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By Dylan Schiff

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  1. 30Boss at a blazeFIRECHIEF
  2. 55StagALONE
  3. 61SeduceTEMPT
  4. 66FloodedAWASH
  5. 81MimicAPE
  6. 97Beachy footwearFLΦPSANDALS
  7. 113Give offEMIT

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  1. 14InherentlyPERSE
  2. 17In the airALOFT
  3. 23ImaginePICTURE
  4. 31SharpenHONE
  5. 44Turn offESTRANGE
  6. 52Throw outDISCARD
  7. 78Swan songLASTACT
  8. 110JerkASS

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly — Answer: RAFA
  2. 5. "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ — Answer: CHU
  3. 8. Unspecified degree — Answer: NTH
  4. 11. Pack (down) — Answer: TAMP
  5. 15. "Sign me up!" — Answer: IMIN
  6. 16. Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers" — Answer: PANAM
  7. 19. Really like — Answer: ADORE
  8. 21. Woodwind related to the cor anglais — Answer: OBOE
  9. 22. Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors — Answer: PΦNGPADDLE
  10. 24. Delivery option — Answer: FEDEX
  11. 25. Sound from a ragdoll — Answer: PURR
  12. 26. Division signs, more formally — Answer: OBELI
  13. 27. Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" — Answer: ROOT
  14. 28. Et ___ (and others) — Answer: ALIA
  15. 29. Games on some kids' menus — Answer: MAZES
  16. 30. Boss at a blaze — Answer: FIRECHIEF
  17. 32. Game on some kids' menus — Answer: CRΦSSPUZZLE
  18. 34. "King Kong" actress Wray — Answer: FAY
  19. 35. What might pop up from time to time? — Answer: TOASTER
  20. 37. Item in a numismatist's collection — Answer: COIN
  21. 38. "S.N.L." alum Nora — Answer: DUNN
  22. 39. Champagne giant — Answer: MOET
  23. 42. Patient watchers — Answer: NURSES
  24. 46. Birthstone before opal — Answer: SAPΦRE
  25. 49. Longtime NASCAR sponsor — Answer: STP. Hint: Think of a familiar brand that fuels race cars and fans alike! 🏎️
  26. 51. Ladybug's prey — Answer: AΦD
  27. 53. Debaters who use deceptive arguments — Answer: SOΦSTS
  28. 55. Stag — Answer: ALONE. Hint: Flying solo, without a companion or date. 🦌
  29. 56. Oscar-winning actress Loren — Answer: SOΦA
  30. 57. Lower-right button on YouTube ads — Answer: SKIP
  31. 59. ___ nous (between us) — Answer: ENTRE
  32. 60. Kristen of "Bridesmaids" — Answer: WIIG. Hint: This comedy star steals scenes in a bridesmaid dress 😄
  33. 61. Seduce — Answer: TEMPT
  34. 62. "In my estimation ..." — Answer: IDSAY
  35. 64. Rubber end of a golf club — Answer: GRIP
  36. 65. Ninth inning, usually — Answer: END
  37. 66. Flooded — Answer: AWASH. Hint: This describes something covered or surrounded by water. 🌊
  38. 67. Iridescent jewelry material — Answer: NACRE
  39. 68. Rug cleaner, for short — Answer: VAC
  40. 69. Lead-in to aging or anxiety — Answer: ANTI
  41. 70. Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire — Answer: DELHI
  42. 71. Biting pests — Answer: GNATS
  43. 72. Follower of catch or latch — Answer: ONTO
  44. 74. Former times — Answer: PASTS
  45. 76. Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies — Answer: DIAZ
  46. 77. Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little" — Answer: ICRY
  47. 78. Big cat hybrid — Answer: LIGER
  48. 79. No Shave November growth, informally — Answer: STACHE
  49. 81. Mimic — Answer: APE. Hint: Think of a playful creature that often copies others in the wild! 🐒
  50. 82. Connecticut governor Lamont — Answer: NED
  51. 83. N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Answer: PACERS
  52. 84. Compound that ripens bananas — Answer: ETHENE
  53. 86. Computer menu heading — Answer: EDIT
  54. 88. Owlish, in a way — Answer: WISE
  55. 89. Brontë heroine — Answer: EYRE
  56. 91. Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe — Answer: PODCAST
  57. 94. A-one ... or an "A" worth one — Answer: ACE
  58. 97. Beachy footwear — Answer: FLΦPSANDALS
  59. 103. "I'm fine, but thanks anyway!" — Answer: OHTHATSOK
  60. 105. Literally, "the god" — Answer: ALLAH
  61. 106. Provocative — Answer: EDGY
  62. 107. Parcel of land — Answer: PLOT
  63. 108. Classic origami design — Answer: CRANE
  64. 109. Medallions might be seen in them — Answer: CABS
  65. 110. ___ Games, event first held in 70-Across — Answer: ASIAN
  66. 111. Tupac and Eminem, for two — Answer: HΦPARTISTS
  67. 113. Give off — Answer: EMIT. Hint: Think of what a light bulb does when it's turned on! 💡
  68. 114. Like an authoritarian — Answer: STERN
  69. 115. ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsman — Answer: INIGO
  70. 116. Telly channel, with "the" — Answer: BEEB
  71. 117. Well-grounded — Answer: SANE
  72. 118. Hit title for Abba or Rihanna — Answer: SOS
  73. 119. Email category — Answer: NEW
  74. 120. Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page — Answer: ETSY

