Times Colonist

Funny Business

- By Rebecca Goldstein

ACROSS

1 Cymbals played with a pedal 6 Doofus 10 Snack or stack at the poker table 15 Hushed summons 19 Sun-dried brick 20 Hardwood trees 21 32-foot pastry visible from the 405 in Los Angeles 22 “Sex Education” protagonis­t 23 Composite image where stars appear as streaks 26 Key turning point? 27 Landscapin­g tool 28 Title role for Madonna 29 Chihuahua’s alert 30 Sinister 32 Early social networking site 34 Cartagena kiss 35 Flat formation 38 Kitchen containers 39 Flurry of emotions 41 GoPro device 44 Musical ability 45 Ref. that added “adultifica­tion” in 2023 46 Rattan 47 Vehicle that may address the “last mile” problem 52 Used a peeler 53 Comedian DeLaria 54 Like last-minute tix, maybe 55 “Stop talking” 56 Sudden shocks 57 Air space? 59 Rio hello 61 Bag-checking org. 62 __ fide 63 “Don’t forget your umbrella and galoshes!” 71 Bavarian range 72 Prefix with cache 73 Get loose, in a way 74 Ginger __ 75 Italian seaport 77 Flock infant 79 Brio 81 Word with bird’s or bull’s 82 75-Down accessory 83 As the situation warrants 88 Simpson who plays the sax 89 “Mr. Robot” creator Esmail 90 Beam 91 Said aloud 92 Phryge, for Paris 2024, e.g. 97 Cable 98 Has on the calendar 99 “American Dad” dad 100 Inched closer 103 Match makeup 104 Petting zoo chorus 105 Base for many Italian fashion labels 106 Ginger blossom garland 108 Tends to spilled milk 110 Period that included the storming of the Bastille 114 Dressy attire 115 “The Color Purple” producer 116 “You said it!” 117 Do some dirty dancing 118 Jennifer of “Dirty Dancing” 119 Dishwasher cycle 120 Petting zoo ride 121 Music League submission­s

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1 “Hell __ no fury ... “2 Figurative expression 3 Comfy cozy 4 First pres. born outside the Thirteen Colonies 5 Power trip? 6 Debate issues 7 Trash 8 HEMNES retailer 9 Vanilla meas. 10 1990s media coverage? 11 Souped-up car 12 Indigenous Alaskan 13 Water filter brand 14 Mentally prepared 15 “... and I approve this message” spots 16 Lifted prints? 17 [Not my error] 18 Disappoint­ed click 24 Digital images? 25 Wild goat 31 Actor Kilmer 33 Blueprint bit 34 Hardwood tree 35 House of Lords member 36 St. __ of Assisi 37 Employed 39 Madrid “more” 40 Adversary 41 Pegged instrument­s 42 Indigenous Alaskan 43 Denotes 44 Biotech bacteria 48 Makes a flat sheet flatter 49 Resolution 50 Peak between Pelion and Olympus 51 “__ a big if!” 52 Duck habitat 56 Musician Batiste 58 Provide pardon 60 Acute thing 62 Bread shaped like a 21-Across 64 Plant with a tiger tooth variety 65 Brewery letters 66 One on a fixie, say 67 Like some tearjerker­s 68 Yr. before a historic time change 69 Journalist King 70 Dashboard display 75 Outdoor kitchen fixture 76 Simple 78 Lowest rank for a 35-Down 80 Crucially important 82 Unappealin­g plateful 83 Baylor University city 84 “I dunno ... “ 85 “Postman __”: BBC stop-motion animation series 86 Crunchy snack 87 Helper 89 Accepts an invitation to pose 93 Calif. Christmas hrs. 94 Poses in a yoga studio 95 Lazy walrus, e.g., for short 96 Paper money 97 Coral community 100 Assumed 101 Marvin the Martian, e.g. 102 Corporate shakeup affecting the companies in the circled letters? 104 Switzerlan­d’s capital 105 Brief brief 107 Signs 108 NYC arena 109 Possessive word 111 Troy research univ. 112 Missy Elliott genre 113 Number of players in Battleship

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