The Chronicle Herald (Provincial)

THE NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- REPORT CARD By Randolph Ross Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Lack of this results in baldness

6 Alcohol

13 Scenes from action movies

19 Old foundation

21 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi thriller

22 Get back

23 Parenting: A+

25 Night demons

26 Maintain

27 Number of people in an office?

29 “Step ____!”

30 Bye word

33 Nervous stress

34 Chip-on-one’s-shoulder outlooks, in slang

35 Taming wild horses: D

40 Reflex messengers

42 Heavy metal

43 Some kitchen appliances

44 Wildlife conservati­onist’s device

47 Union station?

49 Valet skills: B+

54 You can dig it

55 Spain and England in the 16th century

57 Like a sure bet

58 Watch chains

59 Do an old printing-house job

60 Skills, in Sevilla

61 Heart

62 Hosting a morning news show: C+

67 Photo finish

70 First draft picks

71 It makes stealing pay off

75 “See you later!”

76 Cheerful

78 Norman Lear series star

80 Spots

81 Stuffing tip jars: D

83 Chip away at

84 Bottom-line figure

86 Alternativ­e to a Maxwell

87 Indy winner Luyendyk

88 Hot stuff

91 Employee efficiency: D+

95 Sorcerer

97 Much, informally 99 Supply-____ (economic theorist)

100 Growing room

101 Do a P.R. makeover on 103 16501–16511

107 Put on hold

109 Baseball skill: C

113 Protect, as freshness

114 What to do once you’ve made your bed, per a saying

115 Skirts

116 Nueva York, e.g.

117 Afterword

118 Bibliograp­hical abbr.

DOWN

1 Channel on which to see some b&w films

2 Fleece

3Noted Deco designer

4 1975 Wimbledon champ

5 New Age author Chopra

6 Apt name for a cook?

7 Lulu

8 Used Gchat, e.g.

9 Went back through a passage

10 Hockey infraction

11 “Yer darn ____!”

12 Clear soda

13 Lit ____

14 Farm setter

15 Story

16 Stereo quality: B

17Blake who wrote “Memories of You”

18 Roast rotators

20 Fantasy author Canavan, author of the “Black Magician” trilogy

24 Whirl

28 Producers of the most Mideast oil

31 Actress Samantha

32 Rides since 2011

34 Burned rubber

35 Designer Bill

36 U. S. Grant adversary

37 Trouble terribly

38 Learns to live with

39 Set a price of

41 Malodorous

45 Metro areas, informally

46 Sticks together?

48 Luxury-car pioneer Henry

49 One may exert pressure

50 Significan­t advances

51 The other guys

52 Diver Louganis

53 Porgy and bass

56 F.D.R. program

58 Dangerous structure

60 Combat zone

61 Anglican headwear

63 Strong brew

64 “Movin’ ____”

65 Call attention to, as a potential problem

66 Small power source

67 Classic shoe name

68 Starting job in Washington, say

69 Fashion sense: A

72 Lead-in to fare

73 Part of a TV transmissi­on

74 ____ Garson, Oscar winner for “Mrs. Miniver”

76 Solomonlik­e

77 One-eighth part

78 Funeral stands

79 Mushroom that might be served in ramen

81 Uncivil greetings

82 Sign of a smash hit

85 ____ de Vil, Disney villain

89 Patch (together)

90 Way to get to Harlem, per Duke Ellington

91 Desire a piece of the action

92 Conception

93 Chutzpah

94 Mourn

95 Snooker shot

96 Flu symptoms

98 Full

101 Clinton’s attorney general for all eight years

102 Rat Pack nickname

104 Quod ____ faciendum

105 Stationer’s stock

106 “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” writer 108 Kid-____ (TV for tots)

110 Tiny criticism

111 Pioneer cellphone co.

112 Fancy-looking name appendage

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