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1 Improvises with nonsense syllables while singing 6 Hosp. area 11 “Frozen” snowman 15 Go the distance 19 Old Turkish title 20 Body art medium 21 Roam 22 Glom __: take hold of 23 Chant that could start any minute in a yoga class? 25 Bibliography abbr. 26 Playing a fifth qtr., say 27 Vegan pizza order, perhaps 28 Speak without thinking 29 Thick book 30 Biblical twin 31 Beaver structure that defies all laws of physics? 36 Soap chemical 38 Singer Lena 39 African capital 40 Result of a cracked Kindle? 45 Uses, as a coupon 47 Paddle kin 48 Brownstone porch 49 Family man 52 Telly watchers 54 Sitcom fixture 56 11th Greek letter 59 Casual refusal 60 Messy pile 61 Lingering resentment between rival 16th century Italian painters? 66 Con 70 Gimlet garnishes 71 Like some Chardonnay 72 Obstacles in a Grand Theft Auto construction zone? 77 AnnaSophia of “Bridge to Terabithia” 81NAACP cofounder __ B. Wells 82 E-signature alternative 83 Celebrity mag since 1977 87 Transform (into) 89 Drops from above 91 Problem with 82-Across 92 Biodegrade 93 Resort with moguls 96 Rate at which romaine salads come out of the kitchen? 99 Impressionist Claude 100 Beekeeping hazard 102 Irish actor Stephen 103 Put up with my shenanigans? 108 Sleeveless garment 112 Twee 113 Competitor 114 Goes long?116 Poker stake 117 Scored 100 on 118 Creating study aids during a classroom lecture, and how seven long answers in this puzzle were created? 121 Look intently (at) 122 “How __ refuse?” 123 Garlicky sauce 124 Cornell, Penn, etc. 125 Flubs 126 Jewelry designer Peretti 127 Eurasian border mountains 128 Black-and-white vegetarian
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1 Book part 2 Patterns meant to blend in, briefly 3 Org. providing creature comfort? 4 One who has an impressive green thumb? 5 With it 6 Trey Anastasio’s jam band 7 Actress Zellweger 8 Pt. of OED 9 Singer Yoko 10 Hulu’s “__ & Tommy” 11 Vague warning 12 Seated yoga pose 13 Greed 14 Had regrets 15 One who lingers 16 Latin phrase in some dates 17 Leaf pore 18 __ pole 24 Political thaw 28 “__ appétit!” 32 Breakfast chain 33 Calendar pgs. 34 Get set 35 Recline 37 Polite contraction 40 All of two41 Talk wildly 42 Killer whale 43 __ favor 44 Crowd sound 45 Crashes (into) 46 Constellation part 50 Strange 51 Behind the times 53 __/her pronouns 55 Abbey area 57 Bun cooked in a bamboo steamer 58 Genetic letters 62 Justice Kagan 63 “The Pinkprint” rapper Minaj 64 Latin I verb 65 Brontë governess 67 Buckaroo 68 Mature 69 Pilates surface 72 Pep 73 Rite words 74 Hypothetical stuff in space 75 Oscar winner Sorvino 76 Totals 78 Sticky pod 79 Political coalition 80 Computer memory unit 84 __ salt 85 Nate Dogg’s “Regulate” collaborator 86 Scots Gaelic 88 Leads the way 90 CBS military drama 91 __ lily: Utah state flower 94 Go over again 95 Virtuous 97 Social insect 98 Meringue dessert named for a ballerina 100 Bowl game venues 101 __ Aviv 103 Land’s end? 104 Pitching aid? 105 Levels (out) 106 Flounce 107 Some tax-free bonds 109 Stay home for supper 110 Knight’s mount 111 Thompson of “Creed” 115 Scissors sound 118 19th Greek letter 119 Beach ball inflater 120 RV park chain