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1 Freeway exit structure 8 Seasoned veteran 14 Spirits 20 More vicious 21 Meryl of film 22 Lapse, as a subscription 23 Thesaurus on oneʼs desk, say 25 Underwrite 26 “Lean —” (1989 hit) 27 Jeff Lynneʼs band, briefly 28 Skirt relative 30 Filmmaker Burton 31 “Birds — feather ...” 33 Acquire a winter coat? 37 Pizza Hut alternative 39 Item on many a dressing table 43 Daze 44 Tito of mambo 45 Hotel Bible name 48 Jamaican sectarian 52 Actress Ione 53 They spin in PCs 56 Rapacious mitts 59 For little cost 63 Have the gumption 64 Greek consonants 65 Irritate 69 American hwy. number lead-in 71 Pacify 73 Worked over 74 Eight of their names are featured in this puzzle 76 Pub pastime 77 Wage makers 79 Abstract sculpture with no moving parts 80 “Amo, amas, I love —” 81 Ovidʼs 107 82 Ovidʼs “Lo!” 84 Madames of Madrid 86 Pretty large portion 89 Letters on a PC key 90 Be beside 94 Lauder of perfumery 95 Volcano WSW of Tokyo 99 Put in a box 101 Not punctual 104 Pasta-can man 107 Revolver in a pantry 112 Made into an alloy 113 Yokohama drama 114 “Cantorial” writer Levin 115 Counterpart to digital 117 Rx writers 119 Rocket org. 122 Kind of tuna 124 Eric Carle kidsʼ book, with “The” 129 One skilled with a sickle 130 Actress Bynes 131 5,280 feet 132 “I do” locales 133 Hold high 134 Old West sheriffʼs badge
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1 Eight, to Juan 2 Comical Drescher 3 Extra cash to play with 4 Give a new meaning to 5 Khan who married Rita Hayworth 6 Nothing more than 7 Tourney starter 8 Sugar suffix 9 Bit of mail: Abbr. 10 “Dr.” who raps 11 Composes 12 Summary 13 “Orfeo,” e.g. 14 Give a smile 15 Cause for a mistrial 16 Clip- — (some ties) 17 WSW part 18 City of Italy 19 Blossom supporters 24 Converging points 29 Covert — 32 J.D. holder 34 Work unit 35 Spoonbending Geller 36 Like two peas in a — 38 How some court cases are won 39 #2 execs 40 Razor-billed bird 41 “So gross!” 42 Rule: Abbr. 46 Have meals delivered 47 Teacherʼs gp. 49 Large desert 50 Coils 51 Weigh 54 “Sprechen Sie —?” 55 Merit badge holder 57 They clear the boards 58 Opp. of withdrawal 59 Surrender 60 Gift 61 All at sea 62 Native Arizonans 65 Nativity scene 66 Throws with force 67 Not moored 68 So as to be countable 70 Pipette, e.g. 72 Hi-tech appt. books 75 Arctic mass 78 — room (play area) 83 Summa — laude 85 — -deucy 87 Alwaysagreeing sort 88 “Original or crispy” chain 90 “MoMA” and “OPEC,” e.g. 91 Vice 92 Profit from 93 Driving peg 96 300-3,000 MHz range 97 — dʼesprit (witty bit) 98 Stipulations 100 Bread eaten with vindaloo 102 Some piano fixers 103 That, in Peru 105 “— guest!” 106 Nonstandard stock buy 107 Fall zodiac sign 108 Sprite in “The Tempest” 109 Big name in restaurant guides 110 Pond slime 111 Averages 116 Faun, in part 118 — -Flush (bathroom brand) 120 1973 Toni Morrison novel 121 Ripening agent 123 Ecol. monitor 125 “A,” in Arles 126 B-F link 127 Easter fare 128 Vixenʼs lair