 Harem room 13 Most sports fans 14 Wee hr. 15 Untrue 16 “Same for me” 19 Newsstand structure 21 Singer who sold sausage 23 Etcher’s buy 24 Dressed for trial 30 NASCAR’s Petty or Busch 32 Paraguay’s capital 33 Talented one 34 Cuts apart 35 Sgt., e.g. 36 Departed 37 Blasted stuff 38 Tuft individual­s? 39 1950s Ford? 40 Tennis gear 41 Gerund’s end 46 1962 Marvin meanie 47 Cold dessert 48 KP, for one 49 Wise follower? 50 Some shows of hands 52 James of jazz 53 ___ spumante 57 Disney’s Little Mermaid 58 Fencing thrust 60 Poker stakes 61 Vowelless degree 62 “... I ___ wed” 65 Asian lake 67 ___-cone (icy treat) 71 Liston beater, 1965 72 May race 73 Various 74 Man without parents 75 Pastrami parlor 76 Nissan, once 77 Vehicle with dogs 81 “It’s curtains for us!” 82 Monroe and Sinatra, e.g. 83 Cacophony 86 Javert in “Les Miserables” 88 Tipped type: abbr. 91 1972 BronsonMif­une western 93 Palindromi­c name 95 Indianans 96 PD investigat­or 98 Fix (a game) 99 Chrysler model until 2010 100 Jethro ___ 101 Yo-Yo’s string 102 Bother 106 Heat, Magic et al. 107 Like Cheerios 108 H.S. exams 109 “Stop ___ shoot!” 110 Site of ancient games 111 Looked amazed 112 Yourself, in Yucatan 117 “___ goes ...” 118 Flee (town) 119 Slurpee’s cousin 120 75 Down side dish 121 Alice’s TV restaurant 123 Bee prefix 124 “Smoking or ___?” 126 Conned 127 ’60s-’70s hot spot 128 Optimistic

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