Edmonton Journal

“CALLING FORTH”

- BY GARY LARSON

Across

1 Close to closed 5 Salad veggie 11 Its “M” stands for “Motoren” 14 Batty 18 Ashton’s spouse 19 2002 “Friends” Emmy winner 21 French monarch 22 Barbarian 23 Off-season at a nudist camp? 25 Stock female roles 27 Caribbean getaway 28 Dollhouse Christmas decoration? 30 Reveal, poetically 31 Sale limitation word 32 Early Indo-European 33 Hot 36 Abandon 38 Silver and gold 43 Defrost in the microwave? 45 Cubes for cooking 48 Longtime Dolphins coach 49 Reggae’s __ Kamoze 50 Ham, to Noah 51 Two, for most folks? 53 English critic Kenneth 56 Folks 60 Worker in a garden 61 Apple variety 62 Capital south of Vienna 64 Links prop 65 Broom-__: comics witch 67 “As Time Goes By” pianist 68 Aha moment sensation? 73 Pops 76 Frozen summer coolers 77 Propel, in a way 78 Wordstoliv­eby 82 Biblical prophet 84 Grab a bite 85 Type of plane 88 One at a family reunion 89 Geek chic? 92 Minor player 94 With 130-Across, weekly U.S. magazine with a cryptic crossword 95 Beat out 96 More cunning 98 Underwear catalog? 101 Aslan’s land 103 “Juno and the Paycock” playwright 105 Combat zones 106 Most letters, nowadays 109 Tiny insect egg 110 Cyst of no concern 111 Cinderella’s coach? 116 Con artists 121 Atmosphere 122 Suffering from stress-related weight gain? 124 __ tissue 125 Scout group 126 Kia SUV 127 Author Bombeck 128 Victimofaf­abled upset 129 Drink suffix 130 See 94-Across 131 Back-to-school time for many: Abbr.

Down

1 Gremlins and Pacers 2 Abandon at the altar 3 Heaps 4 Filthy quarters 5 Duds, old-style 6 Kournikova of tennis 7 Quarters 8 Novel ending? 9 Mushroom stems 10 Went deep at the park 11 Pipe material 12 Bank contents 13 Early American home 14 Ready to serve 15 Contents of el mar 16 Be a bundle of nerves 17 Radio host John 20 Society page word 24 Optimist 26 The “E” in E. & J. Gallo 29 Strapped-on accessory 31 Nave seat 33 Phelps broke his gold-medal record 34 Skater Harding 35 Because of, with “to” 36 Copenhagen native 37 Confirmati­on, e.g. 39 Norse god associated with storms 40 Jam ingredient­s 41 Andean wool source 42 “The Crucible” setting 44 Letters after I? 46 Jazz pianist Blake 47 Common sense 52 Obscure 54 __ show 55 Soft drink brand since 1924 57 Elevator innovator 58 Cartridge holder 59 Colorful blocks 63 Flexor muscle, informally 65 German title 66 Before long, quaintly 69 Some tides 70 __ One: vodka brand 71 Lucrative, contractua­lly 72 VW hatchback 73 Friend of Pythias 74 Appliance maker since 1934 75 Grandparen­t, often 79 Wyoming’s __ Range 80 Former #1 LPGA golfer Lorena 81 Goes after 83 Evade 85 One of the Baldwins 86 Hurting 87 John in London 90 Separately 91 Garlicky sauce 93 Chewed persistent­ly 97 Former name of Myanmar’s most populous city 98 Asian celebratio­n 99 Welcome 100 They may empty in a brawl 102 Actress Plummer 104 NATO alphabet letter after Romeo 107 Rainbowlik­e 108 Cara of“Fame” 111 Bangers partner 112 Gym site 113 Skier’s aid 114 Put in a position 115 Sympatheti­c sounds 116 Done, in Verdun 117 Jared of “Suicide Squad” 118 Where Cork is 119 Dudley Do-Right’s org. 120 32-card game 123 No longer working: Abbr.

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