CROSSWORD Auld lang syne
Use the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell a drink to toast to the New Year
ACROSS
1 Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves 5 Batch of laundry 9 Pasta sauce brand 13 Glance over 17 Board member, for short 18 Skin blemishes 19 Word of agreement 20 Earring site 21 Eye drop 22 Dance movement
23 In ___ of (replacing) 24 Model Macpherson 25 Nearly 27 Planet
29 Cut out (for) 31 Pear variety 33 “Come to think of it”
34 Serenaded 35 Keith of country music 38 Bypass 40 Getting in touch with 44 Keats, for one 45 Clash 46 Aussie “bear” 47 Sticky stuff 48 Elephant’s weight, maybe 49 Black stone 50 “___’er up!” 51 Beating of one’s heart 53 Canada’s capital 55 Eaves droppings? 58 Cole ___ 59 Buttonhole, e.g. 61 Raiders of the Lost ___
62 Tiniest change 64 Goes down, as the sun
67 Like the lion’s share 70 Winners’ opposites
74 It’s a fact 76 Average grades 77 Go backpacking 79 Auction offering 80 Contract negotiator: Abbr 81 Popped the question 83 Pea holders 84 Moore of Ghost 85 The “Y” in DIY 87 Sky color 88 More pleasant 89 “___ bitten, twice shy” 90 Pool tool
91 ___ gin fizz 93 Latke ingredient 96 Church keys? 98 Off the ship 102 Get an ___ effort (2 wds.)
103 Classic soda brand
105 Ice melter 107 Call to a mate 108 Bride, after vows 109 Actor Aykroyd and others 110 Sporting sword 111 Ready for plucking 112 Metal fastener 113 Put the kibosh on 114 Bambi, for one 115 “That ___ it!”
DOWN
1 Alpha follower 2 Figure skater’s jump
3 Laser light 4 Circus performer 5 Goes on 6 Columbus Day mo.
7 Again
8 ATM option
9 Come from behind 10 During 11 “Fancy that!” 12 Out of the ordinary 13 Winter slider 14 Stable youngster 15 Up to the task 16 Call for 26 “My boy” 28 Kind of race 30 Open, as a bottle 32 Mimic 34 Made airtight 35 Thus far 36 Cheer (for) 37 Not straight 39 Long, for short
40 Hot dog holder
41 “___ do you good” 42 Astronaut’s insignia
43 Got bigger 45 Slowpoke 46 Thrills 49 Hooter 50 Inspires, with “up” 52 Puts to work 54 Aide: Abbr. 56 Like pet parakeets 57 Fine fabrics 60 Take on
63 A Stooge
64 “Don’t go!” 65 Therefore 66 Dancer’s dress 68 Coral formation 69 What you used to be?
71 A util. 72 Italian city 73 Cookbook direction 75 Word before “got a clue” 78 Bad day for Caesar
82 Another helping 83 Delighted 84 Bruce Willis film (2 wds.) 86 Laughed loudly 87 Snug rug inhabitant 88 Discouraging words
90 Like iceberg lettuce 92 Procrastinator’s word
93 Dog’s “dogs” 94 “Think nothing ___” (2 wds.) 95 Soybean product 96 “___ you don’t!” (2 wds.) 97 Back of the neck 99 Cincinnati’s home
100 It may be skipped
101 Appraises
104 “Dig in!”
106 Wrangler
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