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DECEMBER 7, 2017 // 17 THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 18 SHELL GAME 23 By David Steinberg / Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz 28 Answers on Page 20 1 7 12 15 18 20 21 22 23 25 26 28 29 31 33 34 35 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 47 49 51 54 59 62 65 68 69 71 72 73 74 77 ACROSS Browns Four-hit achievement, in baseball lingo Mil. posts System used at Gallaudet Univ. The U.S., in Mexico Milo of “Romeo and Juliet,” 1968 Hawaii’s ____ Day Low “Et tu?” and others Lotion ingredients Suburb of Chicago Joyful internet cry Bubbly mixer Popeye’s boy Harassed, in a sense Cartoon seller of Squishees Pyrex glass marking Jackson 5 member Philip who wrote “Portnoy’s Complaint” Cain and Abel’s younger brother Word before questions or advice Do sales work, informally A part of Band with the 1989 platinum debut album “Junta” Darryl, in the comic “Baby Blues” Accomplishing Poke around The “K” in Kmart Places for plugs Plastic-dispenser producer The clue for 128-Down, if this shell game weren’t a scam Hardly guzzle Group of pros “Rights of Man” author, 1791 Early Cuzco dweller Series of mistakes? Vacation spot Inside-dope source 80 81 83 85 86 Prefix with business Chilled With 13-Down, herbal brew Cartoon seller of Duff Beer The clue for 127-Across, if this shell game weren’t a scam 90 Former N.F.L.’ers Detmer and Law 91 All together 93 Shapes of some Halloween cookies 94 Country united in 1990 96 Soft-drink options 98 A peeling place? 100 Westernmost of the ABC Islands 103 “Bug” 105 Hosp. worker 107 Prefix with caching 109 2.5, for the set {1, 2, 3, 4} 112 Classic sculpture 114 Novel narrated by a soon-to-be mutineer 115 Material for small buildings? 118 Proctor’s warning 119 Students often take them out 121 When some bars close 122 Edict 124 End in ____ 125 Style influenced by Cubism 127 Like hand motions during a shell game 129 Professional group with a van 131 Month of l’année 132 Singer Reed 133 Four-time World Series-winning manager 134 In the near future 135 Superfund org. 136 Something to build on 137 Looks fabulous, in slang 138 Pincher Continued from Page 5 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922. The Columbia River Symphony in con- junction with Warrenton High/Middle school choirs celebrates the holidays with symphonic and choral music. Triple Edge 7:30 p.m., American Legion, 1315 Broad- way, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, 21+. A classic rock cover band, Triple Edge plays rock-n-roll at its finest. Wizards of Winter 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way, Longview, Wash., 360-575-8499, $15 to $35. “Tales Beneath a Northern Star” is a holiday rock opera featuring former members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and rock 19 24 29 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 24 27 30 32 36 37 40 41 46 48 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 DOWN England and Spain fought one in 1588 Smirnoff Ice, e.g. Lacking polish Push Verbal stumbles Walks or runs, for short Work together Fashion inits. Elected Degree of freedom Lightens Like hounds and most bunny rabbits See 83-Across Guru, maybe “Pretty cool, huh?” Johannesburg neighborhood much in the news during apartheid Underground locale Give a ring while on the road? Tizzy Typical Vanidades reader How many TV shows are shown Port. is part of it One caring for a bebé Classical poem Email openers Egghead? Deceitful sort Grp. with lots of pointers Like the verbs “eat” and “drink”: Abbr. Bobcat relative Fund-raising org. Fair Warm up for a bout, say Bug Ages and ages With politesse They’re symbolized by slashes Minecraft or StarCraft Fantasy novel hero who rides the dragon industry veterans from Rainbow and Alice Cooper to Ted Nugent. DJ Joey Altruda 8 p.m., KALA, 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria, 503-338-4878, $5. The Later Show is an after Astoria art walk party featuring DJ Joey Altruda spinning a mix of genres from rockabilly and Americana to jazz, reggae and soul. FM 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 503-368-5080, 21+. FM is a classic rock cover band playing the best from Supertramp, Queen and Yes to Jackson Browne, Steely Dan and Gary Wright. Silver Lake 66 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, 7 40 45 62 63 69 47 53 31 80 81 86 105 114 83 120 107 90 109 95 100 110 111 132 133 135 136 137 112 128 87 Immune-system component 88 “Let’s do this thing!” 89 Amt. of seasoning 92 Loch on the border of the Highlands 95 Worn-down pencil 97 Say quickly 99 One way to run 101 Greyhound offering 102 Most visibly frightened 103 Develop a limp 104 Hybrid music genre of the 2010s 106 Houston-to-Dallas dir. 107 Desert, in a way A Journey Holiday 2 p.m., Raymond Theatre, 323 Third St., Raymond, Wash., 360-875-5123. Sunday Afternoon Live presents harpist Bronn Journey and vocalist Katherine Journey performing a special holiday concert; advanced tickets $20, at the door $25. Skadi Freyer 6:30 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Skadi Freyer plays jazz compositions on piano. Silver Lake 66 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. Americana duo Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo offers duet harmonies steeped in classic country, rock and blues. 102 113 118 122 127 101 117 121 Saphira Capital 175 miles east of Venice, Italy Lottery winner’s cry Record again Dernier ____ Philosophy- class suffix Marc of fashion Follows a pattern? Much-covered 1955 Bo Diddley hit Juice Verb often said three times in a row It’s cut and dried All right 79 84 99 108 116 126 78 89 98 131 North Coast Chorale 2 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria, $10. North Coast Chorale performs its winter concert “Mysteries of the Stars” with poetry by Karin Temple. 68 94 106 115 125 John Orr 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, 503-325-6777, no cover. Guitarist John Orr plays southern blues, jazz and folk music featuring Peter Hinsbeek. 59 77 82 97 104 Sunday, Dec. 10 50 58 76 88 61 44 72 93 96 Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. Americana duo Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo offers duet harmonies steeped in classic country, rock and blues. 75 60 38 67 87 92 119 57 17 33 71 74 103 56 16 27 43 55 15 22 49 54 14 37 48 70 91 13 32 66 73 64 66 67 70 72 75 76 78 79 82 84 86 26 42 52 12 36 65 85 11 25 30 46 64 10 21 41 51 9 20 35 39 8 123 129 124 130 134 138 108 110 111 113 116 117 120 123 124 126 128 130 City west of Binghamton Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer Total jerks Group with two Top 10 rock operas Runs to They have long necks and round bodies Bear’s advice Bearlike creature in sci-fi Oil crisis? Murmur Cook in oil Only three-letter scale note Monday, Dec. 11 Burgers & Jam 6:30 p.m., American Legion, 1216 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2973. The le- gion offers good burgers and good music. McDougall 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642-2311, no cover. McDougall plays folk, Americana and old-time country. QHOIR 7 p.m., Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, $10. Come see a hi- larious holiday concert with Julia Child and the LGBTQ Qhoir; proceeds benefit both Lower Columbia LGBTQ Center and Qhoir. For more music events, check out CoastWeekend.com