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The New York Times Magazine Crossword BANDS TOGETHER Answers on Page 20 1 6 12 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 30 33 35 36 42 44 45 46 47 49 51 55 58 60 61 62 65 69 71 72 74 76 77 78 83 86 87 Investor’s concern 88 Recipe amounts 89 Skyrocket 91 ____ Claire, Wis. 94 Org. in “The Martian” 95 Lark for a Halloween hooligan 101 Chemical suffix 102 ____ Mellark, Katniss Everdeen’s partner in “The Hunger Games” 103 Bar snacks 104 “Now the truth comes out!” 107 Home Depot competitor 110 Land on the Red Sea 113 A wink or a nod, maybe 115 Gift 117 What many Black Friday shoppers do at midnight 120 Newborns 121 “We’ve been approved!” 122 Deliverer’s assignment 123 Like Crimea, now 124 Sound-related 125 Time and time again 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 DOWN Capital of Ghana Bill for cable TV Early spring blooms “Livin’ La Vida ____” Lover of Sir Lancelot John Symbol of industry “Wheel of Fortune” category Ratchet (up) Nee: Abbr. No-name Bosox division & 14 Figs. in the war on drugs It may be jaunty Not taking sides Peacock’s “eyes” 2 3 4 5 18 21 23 27 31 32 34 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 48 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 70 73 75 78 79 80 81 Northwest airport named for two cities Big bankruptcy of 2001 Open spot in a woods Something bound to sell? Relieve (of) Yelp Show, with “out” No de Cologne? Dermatological sac Sound of disapproval Dating datum Kind of wheel Like the comment “Maybe, maybe not” Order at McSorley’s Silently acknowledge Humiliates Carrier inits. Professors’ reading Actress Kurylenko of “Quantum of Solace” Fling Travelmate in “On the Road” Clunker China’s Chou En-____ Goads American ____ Chinese: Prefix Pipsqueak They may be taught with a song Undergo ecdysis Who said, “Aristotle is my friend — but my greatest friend is truth” Apple Pencil, for one Put away Place to get stuck Films Spectacle Lead role in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Solve by logic Golfer Ernie 6 19 7 8 30 31 27 32 44 49 56 67 51 58 68 69 63 97 79 82 104 105 106 87 90 91 98 92 93 99 102 109 81 75 86 89 108 80 64 78 88 101 54 71 74 85 96 53 41 60 70 77 84 18 52 59 73 83 17 35 40 62 76 16 46 57 72 115 39 50 61 66 15 34 45 48 55 14 28 33 38 43 13 24 37 47 107 12 26 36 95 11 23 29 65 10 21 25 42 9 20 22 By TRACY GRAY and ANDREA CARLA MICHAELS / Puzzles Edited by WILL SHORTZ ACROSS Plentiful Pomeranian, e.g. Slow musical movements “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” e.g. Available, as a London limo A touch of class Elevated sight in the Windy City “Why didn’t I think of that?!” Forward, as a letter Quest for the unknown? Aid for a flood-prone house Itinerary abbr. Some are 13-/14-Down It’s for the birds Key state geographically or electorally?: Abbr. All the cars going the same way Nominative or accusative “Grand” name in the frozen-food aisle “Eww, gross!” Arch type Fatty liquid Brewery kiln Twaddle “Absolutely!” “The King of Queens” co-star Remini Job-related move, for short Certain sorority member, informally They’re seen spread on the back of a quarter Title ship in a 1997 Spielberg movie Former baseball boss Bud Times when shops close Kind of pie or doughnut Public spat Medium for cuneiform writing Victoria’s home: Abbr. Like child-safe cleaning products Strong and unwavering Cold War capital 1 94 100 103 110 116 111 112 113 117 118 114 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 82 LeShan who wrote “It’s Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It” 84 Typing test fig. 85 Pronto 86 Weigh (down) 89 Baked ____ 90 Traveling 92 Candy Crush Saga, for one 93 Czar’s decree 95 Singer/actress Lola 96 One of the majors 97 Favored at the 96-Down, say 98 “____ to you!” 99 Area code 801 resident 100 San ____, Argentina 105 Writer Bret 106 TV’s ____ twins 108 Start of a Mozart title 109 Classic record label for R&B and soul 111 Book that begins, “In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land” 112 He, in Italian 114 Slip 116 Sport-____ 118 ____ Fridays (restaurant chain) 119 Ad follower Discover the big picture of Lewis and CHIP-in at Lil’ Sprouts, Port of Play Clark at the next In Their Footsteps Make a difference in your community this holiday season ASTORIA — Lewis and Clark National Historical Park’s Fort Clatsop announces the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. This program is “Lewis and Clark: The Big Picture” by Richard Brenne at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Only John Ledyard, Al- exander Mackenzie, David Thompson, David Douglas, Ernest Shackleton and the Apollo Project come close to matching the accomplishments of Capt.s Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery. “Lewis and Clark: The Big Picture” is a humorous, scholarly look at their place in history. Richard Brenne is a moun- tain climber, world traveler, tour guide, freelance writer and award-winning screen- writer whose works have been produced by the Discovery Channel, HBO and Warner Brothers. Brenne also produc- es and moderates panel discus- sions and town meetings about human impacts on the earth. The Lewis & Clark Na- tional Park Association and the park are sponsors of this monthly Sunday forum. These programs are held in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s Visitor Center and are free of charge. For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471. The Fort Clatsop Visitor Center is located at 92343 Fort Clatsop Road. ASTORIA — Astoria Parks and Recreation seeks volun- teers for an upcoming Citi- zens Helping Improve Parks work day. CHIP-in will work improve the facilities at Lil’ Sprouts and Port of Play from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Volunteers will clean both the inside and outside of the facilities. They will be help- ing with various creative paint projects, putting in bark chips, vacuuming and picking up trash. Participants and their chil- dren may use Port of Play for free during this event, and there will also be a giving tree from which all volunteers may choose a gift. Lil’ Sprouts and Port of Play are located at 785 Ala- meda Ave. Volunteers may show up and chip-in for any amount of time and will be provided with T-shirts, snacks, beverages and all tools neces- sary to complete tasks. CHIP-in has other volun- teer opportunities available with monthly park clean-ups as well as park adoption. More information is available on the Astoria Parks & Recreation Facebook page and at www. astoriaparks.com If you are interested in vol- unteering, sponsoring a clean- up, or joining the CHIP-in e-mail list, contact CHIP-in Volunteer Coordinator Melis- sa Keyser at chip-in@astoria. or.us or by calling 503-741- 5965. December 17, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 17