Muscat Daily

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 “An American in ___”

6 Unskilled laborer 10 Scandinavi­an

seaport 14 Birthplace of HST 19 Sheeplike 20 Within: prefix 21 London apartment 22 Humble or

degrade 23 Stewart/Kelly 1954

suspense film 25 John Wayne 1948

classic Western 27 Sea eagle 28 Former scourge of

sailors

30 Chicago player 31 Small storage

structure

32 The Concorde, for

one 33 Nobelist Wiesel 34 Rowing pole 36 Make an exchange 38 CIA forerunner 39 Celt of the Scottish

Highlands 40 Cousins of bonfires 42 Jewish month 44 Detroit team 47 Muffles 49 Mountain ridges 53 Collect 54 Saul’s chief

herdsman

55 19th Amendment

right

57 With mouth wide

open 58 Rope-making fiber 59 Search diligently 60 Wear away

gradually 62 Monogram pt. 63 Ref’s counterpar­t 64 Bank clerk

65 John Wayne 1939

classic

67 “Serving ___”:

2002 film

68 Verve 69 Oscar-winning film

of 1944

75 Don’t blow one! 78 Hasten

81 Whale of a movie:

1977

82 Lofty nest

83 More ready to eat 84 Difficult situation 85 Beautify 87 Art/literature

movement

88 “___ at the Races” 89 Spree

90 Those receiving

gifts

92 Business associate 94 Indulge another 95 Decimal points 97 Winter

conveyance­s 98 Long, sharp tooth 99 Hanks or Cruise 102 “___ creature was

stirring . . .”

104 Yes, informally 105 Dispatch

106 Scrooge’s

comment

109 Jezebel’s husband 111 River in NW

France

113 Mark with blotches 115 Seaweed: L.

116 Bogart/Bergman

movie

119 Davis/Hopkins

1939 film

121 Oily cyclic ketone 122 Invert knitting

stitches

123 Bring home the

bacon

124 Bridal path?

125 Common weed 126 Turn on a pivot 127 Corrupts the truth 128 Matched pair: pl.

DOWN

1 High-def TV worry? 2 Declares to be true 3 Mirthful: Fr.

4 Letter phrase 5 Stitch

6 Sketcher’s medium 7 Provide with a trait 8 Aroma 9 Davis/Henreid epic 10 Switch position 11 Untidy person 12 Roman household

gods

13 Canadian capital 14 Baby’s perch, often 15 Protective desert

garments

16 Strong and virile 17 “Angela’s ___” 18 Tall marsh grasses 24 Man and Wight 26 Freshly plowed

land: sp.

29 Scotland ___ 33 Dumbo’s wings 35 Actor George or

Keanu

37 Pet or phrase

starter

39 Exploit

40 Irritate

41 Quick, straight drink 43 General area 44 Social prohibitio­n 45 Muslim prayer

leader

46 Breathe with effort 47 Child’s toy 48 Ancient Greek

portico

50 Lake source of the

Blue Nile 51 “Odyssey” or “Iliad” 52 Father of Enos 54 Postponed 56 Leather

manufactur­ing tool 59 Skin layer

61 Moray fisherman 64 Label 66 Lion or tiger 67 Entrapped

69 Spur

70 Annual church

calendar 71 Computer screen

image, e.g. 72 Shawl, for one 73 Belonging to a

Verdi heroine 74 Every 12 months 75 Award-winning

1932 film 76 Trusted assistants 77 Prepare for the big

bout

78 Female of the red

deer

79 “Bus Stop”

playwright 80 Broadway’s Linda 84 Star of 69 Across 86 Light of Broadway? 89 Musical group 91 Clerk’s perch, once 93 Blue Jays or

Orioles?

94 The whole jury 96 Leather bindings 98 Those guilty 99 Implied

100 Catherine or

Maureen

101 Oscar-nominated

Marsha

103 Invalidate

105 Cubic meter 106 Strong rush of air 107 Nimble

108 Abode of the dead:

myth.

110 Proscribes

112 Light tan

114 Bangkok’s

language

115 Genus of the

bowfin

117 Turkish title

118 Pub order

120 Beaver

constructi­on

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