BIG X AMERICA’S BIGGEST CROSSWORD

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1 On the road 6 Calm, cool, and ___ 11 Bach and Mozart, e.g. 16 Limber 17 Less coarse 18 Gorge 19 Part of GOP 20 Go in 21 Born 22 Potpie veggie 23 Picnic pest 24 Cup handle 25 Cooper in “High Noon” 26 Reason 28 Goody 31 Shiny Knight wear 33 Smile 34 Made a lap 35 Small couch 37 Cold symptoms 39 Fitting 41 Roughly 42 Tire filler 43 Mad 44 Extra 46 Buzz 48 Medal of ___ 51 Olympic pool paths 54 Salvage 56 Combative 59 Loch Ness ___ 61 Moby Dick’s hunter 62 Advantage 64 Signs of winter 67 Lauded 69 French ___ Legion 71 Frosty’s nose 73 Hole-in-one 74 Epoch 75 Livestock 77 Regret deeply 79 Replies 81 More wintry 83 Musical pace 84 Country lodge 85 Break bread 86 Demise 87 Evenings 90 Take the lid off 93 Rainbow color 96 Scuba tank gas 98 Obese 99 Part of TNT 100 Not visible 102 Along in years 103 Zebra markings 104 Least bright 105 Loafer, e.g. 107 Play parts 109 Madrid language 112 Puts at ease 114 China’s Ming ___ 116 Nod in unison 118 Typical 121 Later on 124 Royal daughters 126 Microwave feature 127 Of yore 128 Punts 129 Permissive 130 Indicate a turn 133 Part of UPS 137 Electees 138 Journey 139 “All snug in ___ beds ...” 140 Banquet 142 Masterful 143 Quiz answer 144 Luau dish 145 Santa’s helper 146 Beige 147 Cigar dropping 149 “Gunsmoke” city 150 Not taut 151 Clay brick 152 Shinny up 153 In the know 154 Caught unawares 155 Raise the white flag 156 Houses

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1 Samuel Morse invention 2 Matinee time 3 Genesis garden 4 Contaminated 5 Da Vinci, for one 6 Floor cover 7 Find 8 Clean the slate 9 Salsa ingredient 10 Fido’s ID (2 wds.) 11 Bracelet trinkets 12 Not extreme 13 CB sign-off 14 Be amusing 15 Unfamiliar faces 27 Twelfth grader 29 Genuine 30 Land unit 32 R&B part 34 Fixed look 36 An extra inning 38 Mom’s brother 40 Property paper 45 Count in 47 Jade or quartz, e.g. 49 “___ la la!” 50 Circle the globe 52 “You ___ kidding!” 53 ___ McMuffin 55 Great Wall setting 57 Arena row 58 Magazine copy 60 Doubly 61 Eager to succeed 63 Zoo biggies 65 Major’s superior 66 Fill the bill 67 Candy nuts 68 Wastelands 69 Trivia tidbit 70 Hanging ___ of Babylon 72 Belly 76 Swap 78 Coffee cup 80 “Which one?” 82 Lair 88 Delhi locale 89 Female protagonist 91 Pinochle’s 48 92 Rattlesnake, e.g. 94 Candy nuts 95 Take a stab at 97 Honking birds 101 Remains 106 Embrace 108 Orange pekoe 110 Oyster find 111 Maui locale 112 Ohio city 113 Downhiller 114 Tied to a pier 115 Walrus teeth 116 States of mind 117 What’s left 119 Iffy 120 Radio audience 122 Woven goods 123 Black Friday event 124 Pins a balloon 125 Befitting 130 Infield base 131 Putting areas 132 Risky romance 134 Make the meeting 135 Zodiac sign 136 Taxed 141 Overhead 144 Equal 148 Carnegie ___