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1. Crow : BRAG 5. They run in gangs : MOLLS 10. Invite for : ASKTO 15. Grace period? : AMEN 19. Stubbs of the Four Tops : LEVI 20. Muse whose name means "passionate" : ERATO 21. Murdered : SLAIN 22. "Fatal Attraction" director Adrian : LYNE 23. Gershwin song for egotists : IVEGOTACRUSHONME 26. "La Belle et la ___" : BETE 27. It crashed on 3/23/01 : MIR 28. Carpet quality : PILE 29. Korean president, 1948-60 : RHEE 30. Ate up : ENJOYED 32. Subjects of appraisals : ESTATES 34. Diamond production? : RBIS 35. Bygone attire : BLOOMERS 36. Military response : YESSIR 37. Feature of an old-fashioned roast : BOAR 38. Not fresh : TRITE 39. Kind of point or theory : SET 40. Shania Twain song for egotists : IMSTILLTHEONE 43. Masochist's start : SADO 44. Video store section : SCIFI 47. Cotton capsule : BOLL 48. Veteran journalist ___ Abel : ELIE 49. Evil general in "Superman II" : ZOD 50. ___ Tech : CAL 51. Spill a little : SLOP 53. "___ we?" : SHALL 55. Wilde play : SALOME 58. "___ dreaming?" : AMI 59. Half note : MINIM 61. Tiny energy units, for short : EVS 62. Setting for Camus's "The Plague" : ALGERIA 63. Rules and ___ : REGS 65. Tony Bennett song for egotists : BECAUSEOFME 68. Poker game locales : DENS 69. Makes sense : COHERES 71. Track sites : LPS 72. Turkeys : FLOPS 74. Directly : DUE 75. Involve : ENTAIL 76. Plants in a Fugard title : ALOES 78. Florentine painting, e.g. : ARTE 79. Either of two Spice Girls : MEL 80. Einstein's hometown : ULM 81. ___ Bator : ULAN 82. Baby ___ (tender vegetable) : LIMA 84. Conspires with : ABETS 86. Cosby's first series : ISPY 88. Another Gershwin song for egotists : EMBRACEABLEME 91. 2001 title role for Sean Penn : SAM 92. Spherical : ORBED 93. Old character : RUNE 94. Modest : SIMPLE 98. At all : ANYWHERE 100. Halloween decorations : BATS 101. Like some olives : SPEARED 102. It may have horns : DILEMMA 103. Bridge part : ARCH 104. Platte River tribe : OTOS 105. Bloke : EGG 106. They may be tied up in Tokyo : OBIS 107. Cole Porter song for egotists : IGETAKICKOUTOFME 111. Torn (from), old-style : REFT 112. Short, say : TESTY 113. They're expected : NORMS 114. It has a head and hops : BEER 115. Saloon selections : ALES 116. Sports awards : ESPYS 117. Lose it : GOAPE 118. Flying fish eaters : ERNS		1. "Holy cow!" overseas : BLIMEY 2. Fix a draft : REVISE 3. Parries : AVERTS 4. Club date : GIG 5. Specialties : METIERS 6. Master's hurdle : ORALS 7. Strengthen, in a way : LACE 8. P.O. item : LTR 9. Tart treats : SOURBALLS 10. They used to be hot stuff : ASHES 11. ___-eyed : SLOE 12. Home for Wyatt Earp: Abbr. : KAN 13. History book inset : TIMELINE 14. Musically monotonous : ONENOTE 15. Mitch who wrote "Tuesdays With Morrie" : ALBOM 16. Frankie Valli song for egotists : MYEYESADOREDME 17. Logged : ENTERED 18. Must : NEEDSTO 24. Characteristic of a bull : OPTIMISM 25. Jersey : SHIRT 31. Diner cupful : JOE 33. "Yeah, right!" : ASIF 34. Class list : ROLL 35. London ___ : BROIL 37. "Ali," e.g. : BIOPIC 38. Relates : TELLSOF 41. Chophouse choices : TBONES 42. Give a lift : HEAVE 43. Having a bottom : SOLED 44. Like capital letters in many E. E. Cummings poems : SCARCE 45. Found unexpectedly : CAMEON 46. Debby Boone song for egotists : ILIGHTUPMYLIFE 49. Go the other way : ZAG 52. Reputation ruiner : LIBEL 54. 1946 Literature Nobelist : HESSE 55. Was out : SLEPT 56. Dance music : MINUET 57. Supporters of the arts : EASELS 60. Duck type : MALLARD 62. Ethically neutral : AMORAL 64. Simmons rival : SEALY 66. "Once ___ ..." : UPONA 67. On fire in the kitchen : FLAMBE 70. Grand Canyon spot : RIM 73. Most sordid : SEAMIEST 76. "A Delicate Balance" playwright : ALBEE 77. Spade work : SLEUTHING 81. Resentments : UMBRAGES 83. Mathematician Stewart and others : IANS 85. Synagogue stage : BEMA 86. Dancer Duncan : ISADORA 87. Florida island : SANIBEL 88. Recluse : EREMITE 89. Highly skilled : CRACK 90. Speak for : ESPOUSE 92. Bit of resistance : OHM 95. Think best : PREFER 96. Gofers : LEGMEN 97. Trimming tools : EDGERS 99. Authors Rebecca and Nathanael : WESTS 100. Barnyard sounds : BRAYS 101. Put one's foot down : STOMP 103. One who's practicing: Abbr. : ATTY 104. Tapered pods : OKRA 108. Mind-reading, for short : ESP 109. Sweet sound : COO 110. Honor from Queen Eliz. : OBE