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1D
Tomato variety
ROMA
2D
Emphatic type: AbbrD
ITAL
3D
Suva’s nation
FIJI
4D
Environment-friendly carrier
ECOBAG
5D
Letters on some SUVs
GMC
6D
One way to hang
LOOSE
7D
Pass over
OMIT
8D
Yawn-inspiring
BANAL
9D
Aid for dealing with pea soup
FOG LAMP
10D
Red-centered serving
RARE MEAT
11D
Cold War prez
IKE
12D
”None of it is true!”
LIES!
13D
Former host with a TV “Garage”
LENO
14D
It only offers partial coverage
AREA RUG
15D
Ticket period
SEASON
16D
NCAA div. with Seminoles
ACC
17D
Jersey greeting?
MOO
18D
Vacation stop
INN
24D
Gets to
RILES
26D
Closest pal, in text
BFF
29D
Implored
PLED
32D
Hardy work
POEM
34D
Curving
ARCED
36D
Sign of breakfast burning?
SMOKING BACON (“smoking ban”)
37D
Caruso and Domingo
TENORS
38D
System with speakers
STEREO
39D
Some intellectuals
NERDS
40D
Break point situation
AD OUT
41D
Abs trainers?
TUMMY COACHES (“tummyaches”)
43D
”Unböring” furniture chain
IKEA
44D
”The Swedish Nightingale” Jenny
LIND
48D
Was able to
COULD
49D
Schindler with a list
OSKAR
50D
Writer Zora ___ Hurston
NEALE
51D
Its sessions begin and end with bells
NYSE
54D
Capital of Sicily
PALERMO
57D
Cross-referencing words
SEE NOTE
59D
Come off as
SEEM
61D
Swedish import
SAAB
62D
Pulitzer playwright Rice
ELMER
67D
Elevated point
ACME
69D
Many 1969 Woodstock arrivals
VANS
72D
Boots
OUSTS
73D
Start of a fitness motto
USE IT D
74D
Singer Cetera
PETER
76D
Many a signature
SCRAWL
77D
Yearwood of country
TRISHA
78D
Pudding starch
SAGO
81D
Lose in a chase
ELUDE
82D
Numerical extreme
LEAST
85D
Mae West persona
VAMP
86D
”Did you __?”
EVER
87D
Overhauled
REDID
92D
Crucial unifying element
LINCHPIN
94D
One in a buffet stack
DISH
97D
Without a doubt
CLEARLY
98D
Courtroom figure
ACCUSED
99D
In the neighborhood
NEAR
100D
Eponymous swindler
PONZI
103D
Think the world of
ESTEEM
106D
Rope loops
NOOSES
108D
Former JFK lander
SST
110D
Strong lagers
BOCKS
111D
Sanyo headquarters city
OSAKA
113D
Off-the-wall feedback?
ECHO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
114D
Before you know it
SOON
116D
Palindromic time
NOON
118D
Fram Museum city
OSLO
119D
Ponder, with “over”
MULL
120D
Flower child?
SEED
121D
Stealthy animal
CAT
122D
Metal precioso
ORO
123D
Gusto
VIM
124D
Be beholden to
OWE
126D
Pajama part
TOP
1C
Overrun
RIFE
5C
Toothpaste portion
GLOB
9C
Superfluity
FRILL
14C
”Same here”
AS AM I
19C
Psych ending
OTIC
20C
NYC tourist attraction
MOMA
21C
”The Great Dictator” Oscar nominee
OAKIE
22C
Intel mission
RECON
23C
Nickel that’s worth big bucks?
MAJOR COIN (“major in”)
25C
Eco-friendly lighthouse?
GREEN BEACON (“green bean”)
27C
One might not hold up in court
ALIBI
28C
Basic element
STAPLE
30C
Remote hiding places?
SOFAS
31C
Pic Sans Nom, par exemple
ALPE
33C
Guanaco cousin
LLAMA
35C
Does a salon job
FROSTS
39C
”Life Below Zero” channel, familiarly
NAT GEO
42C
Chef known by his first name
EMERIL
45C
Not yet fulfilled
UNMET
46C
Part of an academic address
EDU
47C
Rearrangement of suitcase contents?
SECOND PACKING (“send packing”)
52C
I, at times
ONE
53C
Easy win
ROMP
55C
Allison of jazz
MOSE
56C
Mighty small
TEENY
57C
Hershey bar
SKOR
58C
”The Count of Monte Cristo” author
DUMAS
60C
Czar’s edict
UKASE
63C
Homework helpers
DADS
64C
Clare’s land
EIRE
65C
Flair
STYLE
66C
Sung syllables
LA LA LA
68C
”That’s true, but “
EVEN SO C
70C
Welcome center?
CEE
71C
Ideal takeover?
DREAM COUP (“dream up”)
75C
Oscar winner Lee
ANG
76C
Attacks with force
STORMS
79C
Puzzle
BEMUSE
80C
Prestigious prize
NOBEL
83C
Bone up quickly
CRAM
84C
Assert with confidence
AVER
88C
Zero out, say
RESET
89C
Well past its prime
STALE
90C
Affluent, in Andalusia
RICO
91C
Court prop
GAVEL
93C
At deuce
TIED
95C
OAS charter member
ECUA
96C
Defense secretary __ Carter
ASH
97C
Burlesque stand-up act?
COMEDIAN STRIP (“median strip”)
101C
Puts away too much, briefly
ODS
102C
One of a hand truck’s pair
WHEEL
104C
”Purple Rain” musician
PRINCE
105C
Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” e.gC
SONNET
107C
”For honest men and bonie __”: Burns
LASSES
109C
1983 Mr. T comedy
DC CAB
111C
”This isn’t good!”
OH NO!
112C
Shocks, in a way
TASES
115C
Iroquoian family members
HURONS
117C
Goes like crazy
ZOOMS
121C
Where fowl spies meet?
COVERT COOPS (“covert ops”)
125C
Parka with different sleeve lengths?
COAT ISSUE (“at issue”)
127C
”The Tempest” spirit
ARIEL
128C
Fox football sportscaster Long
HOWIE
129C
”The Mikado” executioner
KO-KO
130C
Couture monthly
ELLE
131C
Classic rock opera
TOMMY
132C
Without stopping
ON END
133C
Break sharply
SNAP
134C
Completely convinced
SOLD