52 MARCH13, 2022
Crossword“CLOCKWORK” BY SALLY HOELSCHER AND MARY LOU GUIZZO
Enjoy this crossword from two guest constructors!
Evan Birnholz’s puzzle will return next week.ACROSS
1 Do some basting
4 Did the front crawl
8 Twitch
13 Units of electrical
resistance
17 Shade
18 button (thing hit
in an emergency)
20 “ Frutti,” 1955 hit
co-written by Dorothy
LaBostrie
21 Worry about the small
stuff
22 Apple chairman
and former CEO of
Genentech
25 Marry
26 Abandon the suit?
27 “American ___” (show
that once featured
Paula Abdul as a judge)
28 Not one of the in-crowd
30 Junk folder contents
31 Military subterfuge,
perhaps
35 Foil relative
37 Business website
heading
38 2,000 pounds
39 Monthly expense
41 Attract
43 Creeps (ahead)
48 Twitter and TikTok, e.g.
54 New York City mayor
Adams
56 Head of the smiling
alien Snoo, for Reddit
57 Only’s partner
58 Open-mic night
performer, typically
60 They come in Hint of
Lime and Hint of Spicy
Queso versions
63 Bias
65 Enlarges
67 Amanda Gorman’s
writings
68 Mnemonic device for
changing your clocks,
and a hint to this
puzzle’s theme
76 Pickle portion
77 Soda unit
78 Singer-songwriter
Quatro
79 Meaning of “PRN” on a
prescription
82 Maker of Oreo products
86 Scottish fold or British
shorthair
87 Candy bar that has
“the taste of Sweden,”
per old ads
88 Tangy
91 Stock-triggered moves
93 Brews that might be
turned down by a
50 Down
96 Chicken or turkey, e.g.
98 ___ Empire
99 It’s regrettable for a
routine or a road
101 Flight tracker posting
105 Vibe
108 Flood plain of the
American South
114 “Mercedes ___”
(anti-consumerist
Janis Joplin song)
116 Surpassed
117 Seem
118 Dig (up)
120 “Cool!”
121 They may be shot over
several hours
125 Livia’s language
126 Trap
127 Warm, antique filter
128 Origami or pottery, e.g.
129 Draft animals
130 They’re on the house
131 Able to reach the top
shelf, maybe
132 The ___ of the landDOWN
1 Thick hairstyles
2 Home of Bath and Tours
3 Individually wrapped
cleaner
4 Idaho, for one
5 Salable stock
6 Word that follows an
Oxford comma
7 Social or cultural setting
8 Unnaturally formal, as
prose
9 The Ben & Jerry’s flavor
Oat of This Swirled, e.g.
10 Symbols used on Twitter
11 Brownstone steps
12 18th-century dance of
France
13 Admit a mistake
14 Swiss children’s classic15 San ___, Calif.
16 Unyielding
19 Aromatic wood used in
some closets and chests
21 “Valley of the Dolls”
novelist
23 They connect to
scapulae
24 V, among electrical units
29 “Star Trek: The Next
Generation” counselor
Deanna
32 Add up
33 Aesop character who
finished second
34 Representative Ilhan
36 Sushi fish
40 Roman leader?
42 Feature of repartee
44 What a mountaineer
does
45 Burn After Eating, e.g.,
which has 669,000
Scoville units
46 It can be bruised or
stroked47 Cleaning pad brand
48 What a rolling stone
lacks
49 Cleaning up a mess?
50 “Connoisseur” of sorts
51 Extreme ___ (action
sport with a specially
designed stick)
52 Catherine who was the
final queen consort of
the House of Tudor
53 Frown
55 Club in a Manilow hit
that’s found hidden in
“Episcopal”
59 Grammy Award-winning
singer Shania
61 Roman sun god
62 ___ Aviv
64 Windshield-cleaning
blades
66 Spanish misses: Abbr.
69 Marie Curie ___
Skłodowska
70 Wander (about)
71 Stew72 It may be consolidated
or forgiven
73 It’s cold in Madrid
74 Word after drug or
industry
75 Do-it-yourself
purchases
79 Venomous viper
80 Music genre related to
reggae
81 Retain water, in a way
83 Like milk that’s not
worth crying over
84 Pro’s opposite
85 Black and white apex
predator
89 Gather, as crops or
rewards
90 Waterproof canvas
92 Applied hastily, as
makeup
94 Stumble over
95 Figure (out)
97 Layered desserts with
spirit-soaked sponge
cake, custard and fruit100 Fly that folds its wings
while resting
102 What a lightbulb may
symbolize in comics
103 Harris and Gore,
informally, e.g.
104 Ready
106 Hit the deck again?
107 Long-haired rabbit
breed
108 ___ Park, Calif.
109 Mountaineer’s
equipment
110 List of runners
111 Type of protest
112 Menzel who played
Elphaba in the original
production of “Wicked”
113 Ibuprofen brand
115 Zingy
119 Capital of Oman
122 Dallas NBA player,
briefly
123 Before of yore
124 Safe Drinking Water Act
administrative grp.
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