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1 Coastal beacon 8 Steep cliffs 16 Return a favor 18 Elicit 19 Refreshment table 21 Spanish tots 24 Easing of tension 26 Commanded 27 Standard (Abbr) 28 Date for he 30 Comic Carvey 31 TV choice 33 Impasse 35 Ran easily 37 Norwegian king 38 Strong glue 39 Birthstones 41 Trucking rig 42 Actress Ryan 43 Let fall 44 Puts to work 45 Hesitant word 47 Litigate 48 Former spouse 49 Thrash 50 Mr. Kristofferson 51 Army truck 53 Jr.’s dad 54 Greek war god 55 Sewer’s tools 56 They render a verdict 58 Spawned 59 Shapely legs 60 Date for Tarzan 61 British school 64 Cougar 65 Adolescents 67 Lost color 68 Poi root 69 Berserk 70 Tortoise foe 71 Jazz style 72 Festival 73 Say no 75 Prima donna 76 Country road 78 Laughter sound 80 Italian city 81 Slugger Ruth 82 Robin or cardinal 83 “Be quiet!” 84 Full amount 86 Blues singer King 87 Low islands 88 Big book 89 Average guy 90 — -do-well 92 Begin 94 — apso 96 Arizona city 97 Exclude 99 Loud, annoying 100Fable writer 101Jungle beasts 103Francisco start 104Creative work 105Summer drinks 106Musical composition 108Mound of stones 110Never surpassed 111Desert beast 113Boredom 115Pierced 116Mississippi vessels

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1 Tardy one 2 Carnival prize 3 Swap 4 On this spot 5 Choose 6 Production co. 7 Language rules 9 Forms anew 10 Actor Harris 11 Cow’s chew 12 Frosted 13 Flower part 14 Appetizers 15 More sturdy 17 Care giver 20 Young cow 22 Lazily 23 Gradual absorption 25 Slugger Slaughter 27 Halt 29 Airport listings 32 Trebek of “Jeopardy” 33 Small mark 34 Chicago train 36 Flightless birds 38 Memorable periods 40 Become angry 43 Property document 44 Ceremonial vases 46 Classic auto 49 Foamy wave 50 Basinger and Cattrall 51 Summer month 52 Feign 54 Cover of knight 55 Glass sheet 56 Green gem 57 Condition 58 Tramp 59 Actor Richard 60 Coffee 62 Native metal 63 Absolutely not 64 Mate for Ma 65 Opposable digits 66 Comfort 67 Lincoln bill 71 Some sails 72 Taxi passenger 74 Watch chain 75 Florida city 76 Broad bean 77 Stinginess 78 Disadvantage 79 Sheltered 81 Marine crustacean 82 Head honcho 83 Fair 85 Beirut’s locale 87 Taxis 88 Stretched tight 89 Actress Lange 91 Enchanted 93 Toward 94 Fibber 95 Wasp cousin 96 Encounter 98 Respond to 100Go off script 102Asterisk 105Graduate, for short 107Doctors’ org. 109Measure of smarts 110Santa — winds 112Spielberg classic 114Weathervane dir.