Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- “PLUSH” BY GARY LARSON & AMY ENSZ Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Little rascal 6 Crunchy brownie piece 10 Natural bandage 14 Storm relief org. 18 Sierra Nevada lake 19 Connection­s 20 Skyline obscurer 21 Ruck of “Spin City” 22 Semis followers 23 Dormitory where honor roll students sleep? 26 Name of Davy Crockett’s rifle 28 Enjoy again, as a favorite book 29 Cubbies home 30 __ carte 31 “Fun Factory” clay 35 Tuft of feathers 37 Name of B.B. King’s guitar 41 Actor Mulroney 43 Santa-tracking org. 46 Ingredient for discerning brew masters? 48 Jazz lick 51 Sudoku digit 52 Birdie topper 53 Historical record 54 App symbol 55 Suzuki with 10 MLB Gold Gloves 58 “Yosemite Valley Winter” photograph­er 62 Do needlework 64 Dietary fiber 65 Forecast 67 Charge for using, as an apartment 70 Apple platform 71 Take care of eggs by sitting on them? 74 New __: cap brand 75 Cream cheese serving 77 Genre revitalize­d by Britney Spears 78 Thicken, as cream 79 Some year-end lists 81 Calf’s suckling spot 82 Turns way up 84 Stadium level 86 Rivendell inhabitant­s 88 __ Island 90 Tacks on 91 Went platinum? 92 Learns about crops like maize? 98 Lost cause 100 Words on an orange juice container 102 “Way to go, fella!” 103 Dodge 106 Edible part of a pistachio 108 Mystery writer Grafton 109 Many pop-ups 111 Refuse 113 Baggage handler? 117 Cheap toupee? 122 Duel choices 123 Morales of “Ozark” 124 With 112-Down, fish story 125 Song that might prompt a “Brava!” 126 Cast 127 Texter’s “until next time” 128 Turow book set at Harvard 129 Burt’s Bees product 130 Fragrant compound

DOWN

1 Not in bed yet 2 Parker who was the 2020 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year 3 “Pequod” captain 4 Mexican sauce flavored with chocolate 5 Fly, e.g. 6 __ alcohol 7 Jueves, por ejemplo 8 Salon goop 9 Subj. for some citizenshi­p applicants 10 Help for a tight fit 11 “Virgin River” novelist Robyn 12 Tenochtitl­an native 13 “Joy Shtick” writer/comedian 14 Terrif 15 Light-up pumps? 16 Classic TV series set in Korea 17 Averse to 22 Farm young 24 Gift tag word 25 Genesis plot 27 Be in a bee 32 Bustle 33 “Okey-doke” 34 OB-GYNs, e.g. 36 Former Seattle team, familiarly 38 Trap during a winter storm, say 39 False witness 40 Spanish lake 42 Sardine cans 44 “I’ll take that as __” 45 Cub’s home 47 Ticker 49 Fistfight souvenir 50 Circular 53 Go up 55 Sacred Nile bird 56 Colorful clog 57 Weekly night for leftovers? 59 Shoulder muscle, for short 60 Parting words 61 Ready to be recorded 63 Bit 65 To some degree 66 Sealing stuff 68 Home run run 69 Stallion feed 71 HRH part 72 Lightened (up) 73 Drill, e.g. 76 Bite 78 “Julius Caesar” role 80 Kristoff’s reindeer

in “Frozen” 82 Dab at, as lipstick 83 British elevator 84 Graffiti signature 85 Rite answer? 87 Three-time “Modern Family” Emmy nominee 89 Future JDs’ exams 92 Simple shelter 93 Furniture wood 94 Animal that beats its chest 95 Witness 96 Not as flat 97 Russian rejections 99 Govern 101 Smooth engine sound 104 “Likewise” 105 One of the filmmaking Coen brothers 107 Crack squad 109 Turn off the security cameras for, maybe 110 Roomba target 112 See 124-Across 114 Queens, New York, stadium namesake 115 Dazzles 116 Capricorn critter 118 Hodges who managed the Miracle Mets 119 Chemist’s workplace 120 401(k) kin 121 Not a thing

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9/25/2022

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