Toronto Star

SUNDAY CROSSWORD

FIVE IN A ROW: Making for some unusual clusters

- by Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1 Place for prehistori­c paintings 5 Florida Disney attraction 10 Padlock fastener 14 __-garde 19 Tons and tons 20 Raptor’s gripper 21 With 33 Across, 1820s engineerin­g marvel 22 Barbecue spot 23 Sorcery 25 Beginning of many biographie­s 27 Poetic time of day 28 Sailor’s call 29 Historical spans 30 Passed over, as a syllable 31 Jeered at 33 See 21 Across 35 Corp. leader 36 To a high degree 37 German-based automaker 38 Sealed 42 Global extremes 45 Apt filmdom rhyme for “unseen” 47 __ shoestring (cheaply) 48 Mine extraction­s 49 Part of many a superhero’s costume 51 Henry Ford rival 52 Make fun of 53 Novelist Deighton 54 Epistolary afterthoug­ht 58 Initial extra inning 59 Pilots’ journals 61 Is optimistic 62 Goes after 63 Canvas coverings 64 Kid-lit elephant 65 A little wet 66 Painter’s pigments 68 Had a go at 69 Collected, as praise 72 Stares (at) 73 Acrobatic maneuver 75 Quarterbac­k Manning 76 San __ Obispo, CA 77 Slalom gear 79 Early pop-music idol Vallée 80 Gravelly voice 81 Half a figure eight 82 Gig for a comic 86 Seethes 87 Pizza adjective 90 Weather for 63 Across 91 Leave quickly, so to speak 93 Track circuits 94 Photo’s dull finish 95 Crime stats 99 Drill sergeant’s order 102 Food-truck fare 103 Sale stipulatio­n 104 Source for beer or water 105 Metaphor for thinness 107 One way to swim 110 Convex navel 111 Natural emollient 112 Concur 113 Place for a roast 114 Wall-frame timbers 115 Compromise 116 Bassoons and oboes 117 Minister (to)

DOWN

1 Sounded like a raven 2 Still a possible winner 3 Electorate member 4 List shortcut 5 Acid artisan 6 Satirical imitation 7 Pottery material 8 Comics sound effect 9 Blaster’s supply 10 Of Israel’s language 11 Sans-serif computer font 12 Round Table figures 13 Adopt-a-thon adoptee 14 Sources of sauces 15 Hand luggage 16 Just __ (not much) 17 Well-mannered 18 __ the line (obeyed) 24 Greek underworld 26 Wetlands waders 29 Outer limits 32 Currier’s partner 33 Casual eateries 34 ”__Wiedersehe­n!” 35 Beseeched 38 Boston Nbaers 39 With the current 40 Join forces 41 Maze options 42 Straw vote 43 Small, sweet sandwich 44 Moving across 45 Declines, with “out” 46 Rodeo contestant 49 Hens’ pens 50 Seeks clarificat­ion 52 Annoy playfully 54 Holes in a sponge 55 Many-store retail operation 56 Clad like a grad 57 Some Galaxy competitor­s 58 What a noun may be 60 Sounds from pounds 62 Cliché-ridden 64 Overly assertive 65 Hotel employee 66 Stared at 67 Give rise to 68 Fryer serving 69 Ranch fare 70 Besides that 71 Downturns 74 Danish flavor 77 Takes potshots 78 Chocolate treat 80 Preside over 83 Followed closely 84 Julius Caesar opponent 85 English class, for short 86 Leading the pack 88 Tranquil 89 Hurries (off) 91 Soaked up sun 92 Crops up 94 Central Georgia city 96 113 Across adjunct, often 97 No longer vacant 98 While away 99 Israeli author Oz 100Fully stretched 101 Julius Caesar rebuke 102 Solar heating square 103 Ranch measure 106 Unpaid total 107 Place to run a 106 Down 108 Historical span 109 Turn bad

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