Crossword: Links to the Past

Here are the theme-related clues to this week's Sunday New York Times crossword.

ACROSS

23 *Boondocks
34 *Ambulance destination
50 *Imam or priest
69 *When the heavens and earth were created
87 *Deputy
103 *Week after Christmas
118 *Lights out in New York City

THE ANSWERS

23 ZVQQYR BS ABJURER [U]
34 ZRQVPNY PRAGRE [V]
50 FCVEVGHNY YRNQRE [F]
69 ORTVAAVAT BS GVZR [G]
87 FRPBAQ VA PBZZNAQ [B]
103 RAQ BS QRPRZORE [E]
118 OEBNQJNL PYBFVAT [L]

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