Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

MARK MY WORDS: What Mr. Twain had to say

- By S.N. | Edited by Stanley Newman (stanxwords.com)

Across

1

The Constituti­on’s septet

9 Where Les Miz

premiered

14 Come to light 19 Israel’s region 20 Make amends 21 Second chances 22 “As I slowly grow

wise, __”

25 Texter’s “Enough

already!”

26 Office building

abbr.

27 Source of wool 28 Post-engagement

agreement

29 Mata __

31 Pal of Athos 34 Windsor Castle

neighbor

36 Flows away 38 Choir contingent 40 Bop

41 Constituti­on Hall

org.

42 Bathwater tester 43 “To eat __”

50 Pago Pago person 51 NY neighbor 52 Linger aimlessly 53 Sinister

56 Becomes inedible 57 Family nickname 59 Four-hour films,

often

61 Two-value

blackjack card 62 Banquet hosts 63 Upscale London

neighborho­od 65 Hawkeye’s home 69 “Get your facts

first, and __” 74 “Not totally” prefix

75 Be felt very strongly 76 Never: Ger. 77 X-ray alternativ­e 78 Alma __ 81 Nonstandar­d, as vbs. 82 PC scrolling key 83 “You bet!” 84 Clue header 87 Double-crosser 89 Crater Lake locale 91 “I have been compliment­ed many times…I always feel that __” 98 Starter for stream 99 Last of all 100 Kermit’s greeting 101 Occupied, as a desk 102 Springy resorts 104 Parts of ’50s TVs 105 Outlying towns 108 Affect adversely 109 Much-melted, as snow 111 Dr. of 114 Across 112 Residentia­l suffix 114 Much modern music 115 “We ought never to do wrong __” 121 Carried 122 Fond hope 123 Thinker’s comment 124 Elevated storage space 125 Color changers 126 Dishwasher creation

Down

1 Zoologist’s concern 2 New spiritual start 3 Pine product 4 Pupil-size controller 5 Jai alai basket 6 L.A. hoopster 7 Subj. for recent immigrants 8 Pen for swine 9 Slalom with a chute 10 Power source 11 Word on theater tickets 12 Co. designatio­n 13 Boston, but not Austin 14 Museo display 15 Queen of France 16 “Not likely” 17 Broth maker’s helper 18 Half a figure eight 23 Pulverize 24 Vase with feet 25 Cuisine with peanut sauce 30 Written markers 32 Portray 33 Bovine hurdle of rhyme 34 Heaven on earth 35 “Try some!” 37 Visionary 39 Overly flattering 44 BP gas brand 45 Less than confident 46 Less convention­al 47 Middle of the 6th century 48 Summer Games org. 49 Tourism invitation 53 Halloween decoration­s 54 Longing 55 Judge to be 57 Old West outlaw 58 U-Haul alternativ­e 60 Pitchfork-like 63 Isle of __ (Irish Sea land) 64 Cleopatra’s snake 66 “Good grief!” 67 Had been 68 Novelist Martin 70 Mr. Spock portrayer 71 Up-to-date 72 Hill’s upper edge 73 Carpentry connectors 79 Volcanic ejection 80 Airport screeners’ org. 82 Before today 84 They’re pressed for cash 85 Nine-iron stroke 86 Crisis signal 88 Added stipulatio­ns 89 Polynesian Cultural Center locale 90 Daily Show host after Stewart 92 “That’s bizarre” 93 L.A. gridders 94 Philly hoopster 95 Went back 96 Places to park 97 URL opener 103 Branch of Islam 104 Revolution­ary Guevara 106 Regional plants and 1 Down 107 Tread heavily 110 Risky business 111 Heartfelt 113 __ out (barely manages) 115 Ring regulator: Abbr. 116 Use leverage 117 Spike of cinema 118 Railways overhead 119 Feline sign 120 Pocatello sch.

 ?? © 2021 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved. ?? Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.”
© 2021 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved. Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.”

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