The Crossword Crunch time
by Merl reagle |
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NOTE: Dec. 21 marks the crossword puzzle’s 97th birthday, so in keeping with my perennial idea that a certain item should be the Official Snack of Crosswords — because of its black and white look, its common occurrence in crosswords, and its popularity as a bribe — I mean, as a treat — for a certain overnight visitor, here’s a puzzle devoted exclusively to it (sort of). There are 11 in all (but eat just one).
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1 McCullough bio subject 6 DDT banner 9 It may be slurped
13 G.I. Joe has one 17 Since time immemorial 20 French article 21 Looped handle 22 Florence’s river 23 Subject for Louis L’Amour 26 Greek consonant 27 Commence 28 A militia might do it 30 Torch singer topic 33 “Am ___ believe ...” 35 Freight weight 36 Fast bucks? 37 Sported certain shoes 43 Bacillus shape 45 Get sleepy 47 “___ it be, pal?” 48 1988 Olympics site 50 Can. is part of it 51 “Boy, this place is ___!” 52 Buzz’s moonmate 54 Kin of “ditto” 57 Study closely 61 Talks idly 62 Guaymas glassful 63 Coventry cupful 65 Auth. Conrad 66 Travel disorientation 67 USMC rank 70 Slangy jail 72 Part of NaOH (just to give The Snack’s old rival a smidgen of equal time)
75 Cattlemen sued her 77 Brunch time 78 Pastoral poem setting 80 “Let’s ___!” 81 Call for help 82 Georgetown player 83 Lynch associate 85 Attacked, as an
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88 Gene Kelly was one 94 Actress Campbell 95 Savage et al. 96 Casino cube 97 Intro to pathic 99 Candidates’ event
103 “That kinda thing” 104 ___ room 105 Focus of “drill, baby, drill”
107 He’s incredible 109 Enron’s Fastow, for ex. 112 Sty resident 113 Dutch carrier 114 Predestined 119 Preminger classic 123 Tackle box item 124 What endless hours of data entry may do
129 Computer person 130 Fanzine focus 131 Actress Sandra 132 Apt query for the end of this puzzle
133 Nap sacks? 134 Convinced 135 Curative place 136 Opinion piece
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1 Destroyer direction 2 Homer’s cry 3 “Inchworm” lyrics verb 4 TV diner 5 Chimney buildup 6 Ferrell comedy 7 Czech-born Sykora or Prucha of the NHL
8 “Off the Court” author 9 Took care of
10 Tie ___ (party hearty) 11 Old map abbr. 12 Hairless head 13 Buffalo skater 14 Piece of office furniture 15 Waiting area 16 Be loud, as an engine 18 Big D.C. lobby 19 Calligraphy detail 24 Bismarck et al. 25 Superlative finish 29 Offbeat 30 Internet letters 31 “La-la” lead-in 32 The Cenozoic, e.g. 34 Utah city 38 Of a volcano 39 Butter sub 40 44 41 Hickey opener 42 Big ___, Calif.
17 23 27 30 31 32 37 47 52 57 58 59 62 70 77 83 88 89 90 95 103 107 114 123 129 133
43 Talks incessantly 44 Milo or Tessie 46 Unknown John 49 Tanglewood’s town 50 Many times, briefly 51 Buffoon 53 Sluggish 55 Watering hole 56 Therefore 57 Agreement 58 Eyeball 59 Ravage 60 King, in Cádiz 64 Author ___ Rogers St. Johns
65 Write quickly 67 Actor’s cane, e.g. 68 Jack’s “Chinatown” co-star
69 “The Tuxedo” star 71 Swiss artist Paul 73 Ed’s downstairs neighbor
74 Morse “E” 76 A “Friends” friend 79 Wear away
108 115 116 124 130 134
83 Malaprop, for one 84 Indignation 86 Make over 87 At any time 88 Alphabet trio 89 Plant-growing plant? 90 Took place 91 ___-ha 92 Voltage letters 93 Flag throwers 98 “Mio” intro
100 Fine 101 No later than 102 Movie street 104 Old MGM rival 106 Old name for China’s Yellow River, the ___ Ho
108 Looks like a wolf? 109 Christmas air 110 Actress Sally 111 Sean ___ Lennon 114 Miscue 115 Bat stats 116 Dunderhead 117 Book ___
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118 Profound 120 R&R provider 121 Nerve network 122 Charity of a sort 125 Neptune’s realm
104 109 110 111 117 118 125 132 136
126 Grafton’s “___ for Evidence”
127 Extremist 1970s grp. 128 The sun’s setting?
Solution to: Position wanted (Dec. 12)
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