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1. "The Cape Cod Lighter" writer : OHARA 6. Speak abusively to : JAWAT 11. Swear words : OATH 15. Hunt assemblage : MEET 19. Like a shoe : SOLED 20. Add ___ of salt : ADASH 21. Cicatrix : SCAR 22. Classic New Yorker cartoonist : ARNO 23. The God, literally : ALLAH 24. Undeliverable piece of mail : NIXIE 25. Toaster, e.g. : CELEBRANT 27. Crystal-lined stone : GEODE 28. Ample shoe width : EEE 29. Precious one : PEARL 31. Progeny : ISSUE 32. With 39- and 54-Across, the beginning of the story : EDWARDTUDORAROYALHEIR 36. Javits Center designer : PEI 37. Dark grayish green : FIR 38. Dolt : LUNK 39. See 32-Across : MEETSTOMCANTYAPOORLAD 50. Takes too much, briefly : ODS 51. Chinese truth : TAO 52. Lloyd Webber musical role : CHE 53. Code word for "K" : KILO 54. See 32-Across : BYCHANCETHEYSWAPROLES 63. Take care of : SEETO 64. Start for bees or breeze : SEA 65. Noted Expos name : ALOU 66. Put away : ICE 67. Dental mold : STENT 70. S.A.T. subj. : ENG 72. Flash : GLINT 74. Insult, slangily : DIS 77. Bangkok teacher, on Broadway : ANNA 78. Anonymous one : DOE 80. Literature Nobelist Pirandello : LUIGI 83. With 94- and 106-Across, the end of the story : EDWARDWITHTOMSSUPPORT 90. Panache : ELAN 91. "I told you so!" : HAH 92. Harris of "thirty-something" : MEL 93. Fluffy scarf : BOA 94. See 83-Across : REGAINSRULEBYLOCATING 103. Newton of the N.F.L. : NATE 104. "O Henry, ___ thine eyes!": Shak. : OPE 105. Put ___ show : ONA 106. See 83-Across : THEGREATSEALOFENGLAND 117. Tidal flood : EAGRE 118. Island near Quemoy : MATSU 119. Louis who said "L'etat c'est moi" : XIV 120. North of Virginia : OLLIE 121. Heating conduit : STEAMPIPE 123. Early pamphleteer : PAINE 125. Rope with a loop : RIATA 126. Say "z" imperfectly : LISP 127. Ready for service : ONEA 128. Church V.I.P. : ELDER 129. Flower with a showy head : ASTER 130. Pot builder? : ANTE 131. 1985 Cher film : MASK 132. Baby Moses was hidden among them : REEDS 133. Author Hite : SHERE		1. Midwest tribe : OSAGE 2. Used an awl : HOLED 3. Grant : ALLOW 4. Make suitable again : READAPT 5. Holds fast : ADHERES 6. Best-selling 1993 pop album : JANET 7. "Bye" : ADIEU 8. Simonized : WAXED 9. "Do ___ say..." : ASI 10. Mark Twain novel whose plot is encapsulated in this puzzle : THEPRINCEANDTHEPAUPER 11. Hollywood statue : OSCAR 12. Barbados cherry : ACEROLA 13. Count, as votes : TALLYUP 14. It ended in 1806: Abbr. : HRE 15. Problematic construction site : MARSH 16. Clear : ERASE 17. Boredom : ENNUI 18. Shopper, often : TOTER 26. Silvers sarge : BILKO 30. Like some humor : EARTHY 33. Radio code sound : DIT 34. ___ piece (consistent) : OFA 35. Doce meses, en Espana : ANO 39. Dangerous group : MOB 40. Popular ice cream brand : EDYS 41. Suffix meaning "to become" : ESCE 42. Stock page heading : OTC 43. W. C. co-star : MAE 44. Foldable items : COTS 45. "It's O.K. with me" : YES 46. Old studio : RKO 47. Carnival girl, in the movies : LILI 48. Actor McCowen : ALEC 49. Shot : DOSE 55. Males : HES 56. ___ of roses : ATTAR 57. Very much : NOEND 58. Part of a bray : HEE 59. Card : WAG 60. Whole : ALL 61. W.W. I soldier : POILU 62. Increase : RUNUP 68. Wind dir. : NNW 69. Mai ___ : TAI 71. Sentimentality : GOO 73. Stockbroker's offering : TIP 74. A couple of bucks? : DEER 75. Not occupied : IDLE 76. Valuables : SWAG 79. Lucci's elusive prize : EMMY 81. Mongolian desert : GOBI 82. Smooth : IRON 84. Literary olio : ANA 85. Calendar abbr. : THU 86. Overhead figures? : HALOES 87. Flandre flavoring : SEL 88. Pavement caution : SLO 89. ID of a sort : TAG 95. Like some court proceedings : INREM 96. Scotch refusal : NAE 97. Marathoner's need : STAMINA 98. Shoots over : RETAPES 99. ___ canto : BEL 100. Persuade by trickery : CON 101. Some sweaters : ANGORAS 102. Somewhat high : TALLISH 106. Electronics pioneer Nikola : TESLA 107. Toss one's ___ the ring : HATIN 108. Get rid of : EGEST 109. Kool-Aid flavor : GRAPE 110. Hearty dinner entree : STEAK 111. Zinc ___ : OXIDE 112. Penalized : FINED 113. Diamond middleman? : EVERS 114. Winged : ALATE 115. Potassium compound : NITER 116. "The Wreck of the Mary ___" : DEARE 122. Spitz-type dog : POM 124. Bath beverage : ALE