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Garlicky spread | AIOLI |
1D
North American flycatcher
PEWEE
2D
S.N.L. alum Cheri
OTERI
3D
Unloading zone
WHARF
4D
Happy hour habitué
SOT
5D
Jack ___
SPRAT
6D
Guerrilla leader in “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
PABLO
7D
Constellation near Scorpius
ARA
8D
Low-___
CAL
9D
8 x 10, e.g.: Abbr.
ENL
10D
Fool
BOOB
11D
Garlicky spread
AIOLI
12D
Wouldn’t shut up
RAN ON
13D
Geez!
MAN!
14D
Epitome of simplicity
ABC
15D
Condition contributed to by a lack of [circled letters]
TOOTH DECAY [Ca = calcium]
16D
Rider of the horse Tornado
ZORRO
17D
Outdo
ONE-UP
19D
Turns into confetti
SHREDS
21D
Seaman’s chapel
BETHEL
23D
Ingredients in some London pies
EELS
28D
Top story
ATTIC
31D
Things bouncers are supposed to catch
FAKE IDS
32D
Sylvan
WOODED
33D
Denouement
END
34D
A.S.A.P.!
RUSH!
36D
Beowulf or Gilgamesh
EPIC HERO
37D
Jewelry store gadget
SIZER
40D
Watch, as a criminals’ hiding spot
STAKE OUT
42D
Do a wine steward’s job
POUR
43D
Waffle brand
EGGO
44D
She, in Salerno
ELLA
45D
Incense
MADDEN
46D
___ twins of 1980s-’90s TV
OLSEN
47D
State confidently
AVER
48D
Mire
BOG
49D
Minute ___
RICE
50D
Dispatched, as a dragon
SLEW
52D
Foreign capital whose name sounds like a water passage to San Francisco
BEIRUT
57D
He married Daisy Mae in 1952
LI’L ABNER
59D
Homes on the range
TEPEES
61D
Lad
SONNY BOY
62D
Ride hard
NAG
63D
Who wrote “I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating”
SARTRE
67D
Branded footwear with open backs
CROCS
68D
Everything’s fine
IT’S COOL
69D
Think piece?
IDEA
70D
Capital of Togo
LOME
71D
Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster
LEPRECHAUN [Au = gold]
73D
Quatre halved
DEUX
74D
Exhibits one of the seven deadly sins
ENVIES
75D
Modern acronym for “Seize the day!”
YOLO
76D
Trudge
PLOD
77D
Eliciting nervous laughter, say
EDGY
79D
Market share?
STOCK
80D
Poverty, e.g.
WOE
84D
Issue for a noble family?
SCION
85D
Tiny amount
DRIB
89D
W.W. II moniker
IL DUCE
90D
KPMG hiree
CPA
91D
Certain platonic friend
GAL PAL
94D
Shock, in a way
TASE
95D
Yogurt-based Indian drink
LASSI
96D
Employ against
USE ON
97D
Brand with classic “But wait, there’s more …!” infomercials
GINSU
98D
Leave at a loss
STUMP
100D
Everglades wader
EGRET
101D
Ballet school supporter
BARRE
102D
Muff
BOTCH
103D
Came to
AWOKE
104D
To the point
TERSE
107D
Tartan wearer
SCOT
111D
Numerical prefix
TRI-
112D
Big heart?
ACE
114D
British can
LOO
115D
Itinerary abbr.
ETD
116D
Now I’ve got it!
AHA!
117D
Image on a Wisconsin state quarter
COW
1A
Big hits
POWS
5A
Something repeatedly hit with a thumb
SPACE BAR
13A
Flat bread
MATZO
18A
Zeitgeist
ETHOS
20A
Recurring theme in Philip K. Dick novels
PARANOIA
21A
Cousin of a mandrill
BABOON
22A
[Circled letters]-filled contraption
WEATHER BALLOON [He = helium]
24A
Cry for more
ENCORE!
25A
Affirm one’s humanity?
ERR
26A
Tangible
REAL
27A
Swell
BLOAT
29A
Capote, informally
TRU
30A
World landmark built with [circled letters]
EIFFEL TOWER [Fe = iron]
35A
Being repaired, as a car
IN THE SHOP
38A
Spots
ADS
39A
It’s hard to bear
ONUS
41A
Halfhearted, as support
TEPID
42A
Can’t wait to find out, in a way
PEEKS
45A
[Circled letters]-based drugs
MOOD STABILIZERS [Li = lithium]
51A
Check out
OGLE
52A
Unvarnished
BALD
53A
Great confusion
HAVOC
54A
Sea serpent of old cartoons
CECIL
55A
Citrus hybrid
UGLI
56A
Bomb developed in the 1950s
EDSEL
58A
College party epicenter, often
KEG
59A
Homeland of Spartacus
THRACE
60A
[Circled letters]-advertised establishment
ROADSIDE DINER [Ne = neon]
63A
What’d I tell ya?
SEE?
64A
Berried conifer
YEW
65A
Existentialist Kierkegaard
SOREN
66A
Language heard along the Mekong
LAO
67A
Chocolate-and-banana liqueur cocktail
CAPRI
69A
Poorly
ILL
72A
Letter on a dreidel
NUN
73A
Picture displayed on a [circled letters] surface
DAGUERREOTYPE [Ag = silver]
78A
Fails to
DOESN’T
80A
Kind of developer
WEB
81A
Conservative portfolio asset, for short
T-NOTE
82A
Convinced
SOLD
83A
Worthless
EMPTY
84A
Now hear this!
SOUND
86A
Obsolescent players
VCRS
87A
Put a stop to?
CLOG
88A
[Circled letter]-consuming activity
AEROBIC EXERCISE [O = oxygen]
91A
That’s great!
GOODY!
92A
Strain to avoid?
E COLI
93A
Stinky
RIPE
94A
Underlying cosmic principle
TAO
95A
Ones getting all the breaks
LUCKY DOGS
99A
Sports implement often made from [circled letters]
BASEBALL BAT [Al = aluminum]
105A
Smokers should knock it off
ASH
106A
Soldiers’ assignments
UNITS
108A
Betray surprise
GASP
109A
Be behind
OWE
110A
Evergreen State airport
SEA-TAC
113A
[Circled letter]-fueled device
NUCLEAR REACTOR (U = uranium]
118A
One given a citation
SOURCE
119A
Not so awkward
SMOOTHER
120A
Hair
LOCKS
121A
Certain navel
INNIE
122A
Au courant
UP-TO-DATE
123A
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WHEE!
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