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1.Best of the best4 letters 5.Syrup source5 letters 10.That partner4 letters 14.Fistfuls of dollars4 letters 18.Authorize5 letters 19.Cookies with a "You asked for it" collaboration with 29-Across5 letters 20.Surrounding glow4 letters 21.La Scala solo4 letters 22.Ron + (Kristen + Alexander Graham)11 letters 24.Clint + (Francis Scott + Keegan-Michael)9 letters 26.NYC drama award4 letters 27.Slangy contraction4 letters 28.Land between Can. and Mex.3 letters 29.Peanut butter cup brand6 letters 30.Sally + (Julia + Philip)12 letters 34.Like stress balls and fidget spinners7 letters 35.End of term?4 letters 36."Knock yourself out!"8 letters 39.Suzuki who won nine batting titles in two countries6 letters 43.Knocked out7 letters 44.Some reservoir residents4 letters 48.Barry + (Elliot + Jimmy)10 letters 51.Nia + (Elton + Tommy)9 letters 54.Othello's betrayer4 letters 55.Bulgarian, e.g.4 letters 56.Endow with, as authority4 letters 58.Autonomous vacuum6 letters 59.Utmost degree3 letters 60.Aligned6 letters 62.Labors mightily to accomplish7 letters 63.Grover + (Alton + Helen Gurley)15 letters 68.Term of endearment?7 letters 71.Leveraged __: corporate acquisition6 letters 72."Print to" option3 letters 75.Really sad6 letters 76.Sound from a kettle or a snake4 letters 78.Actor Epps4 letters 80.Island home of the Hana Highway4 letters 81.(Adam + Minnie) + Helms9 letters 83.Fiona + (Lemmon + London)10 letters 85.Speaker brand4 letters 86.Theater reviewers7 letters 89.Plug's place6 letters 90.Channel that rarely fails to make one cry8 letters 92.Matinee hrs.4 letters 94."The Return of the King" king7 letters 98.Cleary + (Faith + Jonah)12 letters 104.Small donkeys6 letters 105.Ballerina's turning point3 letters 107.Ancient France4 letters 108."So Sick" R&B singer4 letters 109.Keith + (Garfunkel + Carney)9 letters 111.(Underwood + Fisher) + Johnny11 letters 114.New Mexico art hub4 letters 115.Santa's specialty4 letters 116.Leading5 letters 117.Nikon rival5 letters 118.Nikon products4 letters 119.Novelist Émile4 letters 120.Baking gloves5 letters 121.Pt. of IMF4 letters

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1.Defense witness, often5 letters 2.Basic skateboard trick5 letters 3.Many a Seanan McGuire work5 letters 4.Sheepish sort?3 letters 5.Crib accessory6 letters 6.Venues that often have corporate names6 letters 7.Nails, as with snowballs5 letters 8."U r 2 funny!"3 letters 9.Start at the beginning?3 letters 10.Guitar player's aid4 letters 11.Hawaiian dance4 letters 12.Nest egg letters3 letters 13.Holy6 letters 14.Boat trailers?5 letters 15.Schoolyard retort5 letters 16.Certain hardware store patron, casually5 letters 17.Smart-alecky5 letters 18.Lead-up to a date?4 letters 23.Convertibles7 letters 25.Lotto game4 letters 28.Thrifted, perhaps4 letters 31.Bleak4 letters 32.Spots for scrubs4 letters 33."ManningCast" brother3 letters 34.In stitches4 letters 37."__ well that ends well"4 letters 38.Smokestack dust4 letters 39."Game, set, match"4 letters 40.Puss, in Paris4 letters 41.Top temperature4 letters 42.Skater Midori3 letters 43.101, for one5 letters 44.Tricks5 letters 45.Measures of resistance4 letters 46.Liberty org.4 letters 47.Hurdle for a DA-to-be4 letters 49.Pain relief brand5 letters 50.Donated4 letters 52."Oh, __ up!"4 letters 53.Connect4 letters 56.Williams with five Wimbledon singles titles5 letters 57.Whirlpool4 letters 61.Captures4 letters 62.Completely wreck5 letters 63.Eggnog spice5 letters 64.Concede a golden goal, say4 letters 65.Of all time4 letters 66.Nose-tapping sounds5 letters 67.Kind of roast4 letters 68.Site for film fans4 letters 69.Lawnmower brand4 letters 70.Sanskrit honorifics4 letters 72.Rat or Brat follower4 letters 73.Team led by Mike Krzyzewski for 42 seasons4 letters 74.Clenched hand4 letters 76.Munich mister4 letters 77.Terse affirmative4 letters 79.Provide a new look7 letters 80.Prefix in many a Scottish surname3 letters 82.Printer function4 letters 83.Closer at the Globe4 letters 84.Kid4 letters 87.__ sock4 letters 88.Winter puddle topper3 letters 90.Many a "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" character4 letters 91.Fake6 letters 92.Landing spot of Noah's Ark6 letters 93.Liquids6 letters 94.Borders5 letters 95.Like most farmland5 letters 96.Shady spot5 letters 97.Wimbledon surface5 letters 99.Everglades wader5 letters 100.Like Machu Picchu5 letters 101.Listed, to a Brit5 letters 102.Antibacterial brand5 letters 103.Kind of Kind, in Köln4 letters 105.Texter's "Bye for now"4 letters 106.Peak near Olympus4 letters 110.Aussie hopper3 letters 111.Vid taker3 letters 112.Sashimi choice3 letters 113.Ecol. or geol.3 letters

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