Gulf News

WEEKEND CROSSWORD

- ‘TIS THE SEASON’ BY GARY LARSON & AMY ENSZ Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 ‘Godblessus,__one!’

6 Cola choice

11__ pudding: Christmas treat

15 Org. with Falcon sand Ravens

18 Stimulates, as curiosity

20 Mr.T’soutfit

21 Syllables from Santa

22 ISP pioneer

23 Snow-covered home in many Hallmark Christmas greetings?

25 Soon,longago

26 Overly

27 Mostwee

28 Task of untangling last year’s outdoor Christmas decoration­s?

30‘ So under’ Best Actress

Oscar nominee Cicely

31 Capbrims

34 Dog-__

35 Ryder Cuporg.

37 Loudnessme­asure

40 Chef’sworkload

41 Rude way to describe shopping mall Santas?

47 Completely updated

48 ‘Well,shoot’

49 AirFranceh­ub

50 Wok,forone

53 Coffee cup insulators

55 TVseriesba­sedona

Coen brothers film

57 Notedsecon­d-place

finisher 58 Dodgergrea­tReese

61 Slenderste­mware

62 Wentupasiz­e

63 ‘Waterloo’quartet

66 Like a decorated Christmas tree, usually?

69 Word with wind and Wing

70 Armoirepar­t

71 Oscar winner Hunt

72 Buildup

74 Goup against

75 Parlor piece

76 Shows age, as newspaper

80 Yoga roll

81 Make a bundle?

82 Meyers of late-night TV

86 British fish dish

87 Like the content sofa gift-wrapped pet carrier, hopefully?

91 With good judgment

94 Perfect example

95 Game console letters 96 Perfect

97 Tell

99 Puts a tease

103 Career preparing gifts for those on Santa’s ‘naughty’list?

105 Proclaim loudly

108 Actress Basinger

109 ‘Start talking’

110 Portraying Comet’s sleigh-pulling partner in the Christmas pageant?

114 College domain

115 Jump

116 Dispatch

117 Wonderland host who says, ‘It’s always teatime’

118 Tresmenosu­no

119 ‘NASCARonNB­C’ analyst Earnhardt Jr. 120 Figures (out)

121 Flowerings­hrub, in gardenersl­ang

DOWN

1 NT book before Philippian­s

2 Baro quest ringed instrument

3 Evenhanded

4 Out of practice

5 Throws away quickly, in slang

6 Busy orgs. during campaigns

7 Coupd’__

8 Accordingt­o

9 Despondent

10 Online chats, briefly

11‘ Exile in Guy ville’ singer Liz

12 Yearns(for)

13‘ I don’ t like the sound of that’

14 __Jackcheese

15 Essence

16 Header’sopposite

17 London insurance giant

19 Flight school hurdle

24 Italian fashion house known for leather goods

28 Hangaround­lazily

29 Some parents

31 ‘LaDolce__’

32 ‘Yeah, right’

33 Min. fraction

35 Free TV spots

36 Noisy shore bird

38 Wrapup

39 MercuryorS­aturn

40 Norwegian capital

42 Wordsinaco­cktail recipe

43 Nicedream?

44 Geekytype

45 __valve:heartpart

46 Pres singneed

50 Cut (down)

51 Wargod

52 Small amphibian

54 Africanlan­guage

55 Ala. neighbor

56 Luminous glow

57 ‘The Time Machine’ author

59 Telepathic girl in‘ Stranger Things’

60 Jazz great Fitzgerald

61 Marshyarea

63‘ House of Gucci’ actor Driver

64 ‘TheBookof__Fett’

65 Boxingmatc­h

67 ActorKings­ley

68 ‘TheWholeWo­man’ writer Germaine

73 Peter Fond a title role

75 Crockett of folklore

77 Confidesin

78 Sangria ingredient

79 Gels

81 Wallet

82 Tizzy

83 Kinof-kin

84 Howe’er

85 Garmentbor­der

87‘ Dream girls’ actress Sharon

88 Fix,asahorse

89 Brewerylet­ters

90 Pralinenut

91 Musicalset­inOz

92 Eagerreply­to‘Who wants dessert?’

93 IrishpoetH­eaney

97 Fitforaque­en

98 Skip the formalitie­s, in a way

100 Cry of frustratio­n

101 Apt ly named Renault

102 Impudence

104 Superstore with wordless assembly instructio­ns

105 Informatio­n unit

106 Baloney

107 Sevenup,e.g.

110 Letters from school

111 Asianlangu­age

112 Egyptianvi­per

113 Likesomehu­mor

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