Edmonton Journal

DOUBLE DIGITS

David Karp, of Victoria, British Columbia, works for the provincial Ministry of Finance. This puzzle was built around 107-Across, which makes its debut as an answer in the Times crossword. David was also happy to include 92-Across — in addition to neatly fitting this theme, it was one of his favorite shows as a kid.

AC R O S S

1 Common ingredient in eye shadow 5 Anticipate a near success, so to speak 12 Sci-fi comics sound 15 Animal in the Bacardi logo 18 Wayfair alternativ­e 19 Egg-laying mammal 20 Art ____ 21 What a boring meeting never seems to do 22 Admit one was wrong 25 Attitude 26 Chemical compound in plastics and rubber 27 Clear to see, maybe? 28 Abstract painter ____ Thomas 29 Title in a Puccini title 31 Like a room with a lit fireplace, often 34 Second calling? 35 Research trials using withheld informatio­n 40 Genesis brother 41 Go (for) 42 ‘‘Calvin and Hobbes’’ girl 43 Opulent 45 Presentati­on prop 48 Royal whose wedding had a whopping 1,900 guests 57 City that’s home to the Green Dome 58 Party 59 Writing wrongs? 61 Spartan queen of myth 62 Delivery-room figures, for short 65 Month between avril and juin 66 Cries of pain 68 Abdel Fattah el-____, Egyptian president beginning in 2014 69 Gush 71 Pioneering chemist Lavoisier 74 Like some hipster T-shirts 76 Friendly debate opponent 80 Gossip spreader 81 Your wish is his command 82 ‘‘Likewise’’ 85 Run out of clothes? 88 Humorist Bombeck 92 Lab mice in a 1990s cartoon 98 F on a final 99 Slowly wanes, as support 100 To no avail 101 Infuriates 102 Four- or six-pointer, say 103 Display at a school show 106 O.E.D. ender 107 Excuse for texting errors, jocularly . . . or a hint to this puzzle’s theme 113 Its egg resembles an avocado 114 Cheerful tune 115 ‘‘Core’’ things 116 Opposite of absorb 117 Shill for, informally 118 Root word? 119 Ingredient in a Bloody Caesar cocktail 120 ‘‘No returns’’

DOWN

1 Makeshift limbo bar at a wedding 2 Letters before a 34-Across 3 Abandons, as an argument 4 Marsh plant whose flower resembles a corn dog 5 World capital at the foot of the Elburz Mountains 6 Take ____ from 7 Turn one’s back on 8 ‘‘The longest distance between two places,’’ per ‘‘The Glass Menagerie’’ 9 The N.H.L.’s Oilers, on scoreboard­s 10 Bach’s ‘‘Mass ____ Minor’’ 11 Guitar sheet music, for short 12 Gentle breeze 13 What vinegar adds to a salad dressing 14 Aptly named mascot of the Baltimore Ravens 15 Popular brunch cocktail 16 Bring to life 17 QB’s feat 20 Italian for ‘‘tooth’’ 23 Inspiratio­n for many a gospel song 24 Speech-therapy subject 28 Flight selections, say 29 Bush Jr. is the only U.S. president to hold one 30 Minister’s robe 31 Pot leaves? 32 Lead-in to Clean 33 Rose of Guns N’ Roses 34 Charm 36 Generate, with ‘‘up’’ 37 Member of the South Asian diaspora 38 Set of guiding principles 39 Words from someone who’s following you 43 ‘‘The tongue of the mind,’’ per Cervantes 44 ‘‘omg u r 2 funny!’’ 45 Duke’s address ender 46 On top of that 47 Bunch 48 Serious thing to play for 49 Make sense 50 Ice on one’s head? 51 Lindelof who co-created ‘‘Lost’’ and ‘‘The Leftovers’’ 52 Emotionall­y tax 53 Completing 54 Big name in chicken 55 Offer one’s two cents 56 Polite denial 57 Org. that Lionel Messi joined in 2023 60 [I know it’s wrong] 63 One might be raised on a farm 64 Pouty mood 67 Assistant who handles more than 25 billion requests per month 70 ‘‘Here, have a sample’’ 72 Hermana de la madre 73 Urged (on) 75 GPS suggestion: Abbr. 77 Head turner at a racetrack 78 When placed under high pressure and heat, it forms coal 79 So-called ‘‘key of life’’ 82 ‘‘Please — I’ve heard that excuse before’’ 83 Ready for a massage, perhaps 84 Trash 85 Qantas hub, on luggage tags 86 ____ kwon do 87 Triage pros, in brief 88 Its capital is Asmara 89 Rates of return? 90 ‘‘Cool’’ amt. 91 ‘‘Whichever’’ 92 Big name in vaccines 93 Water heater 94 Robert who owns the New England Patriots 95 Toon first seen on ‘‘The Huckleberr­y Hound Show’’ 96 Neverthele­ss 97 Something a newlywed might wear — or dance to — at a wedding 102 Boom attachment 103 Custom car considerat­ion 104 Offshore 105 App with ‘‘Rides’’ and ‘‘Bikes’’ tabs 107 Rapper ____ Rida 108 Peacock’s parent 109 It might make one’s hair stand on end 110 She, in Portuguese 111 Early 11th-century year 112 U.F.O. crew