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1 Puts the pedal to the metal 7 Utopian 12 French villages 18 Wood of Hollywood 19 Engine booster 20 “Care to double-check that?” 21 Sends a sorry telegram? 23 Italian restaurant amenity 24 Appear to be 25 “As I was going to St. __ ...” 26 Romances the Top Gun star? 28 French door glass 30 Passes over 32 Wonders aloud 33 Sheep-shearing event? 38 Breastbones 41 Raise in relief 42 Mr. Moneybags 44 MetroCard issuer 45 Chapel Hill sch. 48 Short life? 49 Droop 50 Acknowledgment by the Pac-Man ghosts? 54 Part of a wine glass 56 Subject specialist 58 NFL coach Rivera 59 Teaching hospital associated with Tufts, for short 60 Follower of Zeno 62 Wednesday actress Myers 64 Ruckus 66 KO caller 67 Alert during Independence Day? 73 Med. plan 74 Bread with ham 75 Street __ (rep) 76 Sporty Chevy, briefly 77 Bother incessantly 79 It’s a bit more than two cups 80 Flat earther’s world? 82 Pulls hard 86 Grocery store shopper’s question? 90 Consumed 91 Librarian’s admonition 92 Partners’ legal entity: Abbr. 93 Land in un fleuve 94 “__ your life!” 96 Carsickness 99 Orderly displays 102 “Sic” and “attack”? 104 “Auld Lang __” 106 Brings home 108 Crafts’ partner 109 Millard Fillmore’s meds business? 112 Fictional Jane 114 Ensnare 118 Classic sneaks with a swoosh 119 Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy? 123 Shortest route 124 Fraternal branch 125 Mexican cerveza 126 Classify 127 Does in some dragons 128 Beginning
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1 Plies a needle 2 Knee bend, in ballet 3 Leprechaun’s land 4 “Por __” (“say” in Spanish) 5 Courtroom figs. 6 Sacred sites 7 “Same here” 8 Two pairs? 9 Go astray 10 Washboard __ 11 Medicine physiologist Otto 12 Autumn pear 13 Left in the dust 14 Olympics chant 15 Hungarian “cubist” Erno 16 Blades on the ground 17 Dried 20 “__ queen!” 22 12/24 and 12/31 23 They put letters in boxes 27 Photo __ (campaign stops) 29 Hinny’s kin 30 Blubber 31 Have down pat 33 Halloween decorations 34 Leave off 35 Double-reed woodwind 36 Grab 37 Othello nemesis 39 Listing shortcut 40 Cheer with a pom-pom 43 __ Triangle 46 India’s first prime minister 47 Wickerwork basket 49 Rooms in the office 51 Show fury 52 High up 53 The Ark channel 55 120-Down rival 56 Luxurious 57 Catchy part of a song 61 Rich dessert 63 The Simpsons character with a shotgun 64 Up front 65 There are three in Fiji 67 “That was a close one!” 68 __ and the Night Visitors 69 Canned tomatoes brand 70 Beige-y color 71 Old rerun channel 72 Deep black 78 2023 Belmont Stakes winner 79 Edy’s rival 81 Odin’s son 83 Gorbachev’s domain 84 Butter in Indian food 85 Open carriage 87 “__, this is a Wendy’s!” 88 Kennedy Space Center st. 89 Square setting 95 Tech licensing document: Abbr. 96 Harry’s rival 97 Nautical direction 98 Parvenu 100 Garage job 101 OpenAI CEO Altman 103 Calcutta dress 104 Draws back (from) 105 “Gadzooks!” 107 See 122-Down 109 Liberty grp. 110 Nudge for the stumped 111 “My dogs __ barking!” 112 Avant-garde 113 Man’s name that’s a homophone of 22-Down 115 Bravo and Tinto 116 Shakespeare’s wife 117 Junior’s exam 120 55-Down’s rival 121 Confidentiality doc. 122 With 107-Down, “Lady Love” singer