Split Decisions
Race distance Shrink Traditional koa wood product “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” author Loos Unworthy of Started up again __ officer Bishopric cousin Like aftershave after a shave 1994 A.L. batting champ Paul *Wine ingredient? *Sarah of “Suits” Pigment used in rustproof primer paints
32 Blood lines 34 Bananas or nuts 37 Monetary “p” 38 Diamonds, in slang 43 Rib-tickler 46 Oval-shaped wind 48 Benefit
49 *Slip through the cracks *Traffic stoppers Junk bond rating Yitzhak’s predecessor Allegro non __: fast, but not too fast Umbrella component Problematic to the max
Gas pump fractions Fermented honey drink
64 Mountain nymph 65 World Cup “Way to
go!”
66 Product with lots of shapes ... or what each of four black squares effectively is? Poli-__ Absinthe flavoring A-line line Bench warmer? Stone set alone Basic card game 1994 Olympic gold medalist skater Baiul __ donna Triple __: liqueur *Take by force *“A Clockwork Orange” antihero Keys
South American river with a crocodile namesake
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Clumsy boats Tribal emblem Minty cocktail Gun Daredevil’s stockin-trade
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104 *Closely match 109 *Aconcagua’s range 114 Conditionally let out 115 Winning game
after game
116 They’re seen
among the reeds 118 Samurai lacking a
master
119 Go back over 120 Superheroes always have them They come with strings attached 122 Fine-tuned
123 Krypton, but not
Tatooine
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Bruce Wayne lives in one Pointless Stayed Business for many Amazon explorers? Agatha Christie’s “The __ Murders” “The Day the Earth Stood Still” actress Patricia
Part of A.D. Musician Redbone Half the taijitu symbol
Tried hard *Biblical possessive Polished Grooves made by a saw Sky-high gp. Time co-founder Mideast leader Fast time
On pins and needles *Gene variant Vientiane native Ocasek of the Cars Means of access *Put on the books Elon University st. Washington city where Olympic skiers Phil and Steve Mahre were born
Circle ratios *Norse mythology battle used as the subtitle of a 2017 “Thor” film
Egg-shaped Racer Yarborough Roasts, in a way Blind segment Brando role in 1978’s “Superman” Critical layer Fulfilled Defies authority Ringling Brothers brother
Half a Balkan country Prefix with -aholic Magnum stopper *Ghost Boston-based sportswear giant Hotshot Attract Goddess with a throne headdress Insignificant Key of Schubert’s “Trout Quintet” Cornfield sight Sundae alternatives Big name in movies? Mann of ’Til Tuesday Winter Palace resident Roasting rod Rounding phrase Merry-go-round tune *Dangerous strain Derby, perhaps Cool Anchorage for a galleon
Mark down, maybe *Place abuzz with activity
Sent raspberries to? Text letters often in blue
97 Diamond pro 98 Location
100 Body with arms? 101 1994 rival of Nancy 102 “The Cocktail
Party” playwright 103 Fog modifier 104 Red dessert wine 105 From square one 106 Appraise
107 Cutting-edge
brand?
108 Security problem 110 Iditarod terminus 111 Carpe __
112 “__ quam videri”: 35-Down motto WWII weapon *It’s next to nothing
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Unscramble the six Jumbles, one letter per square, to form six words. Then arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by this cartoon.
8/8 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box in bold borders contains every digit 1to9.
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