Across
- 1. Bourbon, sugar, Angostura bitters, orange twist
- 4. Unit dividing hockey into three acts
- 7. 301-371-7777
- 11. California State flower
- 13. Chicago department store legend known for holiday windows.
- 15. Performer whose “Love Will Conquer All” cover framed him like a romantic airbrushed dream
- 17. Artisan who gives rocks makeovers
- 18. Nickname of Chicago’s reflective Cloud Gate sculpture
- 21. Celery Salt (Salt, Celery Seed), Spices (Including Red Pepper and Black Pepper), and Paprika
- 22. Caps captain with a cannon of a left shot.
- 23. Czech-Texan pastry
- 24. Capital of the Ocean State
- 25. SUGARBEAR
- 26. Layered dessert built from eight to ten razor-thin cakes.
- 31. Joseph and Maxwell would run through the neighbors yard, chasing butterflies, screaming this name
- 32. How Joey Pronounces Wolf
- 36. Prancing Horse logo
- 38. Illinois’s State flower
- 39. Alan Haines' youngest sons nickname
- 42. Maryland State flower
- 43. painted clocks like they’d given up
- 46. Likes to chase mice
- 51. California State insect
- 53. Gemstone and national park in Canada
- 55. Butterfly that migrates farther than most tourists
- 57. Only Beatle to narrate Thomas the Tank Engine
- 60. Five-layer Chicago ice cream treat with a century of history
- 61. Doc SCURLOCK's love interest
- 63. 100-player battle royale game from Epic
- 65. Technician who solves problems one tiny copper pair at a time
- 67. Half Cream of Crab, Half _
- 68. Talking tree with a one-word script
- 72. Live-music institution taped at the Moody Theater.
- 75. Illinois’s official state pie
- 77. He did our patio
- 79. Capital of the Treasure State
- 82. Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic
- 85. Unofficial California state breakfast
- 86. Maybe the best thing to come out of Australia
- 91. Mob you accidentally offend by making eye contact
- 92. Seven-letter reminder of seven colors
- 94. Civil War general Jubal ___
- 96. Vodka, tomato juice, lemon, Worcestershire, hot sauce, celery
- 101. Album whose title track ascends the Fibonacci sequence in syllable counts.
- 102. Suburban oasis for plant lovers in Glencoe.
- 105. To soak meat in seasoned liquid
- 106. Illinois’s official state fish
- 107. Legend whose mullet alone generated five assists
- 110. Shade tree with smooth gray bark
- 111. Final crewed moon mission of NASA’s Apollo program.
- 112. Maryland’s official state fish
- 113. Small onion
- 114. Beach town where fish tacos and surfboards outnumber neckties
- 115. Gig and Little Chef's at Dutch's Daughter
- 119. "In _" Album title
- 120. superior to Wawa
- 122. Eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, bread
- 125. Soft-spoken Haddonfield local; very soft, almost silent
- 128. 124 N Market St
- 129. Unit of gem weight
- 131. Village guardian built from iron
- 132. Likes to chase mice
- 134. Hot dog “dragged through the garden”
- 135. Aperol, prosecco, soda water, orange slice
- 137. Giant golem made of stone in the Redstone Mines
- 138. Band whose debut cover featured pulsar waves
- 139. Field where ivy grows and hopes fluctuate
Down
- 2. Middletown cryptid
- 3. David and April's neighbor
- 5. Has a trunk
- 6. Painting technique that uses dots because lines were too mainstream
- 8. FERKO dog
- 9. Balkan capital whose name means “wisdom,” which it quietly lives up to
- 10. Mineral species that produces rubies and sapphires, depending on its mood
- 12. Fastest land animal
- 14. Large marsupialMurray Number 33
- 16. album fronted by a child with the intensity of a revolutionary poster
- 19. Record identified instantly by its peeling, corroded, industrial-ruin aesthetic
- 20. Name shared by a saint, a comic-book heiress, and a noir teen detective
- 27. Emergency signal sent by the telegraphers.
- 28. Actress who played Ellen Ripley
- 29. Chicago’s signature sandwich, dipped and piled with peppers.
- 30. Blue troublemaker who becomes Hawaii’s smallest hero
- 33. Band whose album cover famously showcased a crab ready to start a fight
- 34. California State fruit
- 35. Once the tallest building in the world, still tallest in Chicago
- 37. Avocado, lime, cilantro, onion, salt
- 40. Wall that players get checked into.
- 41. Chicago attraction with a Ferris wheel and fireworks.
- 44. Old-school ice cream flavor found in Maryland farm creameries.
- 45. Creature most dangerous to libraries
- 47. Listen in where the conversation has a roof over it
- 48. Broth built for hours, noodles inhaled in seconds
- 49. California state marine fish darting through Pacific kelp forests.
- 50. Name meaning “fair one”
- 52. Romaine, croutons, Parmesan, dressing
- 54. Capital of the Centennial State
- 56. President whose dog was named “Him”
- 58. car maker behind the Chiron and Veyron.
- 59. Illinois Nickname
- 62. Dish that proves fried seafood and cabbage can achieve harmony
- 64. Electrical surprise linemen do NOT want
- 66. Album copied Elvis’s pink-and-green lettering with attitude
- 69. Access point that is never the right temperature
- 70. Album with a black cover and a red rose
- 71. Arborio rice, broth, butter, Parmesan
- 73. Music festival that calls Grant Park home.
- 74. Rice, saffron, seafood, peas, peppers, chorizo
- 76. Bet Potato chip
- 78. Song stuck without consent
- 80. Deep red stone that always looks like it knows a secret
- 81. Abstract expressionist whose canvases whisper louder than most operas
- 83. Classic car with tailfins that could slice air
- 84. Historic Frederick park with a canal-style waterway
- 87. 52 N Market St
- 88. CIA assassin created by Vince Flynn
- 89. Goal machine who scores from the same spot even when everyone knows it’s coming
- 90. John Connor's Dad
- 93. Architect who built masterpieces throughout Oak Park.
- 95. Flour, eggs, milk, syrup nearby
- 97. Worker who fixes what storms ruin and what squirrels start
- 98. She volunteers as tribute
- 99. Capital of the Pine Tree State
- 100. One of the original “Baby Bells”
- 103. Vehicle that lifts workers and terrifies OSHA
- 104. Rice, saffron, shellfish, chicken, chorizo
- 108. Eggplant, zucchini, tomato, herbs
- 109. Make and model of Christine
- 116. California State tree
- 117. Texas State flower
- 118. Man's best friend
- 121. Illinois-born chain known for hot dogs, beef, and chocolate cake.
- 122. Bicycle-dominated Dutch mode of travel
- 123. Dad, Nick, and Joey watched this show and ate chicken nuggets and Mustard. Joey threw up
- 124. Future game-show icon who began hosting “The Wizard of Odds” around 1972.
- 126. 1991 Game six hero
- 127. BB King's Guitar
- 130. figuring out who needs help right now
- 133. Flying mammal
- 136. Rapp’s longtime CIA ally who eventually becomes Director
