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1 Piece of armor plate 6 Greek Mars 10 Son of Seth 14 Sunken fences 19 Kyushu seaport 20 With break or cast 21 Numbskull 22 Accustom 23 Counterfeiting 25 Tried 27 Choler 28 Zola novel 29 With tail or water 30 Genetic transport: abbr. 31 Goldfish family 33 Interval 36 Guy: Brit. 38 Host ___ Seacrest 39 Baked taro root 41 Win approval for 42 Lampreys 43 With sail or worm 44 Rustling sound 47 Honored with insults 49 In’s term 52 Turn over a ___ 54 ___ Park, Colorado 55 Like a slender candle 56 Land measure 57 Bravo and Grande 59 “He is mad ___ true” 60 Nail or on 61 Double CCLIII 62 Eur. nation 63 Wandering 65 Harness racing horse 66 “Not ___ begun to fight” 67 Face in clubs 69 Prefix with center 72 Nonclergy 74 Slide or jaw 77 Honey or quilting 80 Cub Scout unit 81 Appends 82 Rumanian coins 83 Greek patio 84 Monopoly quartet 85 Yens 87 Countesses spouses 89 Natives of Pago Pago 91 Butter and pandowdy 92 Oil, meal or cake 94 Estate transfer 95 Overhead transit systs. 96 Enough courage 97 Air or drug 99 Schumer of NY 100 Basics 102 Ninja turtles, e.g. 103 “Do I stand and ___?,” Browning 105 “Spamalots” Eric 108 Full stop 109 Seaport, Portugal 110 Circular motion 112 Also ___ 113 Missing card 117 Prison grounds 120 “The Lady ___” 121 “Beat it,” to Morris 122 Jacob’s brother 123 Snow in France 124 Tops 125 Wither 126 Denounce 127 Actor Ed

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1 Thesis 2 Iraqi city 3 Dominant nation 4 ___ Agnes Eve: abbr. 5 Deserve 6 Pineapples 7 Change wall decor 8 Lamb 9 Former Russ. unit 10 Netherlands city 11 Negatory prefix 12 Quarter eagles 13 New York and porterhouse 14 Honey mfg. plant 15 Year in Madrid 16 Monkey business? 17 Field of activity 18 City on the Meuse 24 Silent ___, Pres. nickname 26 Devoured 32 Combine 34 Blackthorn 35 Rubber band 36 Animals in Arles 37 Sediment 38 Magic incantation 40 River to the Rhône 43 Outcast 44 Impediment 45 As you ___ 46 Trigger or line 48 Perfectionists 49 “___ of a Tub,” Swift 50 Nicole’s dream 51 Revise 53 Interdicts 55 Labels 58 Lake and hay 60 “Just the ___, ma’am” 64 Firth of ___, Scotland 65 Deride 68 Keepers 69 Hermann’s daughter 70 Easter treat 71 Police officers 72 Household gods 73 George and lemon 75 Hog or show 76 Appoints 77 Exam? 78 White-tailed eagles 79 Caesar’s being 82 Abbe and fast 86 At ease and prepared 87 Irish Free State, 1940 88 County or hot 90 Sacred peak, China 92 “Irma ___” 93 Drawn plan 96 Constraint 98 Rehearsal 100 Extemporaneous 101 Pat, Richard or Daniel 102 “Married dear old ___” 104 With long or now 106 By and ___ 107 With open, up or week 109 Govt. agts. 111 ___ St. Vincent Millay 114 Jet or mind 115 Hop or pool 116 French season 117 And board or of roses 118 King of Judah, 900 BC 119 “___, Dear”: sitcom