Puzzle of the Week
Use the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell Santa’s flying helpers
ACROSS
1 Chutzpah 5 “Darn it all!” 9 Apple leftover 13 AAA service 16 Ironclad evidence 18 Basic util. 19 Fencer’s blade 20 30-day mo. 21 Theater focal point 22 Carbonated drink 23 “Agreed!” 24 — Lanka 25 Frosty and friends 27 Gets on a plane 29 Kit— 30 One thing after another 32 “La la” preceder 33 Tennis great Arthur 34 Scot’s cap 37 Increase, with “up” 38 “I see!” 40 Piggy bank opening 43 Salt Lake’s state 45 Covets 48 Production measure 52 Started 54 Danger warning 55 Baltimore bird 56 At sixes and — (confused) 59 Underwater vessels, for short 61 Mass. neighbor 62 Much of “Deck the Halls” 65 Garden intruder 66 Went out, as a fire 68 Boy 69 “By yesterday!” 71 Rice Krispies sound 73 Wrote 75 Bruce of Die Hard 77 E pluribus unum, e.g. 79 Superior and Erie 83 Mother that can’t be fooled 84 Biased 87 Disney’s fish 88 Storm preceder 90 — de Triomphe 91 — Doubtfire 93 Starter’s need 94 Place to stroll 97 Grey’s Anatomy network 99 Things to kick 102 Longoria or Mendes 103 Low poker pair 106 D.C. in the USA 109 Hawaiian dish 110 Flowerpot filler 111 CPR pros 113 Mechanical man 115 Greed, envy or pride 116 Facebook entry 117 New Mexico art community 118 Complete, as a crossword 119 Driver’s lic. and others 120 Pampering places 121 Nimble 122 Proof of ownership
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1 Family M.D.’S 2 Song and dance, e.g. 3 Give temporarily 4 Corporate symbols 5 Take delivery of
6 Home — 7 Address book abbr. 8 Sign of healing 9 Chest material 10 Met and La Scala productions 11 Enjoy a book 12 Congers 13 Duties 14 Ms. Winfrey 15 Jot down 17 Not as many 26 TV’S talking horse (2 wds.) 28 “Do unto — . . . ” 31 Sheets on a ship 33 Room under a roof 34 Butter holder 35 Breakfasted 36 Jazzy wheel 39 “All bets — off” 41 Make less tight
42 Days of — Lives 44 Consumes 46 Summer footwear 47 Pupil 49 Place to swim 50 Arm bone 51 Take care of, as a bar 53 Like most presents 57 Craft 58 Dark time for poets 60 Trash container 62 Manicured grass 63 — Minor 64 Pepper’s partner 67 Costa — Sol 70 Courage 72 Royal home 73 Small amount 74 Newsman Rather 76 Bank offering 78 Black gunk 80 Beer barrel 81 Ostrich’s kin 82 Dad’s boy 85 Diplomat’s building 86 Icicle former 89 Actress Tomei 92 Mixes by hand 94 Coke competitor 95 Sidestep 96 Downpours 98 Waist accessories 100 Cast member 101 Sat no more 103 Cough syrup amts. 104 Hula-— 105 Adjusts, as a clock 107 —-bodied 108 Valentine word 112 Traveler’s aid 114 A Kennedy Please turn to page 40 for crossword solution