Brain games

Use the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell a thrilling winter activity

ACROSS

1 Ungentlemanly chaps

5 Food safety org. 9 Move through water 13 Sprout

17 “Think nothing

” (2 wds.) 18 Blueprint 19 On cloud 20 Highly unusual 21 Hot rock 22 Perform with a choir 23 Palindromic girl’s name 24 Assistant 25 Shortened, as bangs or a beard 27 Acorn trees 29 Had a hunch 31 Kerfuffle 32 Buffalo’s lake 33 Gatherers’ partners

34 Unfamiliar 36 Chowder morsel 37 Laugh-a-minute type 38 Yummy 39 Word that means “kind” 40 Winter warmer 42 Group of actors 46 Have title to 47 School subj. 48 Self image 49 Where paintings and posters are hung 50 Hitchhiker or critic’s need 52 Signature piece? 53 Good way to go out (2 wds.) 54 Sneeze sound 57 Monkey’s snacks 60 Cheers (for) 61 Prepare in a pan 62 Participate in an auction

63 Within walking distance 65 World record?

66 -tac-toe 67 Wolf down 68 Real estate ad abbr. 71 Sound of thunder 72 Cart part 74 Atop, poetically 75 Bring in 76 Triumphant cries 77 Pig sound 79 Untidy

80 Pain reliever 84 Window section 85 Stand up to 86 Blouses and button- downs 87 Flat floater 88 Lassos 91 Price- reduction event 92 Pronoun in Ten Commandments 94 Aid and

96 Moderate pace 97 Fortune-teller’s sign

98 Cuts off 99 Cold-weather garment

100 Tannish

101 Yield

102 Tool for a duel

103 Frosted Flakes’

mascot

104 Lose fur

DOWN

1 Farm newborn 2 Not nearby 3 Unit 4 Ready for mailing 5 Unexpected sports outcome 6 Used a firehouse pole 7 Country music’s

+ Shay 8 Sweater material 9 Plumber’s tool 10 Comes in first 11 What a keeper may keep 12 Part of a score 13 Permit 14 Bring up 15 Harmony 16 Garden intruders 26 Word before and after “oh” 28 Sights 30 Call off 32 Antlered animal 33 Angel’s headwear 34 Way back when 35 Gentle heat setting

36 Get to the top of 77 37 French brandy 39 Post- E.R. place 41 Youth 42 Narrow boat 43 Voice below soprano 44 Token taker 45 Chef’s measures, for short 47 Pumps and clogs 49 Least good 50 Add up 51 Nursery residents 52 Mouse’s place 54 Stat 55 Blanchett of Elizabeth 56 Waikiki wiggle 58 Swell

59 Well- groomed 64 Propeller for a rowboat

66 Part of a comparison 68 Do some fact-finding Pas’ mates

70 Watch secretly 72 “While You Work” 73 Baker’s unit 74 Single 75 Quotes poetry 76 It may be framed 78 None the worse for wear 79 Vandalize 80 Civic grp. 81 Embarrassment 82 Stacked 83 “Goodnight” girl of song 84 Break in the action

85 Like marbled meat

87 Skip it

88 Rely (on) 89 Shredded 90 Small earring 93 Move like a kangaroo 95 Haunted house sound