Toronto Star

SUNDAY CROSSWORD

ADVERBIALL­Y SPEAKING: Served with a twist

- BY S.N.

ACROSS

1 Firm understand­ing 6 Press conference, for short 11 Home of twigs 15 Sean Connery, by birth 19 Shakespear­ean swain 20 Coalition 21 Telltale sign 22 Fantine creator 23 “The waiting room is

empty” 25 “Haste makes waste” 27 Can’t stand 28 Alternativ­e to “sir” 30 Spanish conquistad­or 31 Overly extended 32 Rain holder 34 Work at a keyboard 35 Incubator occupant 38 Yonder 39 Rate of walking 40 Part of TGIF 43 Roger Rabbit’s colleagues 44 “The lions have fled” 46 Hunters’ org. 47 Basic French verb 48 Double Indemnity author 49 Overdue 50 “Don’t be __” (Google

slogan) 51 Beer holder 52 “I’ll have another cutlet” 56 Sacked out 57 Went round and round 59 Wee hour 60 Play excerpts 61 Bridal accessorie­s 62 More pleasant 63 Show surprise, perhaps 64 Japanese religion 66 Band-Aid rival 67 Twiddle one’s thumbs 70 Swiss chocolatie­r 71 “We call our convertibl­e

Christine” 73 Itinerary word 74 Heart charts: Abbr. 75 Male turkeys 76 Young socialites 77 Hanger-on 78 Sushi fish 79 “Give a treat to Fido and

Fluffy” 83 Actress Olivia 84 Ask too much 85 Small pranksters 86 Atlas dot 87 Put trust in 88 Tablet downloads 89 Passageway­s for Santa 90 Korean autos 91 Buffalo Bill wore one 94 Ending meaning “attendee” 95 Wane 99 “I write jingles” 101 “The wordplay is a little

off” 104 Luau souvenirs 105 Undeniable 106 Pay the IRS online 107 Spine-tingling 108 Deputy, for short 109 Oracle 110 Mover’s device 111 Perfume measures

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1 Graph paper pattern 2 Pantheon’s city 3 Sound boosters 4 Alaskan mail carrier 5 Witch’s brews 6 Captain of the Caine 7 Raggedy dolls 8 Petty peeve 9 Buck, for short 10 Ever again 11 Wanderer 12 Wax-coated cheese 13 Letters on a Chicago cap 14 Tot’s wheels 15 Piece of the action 16 Religious sect 17 Stare at 18 Trifles (with) 24 Fails to be 26 Prone to sulking 29 The Mammoth Hunters

author 32 The good dishes 33 Was a guide 34 Scrumptiou­s 35 Bits of gossip 36 Still in dreamland 37 “I’m donating these” 38 Gave it a go 39 Song of David 40 “Look at all the dryer lint” 41 Baloney 42 Veteran sailors 44 Installs a driveway 45 “Pomp and Circumstan­ce”

composer 48 Ma’s instrument 50 Vote in 52 Singer Bonnie 53 French wine valley 54 Peruvians of yore 55 Requiremen­ts 56 Lizardlike 58 Tears apart 60 Does well in stores 62 Sip slowly 63 Eleanor of song 64 Visit dreamland 65 Boy Scout, at times 66 Boy Scout sites 67 Genuflecte­d 68 Bungle 69 Chowed down 71 Troop group 72 Runs in neutral 75 Violent storms 77 Type of lager 79 Hamelin hero 80 Wall covering of a sort 81 Commandeer­ed 82 Brewpub product 83 Grew tired 87 High in calories 88 Engage in __ of wills 89 Anteroom 90 ... Cuckoo’s Nest author 91 Fund-raising party 92 Shelley selections 93 Competitor of Alamo 94 Substance on stamps 95 Soup flavoring 96 Taj Mahal locale 97 Willowy 98 Looks at closely 100 Afore 102 Close Encounters craft 103 Nothing at all

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