New York Daily News

THE BIG X-WORD

- End Game by James Barrick

ACROSS

1 Dart

5 Piglike animal 10 Dieter’s concern 15 Jardiniere

19 High in fat and sugar 20 In unison: 2 wds. 21 Roughly 22 “— Brockovich” 23 Stretch oneself thin, financiall­y 25 Minuend’s counterpar­t 27 Actress — Griffith 28 Coffee beverage 30 Leggy birds

31 Brit. money 32 Tricky ways 33 Design detail 34 Cummerbund­s 37 Rundown farm animals

38 Young plant 42 More faithful 43 Boundless: 2 wds. 46 Lab compound 47 Elec. units

48 Culet

49 Scale or balance parts 50 Cravat

51 Turn to the right

52 Of an orbiting body 53 “Seven — for Seven Brothers”

55 Office plant 56 Handled 58 Invents

59 Rabbit housing 61 Middle ear bone

62 — of the town 63 Limited as to duration 64 Penitent

66 Jalopy 67 Dedicates 69 Stovetop items 70 Herons

72 Pan’s instrument 73 Grammar school org. 75 Compass pt.

76 The “Biggest Little City”

77 Infirm

78 Chain gang

79 Grammatica­l gaffe 81 Bosom buddy:

2 wds.

83 Painter — Matisse 84 Rootlets 86 Looped handle 87 Join metal parts 88 Regretted 89 Cezanne contempora­ry 91 Stoma

92 Garden tool 95 Abducted by Paris 96 “Sound of Music” setting

100 Deign

102 Grasp 105 Sunscreen ingredient 106 Efface

107 Early computer 108 Newspaper feature: hyph. 109 Soldier’s meal 110 More achy 111 Hackneyed 112 Refusals

DOWN

1 “— Here to Eternity” 2 Like some broadcasts 3 Where Reykjavik is: abbr.

4 Beats 5 Approaches takeoff position

6 Ray flower 7 American poet 8 Tavern 9 Warning signal: 2 wds. 10 Class

11 Touches on 12 Flowing garment 13 “Close, — no cigar” 14 Resembling a zebra 15 Means of travel 16 An Olympian

17 — die

18 Tips

24 Stage direction

26 Not yet up

29 Plus

32 Irrigate 33 Become cognizant of 34 Heraldic animal

35 Medieval helmet 36 Oversee 37 Battery type 38 Causes to go 39 Hang together 40 Bete — 41 Bandleader — Miller 43 Dwindles

44 Start a revolt 45 Sully

48 “Back to the —” 52 Doily material 53 Regatta contenders 54 Turn 55 Fingerboar­d ridge 57 Danube tributary

58 — — many colors 60 O.T. book

62 River in England 63 Lukewarm 64 Asparagus piece 65 Ancient Greek settlement

66 Salad plant

67 Ross or Rigg 68 Rude look 71 Cupidity

72 The fourth estate

74 Arab heavy: var. 77 Monetary resources 78 Fundraisin­g event 80 Harangues 81 Consecrate­s

82 Fad 83 Gymnastics equipment 85 Remedy 87 Wellhead 89 Compact 90 Church officer

91 Of the bishop of Rome 92 Con game 93 Cavity

94 “Dukes of Hazzard” deputy sheriff

95 Get news of 97 Nonpayment result 98 Arrow poison 99 Says further 101 — -Magnon

103 Prov. in Canada 104 Woody’s ex-partner

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