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1 Venomous snake 6 "To be honest ... 12 "My goodness!" 16 Extinct flightless bird that once grew up to 12 feet
19 Like the water in a whistling teakettle 20 Puzzled remark 21 A student may pass it
22 Kid's refrigerator display
23 Law partners
25 Booty call?
27 How-to manual component
28 ____ learning 29 Richard of "Chicago"
30 Mount ____, workplace of the Cyclopes in Greek myth
31 Having a very high body mass index 33 Singer with the 2020 album "A Holly Dolly Christmas" 35 Problems with streaming
36 Puller of strings? 39 Silent partners 42 Noticeably amazed 43 Leigh who played Scarlett
44 Train ticket info, for short
45 Writing partners 48 Spaceman Spiff and Stupendous Man, for Calvin in "Calvin and Hobbes"
54 Red ____
55 Who "can get in the way of what I feel for you," in a 2007 No. 1 Alicia Keys hit 56 Business suits? 57 Famous bed-in
participant
58 Nest noise
60 For example 63 Salmon and sturgeon delicacies
64 Partners in crime 69 Modern meeting method
70 Some U.S. space launch rockets
71 "See ya"
Across
72 Requests at security lines
73 Chicago mayor Lightfoot
74 Gave up
76 First dynasty of imperial China, 221206 B.C.
79 Flier trier?
82 Business partners 85 Commotion
86 Fervent believer 88 Walker's need 89 Romantic partners 94 Tight-fitting suits 96 Apartment, in real estate talk
97 Core principles 98 Bake, as an egg
99 Evil Kermit or Grumpy Cat
100 How Phileas Fogg
traveled
101 Money in coins
rather than bills
104 Earnest request
108 Like some vinaigrette 110 Domestic partners 112 Sponge off of 113 Calendar row 114 Magazine bestowing Best of Beauty awards
115 Not a big studio film 116 Take possession of 117 Makes a typo, say 118 Gave a boost 119 S-shaped moldings
Down
1 Officers above capts.
2 What San Diego and Tijuana do
3 Airplane ____ 4 "Notorious" rap nickname
5 It may be blond, brown or ginger 6 Of the utmost quality 7 Snapchatter's request
8 1981 Stephen King thriller
9 Certain bolt holder 10 Being fixed, as a car at a garage
11 Vegan milk source 12 Still being debugged
13 Turn against
14 Event organizer's count 15 ____ to come 16 Cocktail with rum, curaçao and fruit juice 17 Like monarch butterflies
18 Debut album for Etta James 24 Apollo's half brother 26 Fool 29 Sweet red dessert wine 32 Representatives' term lengths
34 A thing in poker? 36 Unfortunate events, oldstyle
37 C.I.A. whistle-blower Philip
38 Encountered by chance
39 Subject of a Magritte work (or not?) 40 Simple palindromic reply to "Madam, I'm Adam"
41 Fiscal year div. 43 Ryder ride 46 Dweeb 47 Rihanna or Mariah Carey 49 Have a preference 50 Deep-fried tortilla dish 51 Group of heavies 52 Universal donor's blood type, in brief
53 Brand of pads 59 Sewing 101 assignment 60 Didn't go anywhere 61 Spanish article 62 Investment options, for short 63 Setting for Hitchcock's "Notorious," informally
64 Portend
65 Emperor who ruled for more than 13 years, dying at age 30
66 More eye-catching 67 Anthony ____, 1950s British P.M.
68 Villain with the
"real" name Edward Nigma
69 Teen's woe
73 Big game changer?
74 This is what it sounds like when doves cry
75 P.D. or F.D. worker 77 Kindergarten comeback 78 Indefinite degrees 80 Sweetness and sourness 81 Canoodling in a crowd, for short 82 Prominent feature of the Who's "My Generation"
83 Cheer for Real Madrid
84 Drinking game that requires aim 87 Winter setting in N.Y.C.
89 Deceptive talk 90 Perturbation
91 Small hole-drilling tool
92 Obstinate sort 93 Talents
94 Really stood out 95 Patchy in color 98 Close call 102 Sport with saddles 103 Bevy : quails :: mob :
____
105 Fill with freight
106 Lake largely fed by
the Detroit River
107 Lemon or lime
drinks, informally 109 Wonder
110 Piano tune
111 Words accompanying a headshot, in brief
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