Springfield News-Sun

THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

- CROSSWORD DIVERSION BY FRANK A. LONGO

ACROSS

Extreme self-deniers 9 Common proof of age

Plotting band Cousins of croci Worker whose job is fitting

Nice smell Stylized bow that’s a token of affection

24 Godly 25 Fragment 26 Unwrap

27 Put on fancy

duds, with “up” 29 Many Punjabi believers

Take forcibly Marry

Cultural

Many August babies

Ford bomb

Writer Elinor or Philip

Praise highly

Toad feature Toppings for nachos

“The King —” Shakes up Entertaine­r Falana 52 Nutrition std. 54 “— Kapital” 55 Tapering off

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Flying hooters They have depots: Abbr. Father of Beau Bridges

Most bizarre Rugged truck, in brief

Sandy islets Napoleon’s isle of exile

News anchor Huntley

Hebrew holy scroll

Plus others: Abbr. “Noah” actress Watson

Chewed Andean stimulants

Title for a fictional Southern rabbit Cowboys’ city, informally

Writer Dinesen Suffix with Seattle

Behind bars

Bruno — (shoe brand)

Moo — pork Be boastful Hurting from hiking, say

Color tone Gridiron stats Pale brown Legume-family plant 94 96 98 99

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Incline

“Not so!” PC memory units 19th-century Shakespear­e editor Alexander Chevy muscle car Farfalle, e.g. A8 carmaker Paige of “Evita” Gene-splicing need

Trellis plants Current style Finale

Colorado ski mecca

Vetoed

Early online protocol

Rip apart

Justice Kagan Distinctiv­e film director

Ripped apart Impertinen­t Meager

Jewel box holders ... or eight features of this puzzle? 1 Radiant

2 Incline 3 Neandertha­l, e.g. 4 Eve’s garden

5 “— TOK” (Kesha

hit) 6 7

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Electrojet bit Laundromat machine

Make a chair of “— be an honor” Speaking stand Passive resistance to laws Quite similar “Apollo 13” director Equestrian training Bit of outdated hi-fi equipment Traveled in a curved path Tennis’s Becker Astonish

Suit coat flap — monster (large lizard)

Lofty trains

— del Fuego Romantic evening meal

In-favor votes Longtime politico Mo

Rival of Xerox or Canon

Political pull Diyer’s book

Build upon Deadlock

Mil. officer

Mil. officer

Mgr.’s aide

Tasty tuber December 25

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Periodic payment to a stockholde­r Taper off

Judges’ org.

Very fine rain

Hora or hokeypokey Classic arcade name

Smooth transition 31-Across on the sly

Viscous

Novelist Jane Possibilit­ies

This moment

Java

Fulfill expectatio­ns Really tired

Sailing races

“Take it out” mark Beatified Fr. woman

Really yearns Teresa of — “Boxcars” roll

Cold temps

River mouth

Silly prank Constituen­t of gunpowder

At — for words — ex machina Observe

III, to Italians Inclined

’16 Olympics host

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