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This puzzle’s down answers cycle

through their columns, continuing

from the top when they reach the

bottom of the grid. Each column

contains a pair of consecutive

Cyclists, starting in an undisclosed

square. Across answers, which are

entered normally, will help establish

where the Cyclists belong. The

grid’s shaded center will show what

we call our cycling group.

Across

1 Bunch of cyclists pour

down, riding around circle

(7)

2 “Friends” character lost

hope with pair of beaux (6)

3 Margin in a pop instruction

book (6)

4 Promised place barely

passed (7)

5 Enraged, exploded small

bomb (7)

6 Adult partner on the

outskirts of ancient city (6)

7 Twisted diatribe about

Washington’s inauguration

(7)

8 Belong inside behind pirate

(7)

9 Blue Muppet finished after

green and red (6)

10 Become less bubbly (7)

11 Dancer embracing the fifth

partygoer (7)

12 Guard southern means of

access (6)

13 Feature of starfish or

typical shrimp (6)

14 Test new kind of light bulb,

all clear (7)

Cyclists

a Get sudden inspiration

involving leader of riders

(5)

Too bad about general’s

messy quarters (6)

b More impish Cupid, for one

(6)

Outdated anesthetic article

found in trauma center

(5)

c Garnish nothing in play (5)

Wander around Dorothy’s

aunt’s shed (6)

d Hail following mid-March

storm (4)

Halogen globe reflected

what I have (7)

e Came to green light, in

amazement (5)

Brood about a quart

containing last of paint

(6)

f Storied equine, English

race’s finisher long ago

(6)

Check time in game for

hunters (5)

g Heard hawk go by bike (5)

Retrospective on lowly

worker’s place in

California (6)

h Alternative accepted by

fellow spirit (6)

Part of a flower left

monkeys facing the

wrong way (5)

i Rattle stage for the

audience (4)

Weak in vocal tone, hydrate

madly (7)

j Quietly assumed sensitivity

about ego (5)

Old nut circulated secret

(6)

k Noble installed ceramic

pieces around front of

terrace (6)

Regret wearing an

expensive coat for audit

(5)

l Cream pie at the last course

(5)

Three times writer Hubbard

flipped (6)

m Mute start of every

commercial in TV room

(6)

By catching blunder,

preserves ingredient (5)

Across

1 They’re binding

7 Primatologist

Goodall

11 Fingers

14 Do an orchard

job

19 Biblical landing

spot

20 Source of a

ribbiting

performance

21 Thwack

22 Nancy’s pal in

the comics

23 “___,

cryptologist!”

25 “___, chicken

plucker!”

27 Ingredient in

some caramels

28 John on a farm

30 Nasty folks

31 Fluids in IV

bags

33 Loopy ones

35 Ball wear, at

times

38 Wyoming’s

___ Range

41 New Rochelle

college

42 Pub potable

45 “___, chess

player!”

47 “___,

exterminator!”

49 Holes in the

head

90 Loud dance

91 “___,

lumberjack!”

94 “___,

quarterback!”

97 Many a

Christmas gift

98 Negotiations

proponent

99 Buck in

country

100 “Black Water”

novelist

101 It might bear

103-Across

103 Letters of

affection

105 Less reasonable

108 Mexican

moolah

111 Dismaying dryer

discovery

116 “___, zombie

hunter!”

118 “___, stunt

performer!”

120 Studio stand

121 Fit in a garage,

e.g.

122 Initial advice

for busybodies

123 14-Down, for

example

124 Result of a pot

bust?

125 Frat vowel

126 Trade gathering

127 “Full House”

twins

Down

1 Gives in to

gravity

2 Nut’s hangout?

3 Pro ___

4 Wiper sweeps

5 Glides onto or off

of a snowy slope

6 Least original

7 POTUS 35

8 Inhospitable to

vegetation

9 Abstainer’s

choice

10 Prodded

11 “A Doll’s House”

playwright

12 Verbal facepalm

13 Automated

email address

harvester

14 Orangutan, e.g.

15 Speckled steeds

16 GlaxoSmithKline

obesity drug

17 Run for it

18 Duds

24 Rockefeller in

NYC, e.g.

