UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

LIVING IN THE PAST By Ricky Sirois, edited by Jeff Chen

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

DOWN

120 Spanish gold 121 Honolulu’s island 122 Ascended, as a rocket 123 On edge 124 Nine-digit fig. 125 Mardi ___ 126 Renter

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