CROSSWORD

Use the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell the unofficial last day of summer

ACROSS

1 Took a dip 5 Burn slightly 9 Cutting the mustard 13 Can of worms? 17 Therefore 18 Ill-mannered 19 Cajole 20 Choir member 21 Make the acquaintance of 22 Above 23 Poet Angelou 24 Chimney buildup 25 Cleveland’s baseball team 27 Decorative pitcher 29 Manufacturers 31 Ringside shout 32 Salad 33 Play chauffeur 35 Many yards 38 Air freshener option 40 One more 44 Pie mode (2 wds.) 45 Fragrance 47 Common allergen 49 Boise’s state: abbr. 50 Sticky situation 52 Breaks off 54 Auction cry 55 Very proper 56 Repeating 58 Admittance 60 Verse makers 61 Like some martinis 62 Suffix for home or farm

63 de toilette 64 Dagger’s partner 67 Parking timer 68 Take out 72 Goals 73 Experience 74 Squirrel away 76 Flip-flop, e.g. 77 Grassland 78 Curious George, for one 80 Part of a bottle 82 Put two and two together 83 Up in arms 85 Theater reservations 87 Relieves

89 the Barbarian 91 Wheel of Fortune purchase 92 Moines, Iowa 93 Put up a fight 96 Breezy 98 “Consider this” 102 Border lake 103 Desertlike 105 Dentist’s order 107 Catch a glimpse of 108 Song and dance, for example 109 Doing nothing 110 Back of the neck 111 Hint 112 “Check this out!” 113 Space org. 114 CPR pros 115 A load

DOWN

1 18-wheeler 2 Small songbird 3 Like fine wine or cheese 4 Gesture 5 Construction site sight 6 Survivor quarters 7 Much About Nothing 8 Undo 9 High point 10 Surfer’s ride 11 Set down 12 Looked at closely 13 Hamper

14 vera 15 “Take leave it!” (2 wds.) 16 Little ones 26 “Not only that...” 28 Tin foil, e.g. 30 Big name in cosmetics 32 Sesame Street has a big one 34 Come from behind 35 Flimsy, as an excuse 36 Smart (wise guy) 37 Load of laundry 38 Yearn (for) 39 Shares top billing 41 Put on the payroll 42 Work in the cutting room 43 Butts into 46 Say it isn’t so 48 of the Flies 51 Bubbly drinks 53 Comes to terms 55 Really rains 57 Annoy 59 Born, in bios 60 Boone or Benatar 62 Hunt for 63 Corporate VIP 64 Baby elephant 65 In of (replacing) 66 Sharif of Doctor Zhivago 67 Bright circle? 68 Nights before holidays 69 Cries of discovery 70 The “C” in U.P.C. 71 Danson and others 73 Plaza feature 75 Against 78 Cow sounds 79 365 days 81 Maintain 84 Coldest 86 Tom, Dick or Harry 88 Appearance 90 Manicurist’s concern 92 Beach sights 93 Acquire 94 Goofs 95 Takes a seat 97 Bright thought 98 Aug. follower 99 Scandinavian capital 100 Like yarn 101 Baby blues 104 Food stat. 106 Country singer Tillis