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ACROSS

1 The United States’ landmass, with “the”

9 Rafter’s challenge 15 Shul scroll 20 Another similar thing

21 Barack and Michelle 22 Give the slip 23 Like babies who throw tantrums when you try to put diapers on them? 25 News outlets

26 RBI or ERA

27 Film lead-in to “Cop”

28 Photo —

29 More nimble 30 Trellis climber 32 Having a sore mouth from working long hours at a kissing booth? 36 Joint a sock often covers 39 Chipped in, in poker 40 Beckett title character 41 Intense fire used as an energy source? 46 Pie — mode 49 Abbr. on a road map

50 With 44-Down, decay of building timbers

51 Colon part 52 Communist Joseph 55 Egyptian god of the dead 57 Declaration while pointing at a group of workers on strike?

62 Scent sensor 63 George at Gettysburg

64 Airy melody 65 Statement when you’re nearly ready to complete a collage?

72 The “A” of “A-rod” 73 Depart

74 Air out 77 Mesmerizing horse movement? 83 Limb-bending muscle

85 Is theatrical

86 Pod item

87 Color grade 88 Actress Gasteyer 89 Tangle of hair 90 Inherent hangingdown position? 96 Seaworld whale, once

100 Fake identity 101 Fuels (up)

102 “It won’t hurt to snoop a little!”? 107 Body of eau 108 Kind of acid in vinegar

109 Debt note 110 Architect Saarinen 112 “Slung” food 116 St. — (Caribbean getaway) 117 Hassle of tracking down a missing retirement payment? 121 Vintage song 122 Stress 123 Spiritual self 124 Foundations 125 Peanut butter cup brand

126 Bread browners

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1 Cobra types 2 Castle ditch 3 Avenger Peel 4 Lizard, e.g. 5 British verb suffix 6 Indian dish 7 Height: Prefix 8 The whole — 9 King, in Caen

10 Belly muscles 11 Jean — (perfume brand) 12 Windows ad catchphrase 13 Language of Copenhagen, to locals

14 New jet in ’68 15 Worked as an office sub

16 Carry too far 17 Howard Stern’s area

18 “Bye, Brigitte” 19 Bodily pump 24 Conductor Georg 29 “Every seat sold” abbr.

31 “La Traviata” composer

33 Spy novelist Deighton 34 Shareable PC file 35 Vainglory 36 Chef’s tie-on 37 “Untrue!” 38 Maryland congressman — Mfume

39 Even a bit of 42 Taxing gp.

43 Mag bigwigs 44 See 50-Across 45 High degree 47 Falsification 48 Cookout pest 52 BBQ rod 53 Mosaic piece 54 On the go 56 Withdraw

57 — Aviv

58 Deli meat 59 Foofaraw 60 Model S car 61 Otherwise 63 Long skirt 66 Balm plant 67 Meshes

68 A fifth of fifty 69 D.C. donor 70 Abbr. on a road map 71 Dallasites or Houstonians 75 — word (singleoccasion coinage) 76 Plate holders 77 Skirt edge 78 Diva Sumac 79 Broken bits of ceramic material 80 Tax doc. pro 81 House animal

82 Novelist Santha Rama — 83 Festivity 84 Pigeon perch 87 Males

90 Rapa — (Easter Island)

91 Solar beam 92 Frazier foe 93 Sheet fabric 94 Website visit unit 95 Pilot Amelia 97 Actress Mcdaniel of “Gone With the Wind” 98 Comes up 99 Nero’s 2,100 102 Bigwig 103 Florida city 104 “Uncle!” crier, perhaps 105 Explorer — de León 106 Stratagems 107 Disney film of 2016 111 Nevada city 113 Highest point

114 — -Pei

115 Mama birds 117 Golf average 118 Ending for opal 119 Extra NBA periods 120 — Plaines