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Talkin' 'Bout My Generation

October 26, 2025

By Gary Larson and Doug Peterson • 140 Clues

Across Clues

1. Leftover piece of fabric → SCRAP
6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" → PASTA
11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator" → EPIC
15. Comic Kaplan → GABE
19. Like harem pants → LOOSE
20. Large spread → ARRAY
21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles" → PARR
22. George Orwell's alma mater → ETON
23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) → RIGHTONTIME
25. Drag performer? → STREETROD
27. Stinging plants → NETTLES
28. Vaudeville offering → SKIT
30. Call at home → STRIKE
31. Banned body builders, slangily → ROIDS
32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X) → CHILLINTHEAIR
35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend → NED
36. Dynamic opening? → THERMO
37. One side of the Bering Strait → ASIA
38. QB stat: Abbr. → ATT
41. Device in a high-tech farm → SERVER
43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally → NOM
45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs" → OLAF
48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial) → GHOSTBUSTERS
52. Hit the horn → BEEP
54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed → MIB
56. Trade show → EXPO
57. Holiday celebrated with banh chung → TET
58. "Superfood" berry → ACAI
60. Small bite → NIBBLE
62. N.F.C. South player → BUC
64. Beatles nickname → FABFOUR
67. Greed → AVARICE
68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z) → STANLAUREL
71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X) → FLYBYNIGHT
73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions → KENDOLL
74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery → SEAFOOD
76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons" → STU
77. Moonshiners' needs → YEASTS
78. Temporary halt, legally → STAY
79. Difficulty, to Hamlet → RUB
81. Aromatherapy liquids → OILS
84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast → SUN
85. Green opening → HOLE
87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z) → SNACKCOUNTER
91. Tempo → PACE
93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay" → YEA
95. Ancient Greek tunic → CHITON
96. "Absolutely!" → YES
97. Province bordering Turin → ASTI
99. ___-weenie → TEENIE
102. Grp. that investigates cases? → TSA
104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial) → SHIPPINGLANES
108. Pagan religion → WICCA
110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine → PORTIA
111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid → SARI
112. Men's accessory organizer → TIERACK
114. Labor leaders → UNIONREPS
116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) → SPLITSECOND
120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano) → MONS
121. Shaving gel additive → ALOE
122. Vaulted → LEAPT
123. Like some undercover detectives → WIRED
124. Historic periods → ERAS
125. Takes a load off → SITS
126. Wee → EENSY
127. Less off-the-wall → SANER

Down Clues

1. Pro's camera type → SLR
2. Numismatist's acquisition → COIN
3. "Got it," on a radio → ROGER
4. Kutcher of "That '70s Show" → ASHTON
5. Like the most pedantic pedant → PETTIEST
6. Windows upgrades, perhaps → PANES
7. The "A" in STEAM → ARTS
8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific → SRI
9. Laddie's cap → TAM
10. "Yes, captain!" → AYESIR
11. Letter before zeta → EPSILON
12. Singer Page or LaBelle → PATTI
13. Bargain bin abbr. → IRR
14. Tops of waves → CRESTS
15. "Come off it now!" → GETREAL
16. Courtyards → ATRIA
17. First section of the "Iliad" → BOOKI
18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield → ENDER
24. Collector's item? → OLDDEBT
26. Addis Ababa residents → ETHIOPIANS
29. Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine → KLM
32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool" → CHET
33. "Catch!" → HERE
34. Handle → NAME
36. Oprah or Ellen → TVSTAR
38. Industrial ___ → AGE
39. "Much obliged," in a text → THX
40. Head honcho → TOPBANANA
42. Shamefaced → RUEFUL
44. Kimono closer → OBI
46. The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g. → AMBIGUITY
47. Run off with → FILCH
49. Source of onomatopoeic words → SOUNDS
50. 1990s Indian P.M. → RAO
51. Mark on a freshly polished shoe → SCUFF
53. Coveter's sin → ENVY
55. Source of some natural dyes and sugars → BEET
59. The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" → ARLO
61. Liverpudlian, e.g. → BRITON
63. It holds the line → CLOTHESPIN
65. Most exceptional → BEST
66. Pests that bug pups → FLEAS
67. Kidnap → ABDUCT
68. "The ___ the limit!" → SKYS
69. Prepare to drive → TEEUP
70. "Not to mention …" → ALSO
72. Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly → YORKIE
75. Objectivist author Rand → AYN
78. Go out with → SEE
80. Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps → BOOTIES
82. Sheltered side → LEE
83. Typical univ. applicants → SRS
86. "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune) → LYIN
88. Undesirable marks in high school → ACNE
89. X's, to Aphrodite → CHIS
90. Uses "lefty-loosey" on → UNSCREWS
92. Commencement ritual → CAPTOSS
94. Books with legends → ATLASES
98. Small crowns → TIARAS
100. Location of the malleus, incus and stapes → EAR
101. Maroon, in a way → ENISLE
103. Its leaves are eaten by giraffes → ACACIA
104. Froth → SPUME
105. Pay tribute to → HONOR
106. One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" → IRINA
107. Sexology subject → GSPOT
108. Pun-filled, say → WITTY
109. ___ squash → ACORN
112. Tax code issues → TIPS
113. Often-skinned body part → KNEE
115. Country music's ___ Young Band → ELI
117. Head of production? → PEE
118. PC connection → LAN
119. Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly → DDR