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ACROSS

1 Go swimming 6 Get a point 11 Concerning 16 Dull surface 21 Man from Mars 22 Esteem 23 Discharge of guns 24 Hunter constellation 25 Rise 26 Last letter 27 Luster 28 Divine Comedy poet 29 Cup handle 30 Dandy 31 Jacob’s twin brother 33 Alaskan island 35 -- -o’-shanter 36 Bureau part 39 Terrier variety 43 Lubricate 44 Cunning 45 Roughly 47 Pointed arch 49 Morning moisture 51 Leather strip 54 Synthetic fabric 57 Appear 59 Male deer 63 In medias -64 CIA predecessor (abbr.) 66 Pitcher 68 White-tailed bird 69 Sufficiently, long ago 70 Dismounted 72 Literary collection 74 Frond 76 Small 78 Opposing one 79 Somnambulate 82 Pickle spice 84 Volcanic event 86 Steed 87 Sleigh 89 Distribute cards 91 Big bird 92 Word in a palindrome 93 Uncle -95 Debatable 97 Apothecary weight 99 Cash dispenser (abbr.) 101 Special -104 Hack 106 High-strung 108 Iowa State’s city 110 Tries 114 Blue gem 117 Springe 119 Complain 121 Ringlet 122 -- Ericson 124 Secluded space 126 Light meal 127 Rent 128 Winglike parts 129 Taj Mahal site 131 Slight 133 Printer’s measures 135 Directed 136 Pro -137 Stick 139 Make into law 141 Infernal region 143 Excavation 145 Word in grammar 147 Weapon for Buck Rogers (2 wds.) 149 Retired plane 152 Lump 154 Tampered with 157 -- Lloyd Webber 161 Sheep 162 Nourish 164 Summit 165 Psychic ability (abbr.) 167 -- Maria 168 Ross or Muldaur 170 Noted fabulist 173 -- -garde 175 Worn-out 177 -- salts 178 Water park attraction 179 From this time 180 Ape 181 Slender 182 Exhausted 183 Modify 184 Not wordy

DOWN

1 Founded 2 Communion table 3 Jewelled headband 4 Pullet 5 Tip 6 Go away! 7 Group of actors 8 United 9 Pilot’s OK 10 Efface 11 Alleviate 12 Cry of contempt 13 Cry of approval 14 Eye part 15 The Lone Ranger’s sidekick 16 Component 17 Macaw genus 18 Dyes 19 Out-and-out 20 Foe 30 To and -32 Fuss 34 Ebb or neap 37 Lacking colour 38 Reasoner’s word 40 Doing nothing 41 Juicy fruit 42 Turn inside out 46 Open, in a way 48 Tennessee -- Ford 50 Cereal grain 51 Rubbish 52 A greeting 53 Willow rod 55 Predatory bird 56 Requirement 58 Literary category 60 Girl in the funnies 61 Turning part 62 String 65 Witnessed 67 Police action 71 Hardy heroine 73 An astringent 75 Skedaddled 77 City in Arizona 80 Fuzzy fruit 81 Tangle 83 Pasternak character 85 Sealing material 88 Nanny 90 Aka Elia 94 Flexible armour 96 Become 98 Encounter 100 Edible part 101 Award name 102 Deen or Abdul 103 Jack in a rhyme 105 Daily -107 New Mexico city 109 Like a winter’s day 111 Berate 112 Playing card 113 Relays 115 Entreat 116 -- Days a Week 118 Stick 120 Beat hard 123 Released 125 Kith and -130 River in Italy 132 Horse 134 Eschew 137 Chills and fever 138 Got away from 140 Rhythmic flow 142 A connective 144 Notoriety 146 Catchall abbr. 148 Hiatus 149 Passover meal 150 Steal 151 Pester in fun 153 Brute 155 Western Indian 156 Wild party 158 Speed-trap device 159 Makes level 160 Cotter 163 Lunchtime destination 166 Ending for gag or gang 169 Show assent 171 Gent 172 Work in verse 174 Insect 175 Iota 176 Exist