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By Derrick Niederman

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Across

  1. 1SnagGLITCH
  2. 18___ polarisAURORA
  3. 22Lottery commission?DRAWINGBOARD
  4. 24Prison terms?PENNAMES
  5. 29Shower stall?RAINDELAY
  6. 38Automates?CARPALS
  7. 48Battle cry?WARRANT
  8. 49PC IDsIPS
  9. 56TrounceWHUP
  10. 63FormerONETIME
  11. 65Yellow submarine?CHICKENSANDWICH
  12. 69InfantileBABYISH
  13. 72PreparesREADIES
  14. 77MienAIR
  15. 87Stolen base?HOTFOOT
  16. 94Blood vessel?KINSHIP
  17. 102Fire starter?CANOPENER
  18. 114Padlock?MATTRESS
  19. 116Confidence men?TRUSTBUSTERS

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  1. 2EnticeLURE
  2. 30ErelongANON
  3. 35MisjudgmentERRANCY
  4. 50TrimPRUNE
  5. 60Inept sortsSCHLUMPS
  6. 64Savings banksTHRIFTS
  7. 66LoftyHIGH
  8. 71BearBRUIN
  9. 87SchmoozeHOBNOB
  10. 90MaladyAILMENT
  11. 93A scoreTWENTY
  12. 97Polar wearANORAK
  13. 104HoarseRASPY
  14. 110AwakenSTIR
  15. 113RegardingASTO

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Snag — Answer: GLITCH
  2. 7. Italian sparkling wine — Answer: ASTI
  3. 11. John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand — Answer: GALT
  4. 15. Code for Queens-landers? — Answer: LGA
  5. 18. ___ polaris — Answer: AURORA
  6. 19. Intl. group formed in 1945 — Answer: THEUN
  7. 20. Purple dish eaten with a spoon — Answer: ACAIBOWL
  8. 22. Lottery commission? — Answer: DRAWINGBOARD
  9. 24. Prison terms? — Answer: PENNAMES
  10. 25. Smell, e.g. — Answer: SENSE
  11. 26. University of Alabama rallying cry — Answer: ROLLTIDE
  12. 28. President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second) — Answer: DELANO
  13. 29. Shower stall? — Answer: RAINDELAY
  14. 31. Slanted type: Abbr. — Answer: ITAL
  15. 32. Get one's feet wet? — Answer: WADE
  16. 36. Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth — Answer: NNE
  17. 37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna — Answer: RENI
  18. 38. Automates? — Answer: CARPALS
  19. 42. How mashed avocado might be served — Answer: OVERTOAST
  20. 45. Acquire, in a way — Answer: ANNEX
  21. 47. "Yep, noticed that" — Answer: ISAW
  22. 48. Battle cry? — Answer: WARRANT
  23. 49. PC IDs — Answer: IPS
  24. 52. What regular customers pay less for? — Answer: GAS
  25. 53. A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it — Answer: STARE
  26. 54. When Memorial Day is observed — Answer: INMAY
  27. 55. Grim Grimm character — Answer: OGRE
  28. 56. Trounce — Answer: WHUP
  29. 58. Bamboozled — Answer: HAD
  30. 59. Upscale shirtmaker — Answer: ETON
  31. 60. Symbol of the American West — Answer: SAGUARO
  32. 63. Former — Answer: ONETIME
  33. 65. Yellow submarine? — Answer: CHICKENSANDWICH
  34. 69. Infantile — Answer: BABYISH
  35. 72. Prepares — Answer: READIES
  36. 73. Put on the line — Answer: RISK
  37. 77. Mien — Answer: AIR
  38. 78. Surname for a family of fictional Kansans — Answer: GALE
  39. 80. One whose pride can be protective — Answer: LION
  40. 81. "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line) — Answer: AINTI
  41. 82. Affect emotionally — Answer: TOUCH
  42. 84. Cologne conjunction — Answer: UND
  43. 86. Freight weight — Answer: TON
  44. 87. Stolen base? — Answer: HOTFOOT
  45. 89. Pelvic parts — Answer: ILIA
  46. 90. Love, in Lyon — Answer: AMOUR
  47. 92. Bit of flooring for a patio, say — Answer: STONETILE
  48. 94. Blood vessel? — Answer: KINSHIP
  49. 96. Page (through) — Answer: LEAF
  50. 99. Org. for pugilists — Answer: WBC
  51. 100. Go downhill, in a way — Answer: SLED
  52. 101. Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" — Answer: SALS
  53. 102. Fire starter? — Answer: CANOPENER
  54. 105. Showy kind of push-up — Answer: ONEARM
  55. 108. Salty cheese made from sheep's milk — Answer: PECORINO
  56. 109. Creature-friendly org. — Answer: ASPCA
  57. 114. Padlock? — Answer: MATTRESS
  58. 116. Confidence men? — Answer: TRUSTBUSTERS
  59. 118. Rock-bottom review — Answer: ITSTINKS
  60. 119. 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds — Answer: TAMMY
  61. 120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way — Answer: SPITAT
  62. 121. What a clear plastic bag is not — Answer: TOY
  63. 122. "Right now!" — Answer: STAT. Hint: When you need something done without delay, think of this term! ⏱️
  64. 123. "Your point being?" — Answer: OKSO
  65. 124. Roxane's beloved, in classic literature — Answer: CYRANO

