Crossword for Thu, 5/Dec/2019

1
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
18
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Across
1: Gestational carrier

5: Lost intentionally

8: Popeye's gal

9: Overbearing pride

11: Convince

12: Ace with an attitude

14: Too bad

17: Piercing

21: Early arrival

23: Math figure

24: Nod

26: Test

27: Caterwauls

28: Tab provider?
Down
1: Program-provider

2: Bring back together

3: Ignore the alarm

4: Market watcher

5: Like close friends

6: Took a powder

7: Engage in a smackdown

10: Treatment center goal

13: Small hoverer

15: Shoulder board (Var.)

16: Specialty of Edward Scissorhands

18: Medea, to Perses

19: Betting advisor, perhaps

20: Not so rough

22: Encounters

25: Rarer than rare




Solution (Reversed)
W
E
R
H
T
E
T
A
G
O
R
R
U
S
R
A
I
N
V
E
P
E
C
N
A
G
O
R
R
A
E
V
I
L
O
S
H
E
L
R
N
N
T
O
H
S
T
O
H
Y
F
S
I
T
A
S
L
U
A
S
L
E
O
E
M
E
L
B
A
T
T
E
R
G
E
R
M
P
E
R
G
N
I
T
A
R
T
E
N
E
P
A
T
E
N
U
I
I
T
O
N
O
G
Y
L
O
P
E
I
M
E
E
R
P
T
B
E
S
C
E
I
L
A
I
R
T
T
N
E
M
E
E
R
G
A
E
R
T
E
T
A
R
R
E
D
N
E
T
R
A
B
S
L
W
O
Y