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1D
Walk with pride
STRUT
2D
Crosswords in 1924-25, e.g.
CRAZE
3D
Home inspector’s concern
RADON
4D
Selma director DuVernay
AVA
5D
Locks in place for a while?
PERM
6D
What the “1” of “1/2” represents
MONTH
7D
Intellectual
EGGHEADED
8D
Litigate
SUE
9D
Home remedy drink
HERB TEA
10D
Bill of “Trainwreck”
HADER
11D
Aladdin, e.g.
ARAB
12D
Ratatouille rat
REMY
13D
Embroiled (in)
KNEE-DEEP
14D
Biological pouch
SAC
15D
Los Angeles Lakers’ home until 1999
THE FORUM
16D
Assent to a married mujer
SI, SENORA
17D
89-Across character played by Adam Sandler
OPERA MAN
19D
Tao Te Ching philosopher
LAO TSE
21D
Mailed
SENT
24D
Howdy
HIYA
28D
___, verily
YEA
31D
Gray, say
SHADED
33D
Mythical father of Harmonia, strangely enough
ARES
35D
Southern chain
ANDES
37D
Took in
ATE
39D
America’s Cup, e.g.
SEA RACE
40D
Rostand protagonist ___ de Bergerac
CYRANO
42D
Sunday delivery
SERMON
43D
Bush labor secretary Chao
ELAINE
44D
Sips
NURSES
45D
Puts under
INTERS
46D
Bits of truth
KERNELS
47D
Name on many a college hall, informally
ALUM
50D
One easily bowled over?
HEADPIN
51D
Laugh-filled broadcast
ROAST
53D
Racer’s brand
STP
54D
More see-through
SHEERER
57D
Noted tea locale
ASSAM
58D
The Titanic, e.g.
STEAMER
59D
Gucci competitor
ARMANI
61D
Bit of expert advice
PRO TIP
62D
Fill with gas
AERATE
63D
Like pageant contestants, typically
SASHED
66D
Full speed ahead!
IT’S A GO!
67D
Push-up muscle, informally
PEC
70D
That means …
THUS …
73D
Passing remarks?
EULOGY
75D
Showed over
RERAN
77D
Nisan observances
PASSOVERS
79D
Green spirit
ABSINTHE
80D
Something felt at Christmas
SANTA HAT
81D
Post-Christmas events
SALE DAYS
82D
Hit upside the head, in slang
DOPE SLAP
83D
Snoot
SNOB
84D
Eternally, to poets
E’ER
87D
Words of concession
I RESIGN
88D
Liable to spoil?
DOTING
90D
Cousin of a lemming
VOLE
91D
Sch. whose honor code includes chastity
BYU
94D
Staffs
MANS
95D
Start of a few choice words?
EENIE
96D
Big dipper
LADLE
98D
Native of Alaska
ALEUT
99D
Goes “Ow, ow, ow!”
YELPS
100D
Like the response “Talk to the hand!”
SASSY
103D
Adele, voicewise
ALTO
104D
Spot checkers?
VETS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
106D
One of Asta’s masters
NORA
109D
College-level H.S. courses
APS
111D
Dios ___!
MIO
112D
The “V” of fashion’s “DVF”
VON
1C
Ditch
SCRAP
6C
See-through clothing material
MESH
10C
Listens to Shakespeare?
HARKS
15C
Taiping Rebellion general
TSO
18C
Tourist’s report
TRAVELOGUE
20C
Ring or sphere
ARENA
21C
Mail
SHIP
22C
Reason to scream “Why won’t this damn thing locate airplanes!”?
RADAR ANGER (“radar range”)
23C
Honorary title in Wisconsin?
DAME CHEESE (“Edam cheese”)
25C
___ Aduba of “Orange Is the New Black”
UZO
26C
Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term “computer bug”
MOTH
27C
Ciao
BYE BYE
29C
Surmise
INFER
30C
Hamiltons
TENS
32C
Domain of “Hamilton”
THEATER
34C
City with 500 attractions?
DAYTONA
36C
Takes in
HAS
38C
Bay ___
AREA
39C
Section of “Aida,” e.g.
SCENA
41C
Letters after CD
ROM
42C
Hey, let’s gather 100 people to enact laws and ratify treaties?
SENATE IDEA (“Senate Aide”)
46C
Fired (up)
KEYED
47C
Glow
AURA
48C
Get by
ELUDE
49C
Super ___
NES
50C
Listen to violinist Itzhak’s music?
HEAR PERLMAN (“Rhea Perlman”)
52C
Like blue moons
RARE
53C
Norm: Abbr.
STD
54C
California missionary Junípero ___
SERRA
55C
Ready to relieve ’em of a ___ or two (“Les Misérables” lyric)
SOU
56C
Stamp incorrectly, in a way
MISDATE
58C
Group that appeared in the movie “Grease”
SHA NA NA
60C
Oscars grp.
AMPAS
64C
Out of gas, informally
ON E
65C
Soft drink favored by the Marines?
SPRITE DE CORPS (“esprit de corps”)
68C
Stephen of “Interview With the Vampire”
REA
69C
Sticky spots?
NESTS
71C
Cathedral feature
STEEPLE
72C
Blazing successes
METEORS
74C
Oh, you’re funny-y-y-y …
HAR
76C
Indian wear
SARIS
77C
Super ___
PAC
78C
Setting for the beginning of “The Book of Mormon”
UTAH
79C
Church response that’s taken as a given?
ASSUMED AMEN (“assumed name”)
83C
Lead-in to Pablo or Carlos
SAN
84C
Like Navy SEALs
ELITE
85C
Old MacDonald Had a Farm sounds
BAAS
86C
Got it
ROGER
87C
Newspaper essay on why not to go outdoors?
INSIDE OP-ED (“inside dope”)
89C
Skit show, for short
SNL
90C
E-cigarette output
VAPOR
91C
Frat boy types
BROS
92C
Assn.
ORG
93C
Top of the agenda
ITEM ONE
95C
Fastener with a ring-shaped head
EYEBOLT
97C
Cries of approval
YAYS
101C
Tennis’s King of Clay
NADAL
102C
Cry comic book civilians
SAVE US!
105C
Futile
VAIN
107C
Meadow
LEA
108C
Woody playing a medieval baron?
THANE ALLEN (“Ethan Allen”)
110C
Books written entirely in chat rooms?
IMED NOVELS (“dime novels”)
113C
Robert of “Airplane!”
HAYS
114C
Singer LaBelle
PATTI
115C
TLC and Destiny’s Child
GIRL GROUPS
116C
Most “Doctor Who” characters, for short
ETS
117C
What if …, informally
S’POSE …
118C
___ cone
NOSE
119C
On edge
ANTSY