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1D
They’re usually broken before use
EGGS
2D
Mom-and-pop enterprise
SHOP
3D
Ward of Hollywood
SELA
4D
Evasive strategy END
RUN
5D
Dutchman who painted “The Surprise”
STEEN
6D
Frozen pizza brand
CELESTE
7D
Rock to refine
ORE
8D
Hiker’s burden
KNAPSACK
9D
Schoolyard retort
IS SO!
10D
Infinite
ETERNAL
11D
Some 45-rpm records
EPS
12D
Showing one’s claws, so to speak
CATTY
13D
Nibble
GNAW
14D
Wise one
SAGE
15D
Most gloomy
DARKEST
16D
Sushi fish
AHI
17D
2015 N.L. MVP Bryce Harper, e.g.
NAT
18D
Old AT&T rival
GTE
22D
Was serious about
MEANT
24D
Abbr. for people with only two names
NMI
28D
Raced
TORE
31D
Desires
YENS
33D
Rd. atlas listings
STS
35D
Supply at the thermometer factory?
READY MERCURY (“Freddie Mercury”)
36D
Chapel Hill athlete
TARHEEL
37D
Eponymous Fox weekly news show
STOSSEL
38D
Anger
BILE
39D
Biblical prophet
AMOS
40D
Beet-flavored drink?
ROOT COCKTAIL (“fruit cocktail”)
42D
Stylish
CHIC
43D
Betting favorite, often
HOME TEAM
44D
People
ONES
46D
Cry
WEEP
47D
Radiation units
REMS
48D
Like a June day, to Lowell
SO RARE
51D
Reeves of “John Wick”
KEANU
54D
Codebreaker’s org.
NSA
57D
May I approach court conferences
SIDEBARS
59D
Awake and Sing! dramatist
ODETS
60D
Patriots’ org.
NFL
61D
Goo amount
GLOB
64D
Croatian capital
ZAGREB
65D
Companion of Ares
ENYO
68D
Again ..D#
I SAID …
69D
Nature author
EMERSON
70D
Live partner
BREATHE
72D
Tax season VIP
CPA
75D
I need a short break
BRB
78D
Belmonts frontman
DION
79D
Kin of -trix
ENNE
82D
Golfer’s choice
IRON
83D
Luggage danglers
TAGS
85D
Loads
A TON
86D
Goodness!
MY MY!
90D
Texas Air Force base
LAUGHLIN
91D
He played Emile in Broadway’s “South Pacific”
EZIO
94D
Racecar safety feature
ROLL BAR
96D
Agcy. that aids start-ups
SBA
97D
Guy
MALE
98D
Stumped
AT A LOSS
99D
Piece of cake
IT’S EASY
102D
Annually
A YEAR
104D
I have time
NO RUSH
106D
Togo neighbor
GHANA
108D
Every, in an Rx
OMN
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
109D
The 5,922 of a Taj Mahal model
LEGOS
111D
Natural balm
ALOE
112D
Mark indicating a musical phrase
SLUR
114D
Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hears __”
A WHO
116D
Phone download
GAME
117D
Goodness!
EGAD!
118D
TV sites
DENS
119D
Ipanema greeting
OLA
120D
Confine to bed, maybe
AIL
121D
Mauna __
KEA
122D
Banned bug spray
DDT
124D
Novelist Deighton
LEN
1C
Some “No Passing” road sections
ESSES
6C
Journalist Roberts
COKIE
11C
Tests with printed patterns, briefly
ECGS
15C
Phooey!
DANG!
19C
1814 treaty site
GHENT
20C
Dadaism pioneer
ERNST
21C
Worn item that actually originated in Ecuador
PANAMA HAT
23C
Perfect apartment deal?
GOLDEN LEASE (“Golden Fleece”)
25C
Saying “Break a leg,” say?
STAGE RITE (“stage fright”)
26C
TMI!
SPARE ME!
27C
__ Authority
PORT
29C
Minor adjustment
TWEAK
30C
Descendant of Sperry Rand
UNISYS
32C
Likely to pry
NOSY
34C
Phooey!
NERTS!
38C
Traditionally red structure
BARN
41C
Roller with leaves
TEACART
43C
Situation of intense scrutiny
HOT SEAT
45C
Preview to a view, for short
IMO
46C
Plumbing school basic?
WRENCH LESSON (“French lesson”)
49C
Islands staple
TARO
50C
__ here!
LOOKEE
52C
Glide on powder
SKI
53C
Portent
OMEN
55C
N.L. lineup absentees
DHS
56C
Highly values
ESTEEMS
58C
The 114th began in 2015
CONGRESS
62C
Roundabout rockers
YES
63C
Flip over
CAPSIZE
66C
It has all five black keys in its scale
D-FLAT
67C
Singer Mann
AIMEE
69C
Black, in verse
EBON
71C
Traditional wisdom about hustlers?
DANCE LORE (“dance floor”)
73C
Go like hotcakes
SELL
74C
Ernie Banks epithet
MR CUB
76C
Karnak’s country
EGYPT
77C
Please help me out
BE A DEAR
80C
Sound of fear
EEK!
81C
Sunday dinner entrée
RIB ROAST
84C
Little shooter
MINICAM
87C
Traitor
RAT
88C
Scottish hillside
BRAE
89C
Lager alternative
ALE
92C
Working
ON DUTY
93C
Top-billed
STAR
95C
Astronomers’ monthly reading?
ORBS MAGAZINE (“‘Forbes’ magazine”)
100C
CD-__
ROM
101C
Canton natives
OHIOANS
103C
Key part of Bruce Wayne’s wardrobe
BATSUIT
104C
10001 letters
NY, NY
105C
M.O. rapper
NELLY
106C
Many a reception
GALA
107C
Emulate Cher in the ’70s
GO SOLO
110C
__ law
LEASH
113C
Valley where David fought Goliath
ELAH
115C
Came out
EMERGED
119C
Song about a yellow ribbon?
OAK BALLAD (“folk ballad”)
123C
Hooting, mostly?
OWL LANGUAGE (“foul language”)
125C
Relax
LIE AROUND
126C
Backs (away)
SHIES
127C
Ottoman Empire founder
OSMAN
128C
Banned apple spray
ALAR
129C
Part of Q.E.D.
ERAT
130C
Cher’s former partner
SONNY
131C
Storage facilities
SHEDS