Fundamental building block of DNA

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  1. 1Warm shade of brown
  2. 6Otherwise
  3. 10Place
  4. 15"In that case ..."
  5. 19Warm shade of white
  6. 20Leader of the world's smallest country
  7. 21Vice follower
  8. 22Cambodian cash
  9. 23LEGAL NICETY
  10. 27Whole lot
  11. 28"___, so good!" (furniture store pun)
  12. 29Example of industry in Proverbs 6:6-9
  13. 30They might be ripe for changing
  14. 31Polish language
  15. 33Camera inits.
  16. 35Coerced (into)
  17. 37Magicians' cries
  18. 39EARTH
  19. 42Bridge support
  20. 43Suffers the cost
  21. 44Substance adapted to lab use by Fanny Hesse in 1881
  22. 45Grow weary
  23. 47Kind of policy that encourages transparency from leadership
  24. 49"OMG, enough!"
  25. 51Northwestern abode
  26. 54Rent
  27. 55GLIBNESS
  28. 58One "M" of the M.M.R. vaccine
  29. 60Inflation meas.
  30. 61"Paradise ___"
  31. 62Pepsi, e.g.
  32. 64Big Apple airport code
  33. 65Guess
  34. 69Obvious choice
  35. 73Org. enabled by the 16th Amendment
  36. 74Smell
  37. 76On
  38. 77Darn, say
  39. 79Home of Morehouse College
  40. 83RESIST
  41. 87One may be fawning
  42. 88European capital through which the Akerselva flows
  43. 90Chill
  44. 91Pod or husk, botanically
  45. 92Army NCO
  46. 94Word after game or floor
  47. 96Sweden joined it in 2024
  48. 98Consumed
  49. 99RAGES
  50. 103Peddled things
  51. 104Hawaiian song of farewell
  52. 105Meas. roughly equivalent to 10 billion 12-Downs
  53. 106Bit of equipment for a vault
  54. 107Layer
  55. 109Surveillance org.
  56. 111Nerve
  57. 113Give for free
  58. 117ROYAL PERMIT
  59. 121Number after zwei
  60. 122Carbon copy
  61. 123Weakness
  62. 124Confident bearing
  63. 125___ Lee
  64. 126Cut down
  65. 127Hot things, briefly
  66. 128Adjust

Down

  1. 1Unlikely fliers, in a saying
  2. 2First name in stunts
  3. 3Obstacle course element
  4. 4"Is that all you have to tell me?"
  5. 5Big Apple media inits.
  6. 6Park known as a "permanent world's fair"
  7. 7Take things easy
  8. 8Ostentatious
  9. 9___ sauce (condiment also called nitsume)
  10. 10Nonspeaking character in "Frozen"
  11. 11Aid-de-camp?
  12. 12Piece of work?
  13. 13Excluding
  14. 14Bakery treat
  15. 15"In case my message isn't landing ..."
  16. 16It might begin with a false alarm
  17. 17Fortuneteller
  18. 18Early automaker
  19. 24Egyptian fertility goddess
  20. 25Muffler material, maybe
  21. 26Comfort
  22. 32Fantasy role-playing game, for short
  23. 34Endures
  24. 36Way out of town, perhaps
  25. 37Author's assistant
  26. 38Loss of the ability to read
  27. 39Is so inclined
  28. 40Narrow the gap with, competitively
  29. 41Branching diagram
  30. 42Ceremony
  31. 43Some collared shirts
  32. 46Figures in some storied abductions, for short
  33. 48Regional divisions in Russia
  34. 50It may be dropped for effect
  35. 52Lose progress, in a way
  36. 53Members of a priestly caste of ancient Persia
  37. 56German town
  38. 57Rudely revel in victory, say
  39. 59Japanese honorific
  40. 63Two-version marketing experiments
  41. 66Rio maker
  42. 67Puzzlemaker Rubik
  43. 68Fiddler's skill
  44. 70Wyoming's Cheyenne Frontier Days, e.g.
  45. 71What you will
  46. 72Brand with cup sizes from "minis" to "world's largest"
  47. 75Rock's Ocasek
  48. 78Small songbird
  49. 79Oft-skipped podcast parts
  50. 80Fling
  51. 81Accessory in a Jane Fonda workout video
  52. 82He's a head of the pack
  53. 84French upper house
  54. 85Faultless
  55. 86Faux gardener, so to speak
  56. 89Butter substitute
  57. 93Popular food fish or its genus name
  58. 95Fundamental building block of DNA
  59. 97Green often found in mixed greens
  60. 100Revealer of "the man behind the curtain"
  61. 101Center of mass?
  62. 102Site with a "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories" section
  63. 103Fairy tale villain
  64. 106Clears of snow, say
  65. 107Conventions: Abbr.
  66. 108Trillion: Prefix
  67. 110Runner on runners
  68. 112Somewhat
  69. 114Slobbery cartoon pet
  70. 115Arizona's third-largest city
  71. 116Early education option, for short
  72. 118Desirable formation for ducks
  73. 119Awry
  74. 120Elect

