WEEKEND CROSSWORD
“WHY NOT?” BY DAVID ALFRED BYWATERS
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Writers Bearlike marsupial Super-impressed Numerical suffix for ‘about’
Fast Northeast train Severe distress Greater Usually well-compensated leader Animated image of Santa repeatedly going down the chimney? Adorn
Owie spot, maybe Burdens Windshield sticker Cashew family shrubs
Garage service Extract with a solvent
Crew member Robert who sang the role of Figaro 46 times at the Met Fruity neckwear? Votes at a beer convention? Smaller Socially challenged one, often
Rural skyline standouts Hereditary Japanese pond fish Beach volleyball team Woman’s name that means’pleasure’ in Hebrew Country sound Sam or Wiggily Cruller coating Words before a view Muffin grain
First catch the fly, then eat the fly? Indication of growing impatience? Valentine card hugs Popular school cafeteria item Immerse (in), as maple syrup Togo neighbour Sharpening tool Fare-well link Maker of Aspire laptops
‘Sorry, lad’
How Sitka, Alaska, ranks as the largest US city
89 Wedding party 90 Trojan War god 93 Small-time British crook
Social newcomer who won’t go away? Basic banking rule?
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8 9 10 11 12 Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 101 Plague
102 USCG officer 103 Courage
104 __ even footing 106 __ network 108 Meaningless 109 BP, pulse, etc. 112 Causes of traffic jams ... or ways to avoid them
116 The ‘there’ in
118 Subjecting to a basic
haunting strategy? 121 Heart test letters 122 Hunger remedy wrongly attributed to Marie Antoinette 123 Means
124 Hard work
125 Poor grade
126 Is indebted to
127 Principle
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Treaty Repetitive sound Emperor adopted by Claudius Buttonholes, e.g. Ukulele wood MD workplaces Ship protected by Hera
Cut of meat Really bad
Tiny shape-shifters Goes downhill North end?