Pittsburgh puzzler
ACROSS
1 Plays a role 5 Boxing ref’s decision 8 Mystical glow 12 Leafy side 17 Rollercoaster feature 18 Legally voided 20 “Four-alarm” food 21 One nickname of 59-Across 23 Budget noodle meal 24 Chilling 25 Valley where David fought Goliath 26 Surrealist Salvador 28 “__ heard enough” 29 Traveler’s stop 31 Busy as __ 33 59-Across provides 90% of the nation’s supply of this 35 Another nickname of 59-Across 40 Briny expanse 41 Like much testimony 42 Indian butter 43 Flip-flop grippers 45 Annapolis inst. 49 Catches a dogie, say 51 Consider to be 52 Meaning of 59-Across motto, “Dirigo” 53 Suffix for past or post 54 Crop of which 59-Across is the world’s leading producer 58 Utmost degree 59 It was admitted as a free state on March 15, 1820 61 Picnic worry 62 Yoga class greeting 64 Sicilian spewer 65 Forest floor flora 66 “Moonstruck” star 68 Oracle 69 Maiden name preceder 71 Only state with which 59-Across shares a border 74 Capital of 59-Across 78 New Mexico art colony 79 __ Lanka 80 RR stop 81 Hit with snowballs, say 83 Gillette’s __ II razor 85 Licorice flavoring 89 Big name in grills 91 Commonwealth 59-Across was part of, prior to 1820 94 Rice-__ 95 Money for a ride? 96 Browse the mall 97 Large-ish music combo 98 Render speechless 99 Nintendo gaming system 100 Stitched
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1 Dog food brand 2 Element of change? 3 Novelist Morrison 4 They’re often not on the menu 5 Road or roof stuff 6 Pants patch place 7 Narrow, like a rural road 8 __ Gibson, first African-American tennis player to win a Grand Slam event 9 Suffix for form or spat 10 No longer active: abbr. 11 “Let’s Make __” 12 Book copier of yore 13 “Gotcha!” 14 Keep in check 15 Advil alternative 16 Casual eatery 19 In working order 22 Campsite sight 27 Something to mourn 30 __ Bruce of “Sherlock Holmes” films 32 Go in 34 King David’s predecessor 35 Remote control button 36 Genesis ark’s resting place 37 __ point: example 38 “Yeah, right…” 39 Active type 44 “8 Mile” rapper 46 Martial arts master 47 Go on and on 48 Stick (to) 50 Honor bestowed by Queen Eliz. 51 Bear’s lair 52 Belief suffix 55 Work to get 56 IQ test developer Alfred 57 Wyatt and Warren at the OK Corral 60 Half of Mork’s sign-off 63 Lack of color 65 Swanky party 66 Like glee club music 67 Flips out, in Bart Simpson terms 70 __ de corps 72 “Dr.” played by 30-Down 73 Ladies of Spain, briefly 74 City on the Nile 75 In __ (not yet born) 76 Neighbor of Cameroon 77 Soprano Gluck and composer MahlerWerfel 82 Not at all slack 84 Spicy brew 86 “Am __ only one?” 87 Put in an overhead bin, e.g. 88 WNBA broadcaster 90 Columbus-to-Pgh. dir. 92 “Fifth Beatle” Sutcliffe 93 Half of bi-