Toronto Star

SUNDAY CROSSWORD

SPRING BOUQUET: Of feminine flowers

- by Billie Truitt

ACROSS

1 Soup starters 7 In regard to 12 Egyptian amulets 19 Think through 20 Russian pancakes 21 Mobile 22 Gatsby’s girlfriend 24 Jubilant feeling 25 Take stock of 26 Sharpen 27 Unload for cash 28 Schedule placeholde­r 29 Editor’s “leave alone” 30 Tea flavoring 33 Debtor’s note 35 Threaded fastener 38 Presidenti­al mother 43 Sweater sizes, for short 46 Porridge grain 47 Belligeren­t person 49 Prefix for medic 50 Porky’s girlfriend 53 Redcoat supporter 54 Knowing better now 55 Bicuspid coating 56 Low-budget prefix 58 Call a talk-show host 60 Film excerpts 61 Geoffrey of fashion 62 Again and again 64 Michael of fashion 65 CNN reporter 67 Informal instants 71 A dozen dozen 72 Costa __ (San José native) 73 Amazing thing 74 What a certain comet is called 78 California rolls, e.g. 79 Marble source 80 Underway 81 Comet feature 84 Grace and Frankie star 86 Green gem 87 Tightly wrapped 89 Aachen article 90 Understand 91 Dench/Winslet biopic role 94 Family guys 96 Round Table address 97 More hostile 100 Frog prince’s transforme­r 104 Tool with teeth 107 Genie’s confines 109 Name of 12 popes 110 Neptune’s domain 112 Green gem 114 Downton Abbey matriarch 117 Rubdown expert 118 Old enough to know better 119 Dench and Winslet, as 91 Across 120 Champion, as a cause 121 Less 122 Marked by turmoil

DOWN

1 Fabulous time 2 Salary bump 3 Initial stages 4 Tinkers (with) 5 Activity centers 6 Alphabetic trio 7 Find distastefu­l 8 Informal talk 9 Museum pieces 10 Out __ limb 11 __ Tin Tin 12 Hook’s henchman 13 Herding dog 14 Arthurian island 15 Double-crosser 16 Minimally 17 Drop of paint 18 Texting command 19 ‘90s hi-tech 23 Mull over, with “on” 27 Take the wheel 30 App-testing stage 31 “Hope,” for Rhode Island 32 Nobel Institute city 34 Detach, as an ID badge 36 Ice cream holders 37 Balcony border 39 Superman’s birthplace 40 Loosen, as restrictio­ns 41 Viennese trio 42 Tall tale 43 Tiny spot 44 Edison’s __ Park 45 Series of steps 47 It’s up your sleeve 48 Great distress 51 Foul-ball callers 52 Henhouse sounds 54 Triumphed 57 Gandhi colleague 59 Chop down 61 Supplement­ary shot 62 Corsage flower 63 Swing wildly 65 Wield a crowbar 66 Separator of seats 67 Band of ore 68 High-ranking nobles 69 Radium discoverer 70 Funny Girl composer 71 Receive or retrieve 73 Genoese “good” 74 Pilgrim to Mecca 75 A long way off 76 California wine city 77 Windblown silt 78 Be neglectful, with “off” 79 Swab brand 82 Price-poster small print 83 App identifier 85 Number on a class ring 88 Go to sea 92 Social surroundin­gs 93 Grandfathe­r of Zeus 94 Annoying person 95 Kebab holder 98 Tot’s ice cream flavor 99 Numbers for two 101 Faith with Five Pillars 102 Dilapidate­d 103 Verbalizes 104 A handful of 105 Wistful remark 106 Curl of a cloud 108 French mom 110 Slow run 111 Glowing circle 113 Brandy designatio­n 114 Minibus 115 Altar affirmatio­n 116 IV measures

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3/24/24

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