4C SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022 THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD COLLISION COURSES BY SAMUEL A. DONALDSON, EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ Sam Donaldson is a law professor at Georgia State University, teaching property to first-year students and federal income tax and trusts and estates to upper-division ones. been making crosswords for The Times since 2008. Typically his grids have lots of lively vocabulary. Sam writes, is one of those puzzles where solvers might not realize the theme until after done, so I wanted the process of getting to the finish line to be as enjoyable as W.S.
Across 1 Sell, as bicycles? 7 Coups in journalism 13 What might prompt a run for Congress? 19 Arctic jacket 20 Hairspray brand since the 1950s 21 Big name in pain relief 22 Band whose final album, was their most popular, with 23 More in need of practice 24 24 horas from now 25 Big name in pain relief 26 Disembark 27 Used an unspoken language 28 One not getting in too deep 29 Chinese zodiac animal 30 Tiny amount of time: Abbr. 32 Hella 33 Game typically played in the dark 37 Become established 39 Calf site 42 Common concert merch 43 Pronoun for Frenchwomen 46 Like diamonds 47 It shares a key with 48 It might be stuck on the chopping block 50 Rise, as a steed might 52 Politico Cheney 54 Color-wheel options 55 Old yellers? 57 Animal with a prominent proboscis 61 Trifling, informally 62 Lab-engineered fare, facetiously or a hint to the six crossings of shaded squares 67 Totenberg of NPR 68 at (local news promo) 69 Prefix with biology 70 Thing moving through a tube, maybe 71 Qom home 72 Lenovo competitor 73 Bountiful harvests for farmers or another hint to the crossings of shaded squares 77 Grub 78 What gorillas have that giraffes lack? 80 Spot for a tattoo 81 Prefix with biology 82 Peter Pan alternative 84 Achieved a flight training milestone 86 Hiking group? 88 Email symbols, informally 91 Target of an annual shot 93 Worker who makes a ton of dough 94 Terse affirmation 95 Producers of multiple outs, for short 96 Like a very heavy sleeper 99 Precisely 102 pure and never per Oscar Wilde 103 Bit of hairstyling 106 partner, in a brand name 107 Measures up to 111 Tight (with) 113 Pipes up 116 Pinkerton who founded the Pinkerton detective agency 117 Unpredictable change 118 Is delighted by the invitation 119 Brille Petite song abroad) 120 Mesopotamian metropolis 121 Thinks up 122 Experience sharer 123 Got in order 124 Fast-sounding freshwater fish 125 Eye-grabbing email subject line Down 1 Tree of the custard apple family 2 Holmes (young adult series) 3 Gave (out) 4 Claptrap 5 Makes some deep cuts in 6 Barely squeeze (by) 7 Unlawful occupant 8 Swear word 9 Swear word 10 Garnish for a Gibson co*cktail 11 Jurors, to a defendant 12 Word with food, clothes or entertainment 13 Quick escapes 14 Cry of perfection from a carpenter? 15 City NW of Bar Harbor 16 Retort to not 17 Has for supper 18 Seeing someone socially 20 Loud, as a crowd 26 all nature is too Seneca 31 Tesla but not Edison 34 Vast quantity 35 Smart 36 Bad look 38 comedy partner 39 Queen commemorated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 40 Objects from faraway lands 41 Not so harsh 44 Land of leprechauns 45 Seek, as punitive payment 49 1993 hit with the lyric that song all 51 Seat of Utah County 53 Most off the wall 56 Alphabet 58 Illegal, as a download 59 Ensnared 60 Return payments? 62 Totally terrif 63 Go back for more 64 actress Ana de 65 66 Contacts via Instagram, informally 74 Mai 75 They start in the corners 76 Bygone magazine for rock music enthusiasts 79 Beast with a mouth best left unexamined 81 Where you went 83 Longtime Progressive spokeswoman 85 Vehicle that might have parachute brakes 86 Brand name-checked in Paul 87 hot right now 88 Some skin care ingredients, informally 89 Relative of a waterspout 90 More co*cksure 92 Sch. for which John Wayne played tackle 97 Wedding proposal? 98 So-called of 100 Honors in the ad biz 101 Fit in 104 Mary Tyler Moore spinoff 105 Unpopular food rich in minerals 108 A-listers 109 Claw 110 the hound 112 Twosome 114 105-Down, e.g. 115 Spanish 119 Source of big green eggs LAST SOLUTION Dear Abby: Fifteen years ago, I away from to get away from my adult children, and I made a life for myself. They were able to stay in the house because I continued to pay the mortgage.
Their dad my ex and his family all lived nearby. Now, none of my children wants any- thing to do with me or my family, and they want any communication from me. I suspect they feel abandoned, since I was the parent they could always count on. Is there anything I can do to repair our relationship? Runaway Mom in Pennsylvania Dear Mom: Yes, tell your children you are selling the house, which, I assume, you now own outright. quite sure begin with you as soon as word reaches them.
You were more than generous by keeping up those house payments so they would have a roof over their heads. If you had to from their bottomless pit of need, you did the right thing. Please allow yourself to be used any further. You saved yourself, and you feel sad or guilty for having done it. Dear Abby: I recently started talking to this guy from my past.
I really like him. been and on for a year now be- cause we both had things in our lives that needed attention (i.e., my bipolar depression and seeking counseling). Anyway, my best friend has threat- ened to remove me from her life if I pur- sue a relationship with him. On one hand, this guy makes me feel like on in a good way, of course. But, on the other hand, I want to lose my best friend.
What do I do? Hard Choice in Illinois Dear Hard Choice: You omitted something important from your letter. WHY does your best friend object to this guy so strongly? Is she jealous? Could it have something to do with his issues? The last time you were with him, did it end badly? HOW badly? Your best friend may be attempting to save you, but going about it clumsily. Talk to her. Dear Abby: Recently, a friend came to my home. I and cake, which I had already sliced and placed on plates.
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