Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

ALTERED STATES: Explained at 68 Across

- BY S.N. | EDITED BY STANLEY NEWMAN (stanxwords.com)

Across

1 Cajun chef of TV

7 “… and to __ good night!”

11 Those on foot, for short

15 Pulverize, as potatoes

19 Honor Thy Father author

20 Tries to win over

21 Forelimb bone

22 “Short” suffix in music

23 *Timepiece with hands

25 *Flier’s selection

27 State representa­tive

28 High anxiety

30 Common practice

31 Is priced at

33 __ and void

34 Pixies and elves

36 Glossy finish

39 Lack of danger

41 Large fruit

42 Built for two

44 Urban transporta­tion

45 Austen novel

46 Central Iowa city

50 Drink on draft

51 *Pasteur discovery

56 French abstract artist

57 Unsuccessf­ul film

59 Boone, for short

60 “__ Lang Syne”

61 Like brine

63 Alpine falsetto

65 Russian mountain range

67 Bit of antiquity

68 What the answers to the starred clues all start with

74 Sports comeback

75 3/17 honoree

76 Rapper’s aides

77 Cannes contractio­n

79 Water bordering Ohio

80 Paint crudely

82 Small Spanish number

85 French season

86 *Basic

90 Assoc. or org.

91 Measure of force

93 Certain undergrad

94 Director DuVernay

95 “Blah, blah, blah”

97 Solemn ceremonies

99 Parents-to-be class

102 Old Testament prophet

103 Don’t take seriously

106 Yawn producer

107 City near Bonn

109 __ personalit­y (anchorwoma­n, e.g.)

110 City near Mauna Kea, for short

112 Orbital extreme

116 *Nimbus, for instance

119 *Sleepless in Seattle, e.g.

121 Baby photograph­er Geddes

122 Chopped down

123 Carpet coverage

124 Amend further

125 Retrieves

126 Small bouquet

127 Feudal toiler

128 Emphasize

Down

1 Flight board nos.

2 Thick head of hair

3 Special flare

4 Tightened, as shoes

5 Glove brand

6 Constructi­on toys

7 Leather piercer

8 Cloverleaf part

9 Scottish tourist draw

10 Invite to dinner

11 Person instructed

12 Jazz great Fitzgerald

13 Genetic molecule

14 __ Jose, CA

15 City not far from Etna

16 Was annoying to

17 Reenact

18 Won’t miss at all

24 Earliest PC screens

26 Franc’s successor

29 Fogg emulator

32 Salk rival

34 Prefix for precious

35 Blueprints

36 Haphazard attempt

37 Heavenly light

38 *Wartime detainee

40 Any energy source

41 2451, in old Rome

43 Tyler Perry film persona

45 Sparkling success

47 *Bulk letter personaliz­ations

48 Orange Muppet

49 Blueprint details

52 Soothing ointments

53 Boasted about

54 Subtle glow

55 Deserves to receive

58 John who created the index fund

62 Smallest possible

64 Evaporate

66 Absorb fully

68 Combat-ready

69 Brutish

70 Brews, as tea

71 OWN VIP

72 Gladly, in Shakespear­e

73 High-minded

78 Shows corrosion

80 Opera celeb

81 Leave speechless

83 Art Deco alphabet painter

84 Pet welfare org.

87 Caviars

88 “Me too”

89 Computer-linking technology

92 White weasels

96 Pine or cypress

98 “As my memory tells me” text

99 Chat room chuckle

100 Fragrances

101 Spot in the distance

103 Hair-covering scarf

104 Nonsensica­l

105 Virtuous person

106 Hen

108 Scorches in a skillet

110 Tints

111 Big boss at Disney

113 French literature Nobelist

114 Ivy League team

115 CPR pros

117 Race segment

118 Tic-tac-toe nonwinner

120 UK fliers

 ?? © 2023 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved. ?? Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.”
© 2023 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved. Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.”

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