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  1. 1. Take to the cleaners — Answer: RIPOFF
  2. 2. Class with frogs — Answer: AMΦBIA
  3. 3. Dressy clothes — Answer: FINERY
  4. 4. Point of view — Answer: ANGLE. Hint: Your perspective on a subject can be viewed this way. 👀
  5. 5. Filing pro — Answer: CPA
  6. 6. Roman emperor with a namesake wall — Answer: HADRIAN
  7. 7. Hits Ctrl+Z to fix — Answer: UNDOES
  8. 8. Error message on a Blu-Ray display — Answer: NODISC
  9. 9. Benedict Arnold's offense — Answer: TREASON
  10. 10. Practice witchcraft on — Answer: HEX
  11. 11. Birthstone after opal — Answer: TOPAZ
  12. 12. Filled with activity — Answer: ABUZZ
  13. 13. Mushroom often added to cream sauces — Answer: MOREL
  14. 14. Inherently — Answer: PERSE
  15. 17. In the air — Answer: ALOFT
  16. 18. ___ Gala — Answer: MET
  17. 19. Way off in the distance — Answer: AFAR
  18. 20. Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle — Answer: DELΦ
  19. 23. Imagine — Answer: PICTURE
  20. 29. Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd" — Answer: MUNROE
  21. 31. Sharpen — Answer: HONE
  22. 32. ___-Magnon — Answer: CRO
  23. 33. Apt name of 12 popes — Answer: PIUS
  24. 36. Felt someone's pain — Answer: EMPATHIZED
  25. 38. Prank of doorbell ringing and running — Answer: DΦNGDITCH
  26. 40. Gradually entering, as a hot tub — Answer: EASINGINTO
  27. 41. Modern social media craze — Answer: TΦKDANCE
  28. 43. Melodic way of speaking — Answer: SΦNGVOICE
  29. 44. Turn off — Answer: ESTRANGE
  30. 45. Less laissez-faire — Answer: STRICTER
  31. 46. Cutter with teeth — Answer: SAW
  32. 47. Make an enemy of — Answer: ALIENATE
  33. 48. Identifies digitally? — Answer: POINTSAT
  34. 49. Part of the Horn of Africa — Answer: SOMALIA
  35. 50. Perfect condition — Answer: TΦPSHAPE
  36. 52. Throw out — Answer: DISCARD
  37. 54. Leaf-turning mo. — Answer: SEP
  38. 56. Put in stitches — Answer: SEWED
  39. 58. Subject of an R.S.V.P. — Answer: PARTY
  40. 61. Tiny amount — Answer: TAD
  41. 63. "Absolutely!" — Answer: YES. Hint: When you want to agree whole-heartedly, this is the word you shout! 👍
  42. 69. Tough H.S. classes — Answer: APS
  43. 73. Hosp. surgical sites — Answer: ORS
  44. 75. "You've gotta be kidding!" — Answer: SHEESH
  45. 78. Swan song — Answer: LASTACT
  46. 80. Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music — Answer: ENYA
  47. 83. "Baloney!" — Answer: PISH
  48. 85. Birth name of Che Guevara — Answer: ERNESTO
  49. 87. Computer addresses, for short — Answer: IPS
  50. 88. Light bulb measure — Answer: WATTAGE
  51. 90. Swirling currents — Answer: EDDIES
  52. 92. Intelligent sea mammal — Answer: DOLΦN
  53. 93. Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude — Answer: CHOPIN
  54. 94. How china is often sold — Answer: ASASET
  55. 95. Short adventure tales — Answer: CONTES
  56. 96. Barely manages to get through — Answer: EKESBY
  57. 97. Goes up against — Answer: FACES
  58. 98. Beast domesticated by the Incas — Answer: LLAMA
  59. 99. Longtime TV personality Regis — Answer: ΦLBIN
  60. 100. Tomato product — Answer: PASTE
  61. 101. Culture medium — Answer: AGAR
  62. 102. Country singer Loretta — Answer: LYNN
  63. 104. "Survivor" group — Answer: TRIBE
  64. 107. Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle — Answer: PHI
  65. 110. Jerk — Answer: ASS. Hint: Sometimes you might call someone a real pain in the neck! 😏
  66. 112. Period in the periodic table — Answer: ROW

