SUNDAY CROSSWORD:
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1 Try to hit 7 Numbskull 11 With 108-Down, hot stretch of summer 14 Moment of inspiration 19 “He’s” this, in a 1963 hit for the Chiffons 20 Woes 21 “I know, I know!” 23 What this might mean: “24 English poet who wrote “The Highwayman” 26 World Cup org. 27 Digs in the ice? 28 Persian ____ (rug maker’s deliberate mistake) 29 Humorist Bombeck 30 Early American pseudonym 32 Within 33 Prop that enabled Houdini to “walk through” a brick wall 35 Napoleonic ____ 36 Sounds of disapproval 37 Accept imminent punishment 39 Republic toppled in 1933 41 Red block in Minecraft 42 Sopranos’ highlights 43 Rapper Fiasco 45 Curse out 49 Word with open or pigeon 50 I, personally 52 Bird associated with bats 53 Place side by side 56 Doctrine of East Asia 58 Six-Day War combatant: Abbr. 59 Natural fertilizer 60 Jack of old TV 61 Neighbor of Jammu and Kashmir 64 Instrument that makes a “tsst” sound 66 “Mazel ____!” 67 Wrestler’s goal 68 Caesar-salad ingredient 71 Clanton at the O.K. Corral 72 It’s over here 73 Ground 74 Works a wedding, perhaps 75 Flying ____ (martial arts strike) 76 Spots for snorkeling 78 Women’s ____ 80 Helpful connections 81 Friendly conversation ender 83 Wrap on a rancho 84 Opts 87 Horse-drawn carriage 88 “In Praise of Folly” essayist 90 Norman or English king? 91 With 93-Across, young river critter 93 See 91-Across 96 Tribal circle, perhaps 98 Scramble some eggs, say 101 Smile ... or shine 104 Burden 9/25/22 105 Large electromotive unit 106 Strong cleaners 107 Branch of dentistry that specializes in root canals 110 Name hidden backward in “excellent” 111 Actress Teri 112 Davis of “Thelma & Louise” 113 Go to sleep, with “out” 114 Noted songwriter behind Wynonna Judd’s “Tell Me Why” and Linda Ronstadt’s “All My Life” 117 You can’t run on this for long 118 ____ Martell, “Game of Thrones” princess 119 Goods for sale: Abbr. 120Taiwan-born filmmaker 121 George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, and others 122 Total mess 123 Sought redress, in a way 124 Heeded an owner’s order
DOWN 1 Org. created under F.D.R. 2 Howler of a movie? 3 Beset 4 Rant 5 “So let us begin ____ ... “: J.F.K. 6 Talk acronym 7 Model for a grade schooler 8 Mountain residence 9 Argues 10 What three dots might mean 11 Accomplish on behalf of 12 Home of Kenyon College 13 Walk, so to speak 14 Org. created under F.D.R. 15 Shower 16 Eponym for one of the earth’s five oceans 17 Baby bearer, maybe 18 Stove toppers 22 Vice president after Pence 25 One of Neptune’s moons 30 Second half of an incantation 31 Helen Reddy’s signature hit 32 Rearward, to a rear admiral 33 It shares space with # 34 Like dipsticks 38 Southwestern art hub 39 Tom Jones and Anthony Hopkins, by birth 40 Make bubbly 44 Suzhou Museum architect 46 Same old, same old 47 He set a Guinness World Record in 2014, reporting for 34 consecutive hours 48 Boob tubes 49 Northernmost N.B.A. city, on scoreboards 50 Magic power 51 Brotherly figures 53 Placate 54 Job with numerous applications? 55 Her name is Greek for “all-gifted” 56 One always having a place to hide 57 Mounds of activity 61 The standard 62 Pro Bowl side, for short 63 Item with straps 65 ____ Master’s Voice 68 “I’m in trouble!” 69 Approach gradually 70 One who gave us all a lift? 75 Development in cryptography 77 A few weeks ago, probably 79 Worker with a comb 81 Mountebank 82 “Listen!” 85 Some hangouts for remote workers 86 It has its ratios, for short 87 Popular beer brand, casually 89 Meeting with a dead line? 91 One side of the coin 92 Baited online 93 What all companies try to make 94 Service charge 95 Scoring figs. 97 Lifts up 99 Literary utopia 100 Projecting edge 101 Deck out with spangles 102 The other side 103 Crackerjack 105 Longtime sports journalist Jim 108 See 11-Across 109 Still competing 111 Sold out 114 Tour de France distance units: Abbr. 115 “____, humbug!” 116 Added paper to, as a printer