“To the Contrary”
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1 Letters and such 5 S. Korean gaming spot 11 Boxing __ 15 Manager 19 Patron saint of sailors 20 Responsible (for) 21 Pay (up) 22 Doozy 23 Toys that may improve dexterity 24 Zombie armada? 27 Make grooves in 29 Baby’s noise 30 Winged figure in Christian art 31 Bad press? 38 Marsh plant 40 Salivation stimuli 41 Book after Joel 42 Rhubarb dessert 43 Object of veneration 44 New York Dolls genre 45 Dog’s bane 49 Scary place? 55 Ultradevoted fans 57 Fetch 58 Like a fashionable arrival 60 Shred 61 Grandmother, affectionately 62 Elk 65 Get in the way of 66 Mandible 69 Square dance halls? 72 Lounging spot 73 Good for growing 76 Elite groups 77 Disney queen whose powers are similar to Jack Frost’s 80 Traveler’s annoyance 81 Actress Jessica 82 Stay active 86 Implore 88 Faulty method? 92 Discombobulate 93 Bryn __: first U.S. college to offer graduate degrees to women 95 Lhasa __ 96 Many a noir hero 97 Top spot in Formula One 98 Says “hi” to 100 Word with rock or space 102 Instruction for putting away fishing tackle? 108 Tres plus cuatro 109 Irish actor Stephen 110 Color of corroded iron 113 Wash gardening clothes? 120 Capital of Fiji 121 “Bridgerton” actor __-Jean Page 122 Like a class presentation 123 Evening affair 124 Place to tie up 125CinC 126 Yard border, perhaps 127 Hit on the green 128 Sister of King Charles III
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1 Squad whose colors match the New York City flag 2 Scads 3 Like jumping without looking 4 On the wrong end of the score 5 Subject of a 2006 demotion 6 Movie theater 7 “Totally gnarly!” 8 Honor for David and Victoria Beckham: Abbr. 9 Iberian “Hello” 10 Rx order 11 Monopolized a conversation 12 With everything counted 13 Higher power? 14 “Golly!” 15 Mel who voiced Bugs Bunny 16 Intake opposite 17 Idle computer state 18 Belligerent 25 Finishes with buttercream, perhaps 26 __ and means 28 Hotshot 32 Exchange value 33 Miner’s dream 34 “Break a leg!” preceder 35 Milk sweetener 36 Elicit an “OMG!” 37 “Gladiator” setting 38 Prod 39 German “a” 44 Free 45 Resell quickly 46 Ran with ease 47 Many a musical composition by Czerny 48 Colorado town near Snowmass 50 Bald eagle, e.g. 51 Coastal inlet 52 Happening place? 53 Actor Peters of the “X-Men” franchise 54 “Silas Marner” author 56 Humerus locale 59 Malleable metal 62 Wright brother 63 Like many drones 64 Sleepover duds, for short 65 British __ 66 Sour from experience 67 Big 52-Down 68 Strauss piece 70 Actor Holbrook 71 Got ready to drive 74 Minimal 75 Strong alkaline solution 78 Job for many an action hero 79 Situp muscles 81 In the least 82 Elements in live edge wood slabs 83 Complete devastation 84 Soothsayer 85 Village People song covered by the Minions 87 Wild and crazy 89 First name in the freezer aisle 90 Perform first 91 Not new 94 “Straight Outta Lynwood” singer 97 Ballad penner 98 Gym closet contents 99 “Yes __!” 100 Gives the goahead 101 Poodle pampering place 102 Grab power 103 NFLer supported by Sourdough Sam 104 Yard border, perhaps 105 Natives of the Central Plains 106 Sam of “Jurassic Park” 107 Microwaved 111 “I can’t __” 112 Show gumption 114 “Please explain” 115 Time often named for a leader 116 Baking soda amt. 117 “__ do __” 118 Bon mot deliverer 119 Morsel