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarlyRAFA
5"Wicked" director Jon M. ___CHU
8Unspecified degreeNTH
11Pack (down)TAMP
15"Sign me up!"IMIN
16Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers"PANAM
19Really likeADORE
21Woodwind related to the cor anglaisOBOE
22Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colorsPΦNGPADDLE
24Delivery optionFEDEX
25Sound from a ragdollPURR
26Division signs, more formallyOBELI
27Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"ROOT
28Et ___ (and others)ALIA
29Games on some kids' menusMAZES
30Boss at a blazeFIRECHIEF
32Game on some kids' menusCRΦSSPUZZLE
34"King Kong" actress WrayFAY
35What might pop up from time to time?TOASTER
37Item in a numismatist's collectionCOIN
38"S.N.L." alum NoraDUNN
39Champagne giantMOET
42Patient watchersNURSES
46Birthstone before opalSAPΦRE
49Longtime NASCAR sponsorSTP
51Ladybug's preyAΦD
53Debaters who use deceptive argumentsSOΦSTS
55StagALONE
56Oscar-winning actress LorenSOΦA
57Lower-right button on YouTube adsSKIP
59___ nous (between us)ENTRE
60Kristen of "Bridesmaids"WIIG
61SeduceTEMPT
62"In my estimation ..."IDSAY
64Rubber end of a golf clubGRIP
65Ninth inning, usuallyEND
66FloodedAWASH
67Iridescent jewelry materialNACRE
68Rug cleaner, for shortVAC
69Lead-in to aging or anxietyANTI
70Two-time capital of the Mughal EmpireDELHI
71Biting pestsGNATS
72Follower of catch or latchONTO
74Former timesPASTS
76Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" moviesDIAZ
77Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little"ICRY
78Big cat hybridLIGER
79No Shave November growth, informallySTACHE
81MimicAPE
82Connecticut governor LamontNED
83N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge FieldhousePACERS
84Compound that ripens bananasETHENE
86Computer menu headingEDIT
88Owlish, in a wayWISE
89Brontë heroineEYRE
91Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybePODCAST
94A-one ... or an "A" worth oneACE
97Beachy footwearFLΦPSANDALS
103"I'm fine, but thanks anyway!"OHTHATSOK
105Literally, "the god"ALLAH
106ProvocativeEDGY
107Parcel of landPLOT
108Classic origami designCRANE
109Medallions might be seen in themCABS
110___ Games, event first held in 70-AcrossASIAN
111Tupac and Eminem, for twoHΦPARTISTS
113Give offEMIT
114Like an authoritarianSTERN
115___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsmanINIGO
116Telly channel, with "the"BEEB
117Well-groundedSANE
118Hit title for Abba or RihannaSOS
119Email categoryNEW
120Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" pageETSY

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1Take to the cleanersRIPOFF
2Class with frogsAMΦBIA
3Dressy clothesFINERY
4Point of viewANGLE
5Filing proCPA
6Roman emperor with a namesake wallHADRIAN
7Hits Ctrl+Z to fixUNDOES
8Error message on a Blu-Ray displayNODISC
9Benedict Arnold's offenseTREASON
10Practice witchcraft onHEX
11Birthstone after opalTOPAZ
12Filled with activityABUZZ
13Mushroom often added to cream saucesMOREL
14InherentlyPERSE
17In the airALOFT
18___ GalaMET
19Way off in the distanceAFAR
20Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracleDELΦ
23ImaginePICTURE
29Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd"MUNROE
31SharpenHONE
32___-MagnonCRO
33Apt name of 12 popesPIUS
36Felt someone's painEMPATHIZED
38Prank of doorbell ringing and runningDΦNGDITCH
40Gradually entering, as a hot tubEASINGINTO
41Modern social media crazeTΦKDANCE
43Melodic way of speakingSΦNGVOICE
44Turn offESTRANGE
45Less laissez-faireSTRICTER
46Cutter with teethSAW
47Make an enemy ofALIENATE
48Identifies digitally?POINTSAT
49Part of the Horn of AfricaSOMALIA
50Perfect conditionTΦPSHAPE
52Throw outDISCARD
54Leaf-turning mo.SEP
56Put in stitchesSEWED
58Subject of an R.S.V.P.PARTY
61Tiny amountTAD
63"Absolutely!"YES
69Tough H.S. classesAPS
73Hosp. surgical sitesORS
75"You've gotta be kidding!"SHEESH
78Swan songLASTACT
80Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" musicENYA
83"Baloney!"PISH
85Birth name of Che GuevaraERNESTO
87Computer addresses, for shortIPS
88Light bulb measureWATTAGE
90Swirling currentsEDDIES
92Intelligent sea mammalDOLΦN
93Composer of the "Raindrop" preludeCHOPIN
94How china is often soldASASET
95Short adventure talesCONTES
96Barely manages to get throughEKESBY
97Goes up againstFACES
98Beast domesticated by the IncasLLAMA
99Longtime TV personality RegisΦLBIN
100Tomato productPASTE
101Culture mediumAGAR
102Country singer LorettaLYNN
104"Survivor" groupTRIBE
107Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzlePHI
110JerkASS
112Period in the periodic tableROW

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