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1. Theme of this puzzle : THEOSCAR 9. Accord competitor : SONATA 15. Is afflicted with sigmatism : LISPS 20. Emphatic refusal : NONONONO 21. Tulsa native : SOONER 22. French pen filler : ENCRE 23. Film (1954), actress (2003) : ONTHEWATERFRONT 25. Nothing, to Nero : NIHIL 26. Brief : TERSE 27. Comments around cute babies : AWS 28. East ender? : ERN 29. "We can't delay!" : NOTIME 30. Visually assess : EYE 31. Morsel : BITE 33. Fish in fish and chips : PLAICE 35. Isabel Allende's "___ of My Soul" : INES 36. Florence-to-Rome dir. : SSE 37. Director (2003), actor (1962) : PETERJACKSON 39. Interject : ADD 40. Rests : SITS 41. 12 meses : ANO 42. Low tie : ONEALL 44. Like the Wild West : LAWLESS 47. Pen with a cap : BIC 48. Abbr. at the bottom of a letter : ENC 49. Places for runners : SLEDS 52. Work ___ : ETHIC 53. Granny, in Gelsenkirchen : OMA 55. China's largest ethnic group : HAN 57. Nineveh's kingdom : ASSYRIA 59. Smeared : SLIMED 61. Film (1992), actor (1958) : UNFORGIVEN 64. Follower of weekend news, briefly : SNL 65. ___ bran : OAT 66. Friend in a western : AMIGO 68. "The Age of Anxiety" author : AUDEN 69. Rent : LET 70. Philosopher Kung Fu-___ : TSE 71. Actor (1934), actor (1995) : CLARKGABLE 73. Destination of the Bounty in "Mutiny on the Bounty" : TAHITI 76. Comedy club annoyance : HECKLER 78. Olive ___ : OYL 79. Troll dolls, once : FAD 81. Beau ___ : GESTE 82. Milo of "Ulysses" : OSHEA 83. Kind : ILK 85. "___ Diaboliques" : LES 87. Big pan : ROASTER 89. Lead role in "La Cage aux Folles" : RENATO 91. Venezuelan export : OIL 92. Object of veneration in ancient Egypt : IBIS 93. Cool : HIP 94. Actress (1986), director (1962) : MARLEEMATLIN 98. Mail order option, for short : COD 101. Sport jersey material : MESH 102. Author Huxley : ALDOUS 103. Wallop : BELT 104. Kwik-E-Mart owner on "The Simpsons" : APU 105. Pantomime, say : ACTOUT 107. Tahoe, e.g., for short : SUV 108. Future school? : ROE 109. See 113-Down : ABNER 111. Soil improver : HUMUS 112. Actress (1983), supporting actor (1999) : SHIRLEYMACLAINE 116. Humble : ABASE 117. Rebel : RISEUP 118. Checks : EXAMINES 119. Surgical aid : LASER 120. Jerks : SPASMS 121. Forensic experts : DEBATERS		1. Investment options, for short : TNOTES 2. Dolls : HONEYS 3. Password, e.g. : ENTREE 4. Reactions to fireworks : OOHS 5. N.F.L. guard Chris : SNEE 6. Overawe : COW 7. Santa ___ : ANA 8. Spin : ROTATE 9. Rus. and Ukr., once : SSRS 10. Response to "pow!" in cartoons : OOF 11. Big name in grooming aids : NORELCO 12. Winter wear : ANORAK 13. Detective superintendent Jane of TV's "Prime Suspect" : TENNISON 14. Knack : ART 15. Jay that chatters : LENO 16. At first : INITIALLY 17. Film (1993), actress (1987) : SCHINDLERSLIST 18. Ready : PRIMED 19. Three-time French Open champ, 1990-92 : SELES 24. Household item with a neck : EWER 29. One flying over Hawaii : NENE 31. Stakes : BETS 32. Linda Ronstadt's "___ Easy" : ITSSO 33. Villa in Mexico : PANCHO 34. Like the inside of a sphere : CONCAVE 37. Gat : PIECE 38. ___ alai : JAI 40. Slender : SLIM 43. Org. : ASSN 44. Basutoland, today : LESOTHO 45. World books : ATLASES 46. Song (1942), supporting actress (1994) : WHITECHRISTMAS 47. Capital known as the Venice of the East : BANGKOK 48. Swamps : ENGULFS 50. Informal eating place : DINETTE 51. More racy : SALTIER 54. Sierra Club founder : MUIR 56. Prized horse : ARAB 58. Elated : SENT 60. Area between hills : DALE 62. Geezer : FOGY 63. Inspiration : IDEA 67. Kind of vow : MARITAL 71. Reunion gatherers : CLAN 72. "Us" or "them" in "It's us against them" : ALLIES 74. "Didn't we just have that?" : AGAIN 75. Global energy company : HESS 77. Make the beds, dust, etc. : KEEPHOUSE 80. March around camp, e.g. : DRILL 84. Term of respect abroad : LORDSHIP 86. "... as old as yonder ___": James Joyce : ELM 88. Late news? : OBIT 90. Part of a Latin 101 conjugation : AMAT 91. Works : OEUVRES 93. Mother of Paris : HECUBA 95. One of the Alcotts : LOUISA 96. "It's ___!" : ABOY 97. Swarmed : TEEMED 98. Tibetan or Afghan : CANINE 99. First act in a revue : OPENER 100. Pressure : DURESS 101. Taj ___ : MAHAL 106. Junkie : USER 108. Solicits orders (for) : REPS 109. Girl in Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke" : ALMA 110. Worms, e.g. : BAIT 112. Jrs. no more : SRS 113. 109-Across's old radio partner : LUM 114. Fire : AXE 115. Truck part : CAB