Houston Chronicle Sunday

SUNDAY CROSSWORD:

FAN CLUB

- By Joe Deeney /Edited By Will Shortz

ACROSS

1 Tot’s rocker

6 Gets lost 12 Squeeze, as a mop

17 Die down 18 Eventual outlet for

Lake Victoria 20 Joan of Arc, for one

21 Geometroph­iles ... 23 A little off? 24 Abound (with) 25 Member of a

colony

26 Rapture

28 Put down in writing 29 Sad ____

31 Imagophile­s ... 33 Old “The beer of quality” sloganeer, in brief

36 Actress

Witherspoo­n 38 “You wanted to see

me?”

39 Cabaret

accessorie­s 40 Something you

sleep through 42 Sunny-side-up

“suns”

45 In stitches 46 Gastrophil­es ... 51 “The Eagle ____

landed”

54 Close out

55 Ready for a drive 56 Rightmost menu

heading, often 57 Long campaigns 61 Org. that partners with Lyft and Uber to promote safe ridesharin­g

62 “Ish” 63 Dextropodo­philes

...

68 Come after 69 Nugget from a

noggin

70 Sinister smiles 71 Novosibirs­k

negative

72 Come out of la-la land with a jolt

74 To whom it is said “You have a grand gift for silence . ... It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.” 78 Small parlor piece? 79 Autotumulo­philes

...

83 Bird-feeder fat 85 Symbol of laziness 86 High winds

87 Actress Rowlands 88 PC component

91 Even slightly 93 “Inside the N.B.A.”

channel 94 Aurophiles ... 98 The ____ that bind 100 Certain fluencybui­lding subj.

101 Game with cestas

and a pelota

102 ____ Rule, truecrime writer

103 Periphery

107 Tap

109 Chronomech­anophiles ... 112 Feel like [grrrr] 113 Take care of business

114 Goosebump-inducing

115 Actress Kaitlin of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelph­ia”

116 Schnozzes

117 Palatial

DOWN

1 “Go no further!” 2 High wind

3 Go on and on (about)

4 Parts of flutes and flowers

5 Still

6 It’s a bad look 7 Palaver

8 Kylo ____ of “Star Wars”

9 Red state?

10 ____ Vanilli (1980s-’90s R&B duo)

11 Sordid

12 Poseurs 13 Monopoly properties that don’t get hotels, for short

14 Sandwich that may include salami, prosciutto and soppressat­a 15 Stockings 16 Basketball coach Popovich 19 Lauder of beauty products 20 Secure, as a skiff 22 Zoom 27 Passports, e.g., in brief

30 Private affairs? 31 Pummel, as with snowballs

32 “That was unexpected!” 33 Things Acrobat Reader reads 34 Hill by a loch 35 “Seasons of Love” musical

37 ... - ...

41 Seeks attention, in a way

43 “Krazy ____” 44 Sarcastic response to a complaint 45 Longtime NASCAR sponsor

47 Habitat threatened by bleaching 48 Brings up

49 Extra something 50 What might accompany a wink

52 Choral voice 53 Minor disagreeme­nt 56 New York university that hosted presidenti­al debates in 2008, 2012 and 2016 58 Word repeated in a classic Energizer slogan

59 Finish by

60 The N.B.A.’s Curry,

to fans

62 Fall behind the

pack

63 Bloke

64 Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin 65 Sub-Saharan pests 66 Can’t tolerate 67 Axed 72 Obedience-school

command 73 Cooking staple 75 Cooking staple 76 Cooking place

77 Fit snugly 79 Announceme­nt of a split decision?

80 Word with trip or

test

81 Baseball Hall-ofFamer Mel 82 Shelves for

knickknack­s 84 Card

game shout 87 Preacher’s

preaching

88 X

89 Rings

90 2005

Scott Westerfeld sci-fi novel with the sequel “Pretties”

92 “The Mod Squad”

role

94 Painter’s

primer

95 Home to many

Constables and Sargents

96 Like some whiskey barrels

97 Not be straight

with

99 Ninja Turtles’

abode

102 Came down

104 TV girl with the catchphras­e

“Swiper, no swiping!”

105 Emulate the

Cheshire cat

106 Stretched (out)

108 Classic

muscle car

110 Co.’s second in

command, usually

111 Gunpowder holder

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11/20/22

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