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SUNDAY CROSSWORD

PART COMPANY: Eight at the start

By Gary M. Larson

ACROSS

1 FBI guy

5 Italian scooter

10 Corn + cobs

14 Jessica of Marvel

films

18 Deep sleep

19 Old-time westerns 20 Pollster's problem

21 Egg on

22 Father of modern

medicine

24 Anteater cousin 26 Floor covering

27 Frilly, as doilies 29 Fashion monthly 30 Little bit

31 M*A*S*H star

34 Terse precept

37 Complete accord 38 Spice blend of India 40 Atlanta-based station

43 __ for the ride 46 Traditional Yuletide

performance

50 Baby shower gift

53 Eagle's nest

54 It means “opposed

to”

55 Showbiz “grand

slam,” for short

56 “I wouldn't advise it” 59 Hunter S. of gonzo

journalism

63 City near Tahoe 64 Bore uncomplainingly

65 “Alley __!”

66 Cookie sweetener 68 Bushy-tailed rodent

75 “Slippery” swimmer 76 A Dow Jones

Industrial

77 Grain that's ground 78 Scolded loudly

83 Dispute, as a decision 84 Pricey cracker spread

85 Bounce back aurally 86 Standard of good

conduct

88 Mideast metropolis 90 1880s president 96 Greek peace goddess 97 Mauna __ (Hawaii's

high point)

98 Many contributors to

colleges

99 Take exception to 102 Two-wheelers

103 Two-Oscar actor

(2003, 2008)

106 Oil in some gummies 109 Duck cousin

111 Radio designation 112 More disadvantaged 114 Japanese religion 118 Frozen waffle

catchphrase

121 Believed

122 At liberty

123 National Guard

outpost 124 __ B'rith

125 Whirling water 126 Babe in the woods 127 Tries out

128 Gritty stuff

DOWN

1 Google messaging app

2 Actress Kelly or ballerina Shearer

3 All fired up

4 Valley with a Wine Train

5 Peruvian writer Mario __ Llosa

6 SFO posting 7 Matched batch 8 Pantene competitor 9 Syrian leader

10 “Buy It Now” website 11 Pellet propellant 12 Door-busting device 13 IRS ID issuer 14 Catlike

15 Do nothing

16 Farm bundle

17 Big bother

19 Eyes: Lat. 23 Creamsicle color 25 Manet contemporary 28 Cell-phone function 32 Japanese drama 33 Get __ (ace the test) 34 Money in the bank, e.g.

35 Beaver project

36 Bar beverage 37 Remove from an overhead bin

39 Poetic pugilist 40 Anchovy holders 41 Alliance for Italy 42 Overly diluted 43 Sour-tasting

44 Light beer

45 Maine college town 47 Consumerist Ralph 48 Enviable accomplishment 49 Be a drain on 51 Degraded

52 __ rasa (clean slate) 57 Excavate

58 Wash. is west of it 60 “No foolin'!” 61 Immature egg cell 62 Dashboard letters 67 Jill Biden, __ Jacobs 68 Piece of cake

69 FDR successor 70 Suffix for nectar 71 Make known

72 Exit the premises 73 Most of English, rootwise

74 Tylenol alternative 76 Encouraging words

78 At one's __ and call 79 Tooth trouble 80 Ostrich relative

81 Bout enders, for short 82 League members 83 Sacramental oil 87 The Joy Luck Club

author

89 Abigail in the John

Adams miniseries 91 Besmirch

92 Caribou kin

93 Bewail

94 Vase with a pedestal

95 Good name, for short 100 Mexican men

101 One hostile to you 102 Exchange, as words 104 Key beside D

105 “__ pittance!”

106 Humana competitor 107 Got started

108 Star Wars series

robot

109 Abandon

110 Needing taming

111 Solemn agreement 113 Young socialites 114 That sloop

115 Amiss somehow 116 Public radio host

Glass

117 Do patchwork

119 MLB execs

120 Fooled

PUZZLES

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