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1 Stephen King, notably
7 Say nice things about
13 Grade-school germs
20 Get away
21 Unused surname of 51-Across
22 Magic place
23 1963 comedy featuring a cat
who steals ATM codes?
25 At a lower price
26 Publicly proclaim
27 Basketball tactic
29 Superfans
30 Masseur’s employer
33 Find loathsome
34 “Uh-oh, better get ___”
36 Bud
37 Toyotas made from 1978–99
39 2002 drama set in a
Manhattan comedy club?
44 Bother morally
45 Start of many commands
46 Charges
47 Luau food
48 Procedural in its 17th season
49 Sluggish
51 One-named singer of “Debra”
52 Intake
53 2010 drama set in Facebook’s
San Diego office?
58 Arrange, as a shawl59 Put on the books
60 Waze paths
61 Surfer’s device
62 Osbourne and Osmond’s show
65 How Don Quixote behaved
66 Alternatives to on-off
switches
67 Offensive
68 Gave a hand to
69 Stanley’s department, on
“The Office”
70 Shot over the fence
71 1967 romance about Barbie
and Ken’s bowling league?
76 Fr equent Van Gogh subject
77 Law of England
78 Slick
79 Get some air
80 Managed
81 Mineral used in Asian art
82 Stately home and grounds
85 Polynesian nation
86 2006 mystery about a
symbolically significant fish?
89 Screen Actors Guild
president, 1981 –85
91 Green of “Penny Dreadful”
92 It may become fries
93 J.Lo was a judge on it
94 MMXIX and MMXX, e.g.
95 Go after98 Heart, in Hamburg
99 Colleague of Emmanuel and
Boris
101 Author injured in the Battle
of the Somme
103 1964 thriller set on dates like
5/2, 5/4, and 5/30?
109 Raconteur’s collection
110 Pacific language
111 Recorded
112 Says “all right”
113 Doubter’s demand
114 “___ Out” (20 19 mystery
whose title explains the
theme entries’ missing letters)Down
1 The ___ (America’s largest
museum, casually)
2 Wood used for oars
3 Driving hazard
4 County near San Francisco
5 Slur
6 Ford for a few days, say
7 Full moon, e.g.
8 Go on and on and on
9 Critter in a colony
10 “Mixed-___” (Tracee Ellis
Ross’s sitcom)
11 Choose to accept, as
another’s flaws12 Fermi of physics
13 Port plug
14 Mother lode’s contents
15 Adages
16 How a clothesline should
be strung
17 Túpac Amaru, e.g.
18 Prime minister after
Churchill
19 Puts in, as a new lawn
24 Shedders on sofas
28 Money holders
30 Blood-vessel insertion
31 Cobbler’s material, often
32 Comic Lange
34 Part of many superheroes’
names
35 Prior to the present
36 Look before you should
38 Walkman owner’s supply
39 Ball threads
40 Place for a brace
41 Codeine, for example
42 Partner of Ebert after Siskel
43 They have no balances for
their checks
45 Clown
49 Fish flake
50 Be without
51 Main part of a text
52 Starr turns?
54 Broadcasting
55 Diminish gradually
56 Maguire of “Pawn Sacrifice”
57 Hider in an ugly sweater
58 Like the Taj Mahal
61 B. B. King’s given first name
62 Souvenir with four openings
63 Old-school cheer
64 White weasel
65 Home to many crocodiles
66 Creator of Wonka
68 Spaghettini specification
69 Commotion
71 BMW rival
72 Eats
73 Funny Bruce
74 Red Stripe, e.g.
75 Exchanges barbs (with)
77 Language with a coffee logo
81 Piece of decathlon equipment
82 Good deed
83 It may feature three diamonds
84 “___ should you!”
85 Capital on the Baltic Sea
87 Wish
88 Stroke of midnight?
89 Envelope-pushing
90 Avoids embarrassing oneself
93 Foolish
95 Penélope Cruz’s house
96 Milliner’s items
97 Roxie’s husband, in “Chicago”
98 Former Jets owner Leon
99 Schiff in the House
100 Climactic start
102 Venus often approaches it
104 Genre for sensitive souls
105 Right this second
106 Dallas NBA player, in
headlines
107 Mimic mindlessly
108 Exultant shoutThe solution to last week’s puzzle appears on page 88.
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1 StephenKing,notably
7 Saynicethingsabout
13 Grade-schoolgerms
20 Get away
21 Unusedsurnameof51-Across
22 Magicplace
23 1963 comedyfeaturinga cat
whostealsATMcodes?
