BARRED CROSSWORD

SOLUTION BELOW

#2

Across

1 Where to do the down

ward-facing dog (7) 8 They’re scanned at the

mkt. (4)

12 Spring forth (from) (7) 13 Kind of school focused

on college admissions (4) 14 Writer who wrote “A bear, however hard he tries, / Grows tubby without exercise” (7) 15 Alone in a cockpit (4) 16 Hand over, as money (8) 18 Rain-__ bubble gum (3) 19 Impervious to picking,

as a lock (11)

22 Tucked in securely (4) 23 ___ of the order (first

batters in the lineup) (3) 25 You’ll find some in

woolly cotes (4)

27 Fried chicken gowith

(11)

31 Lyric-writing Gershwin

(3)

32 Something served with

espresso (8)

35 Wolf, in Oaxaca (4) 36 Gets bigger, as a pupil

of the eye (7)

38 Singer of “The Man With the Golden Gun” theme song (4)

39 “You know it’s true...” (7) 40 Suffix with “old” or

“spin” (4)

41 Piano teacher’s

offerings (7)

Down

1 What makes dough rise

(5)

2 Warren Buffett,

geographically (6)

3 Up for the challenge (4) 4 Young Darth’s nickname

(3)

5 Short-handled hammer

(6)

6 “___ extra cost!” (4) 7 Start a round of golf (5) 8 Spawning salmon’s

course (8)

9 Last game of the NFL

season (7)

10 Yoyo Ma’s instrument (5) 11 Parodies (6)

17 The U.S. Women’s Open

is part of it (8)

20 Not set in stone (7) 21 Tigger’s bouncing buddy

(3)

22 Moppable mishaps (6) 24 Source of “The Lord is my

shepherd...” (6)

26 Take one’s place

gradually (6)

28 “Are you in ___?” (Do you

want a hand?)* (5) 29 Regarding ebb and flow

(5)

30 Uses a Swiffer, perhaps

(5)

33 Six Flags attraction (4) 34 “Give ___ me straight” (4) 37 Grafton’s “___ for Alibi”

(3)