by Tom Riches

CROSSROADS

Luck of the Irish

ACROSS 1 Festive occasion 5 Unspecified number 9 Beer tavern 12 Irish dance? 15 Son of Seth 16 And others (Lat. abbr.) 17 “Sweet as apple cider” girl 18 Summer drink 19 Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium 21 Computer communications network 22 Actor/director Howard 23 Mathematician Newton 24 Ireland’s sobriquet 27 Cozy room 28 “For ___ jolly good fellow…” 30 Key for Beethoven’s “Eroica Symphony” 31 Actress Farrow 32 Law-enforcing agency 34 Competitive athlete 38 U.S. Department of Agriculture division 44 Served at 9-across 45 Stretchable material 46 Joint U.S.-Canadian security group 47 “Far out!” 48 Hoop attachment 49 Hit lightly 51 Card game 52 Provide assistance to 53 Opposite of yeses 54 Mint ___ (drink) 56 Outermost planet 59 Rock music group 60 Extremely neat and tidy 62 Red head, once 64 Canoe propeller 65 Regret 66 Respond to 69 Bridge position 71 Psychic illusionist Geller 74 Peace symbol 78 Alleviates 80 Disencumber 81 Affirmative vote 82 Shallow-water marine animal 84 Everything included 85 Participated in a 10K race 86 Author Ferber 87 Nevada gambling city 88 Caustic sodium solution 89 Prior to 90 Relinquish 91 Formerly, formerly

DOWN 1 Extremely cold 2 Liquorice-flavored oil 3 “Death of a Salesman” character 4 On the ocean 5 6-4 or 6-3 in tennis 6 Oklahoma Indians 7 Produced artificially 8 “Waiting for the Robert ___” 9 Rice ___ 10 Kennedy and Johnson’s Secretary of the Interior 11 Covered a wound 12 Glass containers 13 Matinee ___ 14 Actor Hackman or Kelly 20 Metamorphic rock 25 Assert again 26 Give ___ try 29 Really enjoy 31 My, to René 33 West or east ending 35 Sudden short attack 36 Julia’s “Seinfeld” role 37 More bloodshot 38 Aromatic herb 39 Music to a matador’s ears 40 Sells out 41 Part of the head 42 Native of Tehran 43 Professional courses 50 Ball used in jai alai 54 Charlotte Bronte’s governess 55 Pod veggie 57 Pickle puss 58 Three, in Rome 61 Go before 63 Legendary Chicago columnist Kupcinet 67 “Fuzzy Wuzzy was ___” 68 Lifting equipment 70 Lend ___ (assist) 71 Aisle worker 72 Controls for a jockey 73 “This ___ a joke!” 74 Verbal 75 Easter flower 76 Inactive 77 One billionth of a second (abbr.) 79 Land measure 83 Middle East country (abbr.)

TWO-WAY STREET

When completed, this grid will contain two series of words—one reading from #1 through #50 and the other from #50 through #1. Work from both sets of clues to complete the puzzle.

Outward 1-4 Fine show horse 5-9 Morocco’s capital 10-16 In a spiteful manner 17-23 Situated near the kidneys 24-32 Assert; declare 33-41 An apparatus that divides particles 42-47 Mentally bright 48-50 Father’s garment

Inward 50-46 Proclaim loudly 45-40 Alternative to laces 39-36 The O’Hara spread 35-30 Former Barcelona currency 29-25 Juice pressed from apples 24-19 Carpentry machine 18-13 Sunshine-y 12-1 California coastal town

CIRCLE-A-WORD

Here is a list of some Midwest Airlines, Midwest Connect and codeshare destinations. Locate and circle each word in the puzzle. They appear horizontally, vertically and diagonally. After circling all cities, 10 letters will remain that will spell another Midwest destination.

ATLANTA COLUMBUS DODGE CITY ESCANABA FLINT GRAND RAPIDS HARTFORD HAYS INDIANAPOLIS LAS VEGAS MADISON

MINNEAPOLIS NASHVILLE NEWARK ORLANDO PHILADELPHIA PHOENIX PITTSBURGH SAN FRANCISCO ST. LOUIS TAMPA TORONTO

PUZZLE ANSWERS

CROSSWORDS CIRCLE-A-WORD and TWO-WAY-STREET.