Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

Oh, That Changes Things!

- By Gary Larson Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Across

1 Gretchen of “Boardwalk Empire” 4 Takes steps 8 Takes time drinking 14 Tiff 18 Dr. __ Skoda, J.K. Simmons’ “Law & Order” role 20 Dory, e.g. 21 Pricing word 22 Whiskey cocktail 23 “Must-see” review 24 Cheese with an edible rind 25 Sketching an infamous emperor? 27 Outdoor barbecue area for wings? 30 Loses it 31 Yemen’s capital 32 Conger catchers 33 Georgia et al., once 34 More coarse, as sandpaper 36 Named time span 38 Big brand in card collection­s 43 Stubborn equine 45 Albany is its cap. 46 Brave opponent 48 iPad, iPod and iPhone? 51 More relaxed 53 “Word on the street is ... ” 55 Funny Fey 56 Shirt named for a game 57 Land 61 Grassy plain 63 Admit, with “to” 64 Never again 66 Ragout, e.g. 69 Leaves alone 71 Theme park beast, perhaps? 75 Actress Woodard 78 Spot in the Senate 79 Tattoo target 82 Road sign caution 83 Great Lakes’ __ Canals 86 More inclined 88 Gym site 90 Scarlett’s plantation 92 Windpipe 95 Woodlouse, e.g. 97 Intoxicate­d to the point at which getting a tattoo sounds like a good idea? 99 Blog feed letters 101 Simple sack 102 Play for a sap 103 Martini go-with? 104 Cries of pain 106 Former New Mexico senator with an Uncle Mo 109 Chowder morsel 112 Iced pastry 114 Dukes seen in fights 117 Paradise 121 100 centavos? 123 Twin peaks? 126 Genetic lab samples 127 Support beam 128 Stallion’s mate 129 Indy racing family 130 Notes after fa 131 Tabloid fodder 132 Start to build a pot 133 Navy builder 134 __ child 135 WWII spy org.

Down

1 Former Ford autos, briefly 2 City on the Missouri 3 On one’s own? 4 French cleric 5 Trumpet kin 6 Where Chiang ruled from 1950 on 7 Thief 8 Rock bottom 9 Revolted 10 Coastal inlet 11 Work on a seam, say 12 Vaping products, briefly 13 Man of La Mancha 14 IRS ID’s 15 Hardy work 16 Certain something 17 Walked over 19 Aptly named Renault 26 Chansons de __: medieval French poems 28 Clinton running mate 29 Revered Mother 33 Weakens 35 Coup target, perhaps 37 Charlotte of “The Facts of Life” 39 Six-time N.L. home run champ 40 Number on a tag 41 __ noir 42 Bars not for drinking

43 Swiss peak 44 In a bit 47 One watching a shepherd, say 49 Amigo 50 Cleaning chemical 52 Renewable energy choice 54 Physical opening 58 Some Hollywood FX 59 Court arbiters 60 Toledo’s lake 62 Snakes in hieroglyph­ics 65 Valuable rocks 67 River to the North Sea 68 Hard-hitting sound 70 Ginza locale 72 Wallet contents 73 Wrath 74 J.R.R. Tolkien feature 75 Up 76 Peruvian plain 77 Travelers’ decision points 80 Spur-of-themoment Tinder profile? 81 Sgts. and such 84 Plains tribe 85 Leftover morsel 87 California locale where “Maria Maria” fell in love, in a Santana hit 89 Vitamin C source 91 Six-pack contents? 93 Speck 94 Legendary fire starter 96 Office group 98 Permissibl­e 100 Son-of-a-gun 101 It makes everything better, purportedl­y 105 Safe and sound 107 Filet __ 108 Fat, say 110 Hawaiian feasts 111 Nitrogen compound 113 Selected 115 Rulers before the Bolsheviks 116 Gets ready to file 117 Jane Austen novel 118 Student __ 119 Mongolian tent 120 “The Mikado” weapon, briefly 122 Anthem opener 124 Eavesdropp­ing org. 125 Young socialite

 ?? © 2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. ?? Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” 3/21
© 2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” 3/21

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