36 DECEMBER 12, 2021
Crossword“AIR PLAY” BY EVAN BIRNHOLZ
ACROSS
1 Golden fruits that
dist racted Atalanta in a
race with Hippomenes
7 Surpriseafilm director,
in away
12 Centuries in thepast
19 One whose happiness
stems from suffering
20 Prepared to play,asa
track
22 Arises, as in
conversation
23 Speedwith which a
BuzzFeed-ownednews
company publishes
articles? (inhale)
25 RijekaCarnival nation
26 “What ___ is new?”
27 Givesathumbs-upto
28 Light-footed
30 Needingasick day
31 Its nickname isPulau
Dewata, meaning
“Islandof theGods”
33 Devices usedfor
hurling? (exhale)
38 Philosophical rule that
allows youto elimin ate
unlikelyexplanations
41 Widenwith eyedrops
43 Had asoft spotfor
44 “ShiningThrough”
novelistSusan
46 ___ Lamont Hill, host
of “UpF ront”onAl
JazeeraEnglish
47 Rule
51 Royal title forabig
cat? (inhale)
54 Significant period
55 International ___
Museum (attraction in
D.C. witha“Steali ng
Secrets” gallery)
56 “Lorna ___”
(Blackmorenovel)
57 Over and over,ino des
58 Imprints, as on glass
61 Twitch, for one
63 “AboutMe”blurb
64 Jimwho waspartof
thePro Football Hall of
Fame’sinaugural class
65 Relaxation exercise
instruction, andahint
to this puzzle’stheme
71 Holdtogether72 MRIscan reviewer
73 Eerie graveyar dsounds
74 Laughinggas and
othe rs
75 Zodiac sign associated
with theNemean lion
76 Inundate
78 10 or 40 preceder
81 The only charactersto
appear in “Glengarry
GlenRoss”
82 What you mayshout
when you find a
burningcopy of a1997
JimCarrey comedy?
(exhale)
86 Rectangular bakery
containers, frequently
90 ActressGunn who
playedSkylerWhite
on “BreakingBad”
91 Contentsof 86 Across
92 Shapedlikethis
answer’ssecond letter
93 Scoreaftereach team
scoresagoal
95 Hustle
96 Arctic bird
performance? (inhale)
100 “There’salot to
unpackhere”
102 Lightbulb moment cry
103 Star shortstopJeter
104 Diligent critter
105 Quick horn blast
109 Reduce in duration
112 Marketingfirm
executiveJ.D.’s
daughters,whenthey
were kids?(exhale)
117 Buy for,asameal
118 Style for theOnion
119 Big groupof vessels
120 Maximally low
121 Chess player’sfriends?
122 Potato___ (kitchen
tool)DOWN
1 Tennis star Arthur who
wrote“DaysofGrace”
2 “You Can CallMe Al”
musicianSimon
3 Some e-signedfiles
4 Ship ’s escape craft
5 Parapsychologysubj.
6 Open mic night
performer’s seat,maybe7 Does aHollywood job
8 “Obviously,Einstein!”
9 Green space
10 DOB displayers,often
11 Portable stovefuel
12 Praises enthusiastically
13 “Symphonyof
SorrowfulSongs”
composer Henryk
14 Punk rock subgenre
15 Sunken ship site
16 “Rudy”star Sean
17 Deceptivequality
18 Aust ralian mine finds
21 Simon of “TheWorld’s
End”
24 Slidefromhydroplaning
29 “Gonna needahint”
32 Part of afoot
33 Like theHydra,
eventually,duringthe
battle with Hercules
34 Bunyanesque
35 Result of abedbug bite
36 Coop creature
37 Romance writerPollock38 Tears, as fabric
39 “Withoutdelay” letters
40 Like thecomedy in
“Airplane!”
42 “Justgot back from
work!”
45 Prepares for surgery
47 Crusoe’screator
48 India’sprime minister
from 1947to1964
49 Movedlikeacat
burglar,perhaps
50 Simplicity
52 ___ Hashanah
(Jewish NewYear)
53 Neo-___ (genrefor
thefilm “Memento”)
58 The Eoft he flexfuel
E85
59 Afte rward
60 Emulatesapigeon
61 What arose stemsfrom
62 Whittle (down)
63 “Sherlock” network
65 Athlete who maybe
savedbythe bell66 Ludwigshafen’s river
67 Ponderingoutcomes
68 D.C.-born queen
69 Lackingethical concern
70 Takesaway somebody’s
Soul, say?
71 Hairstylist’stool
75 Star shortstop
Francisco
76 Fillingstation?
77 Chargedtoward
78 Xperi recordingdevice
79 Cookie one mightdunk
80 Bugbuggingyou, say
82 Knightwho stormed
Swamp Castle in
“MontyPython and
theHoly Grail”
83 Expresswaysection
84 “Follow your ___!”
(phrase inFrootLoops
ads)
85 Videocall program for
iOS users
87 “Let’s go forawalk!”
88 “And how!”89 Those on thetake?
93 English villagethat’s
said to have been the
birthplaceof thefriar
William (known for his
38 Across)
94 “I forgotwhat to say!”
96 Summits’ agreements
97 Shewas givenatribble
aboardDeep Space
StationK-7
98 Managed
99 Table tennis barriers
101 Tote bag feature
104 Bowls over
106 Of th emouth
107 Quaint shop adjective
108 Alexander I, e.g.
110 “Justa___”
111 Had ameal
113 Gett ing-in initials
114 Plum discard
115 Extract ed material
116 Test that’s notalways
requir ed of MFA
program applicants
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