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ONE-SYLLABLE SAWS: Polysyllab­les prohibited

- BY S.N. | EDITED BY STANLEY NEWMAN (stanxwords.com)

Across

1 What vegans avoid 5 Comfy-cozy 9 Marvel

superheroe­s 13 Plant firmly

18 Stop it

19 Hawaiian figurine 20 Vatican’s

surroundin­gs 21 Great courage 22 Single-syllable saw 25 Dreamland visit 26 Poker pot starter 27 Genesis

constructi­on

28 Bar bottles 29 Camper’s stove

fuel

30 Intensely

competitiv­e 32 Inbox filler

35 Road fork shape 36 Reunion gathering 37 Spooky 38 Dreamland visit 39 Stew tidbit 40 Benevolent 41 Recital

performanc­e 43 With 82 Across,

single-syllable saw 46 Canine comment 49 What passwords

provide

51 Apple tracking

device

52 GPS calculatio­ns 53 Cheney

predecesso­r 54 Gullible person 56 Mist or steam 60 Qty.

61 Hunter’s garb 62 Penne __ vodka 63 Puma or panther 64 Single-syllable saw 69 Western stock

character

70 Israeli diplomat

Abba

71 Name meaning

“lion”

72 Despotic Amin 73 Handle efficientl­y 74 Converges on 76 USN rank 77 Yuletide beverages 78 Neighbors of A’s 80 Return of the Jedi

robot

81 Singles

82 See 43 Across 87 Employs 89 Expressed aloud 90 Top performer 91 Green Eggs and

Ham starter 93 Farm enclosures 97 Poetic sphere 98 Venomous snake 99 Be a volunteer 100 Be in charge of 101 Kid-lit spoilsport 103 Get ready, for short 104 Electrical measure 106 Former Milan

money

107 Aircraft tracking

device

108 Single-syllable

saw

112 Be penitent

113 Animal pouches 114 Groundhog Day

nickname

115 Walks unsteadily 116 Tablelands

117 Miniaturiz­ing

ending 118 Fabric footwear 119 Juror’s assignment

Down

1 101 Across, notably 2 Lent follower 3 More than a single

5 Down

4 PGA peg 5 Cellphone symbol 6 Japan’s __ Stock

Average

7 Banjo cousin 8 Martial arts

uniforms 9 Radiograph­y room 10 Biblical law man 11 FD squad 12 Formerly named 13 Happen next 14 Defrost

15 Enter unlawfully 16 Dinner time 17 Hinges (on)

18 Rub roughly 23 Fannie __

(mortgage agency) 24 Jot down

29 British novelist A.S. 31 Big biz bigwig 33 London length 34 Very pale 35 Group’s modest

acknowledg­ment 38 County next to

Napa 39 Pitchfork-shaped

letters

40 Capital of Rwanda 42 Inheritanc­e 44 Annoy a lot

45 Be dressed in 46 Pigtails

47 Cost to get cash 48 Input again

50 Suffix with cyclo54 Court hearings? 55 Astronaut Shepard 57 Rack-and-__

steering

58 Feeling tense 59 Not paying

attention 61 Truncate

62 Etc., for instance 63 Norwegian

topography

65 Top at an auction

66 Toy with

67 Red Muppet 68 Communicat­ion

channel

74 Civil rights org. 75 Raison d’__ 76 Tangy salad green 77 Longing for long

ago

79 Rover’s restraint 80 Actress Moore 82 Word with no

repeated letters

83 Tell, as tales 84 Instinctua­l

energies 85 Graceful skill 86 Novelist Ellison 88 Compass reading 92 Extremely small 94 Nonliteral

phraseolog­y 95 Latvia’s locale 96 Time periods 98 Lots of land 99 Standing straight

100 Royal Navy

designatio­n 102 Granny

103 Neato, in the

’90s

105 Clumsy boat 108 Cats guy’s

monogram

109 Spy missions 110 UN immunizati­on

agency

111 Gentle handling,

initially

 ?? ?? Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” © 2024 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved.
Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” © 2024 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved.

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