The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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1 Luminescent gems 6 Fish head? 10 “Who Let the Dogs Out” group __ Men 14 Act extempore 19 Lear daughter 20 Breakfast scramble 21 Some deleted contacts 22 Enlightenment philosopher Thomas 23 Poorly put together trays? 26 Mary-in-mourning piece 27 Marshmallow Man in “Ghostbusters” 28 Capital of Tibet 29 Literary whaler 30 Start and end of a faceoff? 31 __ of strength 32 Boyfriend 33 Rap’s Snoop __ 37 God destined to slay the sea serpent Jörmungandr 39 Donkeys who got caught in the rain? 45 “Snowy” bird 47 Ice rink leap 49 Self-satisfied 50 Bankrupt 51 Pews? 54 Sacred text 55 Bob in the Basketball Hall of Fame 56 Dutch painter Frans 57 Pat Benatar’s “Love __ Battlefield” 59 Historic space station 60 Stern direction? 61 Stinging insect 62 Dorky one 64 Picnic pest 65 “We all see the obvious here, right?,” and how to make six long answers in this puzzle match their clues? 70 Citrusy suffix 71 Piccata bud 72 Marine mammal in a matrilineal group 73 Anti-fraud org. 74 Bear’s lair 75 Reddit forum for inquiries 76 Early educ. 77 Potent potion 81 Purple or green herb 83 Khaki work uniform? 88 Checkout unit 89 Waffle __ 90 Identical 91 Spine-chilling 92 Request from one who prefers dry mashed potatoes? 96 95-Down beds, maybe 98 Talk back to 99 Yule tune 100 “No problem!” 102 Spy org. 104 Surreptitious one 107 French composer Gabriel 109 Former police procedural starring Kathryn Morris 114 Jazz great Armstrong 115 Energy supplies that are just OK? 117 “You mean a lot to me” 118 “This __ fair” 119 Pool table fabric 120 Tempts 121 Yearned (for) 122 Flight nos. 123 Takes a load off 124 “Thus ...”
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1 Fantasy baddies 2 Impudent 3 Tlaxcala water 4 Pop’s __ Gaga 5 Dig (at) 6 Toque 7 Paying strict attention 8 Comm. system with visual cues 9 Beluga, e.g. 10 Gets feedback from an early audience 11 Weapons thrown at targets, in some social settings 12 Greek goddess of childbirth 13 Beast of burden 14 Seem (to be) 15 Rum cocktail 16 In __ of 17 Engrossed by 18 Drop of sweat 24 Clump of hair 25 Defrost 29 Word that may be replaced by a slash 31 NPR show hosted by Terry Gross 32 Open carriages 33 Lily-Rose __ of “The Idol” 34 Fantasy baddie 35 Determination 36 Location metadata 38 Skin care brand 40 “Ew, stop sharing” 41 Steamed bite 42 Abolitionist Harriet 43 Conditioning, as a bamboo cutting board 44 Hägar’s dog 46 Like some glasses 48 Path of __ resistance 52 Gp. concerned with crashes 53 Swiss instrument traditionally made from red pine 54 Pastel shade 58 Ocean floor 61 “Raw” org. 62 Puckered expression in a selfie 63 Iga Swiatek’s org. 65 Conceptualize 66 More on edge 67 __ awareness 68 Twistable cookies 69 Birds mummified in ancient Egypt 70 Madison Ave. industry 76 Ensembles associated with Hillary Clinton 78 Bonus, in 70-Down lingo 79 “Bearded” flower 80 Marbled breads 82 “Try to stop me now!” 84 Nickname that drops -ing 85 French pronoun 86 “TBH” kin 87 Actual expenditures 93 Gave a boost 94 Film critic Reed 95 Steppes tent 97 Rural tower 101 Underwater ecosystems 103 “Mrs. America” Emmy winner Uzo 104 Marina space 105 Centers 106 Currency also known as the renminbi 107 Rock, in Rock, Paper, Scissors 108 __ Mae Bullock: Tina Turner’s birth name 109 Gaul or Breton 110 Ocean Spray prefix 111 Base’s chemical opposite 112 Complete groups 113 Provincial petrol provider 115 Old-timey “ugh” 116 Camping gear co-op