Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- Edited by Patti Varol “Gains” By AMIE WALKER & HOANG-KIM VU

ACROSS

1 “Couldn’t agree more!”

5 Tapenade, e.g.

8 Pride __

12 Chicago daily, familiarly

16 Forum robe

17 Bread with falafel

18 Princess Tiana costume topper

19 Taiga or tundra

20 Collage of fabric swatches, paint chips, etc.

22 Birch kin

23 Send payment

24 Nearly fails Poseidon’s shop class?

27 Considerat­e of others

28 Iowa State town

29 Activity in a humidified room

30 Corp. leader

31 Monopoly pair

33 Desertlike

35 “What’s the __?”

36 Karaoke outing that won’t allow Aretha’s classic song?

41 Twirl

45 Some saxes

46 __ Eisley: spaceport in the “Star Wars” universe

47 Take to court

48 __ Island

49 Harris, e.g., informally

50 Shout at the slots

52 Best Original Song, e.g.

54 Gretzky, once

55 Blunder

56 Nursing __

57 Time in the Peace Corps?

60 Close securely

61 High card, often

62 Skeptical expression

63 The x- or y-axis, perhaps?

69 Fizz liquor 70 Weeding tool

73 Native New Zealander

74 Numbered clubs

75 Pound sound

77 “The Powerpuff Girls” voice actress Strong

78 With 79-Across, entry in the periodic table’s last column

79 See 78-Across

80 Auction action

81 Gets, as a job

82 Flushed

83 Request to an ophthalmol­ogist on a busy afternoon? 88 Curling surface

90 “I Will Wait” band Mumford & __

91 Io or Europa, for Jupiter

92 NCAA champion swimmer Thomas

93 Clipped

97 Hurt feelings?

99 Pot sticker kin

101 “Use all your strength!,” or an alternate title for this puzzle?

105 Problems for pipes or PR firms

106 Insertion mark

107 Carrot, so to speak

110 Penn pals?

111 Locale for llamas

112 Alum 113 Library offering

114 Relayed

115 Long-standing rivalry

116 52-Across honoree for “Fight for You”

117 Fangorn Forest beings

DOWN

1 Note dispenser

2 Low in the field

3 Bit of selfpromot­ion?

4 Federer rival

5 Talk of the town?

6 “Nice job!” reply

7 Lakshmi who wrote the children’s book “Tomatoes for Neela”

8 Enters one by one

9 Chaps

10 Zone

11 Brooks of country music

12 Colorful garment that might feature a peace sign

13 Shakespear­e character in the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”

14 Chatting online, for short

15 Bright aquarium fish

17 Wax finish?

18 “Any __?”: “Who’s in?”

19 Brolly carriers

21 “Say Yes to the Dress” figures

25 Stockpile

26 Sound defeat

27 Mixology tool

30 Desire

32 Pal of Big Bird and Julia

34 Decathlon equipment

37 Fizzy drink

38 Ages and ages

39 Avocado dish,

for short

40 “Wish me luck!”

42 Casual top

43 Brainchild

44 Geeky type

48 Batman’s boy friend

50 Modern location of Nineveh

51 Evil doppelgäng­er in the Mario games

52 Some apex predators

53 Reindeer pal of Olaf the snowman

56 Suit well

58 Pocket

59 Skeptical expression

60 “Didn’t mean to open that can of worms”

63 Mideast title

64 Prefix between micro and pico

65 “Easy __ it”

66 __ Sea: former endorheic lake

67 Rice pancakes served with sambar and chutney

68 Bed size

70 L’Occitane product

71 Appoint, as a rabbi

72 Undemandin­g class

76 Leslie __ Jr. of “Glass Onion”

77 Roof goo

80 Pho garnish

81 “Imagine” singer

83 View as

84 Heavy favorite

85 Passes, as legislatio­n

86 Longtime luxury sedan

87 Partner of hollered

89 Irritable

93 Share, as an appetizer

94 Parte de un platillo “ranchero”

95 Online business

96 Coffee choice

98 Whinny

100 Proof of ownership

102 Thick tresses

103 Lahore language

104 Memo opener

108 Chocolate factory tub

109 Nine Inch Nails quartet?

 ?? ?? 12/10/2023
12/10/2023

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