The Hamilton Spectator

WEEKLY CROSSWORD: Mending Things

- By Garry Morse

Across

1 “Take __!” 5 Follower of Zeno 10 Revelatory moments 14 Concert site 18 Gives a shine to 20 Conveyor connected to a pump 21 Norse trickster 22 Mayberry redhead 23 Result of failing to catch a wascally wabbit? 25 Viral video about Dre’s headphones? 27 Ultimate 28 Barak of Israel 30 Victim of Casca 31 Litany from a lying perp 32 Pasta wheat 34 Ad hoc gp. 35 ISP alternativ­e 36 “C’mon, bro!” 37 Landlocked African land 41 “Are not!” evoker 44 Holiday seasons 46 Underwater stabilizer 48 Embellish 49 Tops off 51 Zip 52 Seriously hurt 54 StubHub parent company 55 Young Darth’s nickname 56 “I’m the best on the runway,” e.g.? 62 Hang-thread link 63 Inviting words 65 Risk it 66 Like some R-rated films 68 Took an arduous trip 69 “Sexy” Beatles woman 70 Pathetic 73 Walk obediently 74 Biceps exercise 75 “You’re not done talking, are you?” 76 Soccer phenom Freddy 78 Herb served only on trains? 82 Wore (away) 83 NASA vehicles 85 Court entry 86 Barrel contents 87 Any of three Ottoman sultans 89 Beef recall cause 91 Poetic foot 93 Mideast capital at 7,380 feet 95 Hefty refs. 96 Toyota compacts 98 Somewhat high 100 Not cloudy: Abbr. 102 Tidy the garden, in a way 103 Charge 104 It precedes some hockey games 108 Creativity result 111 Hall of Fame catcher Carlton 112 Sweater type 113 Floral stench? 115 Poor prompt to a friend who’s been asked what the capital of Alaska is? 118 A risk might be taken on one 119 Rickey flavoring 120 __ nous 121 Half a ‘60s-’70s pop duo 122 Poker game starter 123 2000, for one 124 Poker game betrayals 125 Where Nike has no “i,” briefly

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1 Suit material 2 Cut in two 3 Corporate heavies 4 Young star 5 They go on for generation­s 6 Turnpike fee 7 Medalla de victor 8 Skater Midori 9 Smartphone feature 10 “Dark Sky Island,” e.g. 11 Did some gardening 12 Alias preceder 13 Without ads, it’s usually about 21 or 22 minutes 14 Like much jam 15 Copies 16 __ bean 17 Inappropri­ate look 19 Sp. lasses 24 2016 film subtitled “Miracle on the Hudson” 26 Latin dance 29 Eye-opener at the gym 32 Live 33 Uncertain sounds 34 Eyelashes 36 Not from around here 37 Enthusiasm 38 British cop’s heartthrob? 39 “King Kong” (1933) actress 40 “Dark Sky Island” musician 41 “It’s __!”: “True!” 42 Bouncer’s concern 43 Some “Ghostbuste­rs” jokes? 45 Reversed 47 Host 50 Barbecue equipment using wood 53 Sister of Moses 57 Swimmer’s unit 58 Panhandle state 59 Gymnast Comaneci 60 Tedious work 61 Kathy of country 64 Barely get, with “out” 67 Co. in Cannes 69 “Get lost!” 70 Kingdom subdivisio­ns 71 “¿Cómo está __?” 72 __ United: English soccer team 75 Sniveling 76 Smart guy? 77 Art __ 79 Homeric epic 80 Beethoven strolled in them for inspiratio­n 81 Done for 84 Highway hazard 88 Interfere with 90 Intestinal section 92 A/C measure 93 Day or nail follower 94 West African capital 97 Uncork, so to speak 99 Laser alternativ­e 101 __ man 103 “Star Trek: TNG” first officer 104 Refreshmen­t spots 105 Extreme pain 106 Condemns 107 In the blink of __ 108 Beatles nonsense syllables 109 __ Bator 110 Battery, e.g. 111 Low-cost home loan org. 112 Bottom row PC key 114 Turn often prohibited, slangily 116 French article 117 Home of the NHL’s Blues

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