Sunday Crossword Puzzle

“SPORTING CHANCE”

By GARY LARSON

ACROSS

1 Model in the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun” 6 “Nightmare” street 9 Middles 15 Demonstrating skill 19 Subtle glows 20 Wasikowska of “Damsel” 21 Allergic outburst 22 Hudson Bay nation 23 *Grizzly, for one 25 *Olaf II of Norway, notably 27 Ornamental vase 28 Earthly 30 MLB Hall of Famer Fox and journalist Bly 31 __ a soul 32 Va. winter hours 34 Genesis twin 35 Hose clamp tightener 37 More klutzy 40 Prepare, as a contract 45 Like some dorms 46 *It goes up in cold weather 48 Sound of shock 49 Sharply hit baseball 51 Relax, maybe 52 Wolf down 54 Guru’s residence 56 Pool concern 57 Loses steam 60 Claim no longer allowed on cigarettes 62 Fortune 64 Show with constant cliffhangers 66 Cell division 68 NL Central club 69 *Nickname for Joe DiMaggio 73 Words of understanding 75 Uses, as a scale 77 Candy bar with a Nordic name 78 Self-reproach 80 Thinks 82 Played really badly 85 Comic book artist 86 Mentally assimilate 88 A musician usually has a good one 90 Originally called 91 Bête __ 92 Willing to listen (to) 93 *The sun will eventually be one 97 Button alternative 98 Posse carriers 101 Max Ernst, for one 102 True 104 Yearn 106 Eye, to a poet 107 Pickup relatives, briefly 108 Condemnation 111 Zip one’s lip 114 “Rugrats” dad 117 *ICBM booster until 1987 120 They’re on the same side ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues 122 Pizzazz 123 Spiritualist Deepak 124 Bagpiper’s topper 125 Past pudgy 126 Target of a military press 127 “Dear Evan __”: 2015 musical 128 Mahershala of “Moonlight” 129 Grown-up efts

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1 Perfume that sounds forbidden 2 VP under Jefferson 3 Par-3 choice, often 4 Not even rare? 5 Insurance that covers dams? 6 Manicurist’s board 7 Yarn spinner 8 Dark area on the moon 9 Surfboard/kayak hybrid 10 Yellowfin tuna 11 Response to goo 12 Slugger’s creation 13 Shades 14 “I’m __ to hear from you!” 15 Smoothie fruit 16 Cheese on crackers 17 Telescope part 18 To this day 24 Docking place 26 Result of one too many, maybe 29 Rookie, briefly 31 “I can’t agree to this” 33 Scrabble piece 35 Going places? 36 *Kipling’s Shere Khan is one 37 Author Sheehy 38 Relaxed 39 Airline with an allkosher menu 41 Turkish bigwigs 42 *“Virtuous Woman” reggae singer 43 Solheim Cup team 44 Fluoride-in-water meas. 45 Cat’s weapons 47 Little trickster 50 Confirms, as a password 53 Sub 54 China __: showy bloom 55 Use for preservation, as wine barrels 58 Takes off 59 Pass rusher’s stat 61 Small intake 63 Attacks 65 Story line 67 Singer Ed featured in the 2019 film “Yesterday” 70 “Just kidding!” 71 Place for a pad 72 Modern Persians 74 __ throat 76 Utopias 79 Knowledge of spiritual matters 81 Bareilles of “Waitress” 83 Without ice 84 Understanding 86 Quote from Homer 87 2012 Facebook event, for short 89 Overhaul 94 Sunbather’s pride 95 Poke fun at 96 Best Supporting Actress before Ingrid 99 Merit 100 Discolor by burning 101 Military alert state 103 Jack of “Some Like It Hot” 105 To-do 107 It was added to create an everyday quintet in 1990 108 Tick off 109 Series finale: Abbr. 110 Huff and puff 112 R&B great James 113 Ring at a wedding 114 State of suppressed worry 115 Reason to cram 116 List for a versatile tool 117 Talk acronym 118 Mil. mess duties 119 Before, poetically 121 Presidential nickname