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1D
Dr. Seuss title ender
A WHO
2D
Seed used in smoothies
CHIA
3D
Group on a mission
TASK FORCE
4D
Uses Facebook Chat, briefly
IMS
5D
“Jeepers!”
OMIGOSH!
6D
Ill-advised move
NO-NO
7D
Market before building
PRESELL
8D
2008 bailout beneficiary
AIG
9D
Shaq’s pos.
CTR
10D
Obama __
ERA
11D
Get out of a pickle
RESCUE
12D
__ wrench
TORQUE
13D
Held at the station
IN CUSTODY
14D
Suggested subtly
GOT AT
15D
Former “Weekend Today” co-host Hill
ERICA
16D
Pool triangle
RACK
18D
Jennifer of “Zero Dark Thirty”
EHLE
19D
Starting with
AS OF
20D
Down
SAD
22D
Scout’s find, ideally
TALENT
27D
Old Fords
LTDS
29D
Genesis vessel
ARK
31D
One with lasting merit
KEEPER
32D
Den focal point
TV SET
34D
I-beam relative
H-BAR
35D
Every partner
EACH
36D
Takes in
HAS
38D
Ovine sign
ARIES
40D
Poland neighbor
UKRAINE
42D
Prefix with -lexic
DYS-
43D
Voice of the difficult homeowner in “Up”
ASNER
45D
Yelp contributor
RATER
46D
Enterprise rival
ALAMO
47D
October Revolution figure
LENIN
51D
The Skatalites music genre
REGGAE
53D
Ipecac, for one
EMETIC
55D
Be on the disabled list, say
AIL
56D
Galaxy Note accessory
STYLUS
58D
Transitional state
WAKING
61D
Local branch
CHAPTER
62D
Doll
HON
65D
Blue __: German wine brand
NUN
67D
She played Buffy
SARAH
68D
Question in Matthew
IS IT I?
69D
Day break?
LUNCH
70D
__ cavity
NASAL
72D
Stevedore’s org.
ILA
75D
Gets ready to operate
PREPS
76D
Braces (oneself)
STEELS
79D
Return searching?
GOOGLE HIT
81D
Brian who has coached two Olympic skating gold medalists
ORSER
82D
Indian lentil stew
DAL
84D
Chip flavoring
SOUR CREAM
85D
Longtime Wyoming senator Mike
ENZI
86D
Nap
DOZE
90D
Spoils recipient
VICTOR
91D
Ducks, on ESPN crawls
ANA
95D
Farrier’s tool
RASP
97D
Overdo the flattery
LAY IT ON
98D
Shiny craft store supply
GLITTER
99D
It’s good in Quebec
BON
101D
Itches
YEARNS
102D
Cleans
TIDIES
104D
The same
EQUAL
105D
“All My Children” Emmy winner on her 19th try
LUCCI
107D
Pipe smoker’s gadget
TAMP
109D
Tab target
SLOT
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
111D
__-starter
SELF
112D
Brewery unit
KEG
114D
Media player command
SYNC
116D
Large seaweed
KELP
117D
Spunkmeyer of cookie fame
OTIS
120D
Hurdle for srs.
GRE
121D
Disencumber
RID
122D
Govt. lawyer
ADA
123D
Employment org. created in 1935
WPA
1A
Director’s shout
ACTION!
7A
Sulky-pulling horse
PACER
12A
Woods on a tee
TIGER
17A
With alarming suddenness
WHAMMO
18A
Independent African nation since 1993
ERITREA
20A
Arizona neighbor
SONORA
21A
Sign of a lawn tractor problem?
HISS IN THE GRASS (“snake in the grass”)
23A
Frigid
ARCTIC
24A
Iowa’s state tree
OAK
25A
Bucket list items, say
GOALS
26A
Inhospitable medical fraud?
COLD QUACK (“Cold Duck”)
28A
__ Schwarz
FAO
30A
Plant with edible leaf sheaths
LEEK
32A
Clump on a lawn
TUFT
33A
Org. ‘that dropped “Lawn” its name in 1975
USTA
34A
Flexible pronoun substitute
HE OR SHE
37A
Exit
LEAVE
39A
Number for a pair
DUET
41A
Landscaping mulch specialists?
BARK HANDLERS (“dog handlers”)
43A
One way to learn
ASK
44A
Like the viva voce part of some exams
ORAL
48A
15-member sports org.
ACC
49A
Dorm room, perhaps
STY
50A
Some float in place with the tide
PIERS
52A
Irish brew
RED ALE
54A
Pampas birds
RHEAS
57A
Make more attractive
SWEETEN
59A
“Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat” author
AMY TAN
60A
Restless desire
ITCH
63A
MGM motto word
ARS
64A
Bottled surprise
GENIE
66A
Pet Shop Boys label
EMI
67A
“Ahooga!” producer?
SILLY HONK (“silly goose”)
71A
Hard golf club to swing?
GRUNT IRON (“pig iron”)
73A
Sch. in Tempe
ASU
74A
Island veranda
LANAI
75A
Anti-bullying ad, e.g.
PSA
77A
2014 “Cosmos” presenter __ deGrasse Tyson
NEIL
78A
Register, as a sale
RING UP
80A
Sounded displeased
SNORTED
83A
Did pre-heist planning at
CASED
87A
How some goods are quickly sold
AT COST
88A
See eye to eye
AGREE
89A
Director DuVernay
AVA
92A
Conceptual artist Yoko
ONO
93A
Ritz alternative
HI-HO
94A
Schubert’s “The __ King”
ERL
96A
Excitement about the producer of the original “Charlie’s Angels”?
SPELLING BUZZ (“spelling bee”)
100A
70s jazz band Spyro __
GYRA
102A
Model X maker
TESLA
103A
Type of counter seen in kitchens?
CALORIE
104A
Vogue rackmate
ELLE
106A
Make a move
STIR
108A
Part of iOS
SYST
110A
“Monsters, __”
INC
111A
Playful crib liner?
SQUEAK PAD (“mousepad”)
113A
“The game didn’t go well”
I LOST
115A
“Top Hat” studio
RKO
118A
Card game with tricks
EUCHRE
119A
Posting that periodically reposts itself?
MIGRATORY TWEET (“migratory bird”)
124A
Common boot feature
LACING
125A
August birthstone
PERIDOT
126A
Sherpas’ language
NEPALI
127A
Moves like a monarch
FLITS
128A
Rent-a-car choice
SEDAN
129A
Swimmer’s bane
CRAMPS