A CENTURY AGO: What happened in 1921
Across
1 Religious platform
6 Beyond repair
10 ABA members
15 Washerful of laundry
19 Oscar actress Julianne
20 Worth a D
21 Marketing connection
22 Rude look
23 Japanese electronics giant established in 1921
25 Comedian first appearing with
52 Across in 1921
27 Private meeting
28 Conceals
30 Female in the family
31 Pen points
32 Scorch
33 Catches on to
35 Opens the door to
38 Picasso’s birthplace
39 Presented as a gift
43 Harsh sound
44 Where the Yankees first played in 1921
46 Go in haste
47 Strong wind
48 Strong wind
49 Square dance
participants
50 South American capital
51 Twisty letter
52 Comedian first appearing with 25 Across in 1921
56 Olympic race measure
57 Star’s performance
59 Subsides 60 Frugal folks
61 Greedy king of myth
62 Meryl’s … Madison County costar
63 No-frills
64 Surfing mecca
66 Wavy-patterned silk
67 Big discount event
70 One building a staff
71 First Lady born in 1921
73 Chi-Town team
74 Brief confirmation
75 Campus cadets’ org.
76 Oil- drilling equipment
77 Perched on
78 SUV brand
79 Apparel craze of 1921
83 Mrs. Flintstone
84 Dizzy feeling
86 Monet’s birthplace
87 Least common
88 Stir up
89 Set of furniture
90 Garden’s walkway
91 Party occasions, for short
94 Four Seasons leader 95 Rustic
99 His “I’m Just Wild About Harry” was written in 1921
102 South Dakota “crop art” attraction opened in 1921
104 “Awesome!”
105 German industrial city
106 Set, as a trap
107 Creative category
108 Lavish celebration 109 Invitee
110 Humorist Bombeck 111 Perfumery compound
Down
1 Snowballs, for instance
2 91 Down cut
3 Eco-friendly bag
4 Certain fire starter
5 Meet again
6 Joyrides
7 Water carrier
8 “Awesome!”
9 Of small importance
10 They’re in your email list
11 Form of address
12 Brewed beverages
13 Yang’s partner
14 NBC staple since
the ’70s
15 Name on the cover
of Little Women
16 Brute
17 Guinness of Star
Wars
18 Strike froma text
24 Cuts short, as hair
26 Initial chips
29 Sooner State city
32 Shopper’s indulgence
33 In a merry manner
34 Preceding nights
35 Divine messenger
36 Plunge into water
37 Pageant winner first crowned in 1921
38 Find the key to
39 Alumni
40 Fast food chain founded in 1921
41 Archer, at first 42 Long time
44 Siren sounds
45 Marshland bird
48 Be a smug winner
50 Mr. Strauss’ claim to fame
52 Court directive
53 Museum piece
54 Complicated, so to speak
55 Star voice in Up
56 Stone worker
58 Eats at a banquet
60 Extended stories
62 Spiral shell
63 Baseball great Wade
64 Chicken portion
65 Casino command
66 Harmonize with
67 Prepares for casting
68 Appears ominously
69 American living in Athens
71 Pointless
72 Hemingway nickname
75 Spanish version of Ralph
77 Facemask feature
79 Éminence __ (unofficial advisor)
80 Sumptuous
81 Water carrier
82 “Genuine” item
83 Power consumed
85 Fog machine
material 87 Scratchy voice
89 “For goodness __!”
90 Raccoon’s ursine
kin 91 Chuck, for one
92 Play a trick on
93 Not much
94 Hyacinth holder
95 Overly formal
96 Extended outburst
97 __-foot (irrigation measure)
98 Rude look
100Ask urgently
101 Baton Rouge sch.
103 Blade for a boat