Complete Clue List
Across
2. Some sleuths, in short (3); Cris Hammond's comic strip was "(3D) Walker, Private Eye" (c. 1983)
6. 11D + 6A: Series from Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas: "____ and ____" (2nd word, grain store, 4)
7. Sunday strip by Bil Keane, with young William Penn: "Silly ____" (1947-61) (rhyming title, 6)
8. Stephan Pastis' comic strip with anthropomorphic animals: "Pearls ____ Swine" (2001-) (6)
9. Stare in wonder at a comic strip (4)
11. "Sovereign ____ of Affairs" (1976-), syndicated comic strip by Gus Wood and R. David Boyd (5)
13. Small town comic strip by Berkeley Breathed: "____ County" (1980-89) (flower, 5)
16. "Steve Roper and ____ Nomad" (1969-2004) adventure comic strip's final title (name, 4)
18. Stew over a comic strip (6)
20. Sunday newspaper section (6)
21. "Spot the ____" (2004-08) comic strip by Mark Heath with a talking amphibian (4)
22. South African daily comic strip by Stephen Francis and Rico Schacheri: "Madam & ____" (1992-) (3)
Down
1. Swedish pantomime comic "____ Sam (Adamson)" (1920) mostly tells stories through pictures (shhh, 6)
2. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp, Walt Kelly's comic strip (1948-1975) featured an eponymous opossum (4)
3. Single-panel comic series "____ Bump" (1994-) by Dave Coverly (tempo, 5)
4. Superman, the daily newspaper comic strip (1939-66) by Jerry ____ and Joe Shuster (6)
5. Strip by Jesse Reklaw: "____ Wave" (1995-2012) based on readers' dreams (unhurried, 4)
10. Strip by A. W. Brewerton and later S. L. Huntley (girl's nickname, 3)
11. 11D + 6A: Series from Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas: "____ and ____" (1st word, name, 3)
12. Strip created and illustrated by William Donahey: "The ____ Weenies" (1914-1970) (small var., 6)
14. Second-hand charity store (Aust. & NZ) where one can sometimes purchase old 20A (2-4)
15. Stories and 20A by Jean Abernethy feature "Fergus the ____" (Equus hilarious) (5)
17. Superhero from Marvel 20A: ____ Man, persona of Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark (4)
19. Strip by Bill Holbrook: "____ Havens" (1988-) (protected, 4)