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Warm shade of brown — Answer: PECAN
  2. 6. Otherwise — Answer: ELSE. Hint: Think of a word meaning “in another way” or “if not.” 💡
  3. 10. Place — Answer: STEAD
  4. 15. "In that case ..." — Answer: IFSO
  5. 19. Warm shade of white — Answer: IVORY
  6. 20. Leader of the world's smallest country — Answer: POPE
  7. 21. Vice follower — Answer: VERSA
  8. 22. Cambodian cash — Answer: RIEL
  9. 23. LEGAL NICETY — Answer: GENETICALLYENGINEERED
  10. 27. Whole lot — Answer: SLEW
  11. 28. "___, so good!" (furniture store pun) — Answer: SOFA
  12. 29. Example of industry in Proverbs 6:6-9 — Answer: ANT
  13. 30. They might be ripe for changing — Answer: DIAPERS
  14. 31. Polish language — Answer: EDIT
  15. 33. Camera inits. — Answer: SLR
  16. 35. Coerced (into) — Answer: PRESSED
  17. 37. Magicians' cries — Answer: TADAS
  18. 39. EARTH — Answer: CHANGEOFHEART
  19. 42. Bridge support — Answer: PYLON
  20. 43. Suffers the cost — Answer: PAYS
  21. 44. Substance adapted to lab use by Fanny Hesse in 1881 — Answer: AGAR
  22. 45. Grow weary — Answer: TIRE. Hint: When you’ve had enough and your energy is running low, you might feel this way! 😴
  23. 47. Kind of policy that encourages transparency from leadership — Answer: OPENDOOR
  24. 49. "OMG, enough!" — Answer: TMI
  25. 51. Northwestern abode — Answer: DORM
  26. 54. Rent — Answer: LET
  27. 55. GLIBNESS — Answer: MIXEDBLESSING
  28. 58. One "M" of the M.M.R. vaccine — Answer: MEASLES
  29. 60. Inflation meas. — Answer: PSI
  30. 61. "Paradise ___" — Answer: LOST
  31. 62. Pepsi, e.g. — Answer: COLA
  32. 64. Big Apple airport code — Answer: LGA
  33. 65. Guess — Answer: TAKEASTAB
  34. 69. Obvious choice — Answer: NOBRAINER
  35. 73. Org. enabled by the 16th Amendment — Answer: IRS
  36. 74. Smell — Answer: ODOR. Hint: A scent can be pleasant, pungent, or downright mysterious. 👃
  37. 76. On — Answer: ATOP. Hint: Think of a word that means 'above' or 'resting on top of' something! 🏔️
  38. 77. Darn, say — Answer: SEW
  39. 79. Home of Morehouse College — Answer: ATLANTA
  40. 83. RESIST — Answer: TWISTEDSISTER
  41. 87. One may be fawning — Answer: DOE
  42. 88. European capital through which the Akerselva flows — Answer: OSLO
  43. 90. Chill — Answer: ICE
  44. 91. Pod or husk, botanically — Answer: SEEDCASE
  45. 92. Army NCO — Answer: SSGT
  46. 94. Word after game or floor — Answer: PLAN
  47. 96. Sweden joined it in 2024 — Answer: NATO
  48. 98. Consumed — Answer: EATEN
  49. 99. RAGES — Answer: SWITCHEDGEARS
  50. 103. Peddled things — Answer: WARES
  51. 104. Hawaiian song of farewell — Answer: ALOHAOE
  52. 105. Meas. roughly equivalent to 10 billion 12-Downs — Answer: BTU
  53. 106. Bit of equipment for a vault — Answer: POLE
  54. 107. Layer — Answer: STRATUM
  55. 109. Surveillance org. — Answer: NSA
  56. 111. Nerve — Answer: GALL. Hint: This kind of nerve means bold, shameless audacity 😏
  57. 113. Give for free — Answer: COMP
  58. 117. ROYAL PERMIT — Answer: TEMPORARILYOUTOFORDER
  59. 121. Number after zwei — Answer: DREI
  60. 122. Carbon copy — Answer: CLONE
  61. 123. Weakness — Answer: FLAW
  62. 124. Confident bearing — Answer: POISE
  63. 125. ___ Lee — Answer: SARA
  64. 126. Cut down — Answer: HEWED
  65. 127. Hot things, briefly — Answer: FADS
  66. 128. Adjust — Answer: TWEAK

