Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

COUNT OFF: But not by much

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

Across

1 Clock sound 5 Statue support 9 Uncovers

14 __ facto

18 New __, India 19 ABA member 20 Fully attentive 21 NYC home of

Chagalls

22 Narrow channel 23 Cartoon canary 25 Arm: Fr.

26 A few of 27 Deception 28 Cellphone symbols 29 Lab dish inventor 30 Magician’s device 32 Pares down 33 Sumptuous

suppers

34 Very long time 35 Yale student 36 Proofreade­r mark 37 Symbol of the

circus

38 Hoops group 39 Soldiers’ outposts 43 Price of admission 45 Be benevolent 47 Horseradis­h

holder

48 Smallest bills 49 Traditiona­l kilt

wearer 50 Clairvoyan­t 51 Keyboard line with

ZXCVBNM 54 Type of bacteria 55 Marines battle cry 58 Kauai cookout 59 Project for Buzz

and Neil 60 What four of the longest Across answers include (almost)

66 Far off

67 Still contending 68 Legal claims

69 San Antonio

landmark 70 Theater worker 73 Crib dweller 77 Tennis great

Nastase

78 Hardly first-rate 79 LAX datum 80 Contribute­s 82 Gridiron group 83 Excellent earth for

crops

87 __-at-ease

(nervous) 88 Harmonize 90 Mentions further 91 Pod morsel 92 Poet/pugilist 93 Game show emcee,

e.g.

94 Coasters on snow 96 Sugar and Honey 98 Circle dances 99 Gem of the ocean 100 Comedian Carvey 101 Catcher’s need 102 Mine loads

103 First-rate

105 Country singer

Fricke

106 County hub

107 Fill with glee 108 Hovering above 109 Atmospheri­c

layer

110 Swirling water 111 Sandwich shops 112 Women in

westerns

113 Navigation hazard

Down

1 Certain woodwind 2 “No need to help

me”

3 Hatchling sound 4 Box of tools 5 Tubside bottle 6 Doing battle 7 Bloom holder 8 Storm center

9 San Francisco, for

instance 10 Tuesdays with

Morrie author 11 Bridle straps 12 Goes wrong 13 Criterion: Abbr. 14 Weary person’s

words

15 Cruise itinerary 16 Mensa members,

by definition 17 Desert haven 18 Bloats

24 Flooring specialist 27 Sturdy

29 Hatrack features 31 Showroom sample 32 Taking by surprise 33 Conforms with 36 Internist’s

imperative 37 Concoct

40 New Testament

Epistle 41 Discussion venue 42 Mrs. Lennon 44 Cultural climate 46 New England coll.

town

49 Visits briefly 51 Ram’s remark 52 Convex navel 53 Newspaper listings 54 Laundry cycle 56 Herr von Bismarck 57 Pumpernick­el

alternativ­e 59 Consumed

60 Show the basics

to

61 Attractive

62 PC message plus

replies

63 Personal journal 64 Forearm bones 65 Teapot cover 70 Boot part

71 Crib dweller 72 Devices dispensing

$$$

74 Turkey’s peninsula 75 Housing, as

soldiers

76 Soldier who

volunteers 78 Quart fraction 80 Michelange­lo

sculpture 81 Actor Alda 83 Figure (out) 84 Hamlet’s fencing

opponent 85 “Strange as it

seems…” 86 Kitchen gadgets

89 Warm and snug 93 The things yonder 94 Love Story author 95 Christine of

Chicago Hope

96 Drapery section 97 Dazzle

99 Carpet fabric 100 Star soprano 103 Pre-__ major 104 Low-lying clouds 105 Piece of work

 ?? ?? Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” © 2024 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved.
Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” © 2024 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved.

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