Down

  1. 1. Roams (about) — Answer: GADS
  2. 2. Entice — Answer: LURE. Hint: Think of a verb meaning to tempt someone with something appealing. 🎣
  3. 3. Country with many Farsi speakers — Answer: IRAN
  4. 4. They often have AAA backing — Answer: TOWS
  5. 5. Colonial news source — Answer: CRIER
  6. 6. Iconic role for Harrison Ford — Answer: HAN
  7. 7. "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit) — Answer: AHOLD
  8. 8. Deck application — Answer: SEALER
  9. 9. Proverbial slowpoke — Answer: TURTLE
  10. 10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford — Answer: INDIANA
  11. 11. Display amazement, in a way — Answer: GAPE
  12. 12. Star pitcher — Answer: ACE. Hint: A dominant baseball pitcher might be called this! ⚾
  13. 13. Mechanism for local funding — Answer: LANDTAX
  14. 14. Feature of the tone-deaf — Answer: TINEAR
  15. 15. ___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb) — Answer: LOMA
  16. 16. Verdon of "Damn Yankees" — Answer: GWEN
  17. 17. In addition — Answer: ALSO. Hint: Another way to say “too” in a sentence 😄
  18. 19. Steakhouse orders — Answer: TBONES
  19. 21. Alternative to a bouncy house — Answer: BALLPIT
  20. 23. Direct a smile toward — Answer: GRINAT
  21. 27. Fizzling out — Answer: DYING
  22. 30. Erelong — Answer: ANON
  23. 31. Skating exhibitions — Answer: ICESHOWS
  24. 32. "Holy moly!" — Answer: WOWIE
  25. 33. Before, in Bordeaux — Answer: AVANT
  26. 34. Skin: Prefix — Answer: DERMO
  27. 35. Misjudgment — Answer: ERRANCY
  28. 39. Japanese beer brand — Answer: ASAHI
  29. 40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally — Answer: LARAM
  30. 41. Greta Garbo, by birth — Answer: SWEDE
  31. 43. T-Swift, by another nickname — Answer: TAY
  32. 44. Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner" — Answer: TIGGER
  33. 46. Yep's opposite — Answer: NAW
  34. 50. Trim — Answer: PRUNE
  35. 51. Seasoning from the ocean — Answer: SEASALT
  36. 53. What some houses are built on — Answer: SPEC
  37. 55. Cask wood — Answer: OAK
  38. 57. Prefix with -form or -verse — Answer: UNI
  39. 60. Inept sorts — Answer: SCHLUMPS
  40. 61. One source of news — Answer: RADIO
  41. 62. Burger toppers — Answer: ONIONS
  42. 64. Savings banks — Answer: THRIFTS
  43. 66. Lofty — Answer: HIGH. Hint: Think of something elevated in height or ambition. ⛰️
  44. 67. "Life ___ beach" — Answer: ISA
  45. 68. Home for an 80-Across — Answer: DEN
  46. 69. Printing technique that uses wax — Answer: BATIK
  47. 70. Garlicky spread — Answer: AIOLI
  48. 71. Bear — Answer: BRUIN
  49. 74. Packed like sardines, say — Answer: INOIL
  50. 75. It's a wrap — Answer: STOLE
  51. 76. Passed, as bad checks — Answer: KITED
  52. 79. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Answer: ENO
  53. 81. Experienced a bit of turnover? — Answer: ATE
  54. 83. Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist — Answer: CASSATT
  55. 85. Sweet, in Seville — Answer: DULCE
  56. 87. Schmooze — Answer: HOBNOB
  57. 88. Back in the day — Answer: ONCE
  58. 90. Malady — Answer: AILMENT
  59. 91. Do something because of — Answer: REACTTO
  60. 93. A score — Answer: TWENTY
  61. 95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou — Answer: HARRIS
  62. 97. Polar wear — Answer: ANORAK
  63. 98. Discussion sites — Answer: FORUMS
  64. 103. ___ Beach, Calif. — Answer: PISMO
  65. 104. Hoarse — Answer: RASPY
  66. 105. Fail to mention — Answer: OMIT
  67. 106. Intl. group formed in 1949 — Answer: NATO
  68. 107. Online marketplace with personalized gifts — Answer: ETSY
  69. 108. "Hey there!" — Answer: PSST
  70. 110. Awaken — Answer: STIR
  71. 111. Creature-friendly org. — Answer: PETA
  72. 112. Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names — Answer: CRAN
  73. 113. Regarding — Answer: ASTO. Hint: Think about how you might refer to something in relation to another topic! 📚
  74. 115. Reggae relative — Answer: SKA
  75. 117. Gamecocks' sch. — Answer: USC

