CROSSWORD PUZZLE:
ACROSS
1 Fasteners ... or, if you change the fourth letter to an S, what the fasteners might be made of
6 It’s lit eight nights in a row 13 Figure that denotes acidity 18 Less everyday
19 Humble expression of capability
20 Number that might be kept
secret
21 Professionalwhosefavorite movielinemightbe“There’s noplacelikehome” 23 Muse of astronomy 24 Dis-qualified?
25 Cyclops’s “I”
26 “Uh-oh!”
28 Maker of the Acadia SUV 29 Franchise with a series set in New Orleans
30 Singer ____ J. Blige
31 Weasel relative
34 South Asian garment 35 ...“Here’slookingatyou,kid” 37 Not be attentive 38 President whose wife went on to become president 39 Unconfident utterances 40 ...“IwishIknewhowto quityou” 42 Not manually controlled 46 Foreign capital where W.E.B.
Du Bois is buried
48 Do a little tidying 49 Lukewarm response 50 Arthropod appendages 51 Emitters of cosmic rays 53 Arctic coat
55 Typing sounds
56 “Well, aren’t I clever?!” 57 Shaving mishap
59 One honored on March 8 per a 1977 United Nations resolution 61 ...“Goahead,makemyday”
66 Less bronzed
67 Hated figure
68 Promote
69 Relative of the emu
70 Couleur in the middle of the
French flag
72 Big maker of smartphones 74 Word between “stink” and “stunk” in “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
75 Hurry, quaintly
77 Place to get a knish 79 Obstetrics worker
80 Dwell
81 ...“Gettothechopper!”
84 Recording device, for short
85 ____ planning
86 Part of N.S., in Canadian mail
87 ...“Isthisyourking?!”
92 Fine deposit
93 Airport named for two Washington cities 94 Hurry
95 “This one’s ____” 96 Caesar’s “I” 97 Reaction to scritches, maybe 98 “____ the Explorer”
99 Things you might take a spin in 100 Stored
102 ...“I’llhavewhatshe’shaving”
107 Low-carb-diet creator
108 Piece of furniture that’s at least
a couple of feet wide
109 Best competitive perfor
mance, informally
110 Trials
111 Trick that’s “pulled”
112 Doodling, say
DOWN
1 Mile High City athlete
2 Palm fiber
3 Drawer, say
4 Restructuring target
5 Sp. title
6 Term of address for a noble 7 Like some calories
8 Beyoncé film role
9 “Snakes ____ Plane”
10 Shaft of sunshine 11 Estimation from dating 12 Placed on a pedestal 13 Swedish name akin to Lawrence
14 Commercial suffix with Motor 15 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner who founded the Green Belt Movement
16 Flower that’s often yellow 17 Flower that’s often purple 20 School district higher-up, informally
21 Like praises and arias 22 Storytellers
27 Half a pint
30 Firm-ly worded letter?
31 Bars that people walk into? 32 Actress Dawson
33 Clean (up)
34 French for “salt”
36 Humble homes
37 Incites to attack, with “on” 38 ____ saint
41 Witness’s attestation
42 Makes a choice
43 Image Award org.
44 Children’s playthings that help
with spelling
45 Encourage to buy add-ons 46 Sound bites and such 47 Trolley sounds
51 Buddy
52 District 9, for short? 54 Alternatives to Targets 56 Swayed to the dark side, say 58 Danish coin 60 Ceaselessly
62 Exactly right 63 Half-frozen Italian dessert 64 Grooved on
65 Leaf blower alternative 71 Effective salesperson 73 Sp. title
74 Long truck
75 What goes in a box 76 Water
78 Overseen by
80 Anger
82 Receptacle for donations 83 Little ’un
84 Source of chocolate 87 One serving on a ship 88 Andean feline 89 Eventually
90 Enjoying a comedy 91 Stick-y pad?
93 Brewski
94 Like DC and MI 97 Calligraphers’ choices 98 20-somethings, e.g. 99 Burkina Faso neighbor 101 Word before “home”
or “the road”
103 School org.
104 Part of fwiw
105 Matrix character
106 Place to wear smocks