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1 Sponged 8 Asylum 14 Takes from page to screen, say 20 Pope with the longest reign between St. Peter and Pius VI ( A. D. 67- 1799) 21 Left speechless 22 On the down- low 23 They may be sealed or broken 24 Marquee locale 26 Degree in math 27 Gruesome 29 Companion of Han in “The Force Awakens” 30 H. O. V. ____ 31 Sénégal summers 33 Running figure 34 Players last produced in July 2016 36 Epic singers 37 Kicks back 39 Rural postal abbr. 40 Worthiness 41 Samberg and Serkis 42 Home of the Triple- A Mud Hens 44 Gets bogged down 45 Vitamin Shoppe competitor 46 Vegan sandwich filler 48 Calrissian of “The Empire Strikes Back” 49 One end of Paris’s Champs-Élysées 53 Worked as a stockbroker 54 Capitol group 56 Designer Saarinen 57 Post- op program 58 Main stem 59 Rap group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 60 Pulled off 61 Like an unswept hearth 62 Brawl 63 “That Latin Beat!” bandleader 65 Advantage 66 Drone regulator, for short 67 Mrs., in Montreux 68 Magic Johnson, for one 69 Apothecary’s container 70 She, in Spanish 72 Passenger jet 75 Quinze + quinze 77 Actor with the line “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” 79 Fits snugly 80 Indra, to Hindus 81 Developer’s purchase 82 Giraffe- like beast 83 What might cost you an arm and a leg? 84 Washroom feature 87 Totally captivates 88 Muzzle 89 One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe 92 Fill in for 93 Game box specification 94 Flaky minerals 96 “Mind … blown!” 97 Glue trap brand 98 Tolkien meanie 99 Beverage with a floral bouquet 101 Hedge- fund pro 102 Farmers’ market alternative 106 Admit 108 West Coast city known as the Track and Field Capital of the World 109 Mischievous sort 110 Miles away 111 Candy known for its orange wrapping 112 Muss up 113 Things always underfoot

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1 George Eliot title surname 2 “Swan Lake” role 3 Place for bows and strings 4 Corporation’s head tech expert, for short 5 Tort basis 6 Wrap up around 7 Tosses 8 Not stay on topic 9 University associated with the Carter Center 10 Go- to choice, slangily 11 Weapon in some Call of Duty games 12 “I didn’t know that!” 13 John Glenn player in “The Right Stuff ” 14 Sore 15 Fawn’s mother 16 Winter fall? 17 Early explosive device 18 Modish

19 & 25 Financial regulator’s requirement 28 Meteorological lead- in to stratus 32 Resolutely supported 34 Like some salsa 35 “Antigone” antagonist 36 Judge’s seat 38 Zig or zag 40 Capital of Belarus 43 Fog might push it back, briefly 44 Hawaiian “thanks” 45 “Brilliant!” 46 Attacks from above 47 Exclusive event before public availability 48 Exam with a section known as “Logic Games,” for short 49 Fighting tooth and nail 50 Hitching post? 51 Japanese “thanks” 52 Made peak calls? 54 Unmitigated 55 Sin of those in Dante’s fifth circle 58 Quarters followers 62 Chic 63 “Pretty please?” 64 Instruments played close to the chest, informally 65 “Still, after all this time …?” 68 Imitates Sylvester the Cat 71 Results of treaties 73 Something to tear into, informally? 74 Bounds 75 Nautical sealer 76 Yemeni capital 78 Immense spans 80 It comes in tubes 82 It lays out the lines of authority 83 Show anxiety, in a way 84 Nag to death 85 Build up, as interest 86 Straight man 87 Boy’s name that’s an Indiana city 88 Brazilian supermodel Bündchen 90 Vital lines 91 Slogs away 94 Kind of fiber 95 Attach, as a patch 98 They’re found in veins 99 Elephant pluckers of myth 100 Marching band? 103 Venice-to-Trieste dir. 104 ____ Paulo 105 Volunteer State sch. 107 Card game cry