Toronto Star

SUNDAY CROSSWORD

COUNT OFF: But not by much

- By S.N.

ACROSS

1 Clock sound

5 Statue support 9 Uncovers

14 __ facto

18 New __, India

19 ABA member

20 Fully attentive

21 NYC home of

Chagalls

22 Narrow channel 23 Cartoon canary 25 Arm: Fr.

26 A few of

27 Deception 28 Cellphone symbols 29 Lab dish inventor 30 Magician’s device 32 Pares down 33 Sumptuous suppers 34 Very long time

35 Yale student 36 Proofreade­r mark 37 Symbol of the circus 38 Hoops group 39 Soldiers’ outposts 43 Price of admission 45 Be benevolent 47 Horseradis­h holder 48 Smallest bills 49 Traditiona­l kilt wearer 50 Clairvoyan­t 51 Keyboard line with

ZXCVBNM

54 Type of bacteria 55 Marines battle cry 58 Kauai cookout 59 Project for Buzz and

Neil

60 What four of the longest Across answers include (almost)

66 Far off

67 Still contending 68 Legal claims

69 San Antonio

landmark

70 Theater worker 73 Crib dweller

77 Tennis great Nastase 78 Hardly first-rate 79 LAX datum 80 Contribute­s 82 Gridiron group 83 Excellent earth for

crops

87 __-at-ease (nervous) 88 Harmonize 90 Mentions further 91 Pod morsel 92 Poet/pugilist

93 Game show emcee,

e.g.

94 Coasters on snow 96 Sugar and Honey 98 Circle dances

99 Gem of the ocean 100 Comedian Carvey 101 Catcher’s need 102 Mine loads

103 First-rate

105 Country singer Fricke 106 County hub

107 Fill with glee

108 Hovering above 109 Atmospheri­c layer 110 Swirling water

111 Sandwich shops 112 Women in westerns 113 Navigation hazard

DOWN

1 Certain woodwind 2 “No need to help me” 3 Hatchling sound

4 Box of tools

5 Tubside bottle

6 Doing battle

7 Bloom holder

8 Storm center

9 San Francisco, for instance

10 Tuesdays with Morrie author

11 Bridle straps

12 Goes wrong 13 Criterion: Abbr. 14 Weary person’s words

15 Cruise itinerary 16 Mensa members, by definition

17 Desert haven 18 Bloats

24 Flooring specialist 27 Sturdy

29 Hatrack features 31 Showroom sample 32 Taking by surprise 33 Conforms with 36 Internist’s imperative 37 Concoct

40 New Testament Epistle

41 Discussion venue 42 Mrs. Lennon 44 Cultural climate 46 New England coll. town

49 Visits briefly

51 Ram’s remark 52 Convex navel 53 Newspaper listings 54 Laundry cycle

56 Herr von Bismarck 57 Pumpernick­el alternativ­e 59 Consumed

60 Show the basics to 61 Attractive

62 PC message plus replies

63 Personal journal 64 Forearm bones 65 Teapot cover 70 Boot part

71 Crib dweller 72 Devices dispensing $$$

74 Turkey’s peninsula 75 Housing, as soldiers 76 Soldier who volunteers

78 Quart fraction 80 Michelange­lo sculpture

81 Actor Alda

83 Figure (out) 84 Hamlet’s fencing opponent 85 “Strange as it seems…”

86 Kitchen gadgets 89 Warm and snug 93 The things yonder 94 Love Story author 95 Christine of Chicago Hope

96 Drapery section 97 Dazzle

99 Carpet fabric 100 Star soprano

103 Pre-__ major

104 Low-lying clouds 105 Piece of work

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