The Hamilton Spectator

WEEKLY CROSSWORD: Number One Fan

- By Victor Barocas Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

Across

1 Jennifer Saunders Britcom 6 Supporting structure 11 When tripled, “and so on” 15 Scandinavi­an language 19 PowerPoint unit 20 Greek goddesses of the seasons 21 K.C. Royal, e.g. 22 Snapchat co-founder Spiegel 23 Neighbor of Montenegro 25 Gaiety 27 Fleeced female 28 Put up 29 Goalkeeper's success 30 Mournful melody 31 Fleece-seeking vessel 34 Knew unfavorabl­e things about 37 Cabinetmak­er's cylinder 41 Obama : Bo :: FDR : __ 42 Pre-riot state 43 Put the blame on 45 Bamm-Bamm's mom 47 Like Chichén Itzá pyramids 48 Harp constellat­ion 49 Brought in 51 “Don't Bring Me Down” rock gp. 54 Comparison phrase 56 In the “Other” column 60 Knuckler's lack 63 T or F, maybe 65 Astronomer Hale 66 Japanese comics 67 Solving a problem boldly 73 Favorite's surprise 74 Learning method 75 Knee-injury initials 76 Uncle __ 77 Tony Gwynn, notably 82 Sailor's saint 84 U.N. worker protection gp. 85 Normand of silents 86 Part of Q.E.D. 88 Port near Sapporo 92 Holy, to Henriette 94 Ill-advised 96 “A Fish Called Wanda” actor 99 Important pipe 101 German state named for a river, with “the” 102 Complaint about monotony 106 Audible alert 107 Greek marketplac­e 108 Plot measure 109 “Swell!” 112 Caraway-flavored bread 115 Exam for intellectu­al property lawyers 117 Narcissist­ic trait exhibited perfectly by this puzzle's eight other longest answers 120 Medical suffix 121 Actress Fanning 122 Eatery freebies 123 Command to attack 124 Japanese PCs 125 Useless, battery-wise 126 Beginning 127 Imitation

Down

1 1975 Wimbledon champ 2 Botched 3 “Ask me anything” 4 Carpentry tool 5 Wax maker 6 “__: Ragnarok”: 2017 superhero film 7 Meander 8 Robert of “Vega$” 9 Resident of America's highest capital 10 Coral __ 11 Piano brand 12 Advil alternativ­e 13 Reduction of legal constraint­s, briefly 14 Part of ETA: Abbr. 15 With a touch of sweetness 16 Opposed 17 Tropical fruits 18 What manslaught­er lacks 24 Composer Telemann 26 Words of denial 29 Mo.'s largest airport 32 Did some home maintenanc­e 33 Narrow valleys 35 Pops 36 Surpass 37 Mil. award 38 Plant also called a New Zealand yam 39 Wuyi Mountains tea 40 It breaks in the morning 44 Play about Capote 45 Actress Vaccaro 46 Mind reader? 49 Anaheim baseball cap feature 50 Name dropped by TASS in 2014 51 Paperless periodical 52 Subpar car 53 “Waiting for Lefty” playwright 55 Earth tone 57 Not free-range 58 Fled on foot 59 Item gifted with a fountain pen 60 “Pardon me, Giulia” 61 Post-larval 62 “__ problem” 64 Dance floor flasher 68 “Lord, is __?”: Matthew 69 What optimists don't give up 70 List-ending abbr. 71 Summer brew 72 Every one of 78 Roast host 79 Needlefish 80 Controllin­g 81 RN workplaces 83 “S.W.A.T.” star Shemar 87 Crunch targets 89 Not for free 90 Toon canine 91 Grand Forks sch. 92 One looking ahead 93 City near Lake Nasser 94 Hamm of soccer 95 Neighbor of Cameroon 96 “Cat's in the Cradle” singer Harry 97 Papal representa­tive 98 Designed to light a fire? 99 Damaged 100 Iron __ 103 Triangular building feature 104 City including the former site of a Seminole War fort 105 Glowing signs 110 Entr'__ 111 Evaluate 113 Flemish river 114 One of 11 for Julia Louis-Dreyfus 116 Texas senator Cruz 117 Moody rock genre 118 PreCheck org. 119 Swindle, in slang

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