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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 18 IT’S ELEMENTARY 22 By Timothy Polin 25 Answers on Page 15 19 1 5 13 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 30 35 38 39 41 42 45 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 63 64 65 66 67 69 72 73 78 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 91 92 93 94 95 99 Fails to Kind of developer Conservative portfolio asset, for short Convinced Worthless Now hear this! Obsolescent players Put a stop to? [Circled letter]-consuming activity “That’s great!” Strain to avoid? Stinky Underlying cosmic principle Ones getting all the breaks Sports implement often made from [circled letters] 105 Smokers should knock it off 106 Soldiers’ assignments 108 Betray surprise 109 Be behind 110 Evergreen State airport 113 [Circled letter]-fueled device 118 One given a citation 119 Not so awkward 120 Hair 121 Certain navel 122 Au courant 123 “What fun!” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DOWN North American flycatcher “S.N.L.” alum Cheri Unloading zone Happy hour habitué Jack ____ Guerrilla leader in “For Whom the Bell Tolls” Constellation near Scorpius Low-____ 8 x 10, e.g.: Abbr. Fool 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 28 31 32 33 34 36 37 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 57 59 61 62 63 67 68 69 70 71 Garlicky spread Wouldn’t shut up “Geez!” Epitome of simplicity Condition contributed to by a lack of [circled letters] Rider of the horse Tornado Outdo Turns into confetti Seaman’s chapel Ingredients in some London pies Top story Things bouncers are supposed to catch Sylvan Denouement “A.S.A.P.!” Beowulf or Gilgamesh Jewelry-store gadget Watch, as a criminals’ hiding spot Do a wine steward’s job Waffle brand She, in Salerno Incense ____ twins of 1980s-’90s TV State confidently Mire Minute ____ Dispatched, as a dragon Foreign capital whose name sounds like a water passage to San Francisco He married Daisy Mae in 1952 Homes on the range Lad Ride hard Who wrote, “I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating” Branded footwear with open backs “Everything’s fine” Think piece? Capital of Togo Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 20 43 31 32 38 39 45 51 52 55 56 60 33 71 78 47 57 72 76 77 102 103 104 68 74 81 85 82 86 87 90 92 91 93 96 97 98 106 112 94 99 100 107 113 118 119 121 122 Quatre halved Exhibits one of the seven deadly sins Modern acronym for “Seize the day!” Trudge Eliciting nervous laughter, say Market share? Poverty, e.g. Issue for a noble family? Tiny amount W.W. II moniker 64 67 89 111 75 59 63 73 84 110 50 54 58 80 105 49 37 48 53 79 95 17 41 66 88 36 62 83 16 29 35 46 65 70 34 28 40 61 69 15 24 27 44 14 21 26 42 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 84 85 89 8 23 30 Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz ACROSS Big hits Something repeatedly hit with a thumb Flat bread Zeitgeist Recurring theme in Philip K. Dick novels Cousin of a mandrill [Circled letters]-filled contraption Cry for more Affirm one’s humanity? Tangible Swell Capote, informally World landmark built with [circled letters] Being repaired, as a car Spots It’s hard to bear Halfhearted, as support Can’t wait to find out, in a way [Circled letters]-based drugs Check out Unvarnished Great confusion Sea serpent of old cartoons Citrus hybrid Bomb developed in the 1950s College party epicenter, often Homeland of Spartacus [Circled letters]-advertised establishment “What did I tell you?” Berried conifer Existentialist Kierkegaard Language heard along the Mekong Banana-liqueur cocktail Poorly Letter on a dreidel Picture displayed on a [circled letters] surface 5 101 108 114 115 109 116 90 91 94 95 96 97 KPMG hiree Certain platonic friend Shock, in a way Yogurt-based Indian drink Employ against Brand with classic “But wait, there’s more … !” infomercials 98 Leave at a loss 100 Everglades wader 101 Ballet-school supporter 117 120 123 102 103 104 107 111 112 114 115 116 117 Muff Came to To the point Tartan wearer Numerical prefix Big heart? British can Itinerary abbr. “Now I’ve got it!” Image on a Wisconsin state quarter Sing along to ‘Mamma Mia’ movie Sou’Wester Lodge hosts readings, music ASTORIA — “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You” and “Take a Chance on Me” are just a few of ABBA’s hit songs from the 2008 British-American-Swedish romantic musical comedy “Mamma Mia,” adapted from the 1999 Broadway musical of the same name. The movie stars Meryl Streep and Colin Firth and will be shown as a preview event leading up to the 2017 Astoria Scandinavian Mid- summer Festival. The movie screening will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 11 at the Columbian Theater, located at 1114 Marine Drive. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Audience members will be encouraged to sing along to ABBA’s greatest hit songs during the screening. The event is sponsored by the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Association in honor of and in preparation for the 50th anniversary Scandina- vian Midsummer Festival to be held at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds June 16, 17 and 18, when ARRIVAL, Cana- da’s ABBA tribute band, will perform. There are 250 seats avail- able for the “Mamma Mia” singalong on a first-come, first-served basis. The balcony will be open for adults only. Tickets are $5, and 1980s costumes are encouraged. More information is avail- able on the festival website at www.astoriascanfest.com Portland writers to share stories of relationships, impermanence SEAVIEW, Wash. — The Sou’Wester Lodge will host an evening of live music and Portland author readings from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 11. Music will be performed by Portland bands The Morals and Jessica Dennison + Jones. The Morals, featuring author Casey Jarman, plays campfire indie rock. Jessica Dennison and Jessica Jones are a pair of Portland musicians who play indie pop songs with influences of country and classic pop. The evening’s readings will focus on stories of relation- ships and aloneness, imper- manence, and the search for peace. Presenters include Mar- tha Grover, author of the memoir “The End of My Career” and a 2017 finalist for an Oregon Book Award in creative nonfiction; Casey Jarman, musician and author of “Death: An Oral History”; Lizzy Acker, reporter for The Oregonian and past web editor at Willamette Week; and poet Hajara Quinn, author of the chapbook “Unnaysayer” and managing and assistant editor for Octopus Books. The event is free and open to the public. The Sou’wester is located at 3728 J Place. For more information, call 360- 642-2542.
