The Hamilton Spectator

WEEKLY CROSSWORD: For-Gone Conclusion­s

- By Gail Grabowski Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Across

1 Minor dustup 5 Ladder danger 9 Jeff who started an online bookstore in 1994 14 Give form to 19 Free speech org. 20 New Balance competitor

21 Put on, as pressure 22 Developmen­t units

23 React to too much sun, perhaps 24 Overcharge 25 “Silas Marner” girl 26 Penetratin­g winds 27 Horses' feeding period? 29 Nightly newscaster's preparatio­n? 31 Burpee product 32 It has strings attached

33 Fed. financial gp. 34 Sight in an unfinished attic 37 Southwest worker 39 “You may say I'm a __”: Lennon's “Imagine” 43 Waiting room read 44 Where dos are done

45 Dire prophecy 47 Hang open 48 House with layers 49 Easter feast, say? 52 One in a workout count 53 Unexpected 54 River to South Carolina's Winyah Bay 55 Genesis matriarch 56 “Megastruct­ures” channel, familiarly 58 Tennis surprise 60 Govt. agents 61 Document preparer 62 Museum posting: Abbr. 63 “We're driving around in circles”? 68 Anna's “The Accountant” co-star

69 Red Guard member 72 Lanai neighbor 73 Tour guides, e.g. 77 Enemy of Mr. Bill, in old “SNL” skits 78 Start a course 79 “Once Is Not Enough” author 82 Nicki Minaj genre 83 Unkind remark 84 Ticket selling for a major golf event? 87 Puff pastry cheese 88 Publisher Adolph 90 Iconic 60-Across boss 91 Consider with care 92 Around the corner 93 Predetermi­ned steps 95 Historic caravel 96 Took in the sights 97 Escape 98 Something in the air 100 98-Across, often 101 Severe dip in contributi­ons during a telethon? 104 Hurricane tracker closeup? 109 Case place 110 Italy's “Supreme Poet” 111 Twitter's bird, e.g. 112 Belgian capital 113 Scorch slightly 114 Actress MacDowell 115 Aviation pioneer Sikorsky 116 Bond was kicked out of it 117 Entered into a deal

118 Cross with 119 Fresh answers 120 Number with words

Down

1 Brewpub array 2 “Rhyme Pays” rapper 3 Pet peeve? 4 Period, to British grammarian­s 5 “Hurry it up!” 6 Bypass 7 Hemsworth of “The Hunger Games” 8 Common camp site

9 Pub game with balls

10 Whiz 11 Youngest Marx brother 12 Mythical hunter 13 Team backer? 14 Skeptic's demand 15 Droopy-shaped purse 16 Bow-toting god 17 Cheat, in a way 18 Serious extreme? 28 Garlic relative 30 Agony 32 Without peer 34 Info-gathering mission 35 Quarters 36 What may accompany hunger pangs? 37 Bud on a drive 38 First name in `70s tennis

39 Slip into 40 Result of a faulty tab setting? 41 Pentathlon gear 42 Provide more room for growth 44 While 45 Salvage crew member 46 Upright 49 Pommes frites condiment 50 How-to lesson 51 Maker of Wayfarer sunglasses 54 Turn a Monopoly corner

57 Used Charmin for shenanigan­s, for short

59 Sea cell

60 Bi- equivalent 64 What diviners interpret 65 Former Swedish imports 66 Bolshoi outfit 67 Part of 1/2 69 Passé PC system 70 “Off with her head!” head owner

71 Star that's a draw 74 USCG rank

75 It's often meritbased

76 Ticket number you don't want to see 79 City near Pisa 80 Blood bank quantity 81 Arcade giant 85 Bard's bedtime 86 Competitio­n in lanes 87 Challengin­g golf hole starting points 89 Blow the budget 92 Center

94 Hung in there 95 “The Merchant of Venice” heroine 96 Some exposed-beam homes 98 Actress De La Garza 99 Scientific dept. 100 Blocks often disassembl­ed and reassemble­d 101 Trevi toss-in 102 Polly, to Tom 103 Sistine Chapel ceiling figure 104 Bulldog supporters 105 Discipline with poses 106 Lot purchase 107 Resolve, with “out” 108 Dull, maybe 109 J.E.B. Stuart's side

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