THE BIG X-WORD

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ACROSS

1 Anti-abuse org. 5 Funds recipient 10 Alma —

15 Ill-humored 19 Romance lang. 20 Related on the

mother’s side 21 Singer — Laurie Blue

Adkins

22 Allay

23 Burdened creature:

2 wds.

25 Grip

26 In that case

27 Cheap cafe 28 “National Lampoon’s”

movie: 2 wds. 30 Forfeits

31 Ready, for short

32 — -de-vie

33 Of wolves

36 Maxwell Smart, e.g. 38 Imbue

43 A simian, for short 44 Dog of Japanese

origin

45 Defame

46 Veto

47 Desperate

48 Dagger symbol 49 Right-hand man 50 Plant fiber 51 Consume

52 Cal. abbr.

53 Plush plaything:

2 wds.

57 Reserved 58 Unmatched

59 Doilies

60 Available, in a way 61 Concur

63 Moves just a little 65 Fable’s point

66 Straw hat 68 Accused’s assertion 69 Fear

70 Diamond —

73 Biscuit: 2 wds.

77 In medias —

78 Mine’s output

79 “The — of the Ancient

Mariner”

80 Jumble 81 Pitcher’s place 83 Eye layer

84 Guido’s note

85 Big success 87 Length measure 88 Use up

89 Western Indian 91 Ersatz cocoa 92 Gide and

Kostelanetz

93 Plant pouch 94 Supporter

95 Place of sacrifice 97 Zoophyte: hyph. 102 Starts

106 Diner’s preference 107 Peaceniks

108 Orwell opus: 2 wds. 109 Wall pier

110 Thicke and Jackson 111 Pope the first 112 Air

113 Athletic event 114 Like a julep

115 Time of life

116 Goulash

DOWN

1 Downspout

2 Greek letters 3 Diplomat’s forte 4 Battery type

5 One of TV’s Huxtables 6 Cat- — — -tails

7 Jim Jr., to Jim Sr. 8 Coup d’—

9 Fish

10 Lodestone

11 In a wet state 12 Animals in harness 13 “Born Free” name 14 Full

15 Driver’s nuisance 16 Molokai neighbor 17 Employs

18 Francois Auguste —

Rodin

24 With

28 Water buffalo

29 Fish in a net

31 — bourgeois

33 Rich deposits 34 Dickens character —

Heep 35 Good-time Charlie:

2 wds.

37 Hodges and

Scott-Heron 38 Facets

39 Under covers

40 Pet devotee: 2 wds. 41 Giant god

42 Raise

44 Put up with 45 Elevators, British

style

48 Trial

49 From a distance 50 Type measure

52 In — pauperis 54 Simple boat 55 Professed

56 Nostrils

62 Hunter’s quarry 63 Solidus

64 Part of MIT: abbr. 65 River in France 66 Reduced 67 Old-womanish 68 Apple-green gem 71 Peace personified 72 Heads

74 Blacken with heat 75 An abrasive

76 — -Rooter

82 City dweller

83 Air currents 85 Whack

86 Kind of paved

surface

87 Area for pedestrians 88 Escargot 90 ——asapin 91 Elegant

92 Fragrant oils 94 Catkin

96 Threshold, in

psychology 97 Wheels for a baby 98 London’s Drury — 99 Prado’s contents 100 — me tangere 101 Form of “John” 102 Arrow poison

103 Tight

104 River in Ireland 105 Duck that dives 108 Fitting