LESS THAN PRISTINE: Making perfect sense nevertheless
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Robert __ Lincoln (1860s First Son) “Darn it!” Airborne nocturnal predator 12 Medicinal medium 18 Shire of the Rocky
films
19 Small, sweet
sandwich 20 Grammy category 21 Patriotic chant 22 Make an issue
more confusing 25 Say under oath 26 Dress shop
compliment 27 Lightning producer 28 Unoccupied
29 PM periods 31 Significant period 32 Go underground 33 Some GPS lines 36 Closest pal, these
days
39 Mariner’s concern 43 “Mother” prefix 45 Dinghy implements 47 __ gauche (Paris section)
Rival of Pulitzer Artist Cézanne Open-handed hits “Mambo King” Puente
55 Mean prank 57 Doc’s instruction 58 __ Paulo, Brazil 60 Likely (to)
61 Justice Kagan 62 Talks a good game 65 Novelist Graham 67 “Too bad …”
68 Put on joyfully 71 Smidgen of hair gel
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Amateur Browned quickly Sorority letter View again Walt’s Snow White distributor Back street
Did little while waiting Blunted blade Old Testament song High-maintenance actress Glossy fabrics Salon or Slate, for short
Tiger’s natural habitat
97 Rudder’s locale 99 Ill-gotten gains 102 __ Mateo, CA 103 UFO aviators 104 Mail-routing abbr. 106 Weeding tool 107 Campus building 109 Deck foursome 110 Hair curlers
112 “Same with me!” 116 Army helicopter 119 Marked a typo for
correction
122 Wright Brothers’
home
123 Cheer leader 124 Barrel-__ maple
syrup
125 Scissors sounds 126 For formal occasions 127 Verse of tribute 128 Brash talk
129 Selects, so to speak
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Stretched tight Henry Ford contemporary 3 4 5
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Informal inquiry Brief holiday Outburst from Homer Consist of
The latest happenings Chin thing Ran, as a machine Type of malware Party DJ’s assortment Provide protection for
Hold in high regard After the buzzer Signal to start speaking Mule’s sire Touch of encouragement “Enough said,” in a text One-on-one instructor Sacred scroll Historic happening Befit German gent Cathedral window art Temporary peace Kimono fabric Top dogs “Deck the Halls” refrain
Anger by-product Caesar’s 56 Cutter cooled by water Japanese assent Wearable splatter guard Extend across Did keyboarding Tecumseh’s tribe 54 56
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Desert refuge Certain syrup source
Mink relative “It’s freezing in here!”
Yoko __
Seal a deal, say Test for college srs. Free (of ) Pages with viewpoints Drive forward 72 73
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Earhart or Bloomer Guy fishing in the Narragansett Schindler in Schindler’s List Casablanca woman Bonnie of blues rock Dept. store goods 1910s First Family Pack __ (quit) “Cool” amount Formally seat, as a sovereign 88 Outback bird 89 Per person 93 Photo session 95 Wood pattern 98 Salsa scooperuppers
100 Busybodies 101 Firstborn child 105 Minuscule 108 Doone of fiction 109 Follows through 110 Samsung Galaxy
competitor 111
Japanese video game giant Stumble (over) Comment after a stumble
115 Workplaces for RNs 116 Say further
117 __ excellence
118 Legislative assent 119 Airport not far
from OAK
120 __ Moines, IA
121 Sellers’ buys
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