C R Y P t I C C R O S S WOR D

ACROSS 1 Daffy Duck caper went mad

(7,2) 6 Absorbs Elmer Fudd’s

licks (5) 9 Warner Brothers’ last one:

cartoon dog (5) 10 Bugs Bunny tale in a mode that can’t be maintained (9) 11 Talking like Sylvester,

I pivot into Lake Green (7) 12 Lineup includes old bird

like Foghorn Leghorn (7) 13 Porky, for one, taking in

neutral sonar sound (4) 14 Wild chase—not before the

debut of Tweety Bird (9) 18 Small dog is skirting lean

boxers (9) 20 Wile E. Coyote’s favourite

company came apart (4) 22 Yosemite Sam employs some

Middle Easterners (7) 25 Make a cartoon of an island

pal (7) 26 Funny lingo used for getting

Bugs out? (9) 27 Forest critter ultimately

entering a lair (5) 28 Small, furry hopper with long

ears put on social media (5) 29 Slow-witted Fudd, initially at attention, carrying message (9)

DOWN 1 Actors collectively on

the French fortress (6) 2 Checking a piece of rope,

and taking a breather (9) 3 Family autocrat getting

in a twist (7) 4 Low-grade toupees worn

by tenor pharmacists (9) 5 TV medical drama following pet rabbit in children’s tales (5) 6 Attractive goal for a loser? (7) 7 Copper fragment’s length (5) 8 Awfully wet, risky work with smoke in a plane (8) 15 Attack part of cartoon’s laugh track (9) 16 Goofy had mad hen bumbling (3-6) 17 Despise novel containing zero chapters (8) 19 Leaves, at hearing “Why don’t we?” (7) 20 Shake it in marble (7) 21 Did some lettering in a sty (6) 23 Sort of toast Mr. Blanc with pair of balloons (5) 24 Formal scene’s first fight (5)