MIXED SIGNALS: From the world of “words of wisdom”
Across
1 __ Romeo (Italian auto) 5 Applicant’s goal 10 Jazz singer Vaughan 15 Highest level allowed
18 Bird on some dollars
19 Garth Brooks’ hometown 20 Mississippi River explorer
21 “__ we having fun yet?”
22 “An eye for an eye,” but … 25 Masters’ middle name
26 Sch. in Stillwater 27 Lend a hand 28 Dust speck 29 Best imaginable 31 What new drivers must learn 33 Unruly hair
34 Gas sealed in tubes 35 Web address 36 Maestro Ozawa 38 Series segments 42 Read quickly 45 “Birds of a feather flock together,” but …
48 Quits clamming up 50 Something to lend
a hand 51 Misbehaves, with
“up”
52 Sorority letter 53 Lend a hand
54 Olay alternative 56 Manila money 58 Fables byline
60 He drove Tandy’s Miss Daisy 62 Less outgoing
63 Chicken __ king 64 “Better to be safe than sorry,” but … 71 Golf starting point 72 Greek peace goddess
73 Farsi speaker 74 Tortious material 77 Buttercup kin 78 Desktop image 79 Long-established 80 One, in Peru and Palermo 81 Owned by us 82 Book after Matthew 84 New Haven student 86 “Knowledge is power,” but … 92 Legendary buccaneer
93 Fish that swims upright
94 Rations, for instance 95 Opposite of non
97 Pope during WWII 98 Hens and mares 99 Associates (with) 103 Major disorder 105 Attention-getter 106 Urban district 107 Get too personal 108 __ Royal Highness 109 “Everything in
moderation,” but … 115 Works on the wall 116 Second-smallest
continent
117 Social activities 118 It means “averse to” 119 Low digit
120 Loved ones
121 Mentally adept 122 Greek cuisine staple Down
1 Choir section 2 Dreadful
3 Venue for discussion 4 Raggedy doll 5 Shakespearean soldier
6 Fills the tank 7 Much worse than a smash
8 VA winter setting 9 Quaint college cry 10 Religious spinoffs 11 ESPN’s Arthur __ Courage Award 12 Sushi eggs 13 Picnicked, say 14 Maximally corny 15 Court dockets 16 Sphere of interest 17 Spa service 20 Change the subject 23 Marvel horned-hat wearer 24 Texting icon 30 Barrier to entry 32 Place to sleep on a sub
33 Fine rain 34 Minor quibbles 36 Quick car ride 37 Very long period 38 Prom partner 39 Butter squares 40 Repeat, as a sentiment 41 Boarding place 42 Workforce 43 Largest North African city 44 Birch relative 46 Landline or mobile 47 Relaxes 49 Twain’s first name 55 Rooster on a rooftop 56 Counterfeit 57 Word on Irish euros 58 Capital on the Hudson
59 Come by honestly 61 Ending like -ule 62 Frozen reindeer 63 Prefix for space 65 Intensely competitive 66 Emerged
67 Idol champ Taylor __ 68 Garlicky sauce 69 Bona fide 70 Wound up, or wound down 74 San __ Obispo, CA
75 Picnic playwright 76 Whom a French dessert is named for 77 Many names of hair salons 78 Garden perennial 81 Pair of propellers 82 Some Wharton grads 83 Maximum effort 85 Similar
87 17th state 88 Drove (out)
89 Arrival announcement 90 Terse written summons
91 As early as possible 96 Ridesharing service 98 Selling centers 99 Iliad byline
100 Express a view 101 Quarterback great
Favre
102 Land south of
Turkey 103 Casual conversation 104 Protagonist
105 Sentimiento
romántico
106 Actress Catherine
__-Jones
110 Nuance of color 111 Significant stretch 112 NFL successes 113 Meat in a Cuban sandwich 114 Defence Ministry concern