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1SnagGLITCH
7Italian sparkling wineASTI
11John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn RandGALT
15Code for Queens-landers?LGA
18___ polarisAURORA
19Intl. group formed in 1945THEUN
20Purple dish eaten with a spoonACAIBOWL
22Lottery commission?DRAWINGBOARD
24Prison terms?PENNAMES
25Smell, e.g.SENSE
26University of Alabama rallying cryROLLTIDE
28President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second)DELANO
29Shower stall?RAINDELAY
31Slanted type: Abbr.ITAL
32Get one's feet wet?WADE
36Dir. from St. Paul to DuluthNNE
37Guido ___, Baroque painter from BolognaRENI
38Automates?CARPALS
42How mashed avocado might be servedOVERTOAST
45Acquire, in a wayANNEX
47"Yep, noticed that"ISAW
48Battle cry?WARRANT
49PC IDsIPS
52What regular customers pay less for?GAS
53A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of itSTARE
54When Memorial Day is observedINMAY
55Grim Grimm characterOGRE
56TrounceWHUP
58BamboozledHAD
59Upscale shirtmakerETON
60Symbol of the American WestSAGUARO
63FormerONETIME
65Yellow submarine?CHICKENSANDWICH
69InfantileBABYISH
72PreparesREADIES
73Put on the lineRISK
77MienAIR
78Surname for a family of fictional KansansGALE
80One whose pride can be protectiveLION
81"___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line)AINTI
82Affect emotionallyTOUCH
84Cologne conjunctionUND
86Freight weightTON
87Stolen base?HOTFOOT
89Pelvic partsILIA
90Love, in LyonAMOUR
92Bit of flooring for a patio, saySTONETILE
94Blood vessel?KINSHIP
96Page (through)LEAF
99Org. for pugilistsWBC
100Go downhill, in a waySLED
101Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing"SALS
102Fire starter?CANOPENER
105Showy kind of push-upONEARM
108Salty cheese made from sheep's milkPECORINO
109Creature-friendly org.ASPCA
114Padlock?MATTRESS
116Confidence men?TRUSTBUSTERS
118Rock-bottom reviewITSTINKS
1191957 #1 hit for Debbie ReynoldsTAMMY
120Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a waySPITAT
121What a clear plastic bag is notTOY
122"Right now!"STAT
123"Your point being?"OKSO
124Roxane's beloved, in classic literatureCYRANO

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1Roams (about)GADS
2EnticeLURE
3Country with many Farsi speakersIRAN
4They often have AAA backingTOWS
5Colonial news sourceCRIER
6Iconic role for Harrison FordHAN
7"You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit)AHOLD
8Deck applicationSEALER
9Proverbial slowpokeTURTLE
10Iconic role for Harrison FordINDIANA
11Display amazement, in a wayGAPE
12Star pitcherACE
13Mechanism for local fundingLANDTAX
14Feature of the tone-deafTINEAR
15___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb)LOMA
16Verdon of "Damn Yankees"GWEN
17In additionALSO
19Steakhouse ordersTBONES
21Alternative to a bouncy houseBALLPIT
23Direct a smile towardGRINAT
27Fizzling outDYING
30ErelongANON
31Skating exhibitionsICESHOWS
32"Holy moly!"WOWIE
33Before, in BordeauxAVANT
34Skin: PrefixDERMO
35MisjudgmentERRANCY
39Japanese beer brandASAHI
40Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informallyLARAM
41Greta Garbo, by birthSWEDE
43T-Swift, by another nicknameTAY
44Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner"TIGGER
46Yep's oppositeNAW
50TrimPRUNE
51Seasoning from the oceanSEASALT
53What some houses are built onSPEC
55Cask woodOAK
57Prefix with -form or -verseUNI
60Inept sortsSCHLUMPS
61One source of newsRADIO
62Burger toppersONIONS
64Savings banksTHRIFTS
66LoftyHIGH
67"Life ___ beach"ISA
68Home for an 80-AcrossDEN
69Printing technique that uses waxBATIK
70Garlicky spreadAIOLI
71BearBRUIN
74Packed like sardines, sayINOIL
75It's a wrapSTOLE
76Passed, as bad checksKITED
79Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of FameENO
81Experienced a bit of turnover?ATE
83Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artistCASSATT
85Sweet, in SevilleDULCE
87SchmoozeHOBNOB
88Back in the dayONCE
90MaladyAILMENT
91Do something because ofREACTTO
93A scoreTWENTY
95Pollster Lou or singer EmmylouHARRIS
97Polar wearANORAK
98Discussion sitesFORUMS
103___ Beach, Calif.PISMO
104HoarseRASPY
105Fail to mentionOMIT
106Intl. group formed in 1949NATO
107Online marketplace with personalized giftsETSY
108"Hey there!"PSST
110AwakenSTIR
111Creature-friendly org.PETA
112Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink namesCRAN
113RegardingASTO
115Reggae relativeSKA
117Gamecocks' sch.USC

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