JANUARY 11, 2018 // 17 THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 17 VOWEL PLAY 6 8 19 23 26 Answers on Page 20 7 18 22 By David Steinberg / Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz 5 27 31 1 4 8 13 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 31 32 34 35 37 38 40 43 46 50 51 52 54 55 57 59 60 62 65 67 69 72 73 ACROSS Start of the third qtr. Treatment centers? Sycophant’s quality Mr. Dithers’s wife in “Blondie” ____-ball pens Ristorante dessert Construction-site vehicle Top Richard Simmons diet regimen / London tabloid Records One may have a height restriction Gauge Carpe ____ What a red pepper on a menu may signal / Made clear Caninelike animal more closely related to a cat than a dog Three-engine planes Babies grow into them O. J. Simpson trial judge “Goosebumps” author So-called “cradle of civilization” Curse Preceder of free throws / Juice container? Pretended to be Inventor Howe Discombobulated Slimming surgeries, in brief ____ Ste. Marie, Mich. Strategic position Like the data in big data Warriors’ org. Really bothered Used, as a chair Chow mein relative Self-reflective question Fooler / Summer Olympics standout Sound signal booster Kind of medicine 75 76 78 79 81 84 86 88 91 92 94 Lady friend, in Livorno SoCal-based sneaker brand Zeno of ____ Colonial Indian title When big bands thrived Bridges of old film “Shush!” Writer Shaw Scheduled to arrive Hypothesized Harry Potter’s ex-girlfriend / Register sound 96 National Spelling Bee airer 97 Some prized Prado pieces 99 One of the Kennedys 100 Disappointing 102 Sin subject? 104 Lessens the distance between, in a race 106 Straight or curly hair, e.g. 110 “He’s so lame!” / Deer variety 112 Golden-apple goddess 114 App developer’s milestone 115 Prefix with port 116 Photographer’s light 118 Thin neckwear / Assam or Earl Grey 120 Complete 121 Lightly touched 122 Afghan, e.g. 123 Cursive capital that looks like a flipped “&” 124 Mustang feature 125 Mount 126 Little sibling, often 127 Major race sponsor 1 2 3 4 Continued from Page 5 Super Giant Lizard 10 p.m., Labor Temple Diner & Bar, 934 Duane St., Astoria, 503-325- 0801, no cover, 21+. Super Giant Liz- ard plays surf and blues rock music. Sunday, Jan. 14 Sunday Afternoon Live 2 p.m., Raymond Theatre, 323 Third St., Raymond, Wash., 360-875- 5123, $15. Sunday Afternoon Live presents On the Rocks, the premier all-male a cappella group from the University of Oregon. An American Forrest 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 DOWN Jerusalem’s onetime kingdom Nervous Act the middleman Visits for a time 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 23 28 30 33 36 37 39 40 41 42 44 45 47 48 49 53 56 58 61 62 63 64 66 67 68 70 Yappy lap dogs, informally Plane calculation Unadventurous Word after “&” in many a company name Minister’s home Makes into a movie, say Trusts Richie’s mom on “Happy Days” Flare-ups in the hood? OxyContin or Demerol Fixes the décor of completely Canceled Sort of Thin layers Moscow landmark Writer Jong “Hoo boy!” Solidify 18, say Is litigious Baby in a basket Actor Patel Resembling Cookies filled with green creme / Flattish sea creatures Best at a hot-dog contest Cap Risky / Denim attire See 49-Down With 48-Down, philatelist’s collection ____ gland (melatonin producer) Five things in “La Bohème” Pulled a fast one on Part of a wedding that drags Comp ____ (college major, informally) Dog-show initials Grp. with wands Often-oval floor décor Puppy “Are you listening?!” Stressed at the end, in a way Duane St., Astoria, 503-325-7468, no cover. Frontman Forrest VanTuyl of An American Forrest plays fiction, folk, country and western music. Graham & Stillway 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642- 2311, no cover. Malachi Graham presents punchy female-fronted alt-Americana music on electric guitar backed by Jamie Stillway on bass. Monday, Jan. 15 Burgers & Jam 6:30 p.m., American Legion, 1216 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503- 436-2973. The legion offers good 40 41 36 42 43 50 29 33 52 69 74 79 84 85 92 115 116 120 121 124 125 ____ to go Crime-fighting mom of 1980s TV Jets and others Tried something Lambaste Massachusetts’ Cape ____ Scan, in a way Storyteller’s transition Olympian blood Like some German wines 48 49 65 82 83 108 109 59 66 72 77 81 87 98 111 Brian O’Connor 5:30 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacific Way, Seaview, Wash., 360-642-4150, no cover. Acoustic guitarist Brian O’Connor’s reper- toire includes nostalgic favorites, an eclectic mix of jazz standards as 64 71 94 110 Tuesday, Jan. 16 58 76 86 104 47 54 80 103 Graham & Stillway 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642- 2311, no cover. Malachi Graham presents punchy female-fronted alt-Americana music on electric guitar backed by Jamie Stillway on bass. 53 75 97 burgers and good music. 46 70 93 102 63 16 39 45 62 15 34 38 44 14 30 57 68 78 71 74 77 80 82 83 85 87 88 89 28 61 13 25 37 60 73 12 24 56 67 11 21 51 55 10 20 32 35 9 88 89 90 91 95 96 99 100 105 101 106 112 117 113 118 114 119 122 123 126 90 Howl 93 Garments worn in old Rome 95 Future cereal grain 98 Actress Ronan of “Lady Bird” 101 Sprint competitor 102 Second letter in the Greek for “Athens” 103 Vehemently criticize 105 Words of resignation 107 Potful well as original compositions. Wednesday, Jan. 17 Thistle & Rose 5 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2661. This- tle and Rose play folk, Americana and bluegrass music from the 70s and 80s, and original tunes. The Horsenecks 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642- 2311, no cover. The Horsenecks plays traditional and innovative old-time and bluegrass music. Thursday, Jan. 18 107 127 108 109 110 111 113 114 Least warm Daddy Warbucks’s bodyguard Hard smack Judgmental sounds Word with “f” or full First N.F.L. team to go 0-16 for a season (2008) 117 Spring locale 119 ____ the day Senior Center Jam 6:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, 503-468- 0390, no cover. The Astoria Senior Center offers string band, bluegrass and country. Floating Glass Balls 7 p.m., Bill’s Tavern, 188 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-2202, no cover. The Floating Glass Balls plays bluegrass, Caribbean, folk, swing and country. The Horsenecks 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., 360-642- 2311, no cover. The Horsenecks plays traditional and innovative old-time and bluegrass music.