25 Ata lowerprice
26 Publiclyproclaim
27 Basketballtactic
29 Superfans
30 Masseur’s employer
33 Findloathsome
34 “Uh-oh,betterget___”
36 Bud
37 Toyotasmadefrom1978–99
39 2002 dramaset ina
Manhattancomedyclub?
44 Bothermorally
45 Startofmany commands
46 Charges
47 Luaufood
48 Proceduralinits17thseason
49 Sluggish
51 One-namedsingerof“Debra”
52 Intake
53 2010 dramaset inFacebook’s
SanDiegooffice?
58 Arrange, asa shawl59 Putonthebooks
60 Wazepaths
61 Surfer’s device
62 OsbourneandOsmond’s show
65 HowDonQuixotebehaved
66 Alternativestoon-off
switches
67 Offensive
68 Gavea handto
69 Stanley’s department,on
“TheOffice”
70 Shotoverthefence
71 1967 romanceaboutBarbie
andKen’s bowlingleague?
76 Fr equentVanGoghsubject
77 Law ofEngland
78 Slick
79 Get someair
80 Managed
81 MineralusedinAsianart
82 Statelyhomeandgrounds
85 Polynesiannation
86 2006 mysteryabouta
symbolicallysignificantfish?
89 ScreenActorsGuild
president, 1981 –85
91 Greeno readful”
92 It may b s
93 J.Lo wasa judge onit
94 MMXIXandMMXX,e.g.
95 Goafter98 Heart, inHamburg
99 ColleagueofEmmanueland
Boris
101 AuthorinjuredintheBattle
oftheSomme
1031964 thrillersetondateslike
5/2,5/4,and5/30?
109 Raconteur’s collection
110 Pacific language
111 Recorded
112 Says“allright”
113 Doubter’s demand
114 “___Out”(20 19 mystery
whosetitleexplainsthe
themeentries’missingletters)Down
1 The___(America’s largest
museum,casually)
2 Woodusedforoars
3 Drivinghazard
4 CountynearSanFrancisco
5 Slur
6 Ford fora few days,say
7 Fullmoon,e.g.
8 Goonandonandon
9 Critterina colony
10 “Mixed-___”(TraceeEllis
Ross’s sitcom)
11 Choosetoaccept,as
another’s flaws12 Fermiofphysics
13 Port plug
14 Motherlode’s contents
15 Adages
16 Howa clotheslineshould
bestrung
17 TúpacAmaru,e.g.
18 Primeministerafter
Churchill
19 Putsin,asa new lawn
24 Sheddersonsofas
28 Money holders
30 Blood-vesselinsertion
31 Cobbler’s material,often
32 ComicLange
34 Part ofmany superheroes’
names
35 Priortothepresent
36 Lookbeforeyoushould
38 Walkmanowner’s supply
39 Ballthreads
40 Placefora brace
41 Codeine,forexample
42 PartnerofEbert afterSiskel
43 They havenobalancesfor
theirchecks
45 Clown
49 Fishflake
50 Bewithout
51 Mainpart ofa text
52 Starrturns?
54 Broadcasting
55 Diminishgradually
56 Maguire of“PawnSacrifice”
57 Hiderinanuglysweater
58 LiketheTajMahal
61 B.B.King’s givenfirstname
62 Souvenirwithfouropenings
63 Old-schoolcheer
64 Whiteweasel
65 Hometomany crocodiles
66 CreatorofWonka
68 Spaghettinispecification
69 Commotion
71 BMWrival
72 Eats
73 Funny Bruce
74 RedStripe,e.g.
75 Exchangesbarbs(with)
77 Language witha coffeelogo
81 Pieceofdecathlonequipment
82 Gooddeed
83 It may featurethreediamonds
84 “___shouldyou!”
85 CapitalontheBalticSea
87 Wish
88 Strokeofmidnight?
89 Envelope-pushing
90 Avoidsembarrassingoneself
93 Foolish
95 PenélopeCruz’s house
96 Milliner’s items
97 Roxie’shusband,in“Chicago”
98 FormerJetsownerLeon
99 Schiff intheHouse
100 Climacticstart
102 Venusoftenapproachesit
104 Genre forsensitivesouls
105 Rightthissecond
106 DallasNBAplayer, in
headlines
107 Mimicmindlessly
108 ExultantshoutThesolutiontolast week’s puzzleappearsonpage 88.Director’sCut
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