Author: | Patrick Berry |
Editor: | Will Shortz |
1 U | 2 S | 3 S | 4 C | 5 E | 6 C | 7 I | 8 L | 9 E | 10 L | 11 M | 12 P | 13 U | 14 S | 15 H | 16 E | 17 D |
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18 P | I | A | 19 K | O | K | O | M | O | 20 D | O | C | 21 T | O | R | N | O | N | O |
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22 S | T | Y | 23 T | W | E | L | F | T | 24 H | N | I | G | H | T | N | I | G | H | T |
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25 I | C | I | 26 N | E | S | S | 27 T | E | A | S | E | U | P | 28 P | T | A | ||||
29 D | O | T | E | L | L | 30 H | 31 M | O | S | 32 E | M | I | 33 T | 34 I | N | 35 C |
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36 E | M | I | R | 37 I | 38 D | E | M | 39 S | 40 A | 41 P | 42 P | E | R | 43 F | E | C | T |
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44 S | U | 45 S | P | E | N | D | 46 S | 47 B | A | 48 S | E | 49 E | I | D | E | R |
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50 H | 51 I | N | D | I | 52 P | I | C | K | 53 L | E | J | A | R | 54 J | A | R | ||||
55 U | N | T | A | N | 56 G | L | E | 57 E | A | T | A | T | 58 I | T | S | 59 P | 60 A | 61 T |
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62 M | D | S | 63 G | R | O | 64 B | I | C | 65 M | A | 66 S | H | 67 T | E | R | I |
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68 B | O | O | 69 S | A | R | 70 D | I | N | E | 71 C | A | N | C | A | 72 N | 73 E | O | N |
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74 L | O | S | 75 T | 76 H | E | I | R | 77 D | A | S | 78 R | D | A | 79 P | U | G |
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80 E | R | O | I | 81 C | A | 82 S | T | 83 R | U | T | 84 G | A | S | O | 85 L | I | N | E |
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86 L | A | M | 87 B | C | H | O | P | C | 88 H | O | P | 89 M | E | N | D | S |
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90 I | 91 D | 92 Y | L | L | 93 A | S | E | A | 94 H | O | M | E | 95 R | I | N | G | ||||
96 L | O | O | S | E | 97 N | S | 98 D | R | 99 Y | 100 P | E | R | E | 101 I | T | 102 C | 103 H |
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104 E | L | K | 105 B | E | S | 106 S | 107 O | 108 V | E | R | 109 S | 110 A | T | O | R | I |
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111 P | O | 112 E | 113 R | I | O | 114 T | 115 G | U | N | 116 H | O | L | Y | M | E | N |
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117 W | H | O | G | 118 O | E | S | T | H | E | R | E | 119 T | 120 H | E | R | E | 121 T | N | T |
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122 K | I | N | G | T | U | T | T | U | T | 123 C | O | U | R | T | S | 124 O | N | E |
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125 S | N | O | O | T | S | 126 O | S | S | 127 K | N | E | E | S | 128 M | A | D |
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1. ___ Maine : USS 4. Literary biographer Lord David ___ : CECIL 9. Colonnade tree : ELM 12. Strongly recommended : PUSHED 18. Actress Zadora : PIA 19. 1988 comeback hit for the Beach Boys : KOKOMO 20. Flirting with a patient, e.g.? : DOCTORNONO 22. Slop trough site : STY 23. What the mother of a dozen kids says just before turning out the light? : TWELFTHNIGHTNIGHT 25. Hostility : ICINESS 27. Make big, as hair : TEASEUP 28. Open house org. : PTA 29. “Let’s hear it” : DOTELL 30. Caring grps. : HMOS 32. Give out : EMIT 34. Ending of a firm’s name : INC 36. V.I.P. on Al Jazeera : EMIR 37. Alter ___ (another exactly the same) : IDEM 39. Plant production : SAP 42. “Just the thing!” : PERFECT 44. Defers : SUSPENDS 47. Headquarters : BASE 49. Pillow filler : EIDER 50. Delhi tongue : HINDI 52. Have a “Star Wars” character preserved? : PICKLEJARJAR 55. Straighten out : UNTANGLE 57. Worry : EATAT 58. 