PUZZLE

THEMELESS NO. 18

by Evan Birnholz

ACROSS

1 What Michael Darling wears in “Peter Pan” 8 Zero-to-hero character, in film tropes 13 Old coin-op restaurant 20 Singsong syllables 21 Pitch-tracking device 22 Aperture providing a discreet view of who ís outside your door 23 Not recognizable by 24 ___ Dog Museum (attraction in Odate, Japan) 25 Medieval copiers 26 Relief during hard times 27 “The Kiss” composer 29 What an NFL team with the No. 1 draft pick piled up during the previous season 30 Shinto structures near torii gates 32 Bar order in a 20-ounce glass, say 34 “Oh. My. God.” 37 What’s produced on scoreboards during shutouts 41 With 40 Down, total revenue after subtracting allowances, discounts and returns 42 “Hello?” 46 Savings plan that may involve tax-deductible contributions 47 Covered area in a monastery 50 Old device for watching “JFK” or “UHF,” say 51 Spooky synonym for a manta ray 54 Make fizzy 55 Bob’s business? 57 ___ Labaki, first female Arab director to be nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film 58 Principal Skinner’s first name 60 Source of ancient dialogues 61 Arrivals 62 They can be caused by submarine landslides 64 Making an impression, in a way 66 ___/her pronouns 68 ___ over (helped through difficult times) 69 Out at night, maybe? 70 Upper-arm muscles, briefly 73 Like drakes and drones 75 Rainforest greenery 77 Warning sign in a studio 78 Issuer of phone lines? 79 “Let’s keep that under wraps” 83 “Drive” band, aptly 84 Card game where cheating is expected 85 1998 Wimbledon champion

Jana 86 Torment persistently 87 Small business bigwig 88 Like some lower regions 89 Containers with crusts 92 Crash remedy, perhaps 95 Feeling the effects of a bad trip on Amtrak, say 98 Draw on squares 102___ management 1032012 Paul Thomas Anderson film about a cult leader 107“The Beguiled” director Coppola 108Former Apple instant-messaging program 109Goes through cycles of weight fluctuation 110Black rings, often 111Typical AP exam taker 112Pop music family that released a Christmas album in 1976 113Wild prairie ___ (state flower of North Dakota)

DOWN

1 Orgs. participating in School of Excellence programs 2 Guthrie Center founder Guthrie 3 It’s 10 spaces before Free Parking 4 Orioles might sit atop it, briefly 5 Fu ___ (mustache) 6 Parallel planes in science fiction 7 ___ Luís, Brazil 8 Seriously funny show? 9 Brings back to reality 10 Line of revision 11 Torment persistently 12 Actor Kenneth who directed “Thor” 13 Mule’s father 14 In your face 15 “Turn Back the Hands of Time” singer Davis 16 “Ah, that makes sense” 17 Flash ___ (sudden public performances) 18 Sheltered, on the ocean 19 Miss Trueheart played by Glenne Headly in “Dick Tracy” 27 Scoffing smile 28 Plants with spiny leaves 31 About, on a memo 33 Component of world-building, in fantasy fiction 34 People who attended rituals performed by nonbinary shamans known as quariwarmi 35 Chaotic row 36 Account holder? 38 Starting a new life? 39 Rupert who played Ron Weasley 40 See 41 Across 43 Some bread roll shapes 44 Sch. where some “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” scenes filmed 45 Gaits at a horse track 48 Maker of Perfect Portions cat food 49 Imperial ___ (strong, dark beer) 52 “The X-Files” star Duchovny 53 Garden mentioned in certain verses 55 Swingers with long tails 56 “Pass” 59 Sources of hits 61 Prescription for treating sleep deprivation 63 App setting? 65 Far from lax 66 “Downton Abbey” Emmy-winner Maggie 67 ___ yoga 71 “Zorba the Greek” actress Papas 72 Instrument played by Anoushka Shankar 74 Oft-scaled rock formation at Yosemite 76 Obeys a yellow light 77 Animal tending to pups 78 Gold medal-winning ice dancing partner of Tessa Virtue 80 Medieval helmet that sounds like where a newborn sleeps 81 Morrison-Clark Historic ___ and Restaurant (D.C., included among

Historic Hotels of America) 82 Setting of Lene Gammelgaard’s book “Climbing High” 90 Feeling for a poor soul 91 Tissue-taker’s noise 93 Negates a deletion, in proofreading 94 Covers with black liquid 95 Buffoonish sort 96 It may have many laps 97 Tennis star whose name is a homophone of a gray shade 99 Hairstyle that’s “a way to fight thestatus quo without saying a word,” per the writer Princess Gabbara 100Some wedding reception accessories 101Hardship antonym 104Curfew setter, maybe 105Bustle, to the Bard 106“Original” thing of Christian doctrine

Solution to this month’s puzzle on page 24