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Across 1 Phonies 6 Cat nipper? 10 1977 doubleplatinum Steely Dan album 13 Capacitance measure 18 Newfoundland explorer 19 16 23- Acrosses 20 Input for a mill 21 Tolerate 22 Vaquero’s rope 23 See 19- Across 24 Eat heartily 26 Where most things rank in importance to a Muslim? 28 Foe of Frodo 29 Certify ( to) 30 Fannie ___ 31 Mid sixth- century year 32 Casts doubt on 35 Low notes? 38 Haunted house sound 39 Bathroom installation 42 Webster ’s directive to the overly formal? 45 Raises 46 ___ raise 47 Folder ’s declaration 48 Plaintive 49 Upper ___ 50 Single 51 Madam 52 Exciting matches? 55 Series of measures 57 Burns books? 59 Fancy 61 Exchange news? 62 Equipment list for a hashish- smoking fisherman? 67 Baby no longer 68 “Do I ___!” 69 News of disasters, e. g. 70 One might be mean or cross 71 Total 74 Hide 78 Way, in Pompeii 79 Berlin Olympics hero 82 Word on either side of “à” 83 One getting special instruction 84 85 ___ 1986 Plaines rock autobiography 86 Departed from Manama, maybe? 89 Sounds often edited out for radio 90 Hand for a mariachi band? 91 “Everything must go” events 92 Cover, in a way 94 One may be kept running in a bar 95 The South, once: Abbr. 98 Número of countries bordering Guatemala 101 Subsidy 102 Niece’s polite interruption? 106 Close to losing it 108 Antiknock additive 109 Caustic 110 Current carriers 111 Throwaway publication 112 Get the old gang together 113 Part of a barrel 114 Commotions 115 Common symbol in hieroglyphics 116 Depleted of color 117 Strength of a solution
Down 1 “Skedaddle!” 2 Eastern Mediterranean port 3 Lessen 4 Speck 5 Space specks 6 Fair alternative 7 Moon goddess 8 “Whole” thing 9 Cooler 10 Actress Woodard 11 Old ad figure with a big nose 12 Turkish big shot 13 Prepares to eat, perhaps 14 Is against 15 Ready ( for) 16 Commotions 17 Bumper bummer 19 Organized society 25 Welcome look from a Bedouin? 27 Jessica of “Valentine’s Day” 28 Special ___ 33 Not so hot 34 Slather 35 Game for those who don’t like to draw 36 Hip 37 Contemptible one 39 Mooch 40 German W. W. II tank 41 Annually 42 Foresail 43 Thurman of “Kill Bill” 44 Miss piggy? 45 1953 A. L. M. V. P. Al 49 Ancient Hindu scripture 50 Often- blue garden blooms 52 What many Bay Area skiers do on winter weekends? 53 ___ Kosh B’Gosh 54 Levels 56 Festival setup 58 1930s migrant 60 Tinkers with 62 Pitch recipient 63 Mate for Shrek 64 Trump, for one 65 Birds’ beaks 66 One who’s all wet? 67 Queen’s “We Wi l l Rock You,” to “We Are the Champions” 72 Extends too much credit? 73 Quaker cereal 75 Determinant of when to do an airport run, for short 76 Hawaii’s ___ Day 77 Big or top follower 80 One type of 66Down 81 Historic exhibit at Washington Dulles airport 83 Beauty’s counterpart 85 Blow away 86 “A ___ cannot live”: Martin Luther King Jr. 87 Clash 88 Jai ___ 91 Blossoming business? 92 King Arthur ’s father 93 Military blockade 95 Bamboozle 96 Dish ( up) 97 Insect trapper 98 Intimidates 99 Battalion, e. g. 100 Italian bell town 103 “No way!” 104 “30 Rock” setting, briefly 105 When Stanley cries, “Hey, Stella!” in “A Streetcar Named Desire” 107 Beats by ___ ( headphones brand) 108 Historical period
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