Author: Jon Michnovicz and Carl Michnovicz
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Part of some Italian church names |
SANT |
| Rights advocacy org. |
ACLU |
| “The food of love,” per Shakespeare |
MUSIC |
| Territory reached along the Oregon Trail |
UTAH |
| Pirate’s swill |
GROG |
| Feeling the need to pace, say |
ANTSY |
| Actress who portrayed Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche DuBois |
VIVIENLEIGH |
| Spring zodiac symbol |
TWINS |
| Cocktails with brandy and crème de menthe |
STINGERS |
| Ape |
PARROT |
| Doomed to fail, for short |
DOA |
| Co-Nobelist of 1978 |
SADAT |
| Awards that only one college athlete has ever won twice |
HEISMANTROPHIES |
| Some stock in the exotic pet trade |
BOAS |
| Cow, often |
MOOER |
| Japan’s ___ Castle |
EDO |
| K-O connector |
LMN |
| Ones getting the last word in |
EDITORS |
| Spot for a hymnbook |
PEW |
| Country west of Zambia: Abbr. |
ANG |
| Katey who played TV’s Peg Bundy |
SAGAL |
| Something that a ram and a Ram have in common |
HORN |
| Atkins, for one |
HIGHPROTEINDIET |
| Tackle box assortment |
LURES |
| The “O” of 18-Down |
ORG |
| Said nasty things about |
SLIMED |
| “We appreciate the contribution” |
ITSAHELP |
| Shouts of accomplishment |
TADAS |
| Complete reversals |
ONEEIGHTIES |
| Church chorus? |
AMENS |
| Really cool, in dated slang |
ACES |
| Black-and-white danger |
ORCA |
| “Ol’ Man River” singer, traditionally |
BASSO |
| Jeremiad |
RANT |
| Take a ___ |
SEAT |
Down
| Expeditions, e.g. |
SUVS |
| Coming to blows, say |
ATIT |
| Indigenous race in the “Avatar” movies |
NAVI |
| What Columbus thought he’d reached in 1492 |
THEINDIES |
| Radiant |
AGLEAM |
| Old-fashioned news source |
CRIER |
| Records |
LOGS |
| “Gross!” |
UGH |
| Charger dodgers |
MATADORS |
| Open on Christmas, say |
UNWRAP |
| What a provocateur aims to do |
STIRTHEPOT |
| “Money ___ object” |
ISNO |
| Concern for a dermatologist |
CYST |
| World Vision and others, for short |
NGOS |
| Utensil for peeling |
PARER |
| Ratfink |
STOOLIE |
| Soars near the shore, maybe |
HANGGLIDES |
| Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short, in a 1986 comedy |
AMIGOS |
| Away from |
NOTAT |
| Source of down |
EIDER |
| Scattered, as seed |
SOWN |
| Uninspiring |
BLAH |
| Prefix with directional |
OMNI |
| Hot shot? |
ESPRESSO |
| Challenged |
DARED |
| Cheery refrains from the Seven Dwarfs |
HEIGHHOS |
| Big-game hunting targets in the classic short story “The Most Dangerous Game” |
HUMANS |
| Most prying |
NOSIEST |
| Aerodynamic resistance |
DRAG |
| Take a ___ |
STAB |
| Holy title in Tibet |
LAMA |
| Early Quechua speaker |
INCA |
| What “T” stands for in video game ratings |
TEEN |
| Peut-___ (French “maybe”) |
ETRE |
| High-end camera brand |
LEICA |
| Stressor for some H.S. sophomores |
PSAT |
| Dip stick? |
OAR |