Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh puzzler

- Puzzle solution published here next Sunday. Direct comments to ruthanndai­ley@hotmail.com

ACROSS

1 “Toodles!”

5 Like many Peruvian ruins

10 Kit __ bar

13 Pack down tightly

17 Two-generation family name in baseball

18 Largest African city

19 Summer, on the Seine

20 “Stupid __ stupid does …”

21 Entities sympatheti­c to Democrats first represente­d as 32-Across on January 15, 1870

23 Epitome of slowness

25 Watchman

26 Creator of enduring political symbols 28 Drunkard’s syllable

29 Some “others” in Spain

31 Brewery vessels

32 Symbol (with article) adapted from 82Across

36 ADHD medication

38 “Me day” site

41 “Parlez-__ français?”

42 Himalayan nation

44 What 26-Across was by birth 46 Parisian pronoun

47 When Otello dies in “Otello” 48 Quarterbac­k Dawson

49 Well aware of

50 One of the Greek Furies

52 Mexican coin

54 Become crude

57 Popular publicatio­n in which 26Across’s work appeared for decades 60 Drink brewed from petals

63 Religious subgroup

64 Ribbon waistbands

68 Annapolis sch.

69 Ending for treat or expert

71 Tibetan priests

73 Sinus MD

74 Easily frightened animal chosen by 26Across for 89-Across party in 1874 77 Prince of evil

78 Soup or salad, often

79 ER designatio­n

80 Main courses

82 Politician compared to 32-Across (in 1828), who then used it on posters 84 Go-___ (mini racer)

86 “No bid”

88 Put a match to

89 See 74-Across

92 Believed to be

97 Least crowded

98 Long-time position of 26-Across for 57Across

100 Tourist’s document

101 Sally Field classic “Norma __” 102 Wharton or Piaf

103 Last word in an ultimatum

104 Amts. in pie charts

105 Neighbor of Isr.

106 Leaf-like part of a flower calyx 107 Symphony members’ advanced degrees: abbr.

DOWN

1 Catches some rays

2 Toward shelter, at sea

3 Urban dwelling

4 Film spy Powers and namesakes 5 Volunteer’s words

6 Shirt tag location

7 Sky in Seville

8 Airpt. posting

9 Breathtaki­ng passage?

10 Good buddy, to Tonto

11 Matter particle

12 Israel’s financial center

13 Quaint contradict­ion

14 Hitmen

15 Ginnie and Fannie followers 16 Hushed “Hey you!”

22 It’ll break the ice

24 Posture in yoga

27 Beret or fez, e.g.

30 Cut across

32 Activewear brand with an arrow in its logo

33 Plaything

34 Concert bonus?

35 “Despite that…”

37 Knight’s weapon

39 Savory meat spread

40 “Auth. unknown”

43 Santa’s smoker

45 Actors Culkin and Calhoun

47 Rat-__

48 Not refined [sniff!] 51 Bargain-priced

53 Pgh.-to-D.C. direction

55 Olympic skater __ Baiul

56 “Such is life!”

58 Create on canvas

59 Coup d’__

60 Deeply regretted

61 Norwegian capital

62 Get by stealthily

65 “Ocean’s Eleven” genre

66 Inner: prefix

67 WWII gun

70 More regimented

72 Rank below Lt. Col.

75 Flavoring plants

76 Moose’s pride

77 Meetings that raise the spirits? 78 (Scraped) knee

81 Air quality org.

83 Ancient Nile queen, briefly 85 Charismati­c glows

87 Prepare to refinish

89 Party host’s abbr.

90 Large-scale tale

91 Brit’s “Dear me!”

93 Encouragin­g lead-in to “girl” or “boy” 94 Eyeliner for 83-Down

95 Mountain near Olympus

96 GPS suggestion­s

99 Drink suffix

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