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1 Lag 10 Hailed ride 13 Nightwear 20 Rust, essentially 21 Corrida cheer 22 Topped with ice cream 23 Katie Couric or Diane Sawyer 24 Spell-casting cartoon infant? 26 Commotion 27 Per unit 28 Brewskis 29 Chimed unstoppably? 36 Unit of force 37 Turns inside out 38 Outback bird 39 Sarandon of “Alfie” 41 Put forward 42 Able to speak easily 45 Cheeky kid 50 Depose 51 Alice, for the Bradys 52 Where old Venetian magistrates dropped off their tots to be watched? 56 — -fi flick 57 One trying for strikes 59 Lawn tool 60 He has a famous lap 61 Stiller and Affleck co-hosting a New Year’s Eve special? 65 Really smell 66 Chaney of horror 67 Grazing field 68 Oolong, e.g. 70 Preminger of film 73 2 and 8, in Morse code? 83 Writer Kafka 85 Sources of 1-Down and 84-Down 86 Eye-irritating bulbs 87 “Kaboom!” 88 Boxer Spinks, to non-Americans? 91 Slimy garden crawler 92 With 94-Across, old hack paperbacks 93 Big name in canned heat 94 See 92-Across 96 Was sick 97 Hot winter quaff 101 Salty water 102 Snub 103 Move, to Realtors 107 Song about a fire breather who uses Apple computers? 111 Put on — (pretend) 113 One or the other 114 Child’s amuser 115 People who relax by listening to singer Johnny? 117 Calculated the total of 123 Honored academic retirees 124 Antique car 125 Medications taken by mouth 126 One backing up a soloist 127 Mem. of Congress 128 AWOL soldier ... or a feature of eight answers in this puzzle
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1 Element in bronze 2 Mad feeling 3 Groom grass 4 Nav. officer 5 The “D” of DJIA 6 Mass emigration 7 Highest or lowest point 8 “A Bell for —” 9 Hankering 10 Having two or more parts 11 “Mr. Klein” star Delon 12 Gives rise to 13 Toyotas of the 1990s 14 Boxing’s “Greatest” 15 Doorframe part 16 Fired (up) 17 Saunter 18 Ornament 19 Smell or taste 25 Tan shade 27 Highest point 29 Put on a blog again, e.g. 30 Affirm 31 Loch monster moniker 32 Bits of sand 33 Ex-Giant Mel 34 Quarreled bitterly 35 Tomb-raiding Croft 40 Antis’ votes 42 Doe’s baby 43 Cheery tune 44 Twister 46 Jewelry beetle 47 Rattan 48 Comedian Johnson 49 Pipe problem 51 Pitcher’s spot 53 Chatter idly 54 Squeak (out) 55 Bear’s retreat 57 Spooky cry 58 Applies, as some deodorant 62 One making an exact copy 63 Really small 64 Smarted 69 Gp. mobilized by a 911 call 70 Rip- — (flimflams)
71 Jogging pace 72 Weight deduction 74 Ending for buff or bass 75 Address for a techie 76 Apiary buzzer 77 Pant-length measurement 78 Money tray 79 Entre — 80 Literary last words 81 “Batman” actor Cesar 82 Ikea’s home 84 Element in bronze 89 Hair gel, e.g. 90 Eats as a snack 92 Actress Merrill or Spybey 95 Swerve 96 The “A” of USDA 98 Brings up to speed 99 “Don’t believe a word —!” 100 Dessert, to Brits 102 Rustic poems 103 Goes fast 104 As a friend, in French 105 Zapped with light 106 Earthy tone, to Brits 108 One more than a pair 109 Old game console 110 Soft drinks 112 Light haircut 116 Guess at Sea-Tac 117 Male turkey 118 Exiled Amin 119 Suffix with northeast 120 Used a spade 121 Fleece-lined boot brand 122 Chi follower