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ACROSS

1 Yellow smoothie fruit 7 Chick’s sound 11 Turin-based automaker 15 One going through an eyelet 19 Anthology compiler 20 Loud sound 21 For the most part 23 Squeal on 24 Shri mpd ish ordered online? 26 Equestrian action 28 Sticks in a parlor

29 Gulf of California state

30 Simile words 31 Divert 33 Mumbai apparel 34 Not someone you’d want in the cockpit? 39 NYSE events 43 Effect, as a law 44 In its current condition 45 Candidate’s concern after the latest poll? 51 Lows 53 Complete 55 French region associated with an eggy dish 56 Decorates tees 58 Hurl insults (at) 60 Ricoh rival 61 Retired jet 62 Fertile

65 Hi tw ith a water balloon, say 67 Restaurant kitchen array 68 Hook duri nga typically slow period? 72 Russian milk drink 75 Driver’s target 76 Punctilious to the extreme 77 Shakespearean “Shake a leg!” 80 Online exchange 81 Carouse 83 Temporary stay 86 Toledo i son it 89 Ukase 92 Defensive castle feature 93 Physician for longshoremen? 95 National symbol

97 See 96-Down 98 Bawl 99 No-brainer card game?

101 Soft drink options 106 Humiliate 1 08 Discernment meas., in meteorology 1 09 Tolerates 111 Fish tank buildup 112 Optimal 117 Like most clouds, compared to cirrus clouds? 121 Carri edw ith effort 1 22 Doesn’t give up 1 23 Prayer wheel spinner 1 24 Missing the mark 1 25 CEO’s helper 1 26 Like venison 1 27 “The Killing” actress Mireille __ 1 28 Exclusive date

DOWN

1 One in cuffs, maybe 2 Month after Shevat

3 Filled food truck buy 4 Very much 5 “Take a shot at it” 6 Con __ 7 Puritan

8 Very long time 9 Celebrate an anniversary, say, with “out” 10 Like veggies in platters 11 Marker choice 12 Supermodel Sastre

13 FBI figure 14 Hardy title teenager 15 CNN medical analyst Wen 16 Protective suit 17 Blue Grotto isle 18 Sewing machine inventor Howe 22 Army sgts. ,e .g. 25 Flee

27 Valley known for viticulture 31 Small opening 32 Talk show VIPs

34 HVAC system openings

35 Ni nofl iterature 36 Officer trainee 37 Etching supply 38 Terre Haute sch. 40 Enters en masse 41 Tokyo-born peace activist 42 Newton honorific 45 Betelgeuse’s constellation 46 Negative afterthought 47 Unworldly 48 Water container? 49 Aware of 50 Bank conveniences 52 Word with interest 54 Gave money for

57 Figure (out) 59 Part of a moth’s life cycle 63 Hide 64 March __ 66 Significant times

68 NFL Titan, when in Houston

69 Let go 70 Break, as ties 71 Very much 72 Growth i nawet forest 73 Actor Morales 74 Expert’s discovery 77 Impresario Sol 78 Goddess of peace

79 Shift key neighbor 82 Elevates 84 Give fresh energy to

85 Nabisco brand

87 Noisy disturbance 88 Bar supply 90 Game that might end i nal ibrary 91 Dance genre 94 Murkiness 96 With 97-Across, words before “good reason” 99 Free thing to try 1 00 Something done after a meal 101 Pioneering decaf brand 1 02 Orchestral pai r, at a minimum 1 03 Enjoys an elegant meal 1 04 Skillful

1 05 Dri llb it purchases 1 07 __ stop 110 Chase, as flies 111 Exercise activity 112 Bali products 113 Medical breakthrough 114 Et __: and others 115 Transmit 116 Avant-garde 118 Touchdown hr. calculation 119 Holm of “The Hobbit” 1 20 Punk subgenre

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