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A CENTURY OF SONG | BY OLIVIA MITRA FRAMKE | EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

Note: When this puzzle is done, draw a line connecting the 11 circled letters, starting and ending in Square 28, so as to spell a phrase related to the puzzle’s theme.

ACROSS 1 Italian relatives 7 Part of the earth 12 ____ Coast, scenic area near Capri 18 Brutish sort 19 “Dallas” actress ____ J. Wilson 20 Mermaids’ home in Neverland 21 1938 No. 1 hit for 68-/ 70- Across, which was inspired by a nursery rhyme 23 Listless feelings 24 Many August births 25 Popular pairing with steak au poivre 26 Charm 27 And the following: Abbr. 29 Longbow wood 30 Detached 32 One for the plus column 33 Congestion site 35 Wyatt of the Old West 37 Extremely loud, in music 39 Soft- drink brand 40 Love interest for Anastasia in “Anastasia” 42 ____ Reports 45 Suffix with sheep or hawk 48 Vintner’s cask 49 Old car named for an explorer 51 Elder Lannister son on “Game of Thrones” 53 Stone Age relics 56 Piñata smasher, maybe 57 “____ parvis magna” (“Greatness from small beginnings”: Lat.) 58 H. S. big shots 60 Talk endlessly to 61 Act like 63 Illustrator software maker 65 Kama ____ 67 For grades 1- 12, briefly 68 & 70 Nickname for a celebrated performer born on April 25, 1917 71 Dreary 72 Dog whose tail curls over the back 74 Great Lakes natives 76 Sister of Helios and Selene 77 Polish coin 78 Promising action on a fishing line 79 Picks out of a lineup, informally 81 Letter- shaped fastener 83 Button on the bottom of a multipage form 85 Ring 87 Frank 89 Rapa ____ ( locale of many monoliths) 90 Sports team V. I. P. s 91 Set piece? 93 Natural-historymuseum sights 96 Turkish title 98 Road offense, for short 99 The hots 100 Bluish shades 103 Green who was a four- time vocal coach on “The Voice” 105 Question asked while extending the hand, maybe 108 Reassuring touch 110 Fixture on a fishing dock 112 One state symbol of Massachusetts 114 Introduces slowly 117 Record label that looks like the name of a radio station 118 Lao- tzu follower 119 Notable quote by 68-/ 70- Across 121 Set oneself right, in a way 122 Five Pillars of Islam, e. g. 123 “Bonehead” and “numbskull,” e. g. 124 Solitudinarians 125 State representatives? 126 Ride and Field DOWN 1 Sacred choral works 2 Melodic passages 3 Accidentally hit “reply all” on, say 4 Jan. inits. 5 “Smart” one 6 Skewered Asian dish 7 Arctic food fish 8 Close again, as a purse 9 “Family Matters” ubernerd 10 Manage 11 Winter celebration abroad 12 Sheltered at sea 13 Japanese comic style 14 Mass recitation 15 Repeated collaborator with 68-/ 70- Across 16 Thwarted 17 Maps of Alaska and Hawaii, often 18 Big blow 19 Flight attendant 22 Red as ____ 26 Close buds 28 “Enough already!” 31 Be ____ use 34 Unlikely book- club recommendation 36 Edith Piaf ’s “Non, Je Ne Regrette ____” 38 Name on a blimp 41 Gets some air 42 ____ Nast ( magazine publisher) 43 Good name for an Irish carpenter? 44 Bubs 45 For laughs 46 Arctic young ’ un 47 Signature tune of 68-/ 70- Across 50 One- named singer with the 2016 No. 1 hit “Cheap Thrills” 52 Slip in a book 54 Café additive 55 Trade jabs ( with) 57 Flavors 59 Approve 62 Hollywood job title 64 Freedom Caucus, e. g. 66 Wrinkly fruit 69 Gossipmonger 73 Portion of a penny 75 Where Nice is en France 77 Tough draws in the game Bananagrams 80 No fun, as a party 82 Vegan staple 84 Van Gogh’s “Le Café de ____” 86 Beverage sponsor of the old “Little Orphan Annie” radio show 87 One in line? 88 Biblical quartet 92 Silence 94 East German secret police 95 Quantity of toys on Santa’s sleigh 96 Perfumer’s liquid 97 Summer piazza treat 99 Near ringer 101 Nowadays 102 Occurrences in the 30s, say 104 Skating champ Brian 106 Sore 107 Setting for a fine meal 109 Polynesian carvings 111 Bracket shapes 113 Takeoff figs. 115 Three- stripers: Abbr. 116 Singer with the 1984 hit “99 Luftballons” 119 Part of T. G. I. F. 120 Cuba or Catalina: Abbr.