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1 6 Beguiled Carnival performer 10 Heavy hit 15 Popular self-help website 19 Make a good point? 20 “Three Sisters” sister 21 “The Gold-Bug” author, for short 22 Princess with superpowers 23 Singer / City / Home feature 26 “Safe!” in baseball, or “Safety!” in football 27 Beachgoer’s souvenir 28 Leg-press target, informally 29 Third-mostabundant gas in the atmosphere 30 Emerald or aquamarine 31 “Don’t move!” 34 Dog tag? 35 Finished behind 36 Socialite / Resort / Store 41 “Keystone” character of old comedy 42 Sacred symbol of ancient Egypt 43 Word after who, what, when, where, why or how 44 Message in a bottle, maybe 45 Roman orator 48 Gangster tracker 49 How a gangly person might be described 52 Political commentator / Geographical area / Fitness routine 58 World Cup cheer 59 Lots 60 Show extreme instability 61 Alpo alternative 63 NPR’s “Planet Money” or “How I Built This” 65 Ceiling 66 Related stuff 69 Texter’s sign-off 70 “Shoo!” 72 Cheer with beer 74 ____-Magnon man 75 Actor / Transportation hub / Part of a broadcast 81 Holy terror 82 Unwitting accomplice 83 Suisse peak 84 “Young Sheldon” airer 87 Scott of “Charles in Charge” 88 “With ____ ring …” 89 Way cool 91 Comedian / State capital / Record-store section 97 “It’s a deal!” 98 Some singles 99 Big name in vodka 102 Blockage reliever 103 “Roger that” 105 Upscale hotel chain 107 Father of octuplets on “The Simpsons” 108 Haunted-house sound 109 Actress / Mideast area / Crime 113 1960s “It Girl” Sedgwick 114 Longtime “Inside the N.B.A.” analyst 115 Primary concern 116 “Speed-the-Plow” playwright 117 RCA competitor 118 Some sports prizes 119 Professor Trelawney in the Harry Potter books, e.g. 120 “Is this really necessary?”

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1 What some Kaplan guides help prep for 2 Dash 3 Take a few pointers? 4 Three-time N.H.L. M.V.P. 5 Once named 6 Get crazy 7 English actor Idris 8 “Holy moly!” 9 ____ Graham, Meryl Streep’s role in 2017’s “The Post” 10 Crackpot 11 “Wait just a sec” 12 Many a pageant coif 13 Titan, Triton or Titania 14 Seat at many a wedding 15 “Nothing succeeds like ____”: Oscar Wilde 16 Warm, cozy spots 17 Quite, despite expectations 18 Clobbers 24 Plenish 25 Theme park annoyances 30 Barrio grocery 32 ____ Perelman, classic Russian science writer 33 For 34 Lighter igniter 35 Zapped, in a way 37 Words mouthed on a Jumbotron 38 Some girders 39 “That’s pretty obvious!” 40 Fashion monthly 45 Take over 46 Divvies up 47 1960s Haight-Ashbury wear 48 Summer swarmer 49 Per unit 50 Myrna of “Love Crazy” 51 Lather 53 Obama ____ 54 Hi or lo follower 55 Upscale hotel chain 56 Undo 57 Hip-hop subgenre 62 Add fuel to 64 Part of a crane 65 Try this! 66 What’s got ewe covered? 67 Flying Solo 68 Clerical wear 70 Condescending sort 71 “The Situation Room” airer 72 Unflappable 73 Stand-alone business? 76 Kernel 77 Like many a kilt 78 Computer menu option 79 Dumas dueler 80 Contact, in a way 84 Hits the hay 85 Major fuss 86 Like most light bulbs 88 Difficult journeys 89 Cubist of note? 90 Twit 92 Regatta site since 1839 93 Slack 94 Shines 95 Fashion 96 Insurance filings 100 Ticked off 101 All together, in scores 103 Food drive collection 104 Uriah of “David Copperfield” 105 High wind 106 Half of a pair 109 “The Godfather” mobster who was shot in the eye 110 Staples of waiting rooms 111 “I’m thinking …” 112 ____ de vie