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1 Theatrical substitutes 6 Not as tall
11 Speech impediment 14 Ireland, to the Irish 15 At a snail’s pace
16 More depraved
18 “The __ of success” 20 Washington VIPs 22 Cracker spreads 24 Finish line marker 25 Fender marks
26 After status or quid pro
27 Computer worker 28 Football or baseball 30 Basil sauce
31 Attila’s followers 32 Commit perjury 33 Intended
34 Graduating group 35 Shoe filler
36 Once a year
38 Not the real thing 39 Commend, compliment
41 Irritate and provoke 42 Mild expletives 43 Matched sets
44 Pillow covers
46 Head toppers 47 Fathered a foal
48 Rings out, as a bell 49 Mushroom type 50 Spirited horse
51 State abbreviation 53 Knightly titles
54 They watch the kids 56 Mouse catcher
57 Pose a question
58 Song for Christmas 59 A Great Lake and a Pennsylvania port 60 Brushed leather
61 The Louvre is here 62 Narrow racing boat 63 Disembarks
64 Chili con __
65 Merman or Barrymore
66 Actress Spelling
68 Puts in a warehouse 70 Piece of asparagus 71 Extremists, heretics 74 Printing fluids
75 Yarn unit
76 Some horses
77 Building parcel
78 Diner sign
79 Little green man 80 Squirrels away
81 Honey spot
82 Paid athlete
83 Business ensembles 84 Foundation 85 Al the weatherman 86 Tinned fishes 88 Louisiana’s capital 91 Circus structures 92 Ladd or Rickman 93 Verdi opera 94 Ponder, mull over 95 Novelist King 96 Marvelous!
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1 Shoulder blades 2 Fresher
3 Cutting tools 4 Wrath, anger 5 Volleyball barrier 6 Took a nap 7 Doughnut opening 8 Streisand movie The
__ and the Pussycat 9 Happenings
10 One of the Fab Four 11 Permit
12 Native American tribe 13 Mexican monies 15 Intelligent
17 Before Vegas or Cruces
18 Dutch artist Jan 19 Rocky
20 Actress Spacek 21 Smallest ones in the litter
23 “A” __ apple
25 College heads 28 Peddles
29 Bleached out 30 Storylines
31 Hidden stash
33 Wounds, cripples 34 Movie sleuth of the 1930s
35 Sautéed
37 Russian mountains 38 Uses a crowbar 39 Removes the rind 40 Break free
42 Kill Bill star
Hannah
43 Shore platforms
44 Six, in Tijuana 45 Listen!
46 Rail-riders
47 Shirley MacLaine hit
__ Magnolias 48 Book of the Bible 49 Singer Osmond 50 Motionless 51 Wilma’s hubby 52 Young boys 54 Farm buildings 55 More faithful 56 Military coat 58 Gives a hoot 60 Hindu garments 61 Public lands 62 Beer mug 63 Rich ore deposits 64 Twists and bends 65 Fencing swords 66 Packaging weight
67 Orbiting body
69 Royal headgear
70 Short plays
71 Poe’s black bird
72 Similar
73 Adore
75 Most cunning
76 Brick worker
78 English racetrack,
__ Downs
79 Mom’s sisters
80 Head honcho in Hades 81 Aussie actor Paul 83 Moral transgression 84 Farm bundle 85 Deliberately impolite 87 Ruby or Sandra
88 Goes with humbug 89 Sharp knock
90 It stops squeaks