Houston Chronicle Sunday

SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

- By Jeremy Newton /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 “In a word ... awful!” 7 Range of light that’s invisible to the human eye

12 —

20 Brand in the frozenfood­s aisle

21 Called to Bo-Peep 22 “You and me both” 23 Strong breath

fresheners

24 —

25 Like one of Michael Jackson’s hands when performing 26 Exams for top H.S.

students 28 Alternativ­e to J.F.K. 29 Skedaddles 30 Reviews negatively 31 Usual

32 Stage set?

35 Nathan who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” 36 Locks that have

been changed 39 Inapplicab­le stat for

electric cars

40 Mark Twain,

religiousl­y

41 Some art supplies 42 Label on some jars 44 Hon

45 John Hancock,

famously

48 Reef predators 49 Beast slain by Hercules in his fourth labor 50 Three-pronged

letter

53 Boatloads

54 Jessica of TV’s

“Candy” 55 Treacherou­s places

to land for eagles? 57 “Mazel ____!” 58 Moolah

60 Cocktail with an

energy boost

61 —

62 Seedy bar

63 Listed,

obsolescen­tly

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65 Tennis pro

Nastase, the first athlete to sign an endorsemen­t deal with Nike 66 Washington, with

“the”

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68 Hunts, with “on” 69 Hot ____ (speaker’s

worry)

70 Brushes are dipped

in them

72 Small knocks 73 See-through piece 74 It’s observed at LAX during part of the year

75 Cross one’s

fingers

76 Nickname for Chloe 77 Portland native, e.g. 79 What a raised hand

might mean

80 Avid war

campaigner 81 [What a

snoozefest!]

82 Car in the Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun,

Fun”

84 Sweater fuzz,

e.g. 85 It can be detected using the “bite test” or “vinegar test” 89 Noted slacking

speedster

90 Not stay

undefeated 93 Certain spa

treatment

95 Trim

96 1988 No. 1 country album named for its singer

97 Roman god often depicted with a radiant crown 98 Zenned out

101 Two-player board game with spies and bombs

103 Bust midcrime

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106 Lover of psychedeli­cs, informally

107 Words to a silly

goose

108 Putting on

the heat?

109 Mascot who made his Macy’s Thanksgivi­ng Day Parade debut in 2017

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111 Cinq x six

DOWN

1 Hawkeye 2 Stand for a

photograph

3 Guard

4 “Oh, shove it!” 5 Fruity refreshmen­ts 6 What nervous eyes

might do

7 Big name in cloud

computing 8 Roofer’s power tool 9 Gargoyles are often

depicted with them 10 Draw upon again 11 Sponsored content,

essentiall­y 12 Twisting on an axis 13 Some ice cream

purchases

14 Heart charts, in brief 15 Cartoon frame 16 There’s a 4.75 percent chance of getting this in poker 17 Tesla and Edison,

famously

18 Early online

discussion forum 19 Pharma supplies 27 Lose its spark, as a

relationsh­ip 29 Temporary solutions 33 Opening words? 34 Little troublemak­ers 35 Thrilling

37 “That’s a touchy

subject”

38 Move hurriedly 40 Utterly, in slang 42 Giggle 43 “It’s my turn” [or] Comment after rambling on 44 Equus africanus asinus, more familiarly 45 Marijuana strains said to be more invigorati­ng

46 “How marvelous!” 47 Wield authority 48 Lucky numbers in

Chinese culture 49 Stars of the Wild

West

50 Film critic Kael 51 Someone sequencing DNA, e.g.

52 Vacation getaway 54 Lighter fluid 55 Reach, as new

heights

56 Baseball slugger,

informally

58 Lack of harmony 59 Ready to watch later 60 Major political announceme­nt before a convention, informally

62 Actor in a muchpublic­ized 2022 defamation case 71 —

72 —

73 —

76 Place for a

lighthouse 77 Pull off the road for

gas or snacks, say 78 Blow away

79 Book some wedding

entertainm­ent 80 Tries

81 Starchy vegetable 82 Kind of roof for a tiki

bar

83 Peter Pan’s creator 84 Opposite of a

superstar

85 Avenger who stepped into the role of Captain America

86 Invitation on a

wrapped gift 87 Preamble

88 Clothed,

so to speak

90 Paper size 91 Japanese brew 92 Prankster’s smug

shout

94 One might be right outside your window

95 Junior’s hurdle 96 Stagger about 99 “Copy ____”

100 Surname of the “Incredible­s” superhero family

102 Nonetheles­s,

poetically

103 Lowly worker, so to

speak

104 Yell before a snap

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7/3/22 ©2022 New York Times

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