Pittsburgh puzzler
ACROSS
1 Whirls
6 Coldest ocean
12 Bygone Russian royals
17 Like some car windows
19 Show mercy
20 “Did my heart love till now?” speaker 21 Country music?
22 Observance for which 29-Across is credited with successfully securing national holiday status
24 GPS suggestion
25 Bit of body ink
27 CPR pro
28 Salary bumps
29 Born October 24, 1788, she helmed Godey’s Lady’s Book, the 19th century’s most widely circulated magazine [Her unusual middle name is 7 letters long]
34 Terre surrounded by mer
35 Pride : lions :: parliament : __ 36 Actress Tyler or Ullmann
37 Tattled (on)
41 Mil. truant
43 “__ Tu” (“You Are”: Sp.), 1974 hit 44 Took a lode off?
46 Actress Farrow or soccer great Hamm 47 With 49-Across, first line of 29Across’s most famous poem
49 See 47-Across
51 Most billboards, e.g.
52 Not at all fond of
54 Belgrade natives
55 Uncle Remus’s __ Rabbit
56 Whirling “Looney Tunes” devil, for short 57 Midnight fridge visit
59 Hindi honorific
62 Excessive curiosity
64 Purring pet
67 It was created by 81-Across
70 Title preferred by 29-Across
72 Ages and ages
73 Santa’s landing pads
74 Turkish title
75 Dog food brand
76 Textile plant supplies
78 Little one
79 High spirits
80 Lead-in to “got it” or “had it”
81 To test a new invention (67-Across), he recited 47/49-Across, written by 29Across 87 Fishy bunch 90 Body shop fig. 91 Expected 92 FDR power project 93 Where 29-Across spent most of her adult life
97 Swashbuckler’s weapon 99 Broadcaster
100 Tribal emblems
101 Name tied to the Great Chicago Fire 102 Part with some money
103 Humiliates 104 Tortilla-chip dip
DOWN
1 Has the lead role
2 One of a 1492 trio
3 What some decorators decorate 4 Hypothetical degree
5 Simmer with anger
6 Gallery display
7 Does a cobbler’s job
8 Workshop grippers
9 Last Commandment’s position
10 Pen filler
11 Dollar divs.
12 Court event
13 Part of USSR
14 Novelist Kingsley or Martin 15 Philosopher Descartes
16 Drenches, in dialect
18 Key of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”: abbr.
23 Rough road surface
26 How some clothing is made 30 Partner in battle
31 Take an oath
32 Justice who succeeded O’Connor 33 Guesser’s request
38 Actor Epps or Sharif
39 Bird’s perch
40 Blots gently
41 Docs’ grp.
42 Bread roll?
43 Gutter locale
44 Actress Gaynor of “South Pacific” 45 Cease’s partner
48 Place to drop anchor 49 Terrier tether
50 Helmed
53 Bus map dots
55 Refrigerator drawer
57 Prince Harry, for one
58 What the Silk Road crossed 59 Zoomed
60 Maritime “Hey!”
61 Sharpen
62 Clinton-era commercial pact 63 Israeli desert
64 Heavenly
65 Egyptian cobra
66 General on a Chinese menu 68 Became tiresome
69 Word after “wiggle” or “escape” 71 Sitarist Shankar
74 Never surpassed
77 Like some cars and kisses 79 Deep cuts
80 Lofty goals
82 Squirrel away
83 Nasal partitions
84 Franc replacement
85 Do-__ (second chances)
86 ___ soul (nobody)
87 Relaxing get-aways 88 Guacamole scooper
89 Fill a position
94 Greek H
95 Easy throw
96 Balaam’s beast
98 Casserole’s green bit