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1 Like the 30 Rock building 5 Word said three times while smacking the forehead 9 Jests

14 Tyrion Lannister of “Game of Thrones” and others

18 It may be whiffed 19 Rose’s love on old Broadway 20 Little racer 21 Lady Gaga’s “____ This Way” 22 “I know my girl enjoys her youth / When this fine sound escapes her mouth” 25 Golden calf, e.g. 26 Texter’s “Wow!” 27 Galley propeller 28 Pretext 29 Ends 31 2008 Obama catchword 33 Place for a pie to cool

34 Half of a score 35 “____ et veritas” 37 “Right now, it’s fine, no five-star food, / But this dessert will soon be good!” 43 Some ancient writings 45 Cry to a cop 46 Injure badly 48 Spa accessory 49 Some Wall St. deals 50 Kylo ____ (“Star Wars” villain) 51 Part of an undergroun­d network 54 Shangri-la 55 Chump 56 Off-week, in football 57 “This mensch looks up and shouts ‘Delish!’ / While downing snacks with real relish” 59 Actor Elgort of “The Fault in Our Stars” 61 Due + sei 62 Robert of “Tender Mercies” 63 Acronym for a class taught over the Internet 66 Veranda 68 Wise

69 Skin dyes 71 Gefilte-fish fish 72 Tassel movers 76 “Your will to serve must be mature / To be this keeper of nature” 78 “Stop right there!” 80 Intimidate 81 Places

82 Like Uncle Sam 83 “____ all good” 84 “Al ____ Lado del Río” (2004 Oscarwinni­ng song) 85 Food items often served with 76-Down 87 Goofs

88 “Just be cool” 90 Hooter or honker 92 “Go down this hallway: There’s a couch / If what you seek’s relaxing touch” 95 “See-saw, Margery ____” (old nursery rhyme) 96 Backing 98 Begged 99 Reporters’ group 100 French title 102 Bygone NBC drama 104 Carry the day 105 Go “boohoo” 108 Primary imperative? 109 “This may have been the umpire’s doing; / Now sliding home is easy going” 113 Oct. pennant race 114 Cry of jubilation … or guilt 115 Hoist

116 Color of el mar 117 Old pop

118 New York county with Lake Placid 119 “Why don’t we?!” 120 Award category word

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1 Blockhead 2 Cheese sometimes paired with pinot noir 3 Suckers’ succors? 4 URL suffix

5 Job with spreadshee­ts 6 Ride offerer 7 Russian peace 8 Home to King Philippe 9 Nudges, in a way 10 Post-marathon feeling 11 Word before or after “down” 12 Upright 13 “The Iron Lady” star 14 Animal avatar of Thoth 15 “Kate Upton strikes an alpine pose / And belts this out, with naught to lose” 16 One working on the board? 17 “Celebrity Jeopardy!” show, briefly 20 Artisans’ group 23 Kachina-doll makers 24 “____ Lang Syne” 30 Overly fussy 32 ____ of Solomon 33 P.R. task 36 Chinese city known for its terra-cotta warriors 37 Light wood 38 ____ studies (college major) 39 Butter in South Asian cuisines 40 [ !!!! ] 41 Identify 42 Three-pointer shooter, usually 44 Funny Amy 47 “Peanuts” boy 51 Start printing 52 On, as a horse 53 Astronomer’s sighting

56 Like some light wood 57 Keystone officer 58 Drooping 60 Boston college 64 Force on Earth, informally 65 Vessel often stowed upside down

67 Blue symbol of Delaware 69 “I have this duty on my farm / To look as chickens keep eggs warm” 70 Throng 73 Not blown up 74 Rapper topper 75 Bulked up, in modern lingo 76 Party bowlful 77 Gillette ____ Plus 78 “://” preceder 79 Fantasy-fiction readers, e.g. 81 Condition once called “shell shock,” for short 83 Wasted

84 ____ buco 86 Ottoman’s partner 88 Not go out of date, say 89 In unison 91 Dead man walking? 93 Divvy up 94 Country star Jackson 97 Goes over 101 Arnaz of 1950s TV 102 First sentence of a news story 103 “The Adventures of ____” (European comics series) 104 Float in the air 106 Weight 107 Wallop 108 Jones of CNN 110 Family girl 111 Go (for)

112 Test site

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