1994 “S.N.L.”-based bomb starring Julia Sweeney : ITSPAT 62. Hosp. workers : MDS 63. Miracle-___ : GRO 64. Razor maker : BIC 65. Pulp : MASH 67. Actress Hatcher : TERI 68. “Get off the stage!” : BOO 69. Lively fish dance? : SARDINECANCAN 73. Long time : EON 74. Bowed (to) : LOST 76. Next in line : HEIR 77. “___ Kapital” : DAS 78. Food label no. : RDA 79. Lap dog : PUG 80. Musical premiere of 1805 : EROICA 82. Symbol of pride : STRUT 84. Island purchase? : GASOLINE 86. What the impatient reader of English essays requested? : LAMBCHOPCHOP 89. Patches up : MENDS 90. Brief romance : IDYLL 93. Out fishing, possibly : ASEA 94. Making a big hit : HOMERING 96. Relaxes : LOOSENS 98. Champagne classification : DRY 100. Euro pop? : PERE 101. Cast wearer’s problem : ITCH 104. Largish deer : ELK 105. Gershwin title character : BESS 107. In the past : OVER 109. Zen achievement : SATORI 111. “Some Words With a Mummy” writer : POE 113. Nonlethal firearm : RIOTGUN 116. Priests, e.g. : HOLYMEN 117. Phrase describing an offerer of sympathy? : WHOGOESTHERETHERE 121. Kind of charge : TNT 122. Royal rebuke? : KINGTUTTUT 123. Woos : COURTS 124. Formula ___ : ONE 125. High-hats : SNOOTS 126. W.W. II spy org. : OSS 127. Benders? : KNEES 128. On the warpath : MAD |
1. Advantages : UPSIDE 2. Light show : SITCOM 3. Give either a wholly good or bad review? : SAYITISNTSOSO 4. Marsh marigold : COWSLIP 5. Stretches (out) : EKES 6. Venez. neighbor : COL 7. World bankers’ grp. : IMF 8. Ball game : LOTTO 9. Dame ___ Everage : EDNA 10. TV role for 67-Across : LOIS 11. Fictional sleuth Travis : MCGEE 12. Purchase from the frozen foods section : POTPIE 13. Archaeological find : URN 14. Delicate cut : SNIP 15. Rendered immobile : HOGTIED 16. Magnify : ENHANCE 17. “i” piece? : DOT 19. Music compilation seller : KTEL 21. Heart, e.g. : THUMPER 24. Oilman Leon who owned the New York Jets : HESS 26. Poet portrayed in “Il Postino” : NERUDA 30. 1920’s-30’s Winter Olympics star : HENIE 31. About six centuries hence : MMDC 33. Pick up the tab : TREAT 35. Geom. point : CTR 38. Disapprove of : DEPLORE 40. Opposite of hinder : ABET 41. Playboy’s wear : PAJAMAS 43. In the lead : FIRST 45. Is a rat : SINGS 46. Sewing shop purchase : SKEIN 48. Tempter : SATAN 50. Self-effacing : HUMBLE 51. Suitable for rainy days : INDOOR 53. Like corsets : LACEDUP 54. Campaigns in the Mideast : JIHADS 56. Kind of flour : GRAHAM 59. Drum that makes tiny bird sounds? : PEEPINGTOMTOM 60. Nearby : AROUND 61. Touches : TINGES 64. Brought forth : BIRTHED 66. Paint remover : SCRAPER 70. Jewel case inserts : DISCS 71. Hidden drawback : CATCH 72. Supermodel Campbell : NAOMI 75. Uses a harrow : TILLS 81. Spy in Canaan : CALEB 83. Din : ROAR 84. Enemy pilot in a dogfight : GOMER 85. Softies show it : LENITY 87. Bill Wyman, in the Rolling Stones : BASSIST 88. “A good breakfast, but an ill supper”: Francis Bacon : HOPE 90. ___ du Diable : ILE 91. “Bottle-nosed” creature : DOLPHIN 92. Object of the 1981 hit “Woman” : YOKOONO 95. Holiday spots : RESORTS 97. Greek sea god : NEREUS 99. Elton John’s “___ Song” : YOUR 102. “Body Heat” actor Richard : CRENNA 103. Not explicit : HINTED 106. ___ voce : SOTTO 108. Sweater style : VNECK 110. They may be bitter : ALES 112. Kellogg company brand : EGGO 114. As follows : THUS 115. Is amused by : GETS 116. “Look ___!” : HERE 117. Work units: Abbr. : WKS 118. Legendary Giant : OTT 119. Boatload : TON 120. Clamor : HUE |
Answer summary: 11 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.
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