Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

SPRING CLEANING: Neatness counts

- BY BILLIE TRUITT | EDITED BY STANLEY NEWMAN (stanxwords.com)

Across

1 Casino cubes 5 Military group 10 Feudal domains 15 Rugged cliff 19 Norway’s patron saint 20 Spot for an eagle cam 21 Hamlet duel helper 22 Prefix for sphere 23 Defeat soundly 26 Tel __, Israel 27 Buckskin, e.g. 28 Zaps for dinner 29 Modify, as software 31 Prankster’s cry 33 Ending meaning “animals” 34 Devious logician 35 Shepherd who cohosted The View 38 Make a thorough search 41 Gobbled up 42 Those folks 44 Angry outbursts 45 Poker ritual 46 Past reasonable limits 48 Withstands 49 Trident-shaped letter 52 Commit a financial crime 55 German article 56 Husband of Ruth 57 Modify 58 Tailor at work 60 Freighter load 61 About half of South America 65 Thicket of small trees 67 Utterly exhausted 68 Sneakers’ strings 69 Informal summons 71 Cloth remnant 74 “Look __ now!” 75 Pool tool 76 Cancel an intended action 82 Pollen collector 83 Medicare prescripti­on section 85 Stew holder 86 Narrow walkway 87 Hiker’s container 89 The lady’s 90 Temporary tattoo dye 91 Knock by a wave off a boat 95 Ship carrying petroleum 96 Ring-shaped 97 S&L dispenser 98 Decide to withdraw 101 Martian moon 102 Baffle 104 Emergency phones 108 Tooth pros’ degs. 109 Cause infatuatio­n 112 In __ of (rather than) 113 Tennis great Chris 114 Furnish all the food for 115 Craving 116 Legendary lawman 117 Actress Rene 118 Picnic spoiler 119 Needing directions

Down

1 Columnist Maureen 2 “Why would __?” 3 Dracula accessory 4 Pine or spruce 5 South Seas resort isle 6 Thin and highpitche­d 7 Monteverdi opera hero 8 Lubricate 9 Lowly worker 10 Spend, so to speak 11 “Cross my heart!” 12 Largest dwarf planet 13 Strong and healthy 14 Peanuts pianist 15 Does a Latin dance 16 Part of a French farewell 17 Surrounded by 18 Doth bestow 24 Rose protector 25 Greek liqueur 30 Olympic blades 32 Get tough 34 Salt dispenser 35 Naval commando 36 Tennis great Mandlikova 37 Caesarean rebuke 39 Ink cartridge color 40 Pro sports deal 42 Legal wrong 43 Back from vacation 46 Divulge something 47 Hold in esteem 49 Fried rice morsel 50 Wise mentor 51 Sport shirt brand 53 Speaker’s platform 54 “Be glad to” 56 Prohibitio­n 59 Group’s strong acknowledg­ment 60 Manage somehow 61 Divulge something 62 Be worthy of 63 Zenith 64 Start of 63-Down’s clue 66 MD workplaces 67 Telejourna­list Paula 69 More terse 70 Yard+ length 72 Trucker on the air 73 GPS calculatio­ns 75 Person doing survey work 77 German urban region 78 Abundant 79 Very slender 80 Novelist Rice 81 At hand 83 Italian name of six popes 84 School team members 87 Becomes friends 88 Unqualifie­d for 90 Lugs around 91 Walk like a penguin 92 Lack of energy 93 Baseball great Duke 94 Arsenal array 95 Until the due date 99 Instagram upload 100 Copier chemical 102 Comprehend­s 103 USMC single-stripers 105 Infamous emperor 106 Brain scans, for short 107 Editor’s “leave it in” 110 Sch. southeast of Wheeling 111 Skim milk’s lack

 ?? Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” © 2024 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved. ?? 4/7
Last week’s answers can be found in today’s “Puzzle Island Solutions.” © 2024 Creators Syndicate. All rights reserved. 4/7

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