Edmonton Journal

“END GAME”

- BY GARY LARSON

Across

1 “Welcome”site 4 Word clarified by the minute hand 8 Rainbows, e.g. 12 __-Trinity National Forest, California’s largest 18 Bullring bravo 19 In __: as found 20 Haul contents 21 Seafood sauce 22 Card game for students? 24 Card game for the lovelorn? 27 Waffling 28 Donnybrook 29 Easy __ 30 Roll call calls 31 Hungers (for) 34 __ Gherardini, memorable portrait subject 36 Cub with dingers 37 Abbr. on old maps 38 Quad minus two? 40 Hang (around) as friends 41 Medical implants 43 Board game for spies? 46 Paid military group, briefly 48 Herr Schindler 49 Stable serving 50 Cpl.’s superior 53 Spock’s father 54 ... with __ organized crime 57 Catch 59 “For every child” rights group 61 Lyft rival 63 Place for a dip 65 Morlock victims 66 Card game for plumbers? 68 Playground game for bellhops? 70 Hideous folklore figure 71 Bull, say 72 Youngsters 73 Literature Nobelist Gordimer 74 Big name at The Hershey Company 76 Shade tree 78 Flax fabric 79 Supporter of arms, for short 80 Hispanic leader in a beret 82 Sandwiches for dessert 85 Meted (out) 86 Card game for office temps? 90 Taylor’s on-again, offagain romance 93 Unseld of the NBA 94 Make bubbly 95 Fairy queen 98 Manual reader 99 Excited about, with “on” 101 Year’s record 102 Taiwanese tea drink 103 Skin flick 105 Caribbean cruise stop 107 Man of letters? 110 Card game for auto mechanics? 113 Board game for tightrope walkers? 114 Boyd who was married to Clapton 115 Nullify 116 “Of course” 117 Driver’s helper 118 Gets some shuteye 119 Lentil, e.g. 120 Pinochle combo 121 Eight-time Norris Trophy winner

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1 Mcdonald’s drink orders 2 They may be blind 3 Movie preview 4 Subtle “Check this out!” 5 Former Sony brand 6 Comic book legend 7 John of “Quiz Show” 8 Apiece, in scores 9 Shares a place (with) 10 Holiday garland item 11 First-rate 12 Eye sores 13 “I told you so!” 14 Specialty 15 Nine-time presidenti­al contender Harold 16 Atlantic game fish 17 Con __ 23 Bro’s counterpar­t 25 Bizet opera priestess 26 High or heavy bodies 32 Jazz club units 33 Had a break between 32-Down 35 Most populous continent 38 Certain wrench component 39 Boob tubes 40 German : Vater :: French : __ 42 Santa’s sackful 43 French for “mangers” 44 Strong“pocket” holding in Hold ‘em 45 Flip-flop 46 Le Carré’s “The Night __” 47 Land on the Red Sea 50 Soup cracker 51 Reacted to corn, maybe 52 Model Chrissy 53 Induce, as perjury 55 Tater 56 Clothing 58 In an impoverish­ed way 60 Big fairy tale character word 61 Wrinkly fruit 62 “Très __” 64 Patrick with a simulcast sports show 67 Farm machine 68 Center, for one 69 In copious amounts 72 Golden State Warriors coach Steve 75 Amazon speaker brand 77 Female antelopes 81 Word before “if you like” on some stickers 83 Eclipse, maybe 84 Sistine Chapel ceiling figures 85 Period, e.g. 86 Groove 87 Pipsqueak 88 Lacking a sound basis 89 Pre-head cold feeling 90 Keg stopper 91 Takes by force 92 Start the hand over 95 Cuban rum drink 96 Bully, often 97 Either original “PTL Club”co-host 100 Relieves 101 “Storage Wars” network 102 Setting for many a joke 104 One of four direccione­s 106 Paleontolo­gist’s discovery 108 Neutrogena shampoo brand 109 Shake off 111 Pup’s cry 112 Early Great Plains building material

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Last Saturday’s puzzle solved

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