Date night
Use the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell a dish to order in an Italian restaurant
ACROSS
1 Fizzy drink 5 “—, crackle, pop” 9 Ran, as colors 13 Adorable 17 By way of, briefly 18 Bean curd 19 Cork’s country 20 Stone of many Libras 21 “Don’t bet —!” (2 wds.) 22 Cracker brand 23 High-five, e.g. 24 Apple invader 25 Well-liked 27 Actress Catherine —-Jones 29 Gladiatorial sites 31 Merry month 32 Menu phrase (2 wds.) 33 Entertainer Burnett 35 Close of Hollywood 38 Tennis great Chris 40 Slanted type 44 Order between “ready” and “fire” 45 Audition tape 47 Some makeup 49 — Beta Kappa 50 Obtains 52 Fey of 30 Rock 54 Tool building 55 Cook, as pasta 56 Any character in Clue 58 Modeled for an artist 60 Part of a piano or bike 61 Fire residue 62 Divide 63 Lay eyes on 64 Foundation 67 Singer and actress Latifah 68 La Guardia or LAX 72 Beasts of burden 73 Fast feline 74 Jets or Sharks, e.g. 76 School zone sign 77 — & Perrins Worcestershire sauce 78 Like a lawn 80 Dog biscuit shape 82 — good deed (2 wds.) 83 Fact-filled volume 85 Consumed 87 Does a little housekeeping 89 Hockey disks 91 Barbecue site 92 Martini ingredient 93 One of five on The View 96 Spray 98 Silhouette 102 Face-to-face exam 103 Showy purple flower 105 Dalai — 107 Fragrance 108 Singer Young or Sedaka 109 Use a phone 110 Ogler 111 Purina rival 112 Go it alone 113 Fencer’s blade 114 Put in the mail 115 Salon supplies
DOWN
1 “Cut it out!” 2 “— you don’t!”
(2 wds.) 3 Job for a plumber 4 Fall 5 Digress 6 Black, as la nuit 7 Astern 8 Rebus or jigsaw 9 Crème de la crème 10 Air-freshener scent 11 Victorian, for one 12 Left 13 Simon of America’s Got Talent 14 “Once — a time . . . ” 15 Gone With the Wind plantation 16 Some are slippery 26 Hit the tarmac 28 Lawman Wyatt 30 Big laugh 32 Shakespeare, the Bard of — 34 Gave a hand 35 Comedian’s stock 36 In — of (replacing) 37 CPR pros 38 Give off, as light 39 — and turning 41 Apple music player 42 — Pet (novelty item) 43 Window ledge 46 Carve in stone 48 Stimulate, as an appetite 51 Barcelona’s land 53 Pacify with concessions 55 Traffic toots
57 Feminine suffix 59 Flamenco cry 60 The “p” in m.p.g. 62 Totals 63 Communicate silently
64 Western tie 65 Figure skater’s jump
66 Stitched line 67 Duck’s sound 68 In a while 69 Bygone GM
division 70 Cheer (for) 71 “— the night before . . . ” 73 It makes perfect 75 “Not on —!” (“No way!”) (2 wds.) 78 Lions’ prey 79 Blabs 81 Cut words or film 84 US moon-landing program 86 Mr. and Mrs. 88 Remove, as cargo 90 Photographer’s request 92 Palace employee 93 Pros opposite 94 Sandwich cookie 95 Icy rain 97 Cast Away setting 98 Black cat, maybe 99 One way to stand by 100 “Forget it!” 101 Cupid, to the
Greeks 104 Grammy category 106 Affirmative vote Please turn to page 42 for crossword solution