The Crossword Position wanted
by Merl reagle |
www.sundaycrosswords.coM ACRoSS
1 Eddie’s Green Acres co-star
4 Forgo, as an opportunity
10 “Born in ___” 16 & 22 What the Viking probes probed
18 & 23 Exceeded one’s authority
20 & 24 Warning on a spray can
25 Dishes out not so daintily
27 “... boy ___ girl?” 28 It’s got milk 30 Mousse alternative 31 Photo ___ 33 Apt anagram of “notes” 35 Early late-night host 38 & 49 Covers up, in a way
42 That girl 43 The Red Sox, briefly 45 & 53 Maneuvers well, as a car
50 Encourage 54 Brontë heroine 55 “Beaches” co-star 56 Skill practiced on dummies
59 Paradise lost 60 Element in chips 63 Was indecisive 66 Bus. phone line 67 Where to get down? 68 & 73 A popular wish 70 Imported cheese 72 It smells 74 Rice dish 76 ___ polloi 79 Sailor’s cord 81 Wine-producing island 83 Pearl Mosque site 85 Norma McCorvey in a 1973 case
86 “Tomorrow is a ___” (Emerson)
89 Story 91 & 97 Hides, in a way 93 Sycophants 95 & 100 Kept current 98 Org. in a 1955 merger 99 D-Day craft: abbr.
101 Cartilage injury 103 Pentagon on a diamond
106 Yeoman’s yes 107 Song of praise 110 Prison of song 112 Bk. before Ezek. 114 ABBA show, “___ Mia!”
119 & 126 Be preoccupied
122 & 127 Suffers a direct hit
125 & 128 Winter warmer 129 Nods off 130 Dormant 131 Old Faithful’s state: abbr.
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1 Shade trees 2 Medicine container 3 Woodstock hairdo 4 eBay deadlines are based on it: abbr.
5 A Musketeer 6 Omen interpreter 7 Frolicked in the pool 8 Wire service inits. 9 Change from a pound
10 USO attendees 11 Reddish dye 12 Superlative finish 13 Utilize 14 Warbled 15 “Laugh-In” first name 17 Super power? 19 2004 candidate Howard
20 Amt. of interest 21 New citizen’s course: abbr.
26 First course 29 Day spa garb 32 Film ratings 34 Duck type 36 ___ standstill 37 Discourteous 38 GBS contemporary 39 Eight-lane rds., often 40 Creepy 41 Land, as a fish 42 Brat’s target 44 A single time
1 16 22 25 26 31 32 38 39 40 41 49 54 60 67 72 76 77 78 83 91 97 101 107 108 109 119 126 129 120 121 102 110 111 122 127 130 123 84 92 98 103 104 105 112 113 124 79 85 93 94 99 106 114 115 116 117 118 125 128 131 80 86 87 88 95 96 100 61 62 68 69 73 81 89 55 63 64 70 74 42 50 51 52 56 57 58 65 71 75 82 90 2 3 17 4 18 23 27 33 34 43 44 28 29 35 36 37 45 53 59 66 46 47 48 5 6 7 8 9 19 20 24 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 21
46 Disneyland attraction 47 Where Taos is: abbr. 48 Mailed 51 Gave a treat, e.g. 52 Parcel (of land) 55 Versatile Rita 57 Gas pump option 58 Made over 61 “American ___” 62 “Dog Whisperer” Millan
64 Bus or SUV, for ex. 65 Roy’s gal 68 Shooter insertion 69 ___ good living 71 Rum cocktail 75 “Noises Off” playwright Michael
76 Swooping predator 77 Hubby before his coffee?
78 Dies ___ 80 Hirsute Himalayan
81 Rigging support 82 Shake ___ (hurry) 84 Date with the Dr. 87 Soften, as lettuce 88 Cancel a choice 90 Copy cats?: abbr. 92 Vane indication, perh.
94 “Sorry!” 95 Messy place 96 Sci-fi ants flick or Oates novel
98 Sings like Bing
102 ___ of the coin 104 Ex-Mississippi senator
105 Boy who meets the Magi
106 “___ your light?” 107 “Mystery solved!” 108 Rowan and Marino 109 Robbie’s daredevil dad
111 Inc. kin 113 Net great Arthur 115 Hole puncher 116 Feline line 117 A large number
P R I V E T S R O S A L I E
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118 Jason’s vessel 120 Sudan add-on 121 Soul, in Paris 123 Hawaii’s other Mauna 124 Explosive stuff
Solution to: The latest fusion restaurants (Dec. 5)
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For answers, call 1-900-226-5802. The cost is 95 cents per minute. The average call is two minutes. december 12, 2010 | The WashingTon PosT Magazine 35
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