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ACROSS 1 “War and Peace” heroine 8 First stop for Oprah guests 13 Molokai missionary 19 Two-horse wagers 20 Lakers’ ex-coach who trademarked the word “three-peat” 21 Olio 22 Amicably 24 Age-old excuse 25 Org. with a Pre√ list 26 Be too sweet 27 Like some stairs or stares 28 Where the Golden Spike was driven 29 Softcovers, for ex. 30 Something requiring tact 37 “___, the point emerges” (key quote from “Kill Bill: Vol. 2”) 40 Something bought after going bald? 41 BP bought it in 2000 42 Watch adjustment after landing, perhaps 45 Actor-singer whose real name was Leek 46 Animal track 47 Cold reaction 48 Wistful plaint 49 A way to be sealed 52 Texas oil city 54 Santa Monica and San Francisco 55 Cheer syllable 56 Fleur-de-___ 57 Primary income sources 60 Type of conservative who doesn’t identify with a party 63 Grain fungus 64 Row of waiters? 65 Winds do it 66 Steinbeck title word 69 Artificial 71 Arguable 74 Deadly coiler 77 Travel option 78 Runaway win 79 More evergreen-scented 80 Using iodine to detect starch, for example 84 Cinema beekeeper 86 Bygone muscle car 87 Saturn’s largest moon 88 Hops-drying oven 89 2006 Apple release 91 Quint’s boat in “Jaws” 92 Infamous “bandit queen” 95 Big truck maker 96 1957 horror film of which Leonard Maltin wrote, “As walking-tree movies go, this is at the top of the list” 98 Folding challenge? 100 Crime, famine, etc. 101 Take a sip of, perhaps 102 WWI fighter plane 104 Bird that Byrd may have seen 107 Winds do it 111 What the gray squares in the grid literally illustrate 114 Spider’s hourglass site 115 The Home or Office 116 Say “heh-heh,” perhaps 117 Said “USA, USA,” perhaps 118 Houston player 119 Begins to take effect DOWN 1 Lizard look-alike 2 Turning point 3 “’Til next time!” 4 Cologne cry 5 Soup base 6 Has a semi job 7 Re 8 “... cup ___ cone?” 9 Song syllables for Caron in “An American in Paris” 10 “Girl on Fire” singer 11 Conserving types 12 Shutterbug’s talent 13 Malign 14 Hello or goodbye 15 Scratch up 16 End to “end” 17 I, in old Rome 18 Like some gains 21 Bishop’s hat 23 “Cock-a-doodle-doo, ___ has lost her shoe” 28 Of practical value 29 See 74 Across 31 Stamp closer? 32 “Up and ___” 33 Fiesta finger food 34 Storybook nasty 35 Food-recall cause 36 Calhoun and McIlroy 37 Best-selling Mitch 38 Masses (of people) 39 Depiction in an Edvard Munch painting 40 Canyon feature 43 The Monkees’ first single, “___ to Clarksville” 44 Like sriracha sauce 46 Habitual bungler 49 Intro to monger 50 Drag the deep 51 Cord extension? 53 Pivot around 54 Auto pioneer Karl 58 The Hollywood Bow 59 Box of parts 60 Job opening 61 Unruly bunch 62 Pacino, Cazale, Shire, ___ 65 Very dry, to vintners 67 Embarrassing mark 68 Fancy shirt pin 70 [as written] 71 One last thought 72 A touching sport 73 Earthenware pot 74 With 107 Down, dropping bombs, for example 75 Bake, as eggs 76 Retailer for Rover 78 Finds a new home 81 Sir’s counterpart 82 Lounges around 83 Anklebones 84 Pre-riot state 85 Paper tray size: abbr. 89 “You bet ___!” 90 Shin kicker 92 Like some cat collars 93 TV host who promotes meatless Mondays 94 Tony-winning director and designer of “The Lion King,” Julie ___ 97 Vegas request 98 Booming speed 99 ___ committee 103 “Roman Holiday” star 104 Red army? 105 Wrinkly fruit 106 Sharp 107 See 74 Down 108 Home of “Veep” 109 “Yes” 110 Pub crawler? 111 Tooth driller’s aide: abbr. 112 From ___ Z 113 Fauna-filled floater