CONNECTING FLIGHTS By Zhouqin Burnikel, edited By David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Lightweight wood
6 Wrap after a mud wrap? 10 Beyond self-confident 14 Preschool basics
18 Run ___ of the law
19 Deserves
21 Get trounced
22 Part for Constance Wu 23 *Certain good luck charm (see letters 7 to 9)
25 *Pianist who plays with Yo-Yo Ma (7 to 9)
27 Says again
28 Fridge forays
30 In first place
31 Aware of
32 Chatting with online
33 Apiece
34 Out of danger
37 *Newsroom fixture (5 to 7) 40 Roller skate strings
44 Dryer brand
46 Really bad
47 Vindictive Greek goddess 49 ___-weekly
50 “Just chill!”
51 Bursts open
52 Mexican coins
53 Spot on a card
54 Stubborn equine
55 Picture
57 Desperate request
59 Join, as film
61 Studio stand
63 “I’m innocent!”
65 Squabbling
66 Quick letters?
68 *Drink often taken with salt (6 to 8)
71 Review on HomeAdvisor, say 72 Vaulting rod
73 Foodie
74 Mount Everest’s country 76 Blood blank fluid
78 Chamonix’s mountains 79 Mascara mishap
81 Popular meme format
84 Play it by ___
85 Potters’ materials
87 Layer of nail polish
88 Typical Sultan Qaboos University student
90 Elbow’s place
91 Poker action
92 “... assuming there’s even one” 94 Business bigwigs
95 Rope on the range
97 *Reason for roadside service (4 to 6)
101 Obnoxious kid
102 Atmosphere in a restaurant? 104 Deli subs
105 Fail to include
107 Woodard of “Juanita”
109 Alligator’s habitat
110 “Mind blown!”
113 *Michigan, e.g. (4 to 6)
115 Each starred answer hides one
118 Fruit whose shape resembles a lightbulb’s
119 Katy Perry, to KatyCats
120 Range above bass
121 “Geez Louise!”
122 Garment worn with a choli 123 Late comedian Reiner
124 “Soldier of Love” Grammy winner
125 Site with a Living Healthy section
DOWN
1 Place for a screwdriver 2 Miles away
3 One may support a hoop 4 Court summons
5 Visitor from space
6 Lean against
7 Clumsy ones
8 Frat bud
9 Mammoth
10 Heavy hammer
11 Some homework helpers 12 Simone Biles’ Olympic team 13 Italian city where pesto originated
14 “Respect” singer Franklin 15 Skinny tie type
16 Thunderous sound
17 “___ and the City”
20 You may take them down 24 Meghan Markle’s “Bye!” 26 Remove, as an anklet 29 Memorial Day weekend race, familiarly
32 “Fingers crossed!”
33 Just gets by, with “out” 34 TV host Haines
35 City in central Iowa 36 *Firefighters’ nuisances (4 to 6) 38 Sink blockage
39 Tight-fitting dress
41 *Profit from a stock sale (7 to 9) 42 Draw forth
43 Tampa neighbor, familiarly 45 Line on a graph
48 Drink to make with your buds? 51 Diet heavy in meat
52 Homes for pigs
56 Annual fashion fundraiser 57 Shows fright
58 Aspiring J.D.’s exam
60 Spencer of “Good Morning America”
62 Jane Goodall’s subjects 63 Scaredy-cat
64 “Water Lilies” painter 66 Attractive quality 67 Discontinued Camry
69 Former Vice President Dan 70 Contents of address bars 75 Paid athletes
77 “Angela’s Ashes” author 79 iTunes purchases
80 “Would you let me?”
82 Digging
83 It may deliver a punch
86 Alan of “Marriage Story” 87 Shade providers at farmers markets
89 Word after milk or pencil 92 Mental spark 93 Mathematician Pierre de ___ 96 Serengeti excursion
98 “Such is life”
99 “That’s enough!”
100 Dubai dignitary
103 Historic artifact
106 Tagging along
107 Square footage
108 King who disinherited Cordelia 109 Heath bar alternative
110 Device with playlists
111 Starter home?
112 Cheese in red wax
113 Route-finding device
114 Org. on a mouthwash bottle 116 Messenger molecule
117 Bring to a close