Solution to Evan Birnholz’s April 28 crossword, ‘Closing Time’

Key Facts

- 69A: [*He threw the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”] is KING ARTHUR.
- 86A: [*“What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine” author] is DANIELLE OFRI.
Their connection is revealed at 114A: [Period for taking exams ... or a hint to the pattern shown in the last three or four letters of the asterisked answers] which is FINALS WEEK.
The final three or four letters of the asterisked answers are the abbreviations for the seven days of the week in order (HAMSUN, POKEMON, STATUES, BREWED, ARTHUR, OFRI, PASSAT).