The Washington Post Magazine - USA (2021-11-28)

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THE WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINE 77

“WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?” BY EVAN BIRNHOLZCrossword


Each picture in this puzzle
has one wrong letter in its
answer. Th e wrong letters
spell out someone who
needs to fix the pictures.
When you change them to
the right letters, they spell
out that person’s task.

ACROSS
1

6

10

14 Simple Plan frontman
Bouvier
15 Little littermates
17 NASA program that sent
astronauts to the moon
19 One communicating
with Dr. Dolittle
20 “Are not!” reply
21 Grounds
22 One of many for “Once”
23


25 NBA legend Moses
26 ___ in B minor
(Bach masterwork)
28 Rest on
30 Originally named
31


34 Take off one’s coat?
36


38 “Let me take care of
that”
40 Crack team?
45 Letters signifying
compassion
46 Driver ’s accessory
49 Botanical latex source
50 “Victory is mine!”
53 Like starfish
54


55 Dubuque’s state
56

57 Wedding attire
58

60 Lawn tools with teeth
61 Vegas casino with a
statue of a Roman
emperor at its entrance
64 “___ I knew that!”
65 Order that’s hardly
well done
67 Tropical chain
68 Produces a deep,
strong sound
70 Like some slim leads
73

74 Fluff y buildup
76

77 Short albums, for short
80 Element named after a
Norse god
83 Prefix with science
85 Muse for 40 Across
87

89 Slasher film sight
93 Ancient writer of “Odes”
94 Short-tailed weasel
95 Muffle, as sounds
97 Coat checked at a
dentist’s office
98 Sauce with pine nuts
99 “Paper Roses” singer
Marie
100

101

102

DOWN
1 “The Haunting Dancer”
painter Severini
2 Line directing a horse
3 Toy soldiers
4 Garment with cups
5 Puts up for purchase
6 ___ door (place to fall
through the floor)
7 Scrunch up
8 Involve by necessity
9 Retail venue
10 Sudden death
conclusion, in a playoff
hockey game
11 “It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia” actress
Kaitlin
12 Adjective meaning
“solo,” found after the
first letter of 25 Across
13 Recipient of money,
perhaps
14 Gentle touch
16 Dr Pepper, e.g.
17 Mail carrier?

18 Stir-fry vegetable
24 Gets a glimpse of
27 “... so? Is that all?”
29 Like the puzzles at a
crossword tournament
31 Popular songs
32 Org. advocating the
right to privacy
33 Body shots?
35 H as in Hephaestus
37 Alternative to Viagra
39 Mountain in Greece or
Tasmania
40 Most playfully shy
41 “___ the Garden Wall”
(animated miniseries)
42 Former flier to Florence
43 NaNoWriMo month
44 “___ the difference?”
47 Vehicles that may be
used during play dates,
informally
48 Stalagmites’ and
stalactites’ settings
51 Like some washers and
dryers

52 Lamb’s parent
54 Performer’s prompt
56 “Go on, I ___ you!”
57 “For heaven’s ___!”
58 Eternally, in an ode
59 Word after Christmas or
New Year’s
60 “Midnight Cowboy”
character with a
rodentlike name
61 Ceremonial singer
62 It increases by building
a hotel, in Monopoly
63 Set of online pages
65 Ninja turtle named after
the “T ransfiguration”
painter
66 Extremely long period
69 Printed announcement
71 Safety ___ (fastener)
72 Art with folded sheets
74 “Th e Return of the
Vampire” actor Bela
75 Comment from one
who’s running behind
77 “Sugar” singer Waters

78 Source of rings and
vibrations
79 ___ Wrap (food
spoilage preventer)
81 Grating sound
82 Info gathered from
surveillance
84 Platform for PC games
played on an emulator
nowadays
86 Dalai ___ (spiritual
leader)
88 School co-sponsoring
the London Academy of
Excellence
90 Trash pickup?
91 “The Passions of the
Soul” writer Descartes
92 “The ___ is nigh”
96 Para normal ability
that Peter supposedly
tests to study how it’s
influenced by negative
reinforcement, at
the beginning of
“Ghostbusters”

    

    

  

   

    

      

      

    

    

  

     

   

    

   

       

       

   

  

  

PHOTOS: MARK MANN (58 ACROSS); GEORGE BRICH/AP (100 ACROSS). SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE: PAGE 75.

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