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The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 65 minutes.

ACROSS

1 Picture 6 Lo — (Chinese dish) 10 Eyes, to bards 14 Step heavily 19 Like zebras’ necks 20 Author Sarah — Jewett 21 Beet or yam 22 Womanizer, perhaps 23 Spotted steed 25 Womanizer, perhaps 26 Bacteriology gels 27 Some sporty trucks, briefly 28 Jai — 29 Illegal boxing blow 31 Superhero with a magic ring 34 Fruit such as a peach or plum 35 Chicks’ hangouts 36 Heavy horn 37 Baldwin of “Drunk Parents” 38 Rascally sort 41 Moniker for Lincoln 44 Royal Dansk treat 48 Speaker’s stand 52 Cash caches requiring PINS 55 Wingtips’ tips 56 Impassioned 57 Bee or Em 58 Neighbor of Burkina Faso 60 Off. helper 62 Their young are kids 63 The clear, open outdoors 66 Epps of “Juice” 68 City in southern California 69 Stephen of “Angie” 70 A tyrant rules with one 74 Prefix with skeleton 75 Common chamber group 77 Conductor Solti 80 Capital of Peru 82 Painter Dufy 83 TV’S — May Clampett 84 Annie player Quinn 86 Ankle-length skirt 88 Caused to propagate 89 Airline to Tel Aviv 90 Spur-of-themoment choice 93 Federal benefits org. 95 “Yoo-hoo!” 96 — Hashana 97 2006 Nintendo debuts 100 Taj — 105 Bursts in space 107 Figure at Madame Tussauds 110 Former Seabee, say 114 Scottish island 115 Agts. going after tax evaders 116 Banishment 117 Fix up text 118 What someone who completes this puzzle does? 120 “Daniel” singer John 121 Solemn act 122 The Beatles’ “Let —” 123 Arm bones 124 School VIPS 125 Luminary 126 Warty critter 127 Actress Sharon

DOWN

1 Challenge as questionable 2 — d’ 3 French for “years” 4 Prepare 5 Tokyo, once 6 Dough 7 Off-course 8 As originally found 9 Once called 10 Hatch of Utah 11 Large crucifix 12 Unlimited 13 Wheel turner 14 Von — family (“The Sound of Music” group) 15 Rascally sort 16 17 Arab Bygone country Ford div. 18 Sumptuous 24 TV’S Linden 29 “Sauer” hot dog topping 30 New Mexico’s flower 32 Top-secret govt. org. 33 Fade away 37 “This is only —” 38 Swedish retail chain 39 Floss flavor 40 Furry adoptees 42 “— Cafe” (old Whoopi Goldberg sitcom) 43 Drinking alcohol 45 Exactly 46 Leia’s last name 47 Unscented 48 Smidgens 49 Halo effect 50 Hip to 51 Florida or Ohio pol, e.g. 53 Poet Angelou 54 NBC fixture since ’75 59 Short-hop plane 61 Rotational forces 64 Doggoned 65 Berlin loc. 67 Gives shape to, to a Brit 70 Humpbacked lab helper 71 “— do you good” 72 Actress Ward 73 “Gotta go,” to a texter 75 Pulverize 76 Catch 77 Deep cut 78 Article in Augsburg 79 Big name in skin cream 81 “That went right by me” 85 Chutzpah 87 Cedar native Rapids 91 Paint appliers, e.g. 92 Veto 94 Sound box at a concert 98 Really digs 99 Floor-washing robot 101 “Insomniac” comic Dave 102 Showing benevolence 103 Sports spots 104 Contacts, e.g. 105 Floss fiber 106 Cake bakers 107 Sea filler 108 Single 109 — Vegas 110 Necessity 111 Wheel turner 112 “La Dolce —” 113 Hayworth of old films 118 Set of parts to be assembled 119 Ant or beetle