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
en-ca
2022-05-22T07:00:00.0000000Z
2022-05-22T07:00:00.0000000Z
https://torontostar.pressreader.com/article/281749862967958
Toronto Star Newspapers Limited