San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
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ACROSS
Europe’s “City of Light”
6 Part of NEA: Abbr. 10 Kailua Bay’s island 14 Evil being
19 — acids
20 Greet the day 21 Muscat’s country 22 Maine university city 23 Bisquick or Betty
Crocker product 25 Be deemed
acceptable
27 Capital of Turkey 28 — -Free (contact lens solution brand) Floor of a fireplace — Cruces Iranian money unit “Tortilla Flat” co-star Hedy 37 Apiary buzzer 40 Mardi —
42 Singer Duane or
Gregg
44 Steel-gray element 47 Jazz guitarist with 20 Grammys Dessert named for soprano Nellie
53 Big online brokerage 54 Took off
56 —Nana
57 Brilliance of success 58 Makes diluted 59 Social-climbing whiz kid Letterman’s rival, once Recognize Actress Kosarin or skater Ivanova 66 Yule songs 68 Clumsy sorts 72 1950s-’70s legal drama
Hitter in a horseback sport Besides that False name “Hamilton” face-off Grassland “Sula” author Morrison Athlete like Simone Biles
88 Miss Daisy player
Jessica
90 Eyeliner flaw
93 “La Cage aux Folles”
actor Tognazzi 95 Rooney or Kate of film
Warship with two banks of oars 97 What letter carriers
carry
100 Grass cutter with an
engine
102 Epoch of the first
horses 103 105 106 107
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135
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Entraps
Meg of “I.Q.” Genetic helix Little sister of Bart and Lisa
Poet Pound Sit-up targets Mexican inn Divan, e.g.
Like smooth orange juice
“Yeah, that’s about right” Newspapers, magazines, and such As a result of Huge heads Shredded Newsy notes Fable writer Pond critter Henchman helping Hook Appropriate time to solve this puzzle?
DOWN
Like Vatican affairs Kitchen range brand Skating sites Ancient Andean Fly like a kite Amazement 7 8
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Pago Pago’s place Aircraft that can land on snow Following “Alley —”
Docs’ gp.
Rosh —
Auto racer Al
Full of gloom Formerly, archaically Insect-repelling pellet
Dollar bill
And not
Dojo activity Windy month With 45-Down, bad sign
“Sort of” suffix Piece of gig gear Baton-waving director
Actor Idris Coup d’—
Govt. agent Morning warning for sailors
Rival of Uber See 29-Down “Don’t lose your head” 47 48 49 50
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65
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77
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Where pooches get pampered Close behind, as a dog
Judges evaluating cases, e.g.
City on the Rio Grande
Shout
Tic- — -toe Element with a 235 isotope
Knock sound J.D. Salinger title girl Somalian-born supermodel Long-used maxim Totally original “I want some grub!” Obedient dog, at times
Spin
In progress
Big Apple team, on scoreboards Longtime Nissan model
“So yummy!” Algerian port Neck’s scruff Had as its source Elvis — Presley 90 91 92
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110
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Went fast Earth orbiter Those who’ve broken free Dashboard fuel indicator Journalist Gumbel Air Force officer Curtis
Chou En- — Blunder Home: Abbr. Guys writing jingles, say
African nation renamed in 1997 Poet W.H. — Airship type Muscle twitch Bus driver for Bart and Lisa
Go no further Chooses
Fail to include Buttigieg of Biden’s Cabinet Blackberry, e.g., in brief
Really regret Female seal FDR follower Born as