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Note: This puzzle is part of Merl’s best-of series. ACROSS 1 Panel that condemned the Hollywood Ten: abbr. 5 “___ Nightingale” 8 Henry VIII’s hopes 12 Frat party need 16 Father of twins, en français? 18 Major opening? 19 Big sleeps 20 “The western novel is here to stay,” en français? 22 Intro to saurus 23 ___ carte 24 Lab run No. 2 25 Christmas without Ebenezer, en français? 27 Narcissist’s obsession 29 “The jaw-bone of an ___” (Judges 15:16) 30 Boy toy 32 Country club purchases 33 Giant author’s first name 35 Golfer’s goal, en français? 41 Country singer George 44 Prohibit 45 Earth prefix 46 Horn sound 47 Inspect a police department, en français? 50 Kama ___ 54 Black stuff 55 Kimono money 56 Focused 58 Auto race that’s rigged, en français? 60 Has din-din 63 Stimpy’s pal 64 Mickey’s channel, in TV listings 66 Melville opus 67 Slice of cake that a dieter doesn’t eat, en français? 72 H.S. hurdle 73 PC’s memory 74 Not long. 75 Occupies a beanbag 77 Root through one’s purse, en français? 81 Early Christian edict, the ___ Creed 83 Affirmative 85 Palindromic actress 86 Mèrida mister 88 Opposed to part-time help, en français? 92 Offer (a hand) 94 Part of a South American capital 96 Cpl., for one 97 Infamous Judean governor 98 Boeing 747, en français? 103 Fell 104 Matty of baseball 105 Green veggie 106 Peace org. based in Ethiopia 107 Without 111 Played the lead in “Oh, Sigmund!”, en français? 116 Type of dress 118 Expire 119 Astronomy Muse 120 “This team’s tackling ability stinks,” en français? 124 Recipient 125 Light tan 126 Frankenstein, en français? 127 Hit with a rolled-up paper 128 Like some milk 129 Before, for starters 130 Regulated region DOWN 1 A non-native, in Hawaii 2 The ___ Suspects 3 Modifying wd. 4 Head cheese? 5 Nun with a Nobel 6 Unseats 7 Pole between Pirellis 8 Fort in the news, 1861 9 Palindromic gold 10 Ohio-class Trident, briefly 11 Gilbert of Roseanne 12 Gift for a mechanic 13 It means “all” 14 Way in 15 Starting 16 School orgs. 17 Comedian who literally kicks a bucket in It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 19 Fish basket 21 Suspiciously 22 Songwriter Jacques 26 Canonized femme: abbr. 28 One of the great motivators 31 Terminal choice: abbr. 34 Sufficed 35 Sidekick 36 Movie ratings 37 Blow, in Bordeaux 38 Two-word denial 39 Wheedle 40 To be, in Toulon 41 Home on Pork Avenue? 42 Digits 43 Amass, as debts 44 Filleted 48 He goes to blazes 49 Native (to) 51 Hambletonian horse 52 Divine Comedy verse form, terza ___ 53 Synapse sites 57 “Whether ___ nobler ...” 59 Central points 61 Like the Piper 62 Palindromic “battlers” 65 Wizard of Oz shout 68 Set of circumstances 69 Director Howard 70 ___ Domingo 71 Word origins 76 Seven, in Sèvres 77 Referee’s ruling 78 Eye part 79 singer k.d. 80 Deal (with) 82 To have or to hold 84 Compass pt. 87 British rule in India (backwards, a vessel) 89 Shoulder ornament 90 An element 91 Lodge members 93 Classic cop show 95 Shock 99 Role played by Michael and Jude 100 A Doll’s House heroine 101 Twosome 102 Latin hymn 103 Seat on Seabiscuit 106 ___ the other 108 Campaign guy? 109 Girl who cries Uncle 110 Withered 111 Foam 112 In ___ (like ducks?) 113 Zola novel 114 March time 115 Liner level 117 Invitation letters 121 Payday, usu. 122 Tangier hat 123 Sky light?