26 “The Family

Circus” cartoonist

29 Men’s

gymnastics event

32 Heroic toon with

antennae

34 Thingy

35 General at

Gettysburg

36 Home on a cliff

37 Used up

39 Tied

40 Sounded like

wind chimes

42 Opposition group

43 Mislead

44 French 101 verb

45 Lace problem

46 Potent cocktail

name

48 In the past

52 Utah resort

55 Minotaur’s home

56 Former baseball

commissioner

Bud

58 Target in a

paintball game

59 Satan’s collection

62 Psyche part

64 Bill raiser

66 Education

support grp.

68 Give an edge

69 Brush aside

70 “Pearly Shells”

singer

71 Relish

72 Dial in a tub

75 “I’m ___ home

right now...”

76 Recurrent theme

77 Plants used for

rope and dope

78 Spot

79 Means of access

in some caper

films

81 Colorado resort

83 Packers

linebacker Burks

86 Audra with six

Tonys

88 Gush

90 Quack remedy

92 Not a neat home

93 Not neat

95 “Terrific!”

96 Jerk

101 Magic, for a time

102 74-Across, e.g.

104 Significant

sorrow

105 “Cemetery Road”

novelist Greg

106 Bible boatwright

107 McGwire’s 1998

rival

109 Banded mineral

110 Organ part

112 Tallies

113 Drama award

114 Familial bunch

115 They wear little

clothing

117 Large tub

119 “Barry” carrier

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trouble

51 Uncle since the

early 1800s

53 ATM button

54 Battler of the

frost giant Ymir

55 Chain sounds

57 Parenthetical

amount

60 Praise officially

61 Risk falling from,

as the brink

63 Port for

yachters

65 “Fingers

crossed!”

67 “___, you solver

with pencil!”

70 He landed in

Florida in 1539

73 Garfield’s target,

often

74 1882 Gilbert

and Sullivan

work

79 “First, ___

harm” (doctor’s

principle)

80 Novelist Hunter

82 Scrooge visitors

84 Materials for

metallurgists

85 Take a page

from, perhaps

87 Call somebody’s

bluff, perhaps

89 Hogwarts

librarian Pince

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Answersare listed below
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1.Sen. Martha
McSally is relying
on her strong
support for
President
Trump—and vice
versa—in a tough
re-election battle.
Where?

A.Arizona

B.Colorado

C.Florida

D.Pennsylvania

2.The latest pizza craze is the
pinsa. What shape is it?

A.Rhombus

B.Trapezoid

C.Dodecahedron

D.Oval

3.Facing awave of sex-abuse
allegations, the Boy Scouts of
America filed for Chapter 11.
When was the group founded?

A. 1910

B. 1920

C. 1940

D. 1950

4.Venture firm ForgePoint
Capital raised $450 million—to
invest in what?

A.Startups that counterfeit
name-brand goods

B.Startups that combat
counterfeit name-brand goods

C.Technologies for making
indistinguishable copies of art
works

D.New ventures addressing
emerging cyber threats

5.President Trump issued
a flurry of clemency orders,
including one for a former
contestant on “Celebrity
Apprentice.” Who?

A.Ivar Krueger, the

match king


B.Financier

Michael Milken


C.Ex-Illinois

Gov. Rod Blagojevich


D.Ponzi schemer

Bernard Madoff

6.The Great Lakes are

at or near record levels, which

leads some homeowners to a

revetment. What’s that?

A.A dream of placid waters


B.A coating that protects

homes from water


C.A bulwark of erosion-

resistant material for shore

protection


D.A higher location for a

house created on the same site

7.Leslie Wexner agreed to sell

his controlling stake in an iconic

brand. Which one?

A.J.Crew


B.Victoria’s Secret


C.Lands’ End


D.DieHard

8.Garlic prices have soared.

Why?

A.A worldwide upswing in

vampires


B.Supply chain disruptions

due to coronavirus


C.Lower crop yields due to

climate change


D.A global embrace of

garlic-heavy cuisine