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Crossword: Man of Many Words

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

ACROSS
21 *Tony Parsons novel [1943 song]
26 *Mandarin variety [1942]
67 *It flows into Ontario's Georgian bay [1961]
108 *Laurel and Hardy flick [1949]
115 Lyricist born 1118/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues

DOWN
3 *"Omigosh!" [1938]
11 *Rural jaunt [1945]
42 Many a 115-Across collaboration
46 *Total sham [1963]
48 *Former first lady [1945]
59 *One of the Brontës [1964]
90 *Toro's target [1956]

THE ANSWERS
ACROSS
21 BAR SBE ZL ONOL
26 GNATREVAR
67 ZBBA EVIRE
108 TERNG THAF
115 WBUAAL ZREPRE

DOWN
3 WRRCREF PERRCREF
11 UNLEVQR
42 OEBNQJNL ZHFVPNY
46 PUNENQR
48 YNHEN
59 RZVYL
90 ZNGNQBE


The answers are encrypted. To decrypt them, select whichever ones you want to see, throw them into the Crossword Decrypting Widget below, and hit the red button:

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