Down

  1. 1. Unlikely fliers, in a saying — Answer: PIGS
  2. 2. First name in stunts — Answer: EVEL
  3. 3. Obstacle course element — Answer: CONE
  4. 4. "Is that all you have to tell me?" — Answer: AREWEDONE
  5. 5. Big Apple media inits. — Answer: NYT
  6. 6. Park known as a "permanent world's fair" — Answer: EPCOT
  7. 7. Take things easy — Answer: LOAF
  8. 8. Ostentatious — Answer: SPLASHY
  9. 9. ___ sauce (condiment also called nitsume) — Answer: EEL
  10. 10. Nonspeaking character in "Frozen" — Answer: SVEN
  11. 11. Aid-de-camp? — Answer: TENTPEG
  12. 12. Piece of work? — Answer: ERG
  13. 13. Excluding — Answer: ASIDEFROM
  14. 14. Bakery treat — Answer: DANISH
  15. 15. "In case my message isn't landing ..." — Answer: IREPEAT
  16. 16. It might begin with a false alarm — Answer: FIREDRILL
  17. 17. Fortuneteller — Answer: SEER. Hint: This person might gaze into a crystal ball to reveal your fate! 🔮
  18. 18. Early automaker — Answer: OLDS
  19. 24. Egyptian fertility goddess — Answer: ISIS. Hint: This ancient goddess was associated with motherhood, magic, and fertility. 𓂀
  20. 25. Muffler material, maybe — Answer: YARN
  21. 26. Comfort — Answer: EASE
  22. 32. Fantasy role-playing game, for short — Answer: DANDD
  23. 34. Endures — Answer: LASTS. Hint: Keeps going despite the passage of time 💪
  24. 36. Way out of town, perhaps — Answer: ROAD
  25. 37. Author's assistant — Answer: TYPIST
  26. 38. Loss of the ability to read — Answer: ALEXIA
  27. 39. Is so inclined — Answer: CARESTO
  28. 40. Narrow the gap with, competitively — Answer: GAINON
  29. 41. Branching diagram — Answer: TREE
  30. 42. Ceremony — Answer: POMP
  31. 43. Some collared shirts — Answer: POLOS
  32. 46. Figures in some storied abductions, for short — Answer: ETS
  33. 48. Regional divisions in Russia — Answer: OBLASTS
  34. 50. It may be dropped for effect — Answer: MIC
  35. 52. Lose progress, in a way — Answer: RELAPSE
  36. 53. Members of a priestly caste of ancient Persia — Answer: MAGI
  37. 56. German town — Answer: STADT
  38. 57. Rudely revel in victory, say — Answer: GLOAT
  39. 59. Japanese honorific — Answer: SAN
  40. 63. Two-version marketing experiments — Answer: ABTESTS
  41. 66. Rio maker — Answer: KIA
  42. 67. Puzzlemaker Rubik — Answer: ERNO
  43. 68. Fiddler's skill — Answer: BOWING
  44. 70. Wyoming's Cheyenne Frontier Days, e.g. — Answer: RODEO
  45. 71. What you will — Answer: ESTATE
  46. 72. Brand with cup sizes from "minis" to "world's largest" — Answer: REESES
  47. 75. Rock's Ocasek — Answer: RIC
  48. 78. Small songbird — Answer: WREN
  49. 79. Oft-skipped podcast parts — Answer: ADS
  50. 80. Fling — Answer: TOSS. Hint: Think of sending something through the air with a quick, casual motion. 🏀
  51. 81. Accessory in a Jane Fonda workout video — Answer: LEGWARMER
  52. 82. He's a head of the pack — Answer: ALPHAMALE
  53. 84. French upper house — Answer: SENAT. Hint: It’s where the wise gather in France to debate and decide! 🇫🇷
  54. 85. Faultless — Answer: IDEAL
  55. 86. Faux gardener, so to speak — Answer: SCARECROW
  56. 89. Butter substitute — Answer: OLEO
  57. 93. Popular food fish or its genus name — Answer: TILAPIA
  58. 95. Fundamental building block of DNA — Answer: ADENINE
  59. 97. Green often found in mixed greens — Answer: ARUGULA
  60. 100. Revealer of "the man behind the curtain" — Answer: TOTO
  61. 101. Center of mass? — Answer: CHURCH
  62. 102. Site with a "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories" section — Answer: EBAY
  63. 103. Fairy tale villain — Answer: WOLF
  64. 106. Clears of snow, say — Answer: PLOWS
  65. 107. Conventions: Abbr. — Answer: STDS
  66. 108. Trillion: Prefix — Answer: TERA
  67. 110. Runner on runners — Answer: SLED
  68. 112. Somewhat — Answer: ATAD
  69. 114. Slobbery cartoon pet — Answer: ODIE
  70. 115. Arizona's third-largest city — Answer: MESA
  71. 116. Early education option, for short — Answer: PREK
  72. 118. Desirable formation for ducks — Answer: ROW
  73. 119. Awry — Answer: OFF
  74. 120. Elect — Answer: OPT

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