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1D
Regression
EBB
2D
Wallachian prince who inspired “Dracula”
VLAD
3D
The Bridges of Madison County setting
IOWA
4D
Her fans are called Little Monsters
LADY GAGA
5D
Smart
STYLISH
6D
Drubbing
ROUT
7D
Longtime employer of Helen Thomas, in brief
UPI
8D
Rangers’ org.
NHL
9D
Was in charge
LED
10D
Fight of the Century loser
ALI
11D
Egocentric tyrant
TIN GOD
12D
Fired up
EAGER
13D
Ones helping people up?
SHERPAS
14D
___ vobiscum (Mass salutation)
PAX
15D
Toy dog’s bark
YIP
16D
Like iceberg lettuce
CRISP
17D
Visibly amazed
AGAPE
18D
Word with parking or postage
METER
19D
What the Olympic sport of skeleton involves
SLEDS
24D
Highly successful
BIG
28D
Like the Mesopotamian people
ANCIENT
31D
Writing assignment
PAPER
32D
Ethylene ___
OXIDE
33D
Tailor’s supply
PINS
34D
Community leader?
CEE
35D
Bernina, for one
ALP
36D
One of the so-called “Public Ivies”
UCLA
37D
Nonstop
ON END
38D
Shower accessory
RAZOR
39D
Trick questions, e.g.
CURVEBALLS
40D
Do data entry
TYPE
43D
Roughly removed
TORN OFF
44D
Common pay period
MONTH
45D
Program with plugs
ADWARE
46D
Heavenly painting?
CLOUDSCAPE
47D
Viscount’s superior
EARL
48D
Deteriorate
SINK
51D
Comma, to an orator
PAUSE
54D
Food sticker
FORK
55D
Finishes all at once, in a way
CHUGS
56D
Some people movers
ELS
57D
One on the web at daybreak?
DEWDROP
60D
Strong punch
WALLOP
61D
Figure
SHAPE
62D
Geological sample
CORE
64D
Inclusions in safer passwords: Abbr.
NOS
65D
Rose
STOOD
67D
Like Derby entrants
SHOD
68D
Garr of “Tootsie”
TERI
69D
Game with a 64-square board
OTHELLO
71D
Tanker mishap
SPILL
72D
Eastwood’s role on “Rawhide”
YATES
75D
Specifically
TO WIT
76D
Augural observations
OMENS
77D
Johnny Bench’s team
REDS
80D
Guitar part
NECK
82D
Classico competitor
RAGU
83D
Posh shop
BOUTIQUE
85D
Flag thrower
REF
86D
Hung out with the riffraff
SLUMMED
87D
Gift that may be gold-plated
PEN
88D
Gave off
EFFUSED
90D
Rub the wrong way
BOTHER
92D
Social stratum
CASTE
93D
Make advances toward
HIT ON
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
94D
No slouch
ADEPT
95D
Instance of forgetfulness
LAPSE
96D
Pool cue maker’s tool
LATHE
97D
Vowel’s value in Scrabble
ONE
100D
Impression
IDEA
101D
Bass instrument
TUBA
102D
Set ___ (embark)
SAIL
104D
I.S.S. forerunner
MIR
105D
Pindaric composition
ODE
107D
New Haven student
ELI
108D
Vocabulaire entry
MOT
109D
Intangible quality
AIR
110D
Expend
USE
111D
___ Peres (St. Louis suburb)
DES
1C
Harmful aspects
EVILS
6C
Go long
RUN LATE
13C
Surveillance equipment
SPYCAMS
20C
Balloon
BLOAT
21C
Shakespeare character who says “Good night, ladies; good night, sweet ladies; good night, good night”
OPHELIA
22C
Wet look product
HAIR GEL
23C
Burlesque theater?
BAWDY BUILDING (“bodybuilding”)
25C
Make amends for
EXPIATE
26C
Bathed in the sun
DAYLIT
27C
Toothy turner
GEAR
29C
Exceeded a limit
SPED
30C
Group engagement
GIG
31C
Moviegoers who can’t afford concession stand snacks?
POPCORN PAUPERS (“popcorn poppers”)
37C
Killers at sea
ORCAS
40C
Prepared for takeoff
TAXIED
41C
Class with derivatives, briefly
CALC
42C
Bad kid’s Christmas tree?
NAUGHTY PINE (“knotty pine”)
44C
Loses
MISPLACES
49C
Old Testament prophet
EZRA
50C
Page views?
OP-EDS
51C
Eldorado poet
POE
52C
Political opponent of Ike
ADLAI
53C
Guy Fawkes Day mo.
NOV
54C
Brother, in Brittany
FRERE
55C
Like many food drive offerings
CANNED
58C
Showing signs of age
WORN
59C
Utilized
DREW ON
61C
Sealant used by NASA?
SHUTTLE CAULK (“shuttlecock”)
63C
Viscount’s inferior
BARON
65C
Quit talking!
SHUSH!
66C
Centurion weapon
SWORD
67C
B-roll from “Splendor in the Grass”?
STALK FOOTAGE (“stock footage”)
70C
Formal
DRESSY
73C
It’s divided into nine circles
HELL
74C
Shutterbugs’ settings
F-STOPS
75C
2014 Cooperstown inductee Joe
TORRE
78C
Certain H&R Block worker
CPA
79C
DuPont creation of 1941
ORLON
81C
Creator of plot holes?
HOE
82C
Ardent lover
ROMEO
83C
Can of worms?
BAIT
84C
Broke up
DISPERSED
87C
Owners of large enthusiastic dogs?
PAWED PEOPLE (“pod people”)
89C
Cooler unit
CELL
90C
Kicks off
BEGINS
91C
Sustains
FUELS
92C
Writing implement from Planters?
CHALK FULL O’NUTS (“chock full o’nuts”)
97C
___-repeated
OFT
98C
Lover of Radames, in opera
AIDA
99C
Feature of the Tokyo Imperial Palace
MOAT
100C
Greenland natives
INUITS
103C
Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch,” e.g.
STEPMOM
106C
Supporting actors in a Bea Arthur sitcom?
THE MAUDE SQUAD (“The Mod Squad”)
112C
Up on deck
TOPSIDE
113C
Legendary lover of Abelard
HELOISE
114C
Blake who composed “I’m Just Wild About Harry”
EUBIE
115C
Crossed the sill
ENTERED
116C
Border disputer with Ethiopia
ERITREA
117C
Works as a trader
DEALS