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1 Code __ 4 “Rubáiyát” poet 8 Regional UN headquarters since 1946 14 Slather 19 Lead-in for carte or mode 20 “__ la France!” 21 Brought up 22 Jobs creation 23 Australian island state 25 Mysterious 26 Capricious notions 27 Aptly named therapist? 29 Misfortunes 31 Like many a tree at Christmas 32 __-friendly 33 Self-described “King of All Media” 34 Largest continent 35 Frat party wear 36 Electric car brand 38 One of the Gershwins 39 Aptly named dietitian? 42 Capital with a Viking Ship Museum 44 With no exceptions 46 Sharp 47 Pull a fast one on 51 Small test 52 Mangabeys, e.g. 54 Thought of but not shared 55 Goes back to the front, perhaps 57 URL ending 58 King’s domain 59 Ties off in surgery 61 Cats native to much of the Americas 66 Unit on the set 67 Mexican coin 68 Prominent Dumbo feature 70 Mine access 71 TV’s Buffy and Faith, e.g. 73 Moral consideration 77 Set of furniture 78 Startling word 79 Shade-tolerant garden plant 80 Old schoolmaster’s disciplinary tool 81 Avoid trespassing on 85 Turns sharply 86 Bowed, in Basra 88 Chocolate source 89 Constitution VIPs 92 Like hands without mittens, maybe 93 Aptly named easy chair salesman? 95 Big time 97 Works with flour 101 Pub pours 102 Green state? 103 Puzzle part 105 Leak 106 Hip 107 Woodcutter Ali 108 Aptly named gardener? 111 Thorny plant 113 “MASH” director 115 Scotty on the Enterprise, e.g. 116 Slowly, in music 117 Spicy cuisine 118 Kerfuffles 119 Rowboat propeller 120 Brinks 121 Many-sided evils 122 Fail miserably 123 Cook in a wok

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1 Snitch on 2 Tick away 3 Short races 4 __ Office 5 Knee revealers, and then some 6 Earhart’s art 7 Grim character? 8 Tiny amount 9 Bring home 10 Word on Santa’s checklist 11 Former NHL forward Tikkanen 12 Hunter’s meat 13 Aptly named editor? 14 Makes the cut 15 Dashboard letters 16 Afterword 17 Supremely powerful 18 Amends, as corporate earnings 24 Aptly named sommelier? 28 __ Spring 30 USA Patriot Act, e.g. 34 Including everything 35 Check (off) 37 Take __: enjoy the pool 39 Lose one’s temper 40 Ouzo flavoring 41 Mountain chain 43 Pot top 45 Greenish blue 47 Elicits an “Ouch!” 48 “Inside the NBA” analyst 49 Japanese port 50 Kardashian matriarch 53 Monstrous Tolkien creations 56 They may be inflated 59 Aptly named barber? 60 Labor Day mo. 62 Aptly named policewoman? 63 Loathing 64 Information on a spine 65 Spirited mount 67 TA’s boss 69 Word of regret 72 Kindle download 74 Relative of a knock 75 “I copy” 76 Gorbachev’s land: Abbr. 77 Lines of clothing 80 Winter malady 81 Prepare, as eggs 82 Fitted 83 Agreeing 84 Himalayan pack animals 85 Wacky 87 World’s largest snake by weight 90 Serious competition 91 To be, in Bavaria 94 “Glee” actress __ Michele 96 Move from window to aisle, say 98 Done with 99 Tone deafness 100 Boat shoe brand 103 Corn breads 104 Goad 107 Warner or Ringling follower 108 Don Juan’s love 109 In __ land 110 Game of world conquest 112 Had a bite 114 Williams in Cooperstown